CALF'S Lowell Ranch

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Connor’s Visit (2026): We went to Harvest Day on Saturday, September 26, right after Gilly’s and a coffee at Oo•de•Lally. It was a $1 minimum donation per person at the gate. We took the tractor hay ride (someone rode along in a cow suit), met the two donkeys and the goats, saw the pigs in the barn, and watched a rooster strut down the ramp from the old house they turned into a chicken coop. Read the full visit, with photos →

CALF’s Lowell Ranch is run by CALF, the Colorado Agricultural Leadership Foundation, a nonprofit John and Bea Lowell created in 2002 to preserve a piece of rural life within the suburbs and promote agricultural education. The Lowell OV Ranch sits along East Plum Creek; it was homesteaded in 1878, and the Lowell family has been on it since 1906.

What To Expect:

🐷 Pigs, goats, donkeys, ducks and a flock of chickens

🎃 CALF’s pumpkin patch, the source of pumpkins at Harvest Day

🚜 Hay rides during events and tours

🍎 Fall Harvest Tours on weekdays in October: pumpkin patch, livestock, a hayride when available, and homemade apple butter

Important Information:

– Open by appointment or during CALF’s programs and events

– Fall Harvest Tours need a reservation and a group of at least 15: 303-688-1026 or [email protected]

– Harvest Day 2026 was Saturday, Sept 26, 10am–2pm, pay what you can