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Applejack Pumpkin Patch
Location: 10007 SW Indianola Rd
City: Augusta, 65 miles southeast of Hutchinson.
COVID Restrictions: Masks are not required. Closed Mondays for sanitation.
Activities: Basic concessions during the week, expanded menu options available on the weekends.
Activities available for all ages and abilities including pedal cars, obstacle course, petting zoo, and more.
Cost: $10 per person (half price for military with valid ID). Pumpkins priced by the pound.
Hours: Wednesday-Friday 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Saturday 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Sunday 12 p.m.-6 p.m., closed Mondays and Tuesdays.
P and M Pumpkin Ranch
Location: 311 16th Ave
City: Moundridge, 24 miles northeast of Hutchinson.
COVID Restrictions: Masks are not required.
Activities: Connect4Golf, Pedal Coral, pink-your-own pumpkins, and many other family-friendly activities.
Concessions available daily with specialty items served on the weekends.
Cost: $9.50 per person. Pumpkins sold separately.
Hours: Tuesday-Thursday 4 p.m.-7 p.m., Friday-Sunday 10 a.m.-7 p.m., closed Mondays
Cedar Creek Farm and Pumpkin Patch
Location: 6100 N 119th St W
City: Maize, 37 miles southeast of Hutchinson.
COVID Restrictions: Masks are not required.
Activities: Corn maze, barrel train, pony rides, petting zoo.
Cost: $10 per person. Pumpkins are $0.65 per pound.
Hours: Tuesday-Thursday 10 a.m.-3 p.m., Friday-Sunday 10 a.m.-7 p.m., closed Mondays
Field of Screams
Location: 4055 N Tyler Road
City: Maize, 37 miles southeast of Hutchinson.
COVID Restrictions: Escape rooms will be closed this year. No fast passes will be offered, and all ticket sales will be online. Masks are mandatory.
Activities: At this haunted attraction, walk through the Field of Screams and Clown Town and experience the haunted grounds of the Spurlock family to see first-hand where the infamous vigilante murders took place.
Expect loud noises, flashing lights, tight spaces, and uneven terrain.
Cost: General admission – $20 per person, Peak Nights (Fridays and Halloween) – $25 per person, Sundays – $17
Hours: Gates open at 7 p.m., the field opens at dark.
Wicked Island
Location: O. J. Watson Park- 3022 S. McLean Blvd.
City: Wichita, 57 miles southeast of Hutchinson.
COVID Restrictions: Masks are required. The escape rooms will not be running this year.
Activities: An ever changing walk through a wooded island where nightmares may become reality.
Cost: General Admission (purchased at the gate) – $20, Timed Tickets (purchased online) – $25, Fast Pass (purchased online or at the gate) – $35
Hours: Fridays and Saturdays 8 p.m.-midnight
Visits: 98
