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Love apples, hayrides, and corn mazes? Head to B.J. Reece Orchards for a fun-filled, farm adventure. The $26 Mega Fun ticket on the weekends includes wagon rides, corn maze, pony rides, pig races, cow train, mega slide, and other activities. You even get three apples to shoot in the apple cannon! There are other ticket options at a lesser price. And of course, go apple picking!

2. Big Springs Farms – Woodstock

Weekends, September 28-October 27, 2024

The fall season at Big Springs Farms kicks off with the annual Antique Tractor Show. In addition to the pumpkin patch, enjoy the corn maze and hayride. Check the farm's website or social media sites as pricing is still being determined. Other separately priced fall activities include a jumping pillow, bounce house, face painting, farm train, and gem mining every weekend.

3. Cagles Farm - Holly Springs

Weekends, September 20-November 3, 2024

At Cagles, families pick pumpkins, conquer a corn maze, watch pig races, see a sheepdog herding demonstration, and visit farm animals. Smaller kids enjoy Micah's Mini Maze and the water trough bubbles, while parents love the photo ops. The Family Plus ticket also includes wagon rides to Cagles Lake, where you can roast marshmallows over the campfire.

4. Copper Creek Farm – Calhoun

Select days, September 21-November 2, 2024

Families explore two dozen farm activities including the new bubble barn and Cinderella carriage! Start with the eight-acre corn maze (or kiddie maze for younger kids) followed by a hayride and gem mining. There's also a mechanical bull, steer roping, and talking pumpkins. For evening adventures, enjoy the Haunted Trail, evening hayride, flashlight maze, haunted corn maze, and a large bonfire with marshmallows.

5. Hillcrest Orchards - Ellijay

Weekends, August 31-October 27, 2024

For a twist on the corn maze, explore Hillcrest's apple tree maze, where tree branches have grown along wires to create "walls." In addition enjoy wagon rides, mini golf, petting farm, cow train rides, and more activities. Kids love the trike races, fairy tale trail, and more. If time allows, purchase a one-half peck bag and go apple picking in the orchards.

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6. Ole McDermitt's Farm – Carrollton

Select days, September 28- November 9, 2024

See if your family escapes the corn maze at Ole McDermitt's Farm. Or, just take the hayride around the maze and visit peacocks, chickens, goats, and other animals. The admission ticket includes slides, rubber duck races, and playground structures. Bring extra cash for gem mining and the pumpkin patch.

7. Pettit Creek Farms – Cartersville

Selet days, September 21-October 31, 2024

Welcome to Pumpkin Fest at Pettit Creek Farms! This 80-acre farm offers scarecrow building and unlimited visits to the two-acre corn maze, hayrides, ring toss, and petting zoo. Admission add-ons include camel rides, bungee jumping, Aerial Adventure Course, and Canopy Zipline Tour for older children and teens. Pettit Creek Farms only accepts cash for add-ons and concessions.

8. Sleepy Hollow Farm – Powder Springs

Select days, September 21-November 2, 2024

Sleepy Hollow Farm offers wagon rides, a corn maze, petting zoo, pumpkin patch, and games this fall. Tickets for a reserved two-hour time slot are $14 (ages 3 and up) and must be purchased online. The farm also offers an online discount on weekdays, which includes a mini pumpkin. If you have older kids, try an escape game adventure at the farm (booked separately through Escape Woods).

9. Yahoo Farm – Jasper

September 21-October 31, 2024

Visit Yahoo Farm for a hayride, corn maze, pony rides, corn cannon, gem mining, rubber duck races, and the pumpkin wagon and "hay bale" kiddie maze. Follow the farm's social media pages for updates about a haunted hayride and the cosmic corn maze.

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10. Buford Corn Maze and Haunted Forest – Buford

Select days, September 7-November 17, 2024

The name of this spot says it all! Wander this five-acre corn maze, as well as take unlimited hayrides and visit the Kid’s Corner Play Area, with popcorn pillows, ride slides, and farm animals. If you have kids ages 10 and older, purchase a combo ticket for $29.95, which includes the creepy Haunted Forest beginning September 27. If you anticipate repeat visits, season passes are also available.

11. Hillside Orchard Farms – Lakemont

September 7- early November 2024 (excluding Tuesdays)

Hillside Orchards offers a fun corn maze for $8. Afterward, purchase delicious apples (not U-pick), visit farm animals, enjoy the playground, and stop by the country store for jams, jellies, and ciders.

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12. Jaemor Farms – Alto

Select days September 14-November 3, 2024

Bring the family to Jaemor Farms' Harvest Celebration to enjoy the corn maze, hayrides, and apple cannon. Younger kids may prefer the mini corn maze, slide, petting zoo, tricycle races, and train rides. Admission fees vary by date. Add-ons include flower picking and gem mining. Visit October 25-26, 2024 for Flashlight Nights when the farm stays open until 10pm.

13. Scottsdale Farms – Milton

Open weekends, September 21-October 25, 2024

A corn maze, hayride, sunflower field, and goats await kids at Scottsdale Farms. Find plenty of autumn-themed photo ops and the perfect pumpkin from the patch. You can even eat lunch at the on-site cafe which offers a kids' menu.

The 15-acre corn maze and pumpkin patch at Uncle Shuck's is the home of great farm fun, food, and family memories! Photo courtesy of Uncle Shuck's

14. Uncle Shuck’s Corn Maze and Pumpkin Patch – Dawsonville

Select days, September 14-November 10, 2024

Uncle Shuck’s 15-acre property offers almost four miles of "corn-fusing" twists and turns! The general admission ticket also includes wagon rides, a bonfire, kiddie maze, goat walk, tire mountain, jump pad, and corn cannon. The combo ticket includes Dark Rows Haunted Corn Trail, offered Friday and Saturday evenings in October. (Flashlights aren’t allowed so parents must accompany children under age 12.)

15. Warbington Farms – Cumming

Select days September 7-November 2, 2024

Enjoy wagon rides, a corn maze, and the Fun Park (with corn crib, jumping pillow, slides, swings, and barnyard). Bring your flashlight to experience the Flashlight Corn Maze Challenge in October. Special events include Pumpkin Palooza on October 12, Magical Maze on October 19, and Halloween Egg Haunt on October 26.

16. Washington Farms - Bogart

September 21-November 3, 2024 (excluding Mondays except October 14)

Purchase tickets online to visit Washington Farms. If the 6.5-acre corn maze sounds daunting, staff members are on the site to provide clues and help. General admission tickets include a wagon ride, ropes course, zipline, vortex tunnel, bounce house, and more activities. The zinnia field and pumpkin patch are free to enter. On select Fridays in October, the farm stays open until 10:30pm.

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17. Callaway Gardens – Pine Mountain

Select days September 14-November 2, 2024

Head to Callaway Gardens to stroll past thousands of carved pumpkins and escape the corn maze. At night, everything lights up for a fun evening of exploration. Kids love the Enchanted Pumpkin Forest with dancing lights and a huge pumpkin butterfly, as well as live performances, Mini Glow Golf, and more. Instead of hayrides, trolleys take guests to the corn maze and pumpkin patch.

18. Southern Belle Farm – McDonough

Open September 18-November 3, 2024 (closed Mondays and Tuesdays)

A favorite U-pick farm, Southern Belle Farms has families covered for all adventures. Get lost in the 7-acre corn maze and take a hayride around the 330-acre farm. General admission (purchased online only) also includes corn cannons, pig races, a cow train, and more. For an extra fee, children can paint mini pumpkins or mine for gems. Stop by the Country Market to purchase tasty fall treats.

Burt's Pumpkin Farm features an amazing scenic hayride. Photo by the author

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19. Burt’s Pumpkin Farm - Dawsonville

September 16-November TBD, 2024