Our Corn Maze is open:
August 1 -
November 1, 2009


*Weather Permitting*

Mon & Tues - Closed
(Open 10am - 10pm* on Labor Day, Mon 9/7 & Columbus Day, Mon 10/12)

Wed & Thur - Open
3pm to 10pm*

Friday - Open
3pm to 11pm*
(grounds close at midnight on Maze 'Til Midnight dates)

Saturday - Open
10am to 11pm*
(grounds close at midnight on Maze 'Til Midnight dates)

Sunday - Open
Noon to 10pm*

* Last Admission 2 hours prior to closing *

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November 27 -
December 23, 2009


Open daily 9am to 6pm

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Opening Day: August 1, 2009
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Features (free, unless indicated)

  • 50’ tall observation tower
  • 50’ long slide
  • Beautiful wooded picnic area (Reserve a table here)
  • Free Campfires – remember marshmallows (Reserve a table here)
  • 3 wooden bridges (16’ long and 8’ high) in the corn maze
  • Pedal carts
  • Pedal tractors
  • Feed the Goats
  • Corn Cabin (shelled corn sandbox)
  • Concessions for sale (weekends starting Labor Day)
  • Free Wagon ride to the five acre maze (weekends)
  • Group wagon rides ($3.75 per person, $75 minimum for a group) by reservation (Reserve here)
  • Glow sticks and flashlights available for sale
  • Pumpkins and Mums for sale in season
  • Free Parking


New This Year

  • Larger Pumpkin Patch
  • Pedal Trikes
  • Zip Line
  • Expanded Kid's Play Area


About Our Mazes

    This is the World’s Largest Corn Maze, but don’t let the size scare you. The maze is designed in sections of smaller mazes so you can do as much as you want and then get out easily. The smallest part has quiz questions to help guide you through and usually takes under half an hour to complete. The mazes are not one way in and one way out. The trails loop around and connect so it’s relatively easy to get out of even our most complex maze. Finding all the checkpoints is the real challenge!

    Solving the maze is a wholesome, country adventure that you’re sure to enjoy. Every year we strive to improve and expand our entertainment offerings at our corn maze while still keeping that country feel. Our picnic area and free campfires continue to be hugely popular. The big top tent by the concession barn is a great place to eat, visit with friends and stay out of the elements. Some folks say the giant 50’ long slide is worth the price of admission alone and there are also free pedal carts and a free, huge, 50’ tall observation tower so you can see the aerial view of the corn maze and our entire farm. We are one of only a very few mazes in the country that is open late every night for a whole new twist on “corn mazing”. There’s nothing quite like finding your way through the mazes with flashlights or the light of the moon under the starry sky and after, cooking s’mores over a campfire.

    Check out videos of our maze!

    View our past corn mazes

    Photos of visitors enjoying our maze

    How we make our corn maze

Prices

Picnic / Campfire Site Reservation Fee

$5.00 per table (Reserve a table here)
1 table minimum
FREE campfires
Reservation good for up to 4 hours (additional $5/table for longer than 4 hours)

General Admission

$11.50 Adults ages 19-64
$10.00 Students ages 13-18
$8.50 Children 5-12
$8.50 Seniors 65 and up
Kids 4 and under FREE

Groups of 30 - 100

$10.00 Adults/Students ages 13-64
$8.50 Children 5-12
$8.50 Seniors 65 and up
Kids 4 and under FREE
To receive group rates, collect money in advance and purchase all tickets as a block.

Groups over 100
Contact us through the picnic / campfire site reservation form below or by phone.
815-675-9729

Group wagon rides – by reservation only

35 – 40 minute wagon ride (Reserve here)
$3.75 per person
$75 minimum

Click here to view our online Reservation form.

Click here to view our online School Group Reservation form.

Click here to view our online Corporate Event Reservation form.

2009 Schedule of Events

August 1 Maze Opens - 10:00 am
September 4, 5 Maze 'Til Midnight: Full Moon Weekend. Last admission at 10:00 pm, closing at midnight.
September 7 Labor Day; Open 10:00am to 10:00 pm.
September 12 Feed those in need. (Everyone bringing a food item for the local food pantry receives $1 off admission.)
October 2, 3 Maze 'Til Midnight: Full Moon Weekend, grounds close at midnight.
October 12 Columbus Day: Open 10:00am to 10:00 pm
October 23, 24 Costume nights - everyone in full costume receives $1 off admission. Guests are not allowed to scare other guests.
October 31 Halloween - The Richardsons donate the use of the smaller, 5 acre maze to the Spring Grove Fire Department. This remote maze is lightly haunted by local firefighters and volunteers - all profits go to local charities.

Hours - (weather permitting)

August 1 - November 1, 2009

Mon & Tues Closed (Open 10am Labor Day 9/7 & Columbus Day 10/12)
Wed & Thurs 3pm - 10pm*
Friday 3pm - 11pm* (grounds close at midnight on Maze 'Til Midnight dates)
Sat 10am - 11pm* (grounds close at midnight on Maze 'Til Midnight dates)
Sun Noon - 10pm*

*Last admission is two hours prior to closing.

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