2025 FALL PUMPKIN PATCH FIELD TRIP October 1st-- October 31st

Fall Pumpkin Patch Field Trips

We are a small, local, family-owned ranching business.  We enjoy sharing our home and seasonal ranch activities with you, the public, in the fall!

Tickets On Sale:   AUGUST 20 - OCTOBER 31, 2025  AVAILABLE ONLINE ONLY

WE WILL NOT BE HOLDING SCHEDULING SPOTS. PLEASE HAVE YOUR BOOKING NUMBERS READY AT THE TIME OF SCHEDULING.

DATES AND TIMES    October 1st -October 31st 2025
Days: Tuesday-Friday 

Morning Sessions: 10:15am-12:45pm
Four groups in the morning.  Each group accommodates 35 paying individuals, with a total of 140 individuals for the morning session.

Afternoon Session: 1:00pm-3:30 pm
Three groups in the afternoon.  Each group accommodates es 35 paying individuals, with a total of 105 individuals for the afternoon session.

FIELD TRIP INCLUDES:
During the 2 1/2 hour field trip, each group will be guided through each of the following stations: 

1. A hayride out to our fields to feed the cattle and learn a bit about cattle ranching at DD Ranch.
2. Play time in the Kids Korral and visiting time in our Petting Zoo. A giant gunny sack slide, hay maze, swings, elevated fort and plenty of space for running and exploring are combined with a visit to the petting zoo. We have goats, sheep, dairy calves, pot belly pigs and loads of peacocks!
3. A staff lead educational station
4. One 6" pumpkin 

Lunch/Snack break is NOT included within this time block. Please plan on lunch before or after your guided field trip. Guests are always welcome and encouraged to enjoy the picnic area before or after their scheduled field trip.

 Snacks and water bottles are welcome to be brought along during the visit, in pockets or packs.

PRICING:     

• General Student, 24 months and up  -  $17.50

• Hayride Only -  $7.50   
  • Adults choosing to go on the hayride need this ticket- If not going on the hayride, there is no charge for addmission.

• 1:1 Assistant for each guest(s) with a disability requiring a 1:1 Aide- Free      
  • We reserve this ticket type for our guest which require an aide (parent/family/staff) to accompany them in order for them to enjoy themselves while on the field trip.  This is not intended as a ticket for adults accompanying small children as their chaperone.

Please Note:

We do not offer a special price for chaperones/parents/volunteers/teachers.

It is not financially sustainable for DD Ranch to operate a field trip group with fewer than 10 children. DD Ranch reserves the right to contact you and reschedule your visit to a date that has 10 + guests registered.

When purchasing tickets, choose to be in 1 of 4 groups for the a.m session or 1 of 3 groups for the p.m session. If your entire party doesn't fit into a group, you will need to use multiple groups to accommodate your group size. Each group rotates through ALL four interactive stations.

Tickets from one group are NOT interchangeable with another group. If you are purchaseing tickets for BOTH children and adults, and/or a large party, consider the ratio of adult chaperone to child per group as well as assuring that children are with their parents &/ or friend group and then book in multiple group.

Adults planing to go on the hayride will need to purchase an "Adult Hayride" ticket ($7.50).  Tickets often sell out. If you choose to wait, please note that we may not be able to accomodate your needs on the day of the event.

    
PAY AT TIME OF ORDER:
We accept online payments through our ticketing site, Ticket Tailor.

REFUND/CANCELLATION POLICY:
We have unfortunately had far too many issues with overbooking and last minute refund issues for large numbers of unused tickets. We are awkwardly in the postion that we can no longer offer full refunds on specific ticket purchases. Please carefully read the following refund policy.    

1. No-Shows the Day Of The Event: (ex: due to day-of illeness, etc.) will recieve a Credit Tocken worth the amount of the ticket purchased.  This Credit Token can be used at visits during Pumpkin Patch hours towards the purchase of activity tickets or towards the purchase of a pumpkin.  It does not expire.  This Credit Ticket can be used in future years. 

           2. ​Ticket Refund:  If needing a refund for over ten tickets, no tokens will be issued. Instead, 10% of your ticket purchase will be refunded at 50%.            

Credit tickets can be picked up at DD Ranch during open hours of operation.         
It will be your responsibility to contact us of your absence and need of reimbursement.  Contact: Julie Larson at julie@ddranch with information concerning your cancellations needs. In your  email, please include your name, organization, date of visit, type of tickets and number of each ticket  needing to be refunded/credited.

Please arrive15 minutes before your scheduled start time. We open at 10:00. 

You will need time to unload from your transportion, walk up the dirt road to the barn, check in at the front counter with your QR code tickets, get your stickers, put the stickers on your kiddos and use the potties if needed,  as well as have time to get lined up.  

We strive to begin our fieldtrips at the time they are scheduled. If you arrive late, please be prepared to catch your group in their rotation through the ranch. We will do our best to get you plugged in with your group, however please understand that staff seldom have a chance to come to check in at the ticket counter to accomodate your schedule if you are running late.

When You've Arrived

• Busses park in designated lot on driveway

• Cars park in the Hayfield

Check in:

• Please Check In at the front counter. Have your QR codes ready on your phone or printed out.
• Pick up your Group Stickers at time of check in. Line up in the queue with your matching sticker Group Image, to the left of the barn.

Group Stickers:

• We provide Group Stickers.  Each group will be given stickers at time of check in (i.e. Cows, Sheep, Dog, Tractor, Rancher, Barnyard and Hogs).  These stickers will be given to you at the time of check in. No need to print out your own.

PARKING:

It is a short walk from the Bus Parking/Loading area as well as the Car Parking Hay Field. Please plan to haul your items from your parking areas to the gathering area near the barn. It is rustic and we have dirt roads that can be wet, muddy or rutted during inclement weather. Groups have found that individual backpacks, collapsible wagons as well as rolling baskets have been very handy. We have wagons and wheel barrows available for you to transport items. However, for afternoon field trips during the Fall Pumpkin Patch Season, wagons and wheel barrows can sometimes be hard to come by.

Answers to Frequently Asked Questions:

How many people can we book in a day?    We have 4 (four) groups in the morning and 3 (three) groups in the afternoon. All groups accomodate 35 people.  We can have 140 paying individuals in the morning and 105 in the afternoon. 

How do I know what group I'm booking in?    When you schedule your field trip on line, you are booking within groups that we have named with ranch themes for organizational purposes. Each group at the time of check in will be given their Group Image and entrance stickers  (Cow, Dog, Sheep, Tractor, Barnyard, Rancher, etc.)  

Will I be able to hang out with people in different groups, like if I signed up as a Cow, will we be with the Sheep?   No.Each group is it's own unit that will rotate, on it's own, through all 4 (four) stations of the fieldtrip.

Why can't groups be bigger than 35 people?
The hayride can seat 35 people. How many pepole the hayride can hold is what drives the size of our groups. Please don't switch groups. It creates havock and overload on the hayride and we will not be able to accomodate your groups need to reorganize at the time of your event.

We will not reorganize groups the day of the event. Please plan accordingly at the time of booking for the number of people attending your event.

Why can't I purchase any more tickets in the group I am trying to book in?
Each Group has a maximum registration of 35 paying guests. If you can not purchase any more tickets in a group, that is because it has reached the maximum number of 35 tickets avaiilable within that group. The ticketing system has been programmed to allow only 35 paying tickets to be sold. No additional tickets will be generated once the 35 maximum guests per group has been reached. If the system won't let you buy the number of tickets you are entering, check to see if it has maxed out and is "closed".

We have a guest with special needs. What are the conditions like on the ranch? What accomodations does the ranch have?

We are a very rustic setting, here at the ranch. Our roads are dirt or bark chip. We have a large, flat, mowed green grass area in the center of the stations. The road that approaches the ranch's barn wraps around to the back of the puplic area.

Vehicles are more than welcome to drive up past the barn and thick bark chip landing area at the barn and unload guests that have mobility issues, onto the harder packed dirt and grass area. We have parking up near the barn for guests that would appreciate a shorter walk, but keep in mind that it is still on the thick bark chip landing. If parking up past the barn on the harder packed dirt would be best, please let us know. We're happy to help you get your vehicle to a place that is more conducive to your needs. Our barn has a private room for guests that require privacy, assistance and more space.

There are picnic benches & patio chairs.

We have several Porta-A-Potties but not indoor facilities. We have a private room in the barn for personal care or new moms.

The hay wagon has a steep'ish metal, 5-steps stair which leads up into the wagon. 

Our grounds has loads of space and places that you are welcome to explore if you are wanting to have some time to yourself or to find a place with less stimulation.

Please don't hesitate to ask about our ranch and our program so we can help to ensure everyone has a great visit.


**Due to rising costs of inflation, DD Ranch is in a position that we must raise our prices in order to continue to provide services and products to our customers. Thank you for understanding