A 27-acre family-owned farm in far northwest Kansas with an unusually long September-through-November season, a full activity roster, and an on-site market — but it's a weekend-only, rural destination with no 2026 pricing published yet.
Gate fee covers all activities, games and attractions; specific 2026 pricing not yet published
Grass Roots Farms is a 27-acre family-owned operation 4 miles west of Atwood, run by Austin and Jo Argabright, in Thomas County — far northwest Kansas, well outside the Wichita and Kansas City corridors that most of this region’s bigger farms cluster around. What sets it apart is the season length: September 1 through November 30 is nearly three months, compared to the four-to-six-week window most patches run.
Most Kansas patches concentrate their whole operation into October. Grass Roots spreads across three full months of weekends, which means you’re not competing with the entire region for the same few Saturdays. Early September gets you first pick of the pumpkin field before it thins out; November offers a genuinely different, quieter experience after the October rush has passed.
Pumpkin picking is the anchor, but the farm backs it with a corn maze, hayrides, slides, a petting zoo, games, and a pedal cart track — enough to fill two to three hours without repeating yourself. An on-site farm market sells pumpkins, gourds, ornamental corn, and mums for anyone who wants to skip the field and just shop.
The trade-off for that long season is a narrow weekly window: Saturday and Sunday only, with no weekday option at all. As of when we checked, the farm had not published a 2026 gate price, though the structure is clear — one fee covers everything listed above, with no separate per-activity charges once you’re through the gate. Call ahead to get a current number before you commit to the drive.
Thomas County sits in far northwest Kansas, well off the interstate corridors that carry most of the state’s pumpkin-patch traffic. That means lower visitor volume than a Wichita- or Kansas City-area farm, but it also means this is a deliberate destination trip rather than a stop you’d make in passing — plan around the 4-mile drive from Atwood accordingly.
Weekends from September 1 through November 30, 2026. That three-month window is long by pumpkin-patch standards, so early September gives you the widest pumpkin selection before the crowds and picked-over fields of October, while November weekends offer a quieter, past-peak visit.
Two to three hours to cover the corn maze, hayride, slides, petting zoo, games, and pedal cart track without rushing.
Rural far-northwest Kansas location and weekend-only hours keep this a lower-volume operation than farms near Wichita or Kansas City. Expect the lightest crowds in early September and the busiest in October.
Not specified in what we found. Assume a farm lot typical of a 27-acre rural operation — likely unpaved.
You need a weekday visit — Grass Roots is Saturday and Sunday only; you also want firm 2026 pricing locked in before you go, since the gate fee has not been published yet.
Atwood is the closest town, 4 miles east; this is a rural, standalone destination rather than one stop on a multi-farm day.
Weekends only, Saturday and Sunday, from September 1 through November 30, 2026. Specific daily hours have not been published — call ahead to confirm.
The gate fee covers pumpkin picking, the corn maze, hayrides, slides, the petting zoo, games, and the pedal cart track. 2026 pricing has not been published yet.
Yes. The farm runs an on-site market selling pumpkins, gourds, ornamental corn, and mums alongside the u-pick field.
About 4 miles west of Atwood, in Thomas County in far northwest Kansas.
September 1 – November 30, 2026. Saturday & Sunday (September-November).
Admission pricing was not published when we last checked. Gate fee covers all activities, games and attractions; specific 2026 pricing not yet published
16590 Rd R50, Blakeman, KS 67730, in Thomas County. It is one of 5 patches we track in Wichita Region.
We track 5 patches in Wichita Region, 1 of which are free to walk into. The farm has not published a gate price, so it cannot be compared on cost — call before you budget.
Its season runs about 91 days against a regional average of 42, so it is a notably longer window than most of its neighbours, which takes the pressure off picking a weekend.
What sets it apart locally: it has rides and play structures, farm animals, a market, bakery or taproom, which most Wichita Region patches on our list do not.
grassrootsfarmsks.com · pumpkinpatchesandmore.org
Checked August 2026.