Top Corn Mazes In The St. Louis Area

When the temperatures begins to dip and the harvest is brought in, a playful celebration of the season surges through the community. A Midwest and St. Louis favorite activity is the corn maze. Some are haunted, some are large, but all are fun to navigate on a crisp fall day. Enjoy these corn mazes and other fall activities.
Thies Farm And Greenhouses
4215 N. Hanley Road
St. Louis, MO 63121
(314) 428-9878
www.thiesfarm.com

One of the joys of fall is the great harvest. Farms all over the area are harvesting their crops and preparing for the winter, and the spoils of the harvest leave a playground for the rest of us. Thies Farm is just waiting for you to come and enjoy remnants of the harvest by meandering through its corn mazes. While you are there, pick up a pumpkin, or two, enjoy a hay ride, get your face painted and try a pony ride. Admission to the farm starts at $4 for kids and $6.25 for older kids. Bring a group and make a party of it, but either way, find one of the three locations and celebrate autumn.

Centennial Farms
199 Jackson St.
Augusta, MO 63332
(636) 228-4338
www.centennialfarms.biz

Farm Land Fun is just one more happy reason to visit Centennial Farms in the fall. During the rest of the year, it has an abundance of blackberries, peaches and plums to choose from in its market. In the fall, apples begin to ripen, kicking off the autumn harvest and the anticipated opening of the fun that is unleashed at Farm Land Fun and Pumpkin Fantasy Land. While moms and dads may love Centennial Farms for the great produce, it's the corn maze and straw tunnels that the kids love. While the kids are having fun, pick up some apple butter and corn stalk decorations, that is, assuming you can resist the intrigue of the corn maze yourself.

Aholt Farms
6133 Augusta Bottom Road
Augusta, MO 63332
(636) 228-4896
www.aholtfarms.com

Beginning in September and running through November 2, Aholt Farms is the corn maze destination for anyone who is looking for fall festival fun. All day activities admission starts at $7 for adults and $10 for children ages 2 to 12. In addition to the corn maze, kids of all ages can enjoy barrel rides, hay rides, a straw maze, corn bin slides, a haunted milk house and more. Aholt is open seven days a week. So bring your camera, pack up the kids and expect to have a great time getting lost in the maze.

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Pin Oak Farms
2431 Highway E.
New Haven, MO 63068
(314) 947-3198
www.pinoakfarms.com

Just a short drive from St. Louis is a fall festival wonderland for kids and parents alike. Pin Oak Farms is a great day trip for the family in search of corn maze fun, five acres of corn maze fun to be exact. For the maze faint of heart, there are straw mazes. Turn the kids loose in the tub of corn. Visit the petting zoo, buy pumpkins and fall decorations and don't forget to get your face painted before you finish the day. Admission is free and open to the public.

Brookdale Farms Corn Maze
8004 Twin River Road
Eureka, MO 63025
(636) 938-1005
www.eurekacornmaze.com

You can spend an autumn day wandering through one of the area's largest corn mazes while you enjoy fabulous St. Louis fall weather. But be careful. They say it's haunted. Brookdale Farms is a playground for those who love to celebrate the fall season. Open Thursdays through Sundays, it promises to be more fun than you can find anywhere. Stop for a pony ride or try your luck with the pumpkin slingshot. There are zip lines for the more adventurous and hayrides for those who just love the tradition of fall festival fun. Admission is free for kids three and younger. Children four to 11 pay $6 and 12 and over pay $9. The Haunted Maze is $13.

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