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Pick a pumpkin patch for a fall family outing
Published: 9/28/2011 6:00 AM
Last Modified: 9/27/2011 9:37 PM







It's pumpkin patch time.

It used to be that a pumpkin patch was nothing more than a field, sometimes a church parking lot, filled with pumpkins and gourds. Now a pumpkin patch is a destination.

Last year, I hauled my family of five to nearly every pumpkin patch in town. We went to Owasso, Jenks, Bixby, Sand Springs and Porter. Every weekend, we picked a new patch for roaming through mountains of gourds, taking a hay ride and drinking cider. That many pumpkin patches can get expensive, so we let the kids pick a tiny pumpkin at each stop.

It's hard to choose my favorite pumpkin patch – it's a toss up between Carmichael's in Bixby and Pleasant Valley Farms in Sand Springs. Livesay, in Porter, is a trek for those who live in the heart of Tulsa, but it's great fun if you're interested in a day trip.

The day we visited Livesay, a woman who worked at the orchard had made homemade cinnamon rolls filled with peach preserves from the summer crop. We bought a couple and used a hay bale as a table for an unforgettable afternoon snack.

Here's our list of pumpkin patches in and around Tulsa. It's early in the season, so we'll update this list as we find out about more patches. If you know of others, leave a comment or let me know at natalie.mikles@tulsaworld.com.

Carmichael's Produce
171st Street and Mingo Road
Opens Saturday. Hours are 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Mondays through Fridays and 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays
This isn't just a pumpkin patch — it's an event. Pumpkins, wagon rides, camel and pony rides, hay bale maze, petting zoo and concessions.
918-366-4728

Pumpkin Town
81st Street and Mingo Road
10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Thursday, 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Sunday
This is the big one. Pick from tons of pumpkins in all shapes, sizes and prices. Also come for pony rides, wagon train rides and the famous pumpkin launch.

Livesay Orchards
39232 231st St. South, Porter. Call for directions.
10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturdays and 1 to 4 p.m. Sundays
Board the wagon for a hayride out to the pumpkin patch to pick your perfect pumpkin. The Pumpkin Playland has a kids' play area, hay bale maze, farm learning center, antique corn sheller, bean bag tosses, pumpkin bowling and observation bee hive.
918-483-2102

Pleasant Valley Farms
22350 W. 71st St. South, Sand Springs
Opens Saturday. Hours are 9 a.m. to dark daily
Huge selection of hard-to-find pumpkins for display and cooking, plus tractor-pulled hayrides, petting zoo, hot cider and barbecue on weekends.
918-248-5647

Sanders Nursery
20705 E. 161st St., Broken Arrow
8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday and noon to 5 p.m. Sunday.
Pick a pumpkin, get lost in the maze and take a hayride (on Saturdays).
918- 486-1500

First United Methodist Church of Owasso
13800 E. 106th St. North
Noon to dusk Sunday to Friday and 9 a.m. to dusk on Saturday
Walk through the field of pumpkins and mazes. Each weekend includes a special event, including chicken and noodle dinners, craft fair and carnival.
918-272-5731

Pumpkin Town at the Castle of Muskogee
3400 W. Fern Mountain Road in Muskogee
Opens Thursday. Hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Find loads of pumpkins, plus a hay ride, bounce house, maze and food.
918-687-3625

Park Plaza Church of Christ
5925 E. 51st St.
Opens Oct. 15
This patch has plenty of pumpkins of all sizes.

St. Stephen's United Methodist Church
400 W. New Orleans St., Broken Arrow
Opens Oct. 10. Hours are 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Saturday and noon to 8 p.m. Sunday.
Hundreds of pumpkins and gourds, corn, hay bales and a weekend petting zoo.
918-455-4202

Sand Springs Pumpkin Patch
Exit 177th West Avenue off of U.S. 412, next to Mock Brothers in Sand Springs
Open daily in October. Hours are 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Mondays through Saturdays and noon to 7 p.m. Sundays.
Look for pumpkins, games and pony rides.

Southern Hills United Methodist Church
6160 S. Lewis Ave.
Noon to 7 p.m. daily
Choose from a good selection of pumpkins, plus crafts and fall decorations.
918-743-2013


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neat article on the pumpkin patches.Granny Betty
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Nour Habib joined the Tulsa World in 2011 as a general assignment reporter for the Scene section. She graduated from Oklahoma State University with a degree in journalism and political science. Before joining the World, she covered education for a community newspaper.

She looks forward to keeping up with all there is to do in Tulsa and sharing it with you. Because, after all, the more she finds, the more she gets to do, too.

Send any fun or interesting events her way at nour.habib@tulsaworld.com.

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