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Time to Gallop to the Pumpkin Patch
Barbara Skeen (left) and Max Wade (right) pose for a picture in front of some of the decor. Wade is the owner and founder of Galloping Goat Pumpkin Patch.
RIO RANCHO — Time to put away the swimming trunks. The fall season is here.
On Saturday, Sept. 28, Galloping Goat Pumpkin Patch officially opened its doors near the Rio Rancho Events Center in the upper parking lot.
The Galloping Goat Pumpkin Patch is in its 18th year of existence (12th year in Rio Rancho), and, as always, owners Max and Michelle Wade love to see the joy on people's faces, especially the families that come through.
"My favorite thing is seeing families with young kids come in, and they are just so happy. I love to see them interact with the animals because they get a lot of smiles, and a lot of giggling," Wade said.
Galloping Goat has been a staple in Rio Rancho for more than a decade, but people from outside of New Mexico attend, too. One of the Galloping Goat's helpers, Barbara Skeen, came all the way from North Carolina.
"It's been a lot of fun working with them. They are amazing people, and they do so much for the community ... this is probably the happiest place you'll come to. The kids love it," Skeen said.
While in North Carolina, Skeen first came across Galloping Goat on TikTok.
"I met them on TikTok. He [Max Wade] would film building this every year, and I got very interested in it because I love animals, and I said, 'I got to go!' because I never seen a place like this back home," Skeen said.
The Galloping Goat Pumpkin Patch is open every day from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. through Oct. 31.
Galloping Goats Pumpkin Patch
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"Some of our biggest attractions include our animals, lot of animals that people can interact with. We have a corn pit that has over 22,000 pounds of corn that the kids can play in," Wade said. "Good, family activities like cornhole, and basketball toss, and duck races. We got places where the kids can play like in dino-land and Hot Wheel town."
Other fun things at Galloping Goat's include an axe throw area, a maze, putt-putt golf, paintball, tractor races and, of course, a ton of pumpkins.
Admission to the Galloping Goat Pumpkin Patch is $9.99 for children ages 3-17, $11.99 for adults, and $10.99 for seniors and military. Cash is not accepted.
