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Aug 22, 2023

Metro Detroit hayrides, corn mazes and more: Activities for this fall

With autumn just around the corner, you may want to get a head start on planning things to do with your family and friends. And what better way to spend the season than to ride on a straw-filled wagon

With autumn just around the corner, you may want to get a head start on planning things to do with your family and friends. And what better way to spend the season than to ride on a straw-filled wagon or wander a luscious corn maze? Metro Detroit is filled with farms and fairs that offer activities for a breezy autumn afternoon. Here are 13 locations to check out for some autumn fun.

Address: 50240 Martz Rd., Belleville

Dates: Sept. 16 through Oct. 1, open Saturdays and Sundays from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Oct. 5-29, open Thursdays and Fridays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., and Saturdays and Sundays from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Activities: Corn maze, pumpkin patch, wagon rides

Price: TBA

Contact: 734-260-0334

Debuck's is a family farm that offers summer, spring and fall events. Their amenities include a 15-acre corn maze and pumpkin patch that spans 20 acres.

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Address: 50165 Eight Mile Rd., Northville

Dates: Oct. 6-29 on Fridays from 5-8 p.m., Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., Sundays 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Great Fall Festival: Sept. 30 and Oct. 1 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Activities: Wagon rides, corn maze, barns, picnic areas

Great Fall Festival: face painting, pumpkin decorating, slime making, pumpkin patch, ring toss

Price: $15 per person, children 2 and under are free.

Great Fall Festival: Festival, games and activities are $12 per person, children 2 and under are free. Festival tickets including the wagon ride and corn maze are $16 per person, children 2 and under are free.

Contact: 248-374-0200

Maybury Farm is a working farm that educates children and families about the animals and agriculture that are vital to traditional Michigan farms. Their corn maze is open through the season, though their autumn highlight is the Great Fall Festival that includes a variety of special activities.

Address: 7897 Six Mile Rd., Northville

Dates: Sept. 1-Oct. 29 on Sundays through Thursdays from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. and Fridays and Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Open on Halloween 10 p.m. to 6 p.m. Open on Nov. 3-5 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Activities: Corn maze, hayride, pumpkin patch, train rides

Price: $5 corn maze, $5 hayride per person or $10 per family, $5 train ride

Contact: 248-437-8200

Three Cedars Farm offers old-fashioned fun for all ages during the fall season. Aside from their corn maze, pumpkin patch and hayride, the farm also has a cider and donut hut that sells tasty treats.

Address: Blake’s Orchard & Cider Mill: 17985 Armada Center Road, Armada

Blake’s Big Apple: 71485 North Avenue, Armada

Dates: September to Nov. 5 daily from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Activities: Hayrides, corn mazes, petting arm, haunted barn and other Halloween attractions

Price: TBA

Contact: 586-784-5343

Blake's Funland hosts attractions in the summer and fall at two different locations in Armada. With a variety of activities at both locations, the working farm offers fun for everyone.

Address: 65775 Wolcott Rd, Ray

Dates: Saturdays and Sundays from Oct 7-22 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Activities: Wagon rides, corn maze, pumpkin patch

Price: $5 per adult, $4 per child, under 2 free.

Contact: 586-752-5932

Wolcott Mill Metropark Farm Center is a 250-acre working farm that brings its visitors up close with live animals such as cows, goats, sheep, ducks and horses. During the fall, the offer wagon rides, a corn maze and a pumpkin.

Address: 4300 Main Park Dr, Shelby Township

Dates: Saturdays and Sundays in October from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

Activities: Wagon ride

Price: $5 per person, children under 3 are free.

Contact: 586-781-4242

Stony Creek Metropark sits next to Stony Creek Lake, offering a variety of outdoor recreation the whole year. In the autumn, the park hosts a wagon ride along its nature trail in which visitors learn about Stony Creek history.

Address: 65075 Van Dyke Ave, Washington

Dates: Saturdays and Sundays in September and October from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Activities: Wagon ride, corn maze, petting zoo, apple and pumpkin picking, bale maze, playground

Price: TBA

Contact: 586-752-3123

Westview Orchards is a family-owned farm that grows fruits and vegetables. During the fall, they offer a family event with a wagon ride, corn maze, petting zoo and more.

Address: 481 Lake George Rd., Oxford

Dates: Every Saturday in October from 7-10 p.m.

Activities: Hayrides

Price: $9 per person. 24 months and under are free.

Contact: 248-628-1611

Upland Hills is an educational farm for children. Admissions to their fall event on Saturdays includes a hayride, one cup of cider hot or cold, one fresh donut and access to the bonfire.

Address: 2125 Denby Dr., Waterford Twp

Dates: Oct. 6-7 from 6-10 p.m.

Activities: Hayride, bounce house, scary maze, bonfire with marshmallows

Price: $10 cash at the gate per person, children under 3 are free

Contact: 248-674-5441

Drayton Plains Nature Center has almost four miles of trails, an interpretive center, a pavilion and old fish hatchery ponds. During their October event, they have a hayride, bounce house, maze and bonfire.

Address: 825 S. Williams Lake Rd, Waterford Twp.

Dates: Aug. 6 through Nov. 26 on Sundays from noon to 1 p.m. (Closed on Oct. 1)

Activities: Hayride

Price: $5 cash per person

Contact: 248-674-5441

Hess Hathaway Park has a playground, farm animals, trail and sports facilities. During their fall event, they offer a hayride for visitors.

Address: 5565 Merritt Rd., Ypsilanti Charter Twp.

Dates: TBA

Activities: Corn maze, hayrides, petting farm, mini golf

Price: $17.50 per person, babies under 23 months are free

Contact: 734-390-9211

The oldest continually owned family-business in Michigan, Wiard's Cider Mill and Apple Orchard offers a country fair event in the fall that includes a corn maze, petting farm, mini golf and hayrides.

Address: 1540 E. Commerce Rd., Commerce

Dates: TBA

Activities: Corn maze, hayride, pumpkin patch, ball zone, bounce house, petting farm, picnic area

Price: TBA

Contact: 248-360-3774

Long Family Orchard & Farm opens to visitors in the fall for its annual event that includes a corn maze, hayride, pumpkin patch, petting farm, bounce house and more.

Address: 16405 Pherdun Rd., Dundee

Dates: Sept. 8 to Nov. 5 on Fridays from 6-10p.m. and on Saturdays and Sundays from 1-10 p.m.

Activities: Corn maze

Price: $13 for 12 years old and above, $6.50 for children between 6 and 11 years old

Contact: 734-216-1089

Farmer J's World Record Corn Maze is a family friendly corn maze that doesn't haunt its guest. Alongside the maze, there will also be corn cannons, pumpkins, slides and concession stands.