Corn maze season is upon us. Here's where you can try your luck at fall mazes in Delaware
With the official start of fall around the corner, it’s time to plan your autumnal adventures.
While there’s plenty of fall fun to be had around Delaware, from festivals to Halloween events, one of the simplest yet most traditional activities is to tackle a corn maze.
Coming in all shapes and sizes, and some with a surprising level of difficulty, corn mazes offer something enjoyable for people of all ages.
Where are corn mazes in Delaware?
Delaware has a handful scattered around the state waiting for visitors to put their navigation skills to the test. Have some time blocked out and feeling adventurous?
Here are four fall mazes open this season in Delaware:
Ramsey’s Farm, Brandywine Hundred
Ramsey’s Farm in Brandywine Hundred is no stranger to seasonal fun.
With pick-your-own pumpkins, tractor-pulled hayrides, barnyard animals, face painting and a playground, it may sound like the farm has it all. Add in the site’s three corn mazes and you’re in for a falltastic visit.
The farm’s largest corn maze is nearly 15 acres with almost 4 miles of trails. It has a kids’ cartoon theme and features 15 stations with signs throughout that attendees need to find to get out.
The maze typically takes 90 minutes to complete and soon will have an interactive smartphone app/game to go with it. As a note, it is recommended that all guests wear study, closed-toe shoes.
The 2-acre sorghum maze is Spookly the Square Pumpkin-themed. Spookly’s story is featured throughout the maze, with over 20 signs and guideposts, and is about acceptance and anti-bullying.
For the youngsters in attendance, the farm offers a hay bale maze, where a John Deere Combine has been converted into a set of sliding boards with a prize in the center.
Ramsey’s Farm also has bonfire nights, goat yoga and private event options.
The farm opened on Saturday, Sept. 16, and operates from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on weekends, including Friday afternoons in October, through Halloween. Night activities like the flashlight mazes, hayrides and bonfires are open from 5:30 p.m. to 9 p.m.
440 Ramsey Road, Brandywine Hundred, (302) 319-3664; www.ramseysfarm.com
Fifer Orchards, Camden
Fifer Orchards in Camden partnered with Dover Motor Speedway to create the 2023 Motor Maze.
The maze is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. (with guests exiting the maze by 6 p.m.) every day except Sunday from Saturday, Sept. 23, to Saturday, Nov. 4.
On Friday, Sept. 29, Dover Motor Speedway will have its Mustang Mach 1 Pace Car on the farm for photo opportunities and special giveaways. All proceeds will be donated to the organization’s Speedways Children’s Charities chapter.
Fifer Orchards also has u-pick pumpkins during the week and u-play area for fun activities. On Saturdays, the farm offers extra events like a baby animal exhibit, face painting, food trucks, u-pick apples, free live music, apple cannons and more.
All activities are weather permitting, so be sure to check the Fifer Orchards Facebook page before heading out. If you’re able to, weekday afternoons are a less crowded time to visit.
1919 Allabands Mill Road, Camden Wyoming, (302) 697-2141; www.fiferorchards.com
Mr. Pepper’s Pumpkin Patch, Laurel
Mr. Pepper’s Pumpkin Patch in Laurel is open Thursday, Sept. 21, through Tuesday, Oct. 31, and has a $6 corn maze.
The site is open Sunday through Friday from noon to dusk and Saturday from 10 a.m. to dusk.
The patch also offers $4 hayrides and u-pick pumpkins, which vary in pricing based on size. On weekends, you can enjoy the foods from the snack shack, including hamburgers, hot dogs and various packaged snacks.
13500 Laurel Road, Laurel, (302) 245-8616; mrpepperspumpkinpatch.com
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Wicked R Western Productions Inc., Laurel
Wicked R Western in Laurel is back this year with the annual Family Fall Fun Fest and Wicked Woods event.
The Family Fall Fun Fest is open every weekend in October from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. and features pony rides, a petting zoo, a moon bounce, a corn maze, a cowboy challenge course, mums and pumpkins, farm games and more.
A food booth and food truck will be on-site, too. Entry is $15 for children and free for adults.
Wicked Woods, a haunting event, is open every Friday and Saturday in October from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m.
2621 Sandy Bend Road, Wyoming; www.facebook.com/wickedrwestern
Trinity Community Church, Hockessin
Trinity Community Church hosts an annual Family Fest that is completely free to the community and takes place on Saturday, Oct. 28, from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. this year.
The event features food, games, prizes, farm animals, a corn maze and a hayride. If you’re feeling adventurous, they also have inflatable activities, a mechanical bull, a rock wall and a bounce house.
The event will have two time slots. Guests need to register online for either 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. or 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. by visiting www.trinitychurchde.com.
6580 Lancaster Pike, Hockessin, (302) 234-8007; www.trinitychurchde.com
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This article originally appeared on Delaware News Journal: Corn, hay bale mazes open in Delaware this fall, other autumn events
