A pumpkin patch operated by an established zoo, combining pumpkin selection with zoo admission and unique activities like hayrides and cow train rides, but with no published 2026 dates or pricing.
Tupelo Buffalo Park and Zoo operates a pumpkin patch as a fall-season extension of its year-round zoo operation. This is a hybrid experience: a pumpkin visit bundled with or paired alongside zoo admission and animal activities. The appeal is families who want both farm activities and animal encounters in one outing.
The activity list — pumpkin patch, hayrides, corn activities, zoo visits and cow train rides — spans both the zoo’s permanent attractions and fall-specific additions. This is not a simple u-pick or patch-only visit. Rather, it is a packaged fall event at an existing zoo property.
For families who visit the zoo regularly, adding a pumpkin patch is a nice seasonal variation. For families seeking primarily a pumpkin experience, adding a full zoo visit may be more time and cost than intended. The pricing structure is critical here: are zoo admission and pumpkin-patch access bundled into one price, or charged separately? Can you do just the pumpkin patch without zoo admission?
The park has no 2026 fall schedule online. The research notes include info@tupelobuffalopark.com, but calling is faster. Before planning, ask:
A cow train ride is a tractor-pulled cart experience, similar to a hayride but with a different name. At a zoo setting, it is likely a tractor pulling decorated carts in a loop. This is standard zoo fall entertainment. It adds a tactile element for children and gives a break from walking.
Tupelo sits in Lee County in Northern Mississippi. The area is more developed than many rural Mississippi communities, partly due to the city’s size and attractions like the buffalo park and Elvis heritage sites. October is typically the best weather window for outdoor activities. The park’s actual pumpkin-patch season and hours remain unknown until you contact them.
If combining a zoo visit with pumpkin activities, plan four to six hours. If you want to focus only on the pumpkin patch and fall-specific activities, two to three hours is realistic. Ask about the schedule when you call: Are pumpkin activities available during all zoo hours, or on specific days or times? Can you skip the zoo and do only the pumpkin activities?
For a family trip to the Tupelo area, this venue offers flexibility: if one adult takes younger children to the pumpkin patch and cow train ride while another takes older kids to the zoo, you can split time. Or you can do everything together. Ask about the logistics when you call.
The farm does not publish 2026 opening and closing dates. Call or email to confirm the season for fall 2026. Most Northern Mississippi farms and attractions open in late September and run through October, but this year's schedule must be verified with Tupelo Buffalo Park.
Four to six hours if combining a zoo visit with pumpkin activities. Two to three hours for pumpkin patch, hayrides and cow train rides alone. The length depends on whether you plan to explore the zoo or focus on fall activities.
Not published. Zoo attractions with fall events tend to see weekend and school-holiday traffic, particularly in October. Weekday visits, if available, are quieter.
Not documented. Assume field parking for the pumpkin patch area; zoo parking is typically a dedicated lot. Ask when you call.
Not documented. Contact the park about accessibility for zoo visitors and pumpkin-patch activities, including any animal interactions.
You cannot contact the park in advance to confirm the 2026 opening date and pumpkin-patch hours and pricing. The park does not publish a fall-specific schedule online, so a phone call or email to info@tupelobuffalopark.com is required before planning.
The park does not publish its fall schedule online. Contact info@tupelobuffalopark.com or call for 2026 opening and closing dates and hours for both the zoo and pumpkin-patch activities.
We do not have details on the pricing structure. The park may bundle everything into one admission or charge separately. Call to ask how zoo entry, pumpkin selection and activities like cow train rides and hayrides are priced.
A cow train ride is a hayride-like experience where visitors ride in carts pulled by tractors or animals, often in a loop around the property. At this zoo setting, it is likely a tractor-pulled train. Ask for details when you call.
2026 dates had not been published when we last checked. Check with the farm before driving out.
Admission pricing was not published when we last checked.
2272 North Coley Road, Tupelo, MS 38801, in Lee County. It is one of 10 patches we track in Northern Mississippi.
We track 10 patches in Northern Mississippi. The farm has not published a gate price, so it cannot be compared on cost — call before you budget.
What sets it apart locally: it has farm animals, rides and play structures, which most Northern Mississippi patches on our list do not.
One caveat worth repeating: this farm had not published its 2026 dates when we last checked, while 1 of the 10 patches we track in Northern Mississippi had. Treat any date you see elsewhere as last year's until the farm confirms it.
There are 8 other patches we track in Lee County. All Northern Mississippi patches →
tupelobuffalopark.com · pumpkinpatchesandmore.org
Checked August 2026.