2024 Southern Connecticut - Corn Mazes and More.org

Looking for a local corn maze or hayride in Southern Connecticut?  Scroll down this page and you will see the all of those in Southern Connecticut, sorted by county. Some are huge corn mazes with hayrides, pumpkins, corn cannons, inflatables and others are simple corn mazes with little else.  Most also have loads of pumpkins to choose from.  To really make it fun for  your kids, look for those that have the extra activities, like a corn cannon, cow train, inflatables, farm animals, pumpkin patch or zip lines.  There is usually a small fee for the mazes (of course, the  more elaborate mazes tend to charge more. Hayrides are often free. A LWAYS call before you go to confirm whether they are open this year and any requirements, they don't always report changes to me, and many closed permanently due to the covid lockdowns!

And if you know of one I missed and want to add it or correct the information, please let me know!

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Updates for December 2024

December: Corn mazes aren't open until late July or August - Same with Pumpkin patches. And if you are looking for a pumpkin patch, this website for pumpkin patches). You may also want to try the latest fun, Zombie Paintball, see this website!.

Corn mazes, sorted by county

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Middlesex County

• Old SayBrr"OOk Fire Department - Halloween "Haunted Hayride"
  Clark Memorial Field (Fireman’s Field), 210 Elm Street, Ols Saybrook, CT. Email: hayride@oldsaybrookfire.com. Open: The Old Saybrook Fire Company will not be holding the Hayride in 2013. Directions: Clark Memorial Field, 210 Elm Street, Old SayBrr"OOk, (across from Pasta Vita). All year long, the volunteer fire department puts out fires, but during Halloween, its volunteers ignite a Blaze" of scary proportions for all to enjoy. A possessed tractor-drawn hay wagon leads visitors into the deep, dark, demented woods of Scary Old SayBrOOk. For more than 40 minutes, you will venture into the ghastly world of ghosts, goblins, and ghouls. In the eerie fog, you'll be frightened by the bone-chilling sounds of creatures of the night: Which are in front, which are behind and witch are from the great, great beyond? The Fire Department's  Annual Haunted Hayride "promises again to be the most hair-raising Halloween season in the history of Old Saybrook.". Funds from the annual hayride event benefit the all-volunteer Old Saybrook Fire Company No. 1, Inc., and a food drive for the Shoreline Soup Kitchen & Pantries.  (UPDATED: October 21, 2013, from their website)  (ADDED: September 12, 2009)

New Haven County 

• Bishop's Orchards Corn Maze - corn maze
  526 New England Road, Guilford, CT. Phone: (203) 458-PICK.
  Email: pyoinfo@bishopsorchards.com. 2014 Costs are $6 per person plus tax, children under the age of 2 are free! Group Discounts Available for Mazes! Reservations must be made in advance. Discount applies to groups of 10 or more.  (UPDATED: October 03, 2014, from their website)
• Ives Farm - corn maze, pumpkins, pumpkin patch-pick in the field, prepicked produce, snacks and refreshment stand, restrooms, picnic area, tractor-pulled hay rides, pony rides
  1585 Cheshire St, Cheshire, CT 06410. Phone: 203-272-5847 And for a map to our farm, click here. Crops are usually available in September, October. Open: Summer Hours: Monday to Friday 9am to 6pm, Saturday and Sunday 9am to 5pm. Fall Hours: Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm, Saturday and Sunday 10am to 5pm. "Flowers" May 1st, Annuals, Hanging Baskets, Geraniums & Perennials, Retail & Wholesale. "Strawberries" June 5th to July 1st (weather permitting) "Fresh Sweet Corn & Produce" July 10th "Fall Activities" October 1st to 31st Payment: Cash, Check, Visa/MasterCard.
• Preston Farm - corn maze
  Route 2, Preston, CT, 06339. Phone: 860-886-maze (6293). Open: September 8, 2006 through Nov 5, 2006 on Friday noon to dusk and Saturday from 10am to dusk.The theme for 2006 is rock and roll, with two 300-foot guitars carved into the corn. Not just any guitars, either: a Les Paul Gibson and an Eric Clapton Stratocaster. While you're making your way through the maze, you play a game where you have to find guitar heroes throughout. all decades are represented, and just some of the famous names are Buddy Holly, Jimi Hendrix, Cream, Kiss, Def Leppard, Bon Jovi, Nirvana and Green Day. 2006 price: Adults $7, Ages 6-12 $5, $1 ages 4-5, under 3 free .
• Shore Line Trolley Museum Pumpkin Patch - train ride, pumpkins (brought in from the field), tours of the operation, restrooms, gift shop, no corn maze
  17 River St, East Haven, CT 06512. Phone: 203-467-6927. Email: office@shorelinetrolley.com. Open: October 12, 13, 19, 20, 26, and 27, from 10:30 AM to 4 PM. Directions: See their website for directions. Payment: Cash, Check, Debit cards, Discover, AmEx . Shore Line Trolley Museum, includes ride on a trolley car and a tour, along with pumpkin patch (ADDED: September 24, 2013, suggested by a visitor)
• Schreibers Farm - hayrides, bonfires, pumpkin patch, no corn maze
  648 Quaker Farms Road, Oxford, CT 06478. Phone: (203) 888-0832 . Open: Call for for hours and availability. Directions: Call for directions. Payment: call . Yankee Paintball, Hayrides & Bonfires, Pumpkin Patch, Private Hunts, Honey, Maple Syrup & Eggs! Paul Schreiber 0648 Quaker Farms Road Oxford CT 06478 (203) 888-0832 (ADDED: October 19, 2013, suggested by a visitor)
• Townline Farm of Woodbridge - Minimizes chemical and pesticide use, corn maze, pumpkins for sale in the shop or farmstand, wagon rides,
  902 Baldwin Road, Woodbridge, CT 06525Email: townlinefarmofwoodbridge@gmail.com. Open: Fridays 4 pm to 6:30 pm at dusk, Saturdays 12 pm to 6:30 pm at dusk; Sundays 12 pm to 6:30 pm at dusk. Directions: Click here for a map and directions. Maple Syrup is produced in February and March Corn maze is open Labor Day weekend through the last weekend in October. We minimize use of pesticides and other chemicals. Payment: Cash, Check, Visa/MasterCard, Discover. (ADDED: October 05, 2021)