Don your flannel, breathe in the crisp autumn air, and head to these farms for fall fun.
MAYSE FARM MARKET 6400 N. St. Joseph Ave.ย This 84-year-old farmโs Fall Family Fun weekends typically attract 15,000 to 20,000 each year. From Sept. 21 to Oct. 27, take a wagon ride to pick thousands of pumpkins on a 10-acre patch or amble through the 5.5-acre corn maze. The latter gets an annual refresh; this yearโs maze design features the farmโs donkeys, Mabel, Abel, and Rufus.
EVANSVILLE COUNTRYSIDE ORCHARD 16800 Old Petersburg Roadย You likely know Tim and Kristi Schulzโs orchard for its delectable produce and self-pick fruit days. But donโt sleep on its family-friendly pumpkin patch โ an acre and a half โdiscovery patchโ with different types of pumpkins planted together โ available in October. Sip an apple cider slushie or pick fruits while you browse.
T.J.โS ORCHARD & PUMPKIN PATCH 4805 Orchard Roadย 812-963-6858 Tom Moersโ two acres produce a few thousand pumpkins each year, and he says thereโs no shortage of buyers. Public pumpkin picking starts in late September and runs through Halloween. Customers can also partake in the orchardโs apple cider earlier in the season โ Moers says the farm typically sells 17,000 gallons in eight weeks.
YOUR FARMS 10011 Telephone Road, Newburgh, Indianaย Your Farmsโ corn maze has upped the ante in its second year. Created last fall by Craig Bohannon as a fun attraction for area schoolchildrenโs field trips, the first design spelled out the farmโs name. This season, Bohannon wanted to get patriotic โ the 5.5 acres of corn spells out โGod Bless Americaโ complete with stars and a Bald Eagle head. Guests can either walk through the maze โ which becomes haunted on select evenings โ or take a tractor ride.
GOEBEL FARMS 4745 W. Boonville-New Harmony Roadย How does Goebel create corn mazes in the shape of Indiana Jones and Prince Harry? It calls in reinforcements. Using GPS to pinpoint a predetermined path, a John Deere planter then sows seeds to replicate a computer-generated image. Families can run through the pop culture likenesses on their way to purchase a gourd or take a hayride to pick the perfect pumpkin(s).
CATES FARM CORN MAZE AND PRODUCE 8132 Pruitt Agnew Road, Henderson, Kentuckyย From mid-September through October, Cates offers a pumpkin patch and corn maze featuring a new path annually. Last yearโs maze stretched 15 acres.
TRUNNELLโS FARM MARKET 9255 U.S. 431, Utica, Kentucky About an hourโs drive from Evansville, Trunnellโs has become a popular seasonal day-trip destination for its Fall Farm Experience. Guests can explore a four-acre corn maze, ride the fall harvest wagon, and pick pumpkins.
