Best Corn Mazes In The Cleveland Area
Corn mazes are perfectly fun in the fall. Wind your way along the grassy path of a charming corn maze because they're all around Cleveland every autumn. The bright blue sky and clouds are your view as corn mazes can be challenging and literally over your head. But at the end of the mazes are bonfires to warm yourself, apple cider and hot cocoa after all of that hard work and beautiful orange pumpkins to take home. Take advantage of the corn mazes, some of the last autumn fun before cold winds and winter sets in. The changing colors of the leaves and trees means corn mazes are available every weekend, so try every one the Cleveland area has to offer.
Lake Metroparks Farmpark
8800 Euclid Chardon Road
Kirtland, OH 44094
(440) 256-2122
www.lakemetroparks.com
At Lake Metroparks Farmpark, there's an exhilarating three-acre corn maze, perfectly sized for the kids. Trivia questions await you as you travel this maze. Answer correctly and you're directed down the correct path; answer incorrectly and the corn maze might take longer than expected. With a children's play area, farm animals to enjoy, live music and fall's bounty, there's more to Lake Metroparks Farmpark than just corn mazes.
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Brasee's Corn Maze
18421 State Route 58
Wellington, OH 44090
(440) 647-6749
www.braseescornmaze.org
An impressive eight-acre corn maze awaits you at Brasee's Corn Maze. With an adult corn maze, child corn maze and bounce house, you might not have time for picking pumpkins and drinking hot cocoa. Give yourself the extra time though because Wellington is about 45 minutes from Cleveland, and there's so much to see and do at Brasee's. A pitch black corn maze is available for the brave older kids and adults, a petting zoo for the children and a few fire pits for resting afterwards. You'll need a break after all of that excitement.
The Red Wagon Farm
16081 E. River Road
Columbia Station, OH 44028
(440) 236-3007
www.redwagonfarm.com
The Red Wagon Farm in Columbia Station is great for entertaining kids. Fresh produce, like delicious apples, squash and the final vegetables from late summer, are available for purchase while you decide what to do first. There's the corn maze, a kids' hay maze, straw jumping for kids and wagon rides for the family. The corn maze is five acres of fun and don't forget to take home a pumpkin or two to continue the fall festivities after you leave.
Mapleside Farms
294 Pearl Road
Brunswick, OH 44212
(330) 225-5577
www.mapleside.com
If the corn maze, seven acres of twisting and turning entertainment, isn't enough to bring you to Mapleside Farms this fall, then its other great family activities will. There's the longest slide in America, the bounce pillow for the littlest ones and train rides to keep everyone happy. Warm up inside with apple cider and a sweet treat from Corbo's Bakery, sold right on site at Mapleside Farms. Mapleside Farms has been providing fruits, vegetables and entertainment to the Cleveland area for years, come see for yourself.
Maize Valley Winery
6193 Edison St. N.E.
Hartville, OH 44632
(330) 877-8344
www.maizevalley.com
Who says family activities have to be directed towards children only? At Maize Valley Winery, you'll find an eight-acre corn maze to wander out of, but there's also the animal train ride, a straw bale mountain to climb and the littlest farmer play area to explore. There's fun for the whole family at Maize Valley Winery. Adults can relax with wine while the kids play, and all can enjoy lunch or dinner at the Tasting Room café. Turn to Maize Valley Winery for all of your fall festivities.
Marissa Burke is a happily adventurous wife, mother and runner. Living in Lakewood, Ohio she searches neighboring communities for exciting food and drinks that are good and good for you in the Cleveland area. Her work can be found at Examiner.com.