Oops!! This "5" start review was intended for MAURO Farms! Got the "M's" confused. So sorry!read more

This is one of our favorite farm stands to visit! When I saw they had strawberries - I knew we had…read moreto go. After a quick stop at the farm stand to check in and get our bags weighed, we went down to the stop sign and started picking. Tips for the best strawberries and yes they taste as good as they smell. 1 bring several small bags - the strawberries are so ripe they will squish in big bags 2 wear a hat - you are out in the sun 3 start at the end away from the cars - that area is less picked over. 4 have fun - that is part of the process.

Cute little farm, admission price was not bad. I just don't like how you have to pay to get in then…read moreanything you want to do you have to go buy tickets to do. They should just increase there admission price and everything be included. Also have to pay for your pumpkins other farms near by pumpkins are included in admission price. No parking and no carts to haul pumpkins out.

Nice pumpkin patch they have with Halloween right around the corner! Free admission and free off…read morestreet parking plus they have stuff for kids like a bounce house and horse rides. I wanted to bounce but they said no-boo. Pumpkins as far as the eye can see, they'll give you a wagon if you want one instead of toting the natural medicine balls around and each pumpkin was $4. They have concessions there like new mexican style food, bummed I ate right before we went.

Friends of ours who live Colorado told us this is where their mom gets her chilis. She is an…read moreexcellent cook so I knew this was a no brainer coming for fresh roasted green chili. There is some debate on of Pueblo or Hatch chilis are the best. They specifically mentioned getting the dynamite because it is more spicy or the hottest green chili. I had to try it out. I bought a bushel of the dynamite and had them roast garlic in with it. I made some green pozole and it was very good. If you are passing through or even if it is a little out of the way it is well worth stopping. So there is more work involved, you need to de seed and a little prep to store these but in my opinion it is well worth it. Stop by and check them out.

I've been going to this farm for the last 15 years for my chili. For the past few years I've had…read morenothing but trouble when I try to order eight or more bushels. Today I decided to call before I went so I wouldn't have any trouble & talked to a lady named Terry. I asked her if it was OK for me to go by & pay for the 8 bushels & pick them up later on during that day, she said it would be fine. When I got there an older lady was so upset because I wanted to do this. This isn't the first time that I was treated like I was a huge bother. Last year they did the same thing to me and I just chalked it up to the lady having a bad day, but I will NEVER go there again. Neither will my family. I will never recommend this place to anybody in Denver like I have in the past. We ended up going to a different farm & treated awesome by 2 very kind ladies & even got a discount for buying more than 5 bushels. Dana and Nikki at DiTomaso farm were amazing!!! They will get my friends and family future business from now on. GOOD RIDDANCE disanti farms

We hadn't been to Mauro Farms in about five years, and it was a must-stop on our way home, and I'm…read moreso glad we did. This place is a gem, especially if you love green chili as much as we do. Their dried beans are fantastic, and the variety of green chili products is impressive, spices, cheese, roasted peppers, tortillas, green chili Alfredo, ketchup, BBQ sauce... and that's just the start. It's the kind of place where you want to take a little bit of everything home. The food is consistently great, and I love that they ship almost everything (sadly, not the pies--but that just gives you a reason to come back!). Huge bonus: they're open on Sundays and offer a military discount, which we truly appreciate. If you're anywhere nearby, don't skip this stop, you'll leave with a full bag and probably wish you had more room!

Wanted to order a gift card and have it shipped. Girl that answered the phone was pretty curt. She…read morehanded me off to a lady that was friendly and helpful. They need to add their phone number to their web site. I searched their website; it was nowhere to be found. Had to search elsewhere to find it.

Best Pumpkin farm for families, even adults. I have 15 grandkids and they love it even the adult…read moreone's. Great food that's reasonable, so many pumpkins even tons of different ones to buy. Hay rides, corn maze, absolutely beautiful photo spots, takes us about 2-4 hours, don't want to leave. So darn friendly and wouldn't miss it for nothing!!!! Mona

There is no organization nor security. There was no signs for age limits in the corn play area,…read morethere was a foreign young man laying down with children and taking pictures of the little children. When he was busted and people started yelling at him he got out and started deleting his pictures. He had no children and with him. When parents complained to staff they just stood there like a deer in the headlights. Watch for your children they are not.

Prices were a little high for the size of the apples and quantity we picked, but the staff is over…read morethe moon and beyond helpful. The potential is great and so much variety (so many trees). We did visit in early fall, so the pickings might be better now. I would love to see some goats roaming around, eating the grass, munching on fallen apples and pears. Will definitely be returning before end of season.

Cute low key apple orchard and pumpkin patch. Very small compared to some fancier pumpkin patches…read morethat I've been too. I saw big boxes full of pumpkins so I think they're bought and put out on the lawn vs being grown on the premise. Also kinda expensive! My pumpkin was big and beautiful but ended up being $12. That being said, admission is free so it's not too bad. There are cute photo opportunities throughout the pumpkin patch area and it's pet friendly so I took some cute pictures of my kitten. The hay ride is fun and takes you to the gift shop which has lots of jams, syrups and a cafe. Sadly they were out of apple cider donuts and didn't have as much pumpkin treats as I would have wanted. Also there is no corn maze :( Overall, it's a fun little orchard and pumpkin patch that's near Colorado Springs. Id recommend going early if you want to try to catch the apple cider donuts!

We had a fun beautiful fall day here! They require reservations so be sure to buy tickets online in…read moreadvance, the parking is free. They have all sorts of activities for kids to keep them occupied and having fun! It's also fun for adults to join in! They are great at upcycling old farm equipment into jungle gyms play grounds. The pumpkin prices arnt bad but they don't hide the boxes well, they are the same pumpkins you find at Walmart but $2 more here. You are paying for the experience and ots not a bad price because you can stay as long as you want. The hay ride was alittle underwhelming, they have an eye-spy game but nothing really to see and is very short. Overall we had fun and we would come back.

Great day for young kids. We had a family party here for a 2 year old's birthday. The kids had a…read moreblast with lots to do for various ages. Parking was easy and free and there were plenty of wagons available and tables in the picnic area. The 8 and 5 year old kids really liked the hay ride, the rolling tubes and the corn tubs.

Excellent facility with great and friendly service. A…read morevariety of food trucks, a bar, and lots of places to play around and take pictures at an excellent price.

Lance and Gail are amazing! Kind and fun. The orchard is wonderful spot for apple picking Penrose…read moreColorado. Pumpkins, jams, jellies, corn! Everything you might need for gifts and fun. Kids and animals all enjoy the orchard picking experience

I came here with my mother and brother to enjoy one last nice fall day before the weather descended…read moreinto dark, cold, and rainy depths. It was a beautiful morning- nice and clear and crisp. The drive was about an hour and a half from Denver down Colorado 115, but because we all like to talk, the drive seemed to not take long at all. Penrose is a tiny town just 15 miles outside of Canon City, and apparently it is the apple capital of Colorado. In the distance of a mile we saw 4 orchards lined up along the dirt road, interspersed with barns and horse pastures. We passed by all the others to get to Third Street, and are so glad we did. First of all, their orchard is medium sized, but it is by no means over-picked. There was a bountiful crop of apples just waiting to be picked. And so many varieties! The honeycrisps had all been picked :( but there were plenty of gala, yellow and gold delicious, Mcintosh, and many more. They also give you those nice, round wooden tubs lined with a thick plastic bag to put your apples in. When you pay and go home, they simply take the plastic bag out of the tub. And their store, though small, sells preserves, syrups, soaps, and cider. I really wanted a bar of apple soap and the cookbook they publish that provides recipes for everything they grow - pumpkins, apples, and peaches. That way I know what to make with my bountiful produce! The owners are super-friendly and even invited us to come back with a picnic and sit in the orchard, even if we didn't buy anything! After all, next to eating fresh-off-the-tree apples, our favorite part of our visit was sitting in the shade and listening to the wind in the trees. A really, really great way to spend an afternoon, and I'm sure we'll be back. It was perfect for family bonding. I really can not say enough nice things about this place. My one word of advice would be to skip all the orchards you pass on the way and come straight here. The other orchard we went to was Ferrara's Happy Apples, which was way too commercialized, crowded, and over-picked. Choose Third Street Apples, instead. You won't be disappointed.

Such a fun experience for the whole family! We loved seeing all the animals, and the staff were so…read morefriendly and welcoming. The snack shop team was great, and everyone we met was eager to share their knowledge about the animals. A wonderful place to spend the day!

It was a clean zoo, and there was like no one there because we went on a Wednesday. But there was…read morealmost no animals, we couldn't find half of them and there was like one animal per cage. We paid $15 per person which isn't bad. But I wouldn't come here again, especially for how far I drove. If I lived near here then maybe I would come, but I don't think it's worth the time or money. The screaming monkey was funny.