Family-Friendly Corn Mazes in the NYC Area
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Wilklow Orchards
341 Pancake Hollow Road, Highland
845-691-2339
U-pick pumpkins and corn maze through October, 8am-6pm daily. Outside play area for kids and picnic areas. Roadside stand with pre-picked fruits and vegetables, baked goods, snacks, fresh-pressed apple cider and doughnuts, homemade jams, and fall items. School and church groups welcome, call for reservation; birthday parties available on weekends.
New Jersey
Etsch Farms
556 Buckelew Ave., Monroe Township
732-794-6785
8-acre corn maze. Enjoy hayrides, farm animals, apple cider donuts and slushies. Open weekends in September through October.
Von Thun’s Country Farm
519 Ridge Road, Monmouth Junction
732-329-8656
6+ acre cornfield, miles of trails. Usually a 35-45 minute walk. U-pick apples, pumpkins, hayrides, farm market with homegrown angus beef and produces. Open weekdays and weekends.
Alstede Farms
1 Alstede Farms Lane, Chester
GPS location: 1 Chesterfield Drive, Chester
908-879-7189
Pick your own pumpkins and gourds 9am-6pm 5pm daily through mid-November; apples, peaches, raspberries, and other vegetables through October. Pony rides, wagon rides, and moon bounce, open daily. Daily hayrides, corn maze, corn kingdom, friendly farm animals, and giant hay bale pyramid open daily.
Secor Farms
85 Airmont Ave., Mahwah
201-529-2595
Pick your own pumpkins through October. Hay maze, corn maze, millet maze, apple cider doughnuts, pies, animal farm, and flower garden. Hayrides offered weekdays, 3-5pm, and weekends, 10am-4pm. Farm stand open daily, 8am-6pm. Visit Facebook page for most up to date info.
Stony Hill Gardens
8 Route 24 (Route 513) and 15 North Road (corn maze), Chester
908-879-2696
U-pick pumpkins and apples through Halloween, 10am-5pm daily. Wagon rides to fields available weekends only. Maze Fun Park includes 10-acre corn maze, rope maze, tile maze, and playground at 15 North Road in Chester. Floral shop, greenhouse, and farm market with varying hours at 15 North Road in Chester through Dec. 22.
Wightman’s Farms
1111 Mt. Kemble Ave. (Route 202), Morristown
973-425-9819
Pick-your-own season open now through October. Weekends 9am-5pm. On premises store and bakery with homemade cider and pies, corn maze, and pumpkin slingshot. Weekend hayrides available.
Argo’s Farm
1250 Lacey Road, Forked River
609-693-3513
Four-acre corn maze, wagon rides, double hay slides, U-pick pumpkins, and more. September 15 - October 28, 2018. Saturdays-Sundays 10am-6pm. October only, Wednesday-Friday 1pm-6pm; Saturday-Sunday 10am-6pm. Admission - Wednesday-Friday $9.95 plus tax; Weekends & Holidays $11.95 plus tax.
Long Island
F&W Schmitt’s Family Farm
26 Pinelawn Road, Melville
631-271-3276
Pick your own pumpkins and fall vegetables through October, Monday-Friday 12-4:30 pm, Saturday and Sunday 10am-5pm. Free hayrides. Seven-acre corn maze with admission. Weekend and Columbus Day activities include inflatable rides and food concessions. Haunted corn maze and haunted mansion Friday-Sunday through October.
Fairview Farm
19 Horsemill Lane, Bridgehampton (GPS: 69 Horsemill Road, Watermill)
631-537-6154
Pick your own pumpkins, gourds, and squash through the second week of November, 10am-6pm, Thursday-Sunday, plus Monday holidays. Eight-acre corn maze. Admission: $12; $10 children ages 4-11; free for children younger than 4.
Fink’s Country Farm
6242 Middle Country Road, Wading River
631-886-2272
Fall Festival every Saturday and Sunday, September 14- October 27, 9:30am-5pm. Open on some holidays. Five-acre corn maze, hay rides, U-pick pumpkins, kiddy trains, and more. Admission: $17 children ages 3-16; $15 ages 17 & up; $11 military/law enforcement/fire; $12 ages 65 & up. Pumpkins priced per pound.
Hank’s Pumpkintown
240 Montauk Highway, Watermill
631-726-4667
U-pick pumpkins and apples through October, 9:30am-6pm daily. Three corn mazes, wagon rides, tractor rides, pedal cart racetrack, and more. New attractions include a wooden dairy barn play structure. Maze Park and apple orchard are only open on Saturdays, Sundays, and school holidays. Admission: $15.
The Haunted Mansion of Melville
26 Pinelawn Road, Melville
631-271-3276
Those with young children can visit the daytime corn maze on Schmitt’s Family Farm; older kids who scare less easily should opt for Schmitt’s Haunt, which offers a mansion, stage show, and nighttime corn maze, which features the Melville Asylum and the Psycho Patch Corn Trail in full effect with animatronics and a full acting staff.
Seven Ponds Orchard
65 Seven Ponds Road, Water Mill
631-726-8015
Apple, pumpkin, winter squash, and raspberry picking 9am-6pm daily. A U-pick farm with apples, berries and vegetable. Includes a farmer's market, toyland, hayrides and corn maze.
Stakey’s Pumpkin Farm
270 West Lane, Aquebogue
631-722-3467
Pick your own pumpkins through October. Hayrides, corn maze, bounce house, and face painting on-site. Greenhouse, country store, and Snack Shack with roasted corn and apple cider doughnuts on-site. Open Monday-Friday, 12-5pm; weekends and Columbus Day, 9am-5pm. Open 9am-5pm weekdays for schools and other groups; call in advance for reservations.
Nursery & Garden Center Inc.
134 E. Ave., Patchogue
631-758-1491
Pick your own pumpkins through October, 9am-6pm daily. Haunted house and balloon bounce every day. Face painting, gold rush, scarecrow making, and roasted corn on weekends and Columbus Day. Birthday parties and field trips available.
Connecticut
Castle Hill Farm
25 Sugar Lane, Newtown
203-426-5487
Pick your own pumpkins through Oct. 31, weekends, 10am-5pm. Open Columbus Day, 11am-5pm. Two-acre pumpkin patch, pumpkin launcher, 7-acre corn maze, petting zoo, hayrides, face painting, music, and refreshments available on the weekends. Reservations available for groups and parties.
Jones Family Farms
Pumpkinseed Hill Farm, 130 Beardsley Road, Shelton
203-929-8425
Pick your own pumpkins through October, call for daily times of operation. Squash, gourds, and handmade crafts available. Hayrides to pumpkin fields. Corn maze on weekends. Jones Winery tastings offered Thursday-Sunday, 11am-5:30pm.
Wells Hollow Creamery/Farm
656 Bridgeport Ave., Shelton
203-926-0101
Open every weekend during the month of October. Adventure through a corn maze, visit with farm animals, take in the scenery, and enjoy ice cream treat or homemade apple pie a la mode. Ice cream shop featuring 50 different flavors. Hours: Sunday-Thursday, 12-9pm; Friday and Saturday, 12-10pm.
Plasko’s Farm
670 Daniels Farm Road, Trumbull
203-268-2716
The corn maze is open to the general public every weekend from 10am-6pm until October 31st. No reservation is required for the maze or tractor hayrides. The farm also offers an Educational Weekday Group Package and accepts reservations for school field trips, youth/adult organizations, business outings and birthday parties. Please email or call to reserve your date early because spots fill up very quickly.
Brown's Harvest
1911 Poquonock Ave., Windsor
860-683-0266
Pumpkin picking in the fall, 10am-5pm daily. Mums, corn, squash, cornstalks, and fall decorations for sale, along with apple cider, homemade cider doughnuts, and fresh-baked apple and pumpkin pies. Hayrides, face painting, pumpkin painting, and children’s corn maze on weekends. Supports Alex’s Lemonade Stand, Andrew Races, Life Choice Donor Services, and Shriners Hospitals for Children. 5-acre corn maze on site. This year's corn maze theme is "Amazed by the Weather."
