Corn Mazes in North Georgia
In the North Georgia mountains, a corn maze brings you close enough to the harvest to see the ears still growing on the stalks, 🌽 with tall rows of corn turning a walk into a puzzle. Choose a large maze for an afternoon of map-reading and wrong turns, a shorter farm outing with children, or an after-dark adventure with flashlights and a few scares.👻
Navigate the maze through tall corn at Uncle Shuck’s in Dawsonville
This guide compares 2026 corn mazes by location, price, days open, and other activities. You’ll find options all around North Georgia, from small mazes for kids to large mazes of over 5 miles that can be split into two sections!
Season information checked October 8, 2026. We visited Uncle Shuck’s by invitation.
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Choose the Best North Georgia Maze for Your Group 🌽
Start with who is coming, which day you can visit, and whether you want a puzzle, farm play, or an evening adventure. These differences can help narrow the choices:
- 📆 Open daily: Uncle Shuck’s and Jaemor have daily October hours; Hillside and Yahoo Farm offer daily maze visits during the fall season. Hours and extras vary by day, so check the cards below before planning a weekday visit.
- 🧒 With younger children: Look for Uncle Shuck’s kiddie maze, Yahoo’s kiddie hay maze, or Hillcrest’s Korny Kids Maze (weekend Jubilee only).
- 🐕 With your dog: Cress Creeks welcomes short-leashed dogs in the maze with a purchased ticket and cleanup bags. At B.J. Reece, leashed dogs are permitted in the orchard but not inside the market or petting zoo area.
- 🗺️ For adults and map readers: Uncle Shuck’s two large mazes offer maps and checkpoints through a 15-acre field. Cress Creeks adds clues to its maze.
- 🌙 After dark: Choose Yahoo or Jaemor for a flashlight outing, Uncle Shuck’s Dark Rows for a haunted trail, or Skitts’ Bigfoot Hunt for fog and jump scares.
- 🎟️ For a smaller budget: Yahoo’s daytime maze is $5 with free entry and parking. Hillside’s $8 maze includes a kiddie ice cream or small slushy.
Most of these farm mazes offer a variety of additional fall fun. From petting zoos and hayrides to pumpkin patches and outdoor games, check below to find the perfect option for your group!
Nighttime Corn Mazes and Haunted Adventures 👻
A maze after dark can mean a flashlight puzzle or an outing with scares. These four North Georgia farms offer different evening experiences; choose the event that fits your group’s comfort level.
Corn Mazes in North Georgia by Area 🍂
Grouping the farms by area helps you plan a full day or a weekend in the mountains. Pair an Ellijay maze with apple picking, a Cleveland maze with Helen-area attractions, or a Jasper-and-Dawsonville stop with a drive toward Amicalola Falls. 🍂
Map of Corn Mazes in North Georgia 🗺️
Find a corn maze near your mountain destination, then pair it with another stop from the listings below. Check the farm’s visiting hours and weather updates before setting out.
Dawsonville and Jasper Corn Mazes 🌽
These southern foothill options are convenient for visitors traveling from metro Atlanta. Choose Uncle Shuck’s for a large maze and a separate haunted trail, or Yahoo Farm for free entry and individually priced activities. Both offer daily October visits.
Uncle Shuck’s Corn Maze in Dawsonville 👻
🌽 Explore 15 acres of corn mazes (including 2 daytime mazes plus a kids maze), then return on an October Friday or Saturday night for the separate Dark Rows haunted corn trail.🦇
After parking at Uncle Shuck’s, take a look around the free pumpkin patch area or head straight to the ticket booth for your wristband and maze maps. Cross the bridge into the activity area, where two large corn mazes and a kiddie maze share the farm with animals, carnival-style games, and a General Store souvenir shop. Further along is Dark Rows, a separate haunted corn trail that opens on Friday and Saturday nights in October. 🧟
Uncle Shuck’s cornstalk height is off the chart!
At the maze entrance, choose the 2.5-mile course, the 3.0-mile course, or both. 🗺️ Follow your map through the tall rows of corn stalks, find the checkpoints, and punch your card as you go. Once you’ve found your way out, try the corn cannon (3 shots are included with corn-maze tickets). Or take a break at the covered picnic tables before exploring more of the farm activities.
Uncle Shuck’s is open daily, but some amenities are limited during the week. The General Store offers drinks and souvenirs, but outside food and drinks are not allowed.
Yahoo Farm Corn Maze in Jasper 🌠
At Yahoo Farm, pay for the activities you choose. Entry to the farm and parking are free, and the daytime corn maze costs only $5. A $24 pass bundles the maze with selected activities (pony rides are separate).
The Cosmic Cornmaze runs on four October Saturdays, with a flashlight and glow bracelet included. 🔦 Add the haunted hayride if your group wants another night attraction, and note that they close at 6 pm on Halloween. Pets are not permitted; service animals are welcome.
Ellijay and Talking Rock Corn Mazes 🍎
Ellijay is best known for apples, but its farms also offer traditional corn mazes, scavenger hunts, sheep-farm experiences, flowers, and plenty of hot cider doughnuts and fried pies. 🥟 Hillcrest adds an orchard maze and a smaller children’s maze to the choices here.
B.J. Reece Orchards in Ellijay 🌽
New to this guide for 2026, B.J. Reece combines a corn maze scavenger hunt with one of the area’s largest collections of apple orchard activities.
The 2026 farm activities at B.J. Reece Orchards began August 29 and continue daily during September and October. The maze is one part of a much larger orchard outing that also includes apple picking, wagon rides, pig races, cow milking, a petting zoo, slides, an apple cannon, and bakery treats.
This is a great choice for families who want to fill most of a day in one place. There are several ticket options available, but you’ll want to choose the Saturday-Sunday Mega Farm Admission (Do It All) for access to the corn maze scavenger hunt.
🐕 Leashed dogs are welcome in the orchards, but not in the market or petting-zoo area. Weekend traffic along Highway 52 can be heavy during peak apple season, so an earlier arrival leaves more time for the maze and the rest of the farm.
Cress Creeks Farm in Ellijay 🐑
With a cornfield tucked into its wooded valley setting, Cress Creeks is a great choice for a scenic fall outing. Follow clues through the Ellijay corn maze, then spend a little time meeting the sheep and enjoying the lawn games.
Cress Creeks Farm Ellijay Corn Maze in 2025
The farm suggests an hour for the maze, or about two hours to enjoy the other activities (corn maze tickets also include the barrel train and lawn games). A combo ticket is also available, which includes a hayride to the baby lamb farm.
🐕 Dogs are welcome in the maze on a short leash with a purchased ticket and cleanup bags. Want more time in this quiet setting? 🏡 Explore on-site farmhouse rental for an overnight farm stay.
Hillcrest Orchards: Other Maze Types in Ellijay 🍎
For a family outing with younger children, Hillcrest offers alternatives to the large corn mazes: an Apple Tree Maze through the orchard and the Korny Kids Maze for children, with a sandbox and playground. Both appear in the 2026 Apple Pickin’ Jubilee weekend activity list.
Wagon rides, pig races, mini golf, animals, and live entertainment can fill out the day. Admission includes U-pick access, but you will need to buy an apple bag separately. For harvest availability and orchard details, see the North Georgia apple-picking guide.
Town Creek Valley Farm in Talking Rock 💐
The family-owned Town Creek Valley Farm pairs its corn maze with pumpkins, outdoor games, photo backdrops, and a vibrant U-pick flower field. Supplies for flower cutting are provided.
North Georgia Corn Maze Town Creek Valley Farms
Visit on September–October weekends, Saturday 10 am–6 pm or Sunday 1–6 pm. Weekday group visits are available by reservation. Check the farm’s Facebook page for weather-related closures before driving. Pets are not permitted.
Cleveland, Alto, and Lakemont Corn Mazes 🍁
These northeast Georgia farms are convenient for trips centered around Helen, Lake Burton, Clayton, Tallulah Gorge, or the Highway 365 corridor. Each offers a different mix of maze time, farm activities, and market treats.
Hillside Orchard Farms in Lakemont 🚂
The 2026 maze at Hillside Orchard Farms recalls the old Tallulah Falls Railroad, with a game connected to local facts and trivia. Hillside’s maze admission costs $8 and includes a choice of kiddie ice cream or a small slushy.
Hillside Orchard Farms’ corn-maze entrance in 2025
The maze is open daily during its fall season, while train and hayrides run on weekends with separate tickets. Browse the country store or visit the barnyard during your visit.
Jaemor Farms in Alto 🎵
The corn maze at Jaemor Farms in Alto honors Dolly Parton in 2026, then surrounds the theme with a full Harvest Celebration and plenty of famous farm-market treats.
Tall corn maze at Jaemor Farms in 2025
The 2026 Harvest Celebration at Jaemor Farms opened September 12 with a butterfly release. This year’s corn maze pays tribute to Dolly Parton and connects the experience to her commitment to children’s literacy through the Imagination Library.
Every general Harvest Pass includes the corn maze, hayride, pumpkin patch, apple-cannon shots, pumpkin train, slides, games, and other farm activities. Upgraded passes add options such as U-pick flowers, gem mining, or paintball. Pets are not permitted in the activity area, pumpkin patch, maze, hayrides, market, or farm games.
October activity hours differ from market hours, and the last activity ticket is sold one hour before closing.
Skitts Mountain Farms in Cleveland 👣
Get lost in the corn, race a duck, ride the wagon, and save some energy for the Big Zipper and jumping pillows.
The 2026 fall season at Skitts Mountain Farms began on Friday, September 18. All regular farm activities are included with admission, while pumpkins, U-pick flowers, food, and drinks cost extra.
👻 On October 10, 17, and 24, the Bigfoot Hunt adds an after-dark maze experience with flashlights, fog, and jump scares. The farm recommends children ages 5 or older.
What to Expect Inside a Corn Maze 🗺️
Step between towering corn stalks overhead, and the field of corn becomes a puzzle you can walk through. Follow a promising path, round a corner, and decide which way to go next. Checkpoints give you something to find along the way, while a dead end sends you back to try another turn. 🌽
Corn mazes tower above people at Uncle Shuck’s
If your maze comes with a map or checkpoint card, keep it handy as you explore. It helps you track where you’ve been and which stops are still ahead. 🗺️
At Uncle Shuck’s, a view from the bridge helped us appreciate the field’s size. From above the rows, you can see how much ground there is to explore. 👀
A view from the maze bridge shows how far the cornfield stretches.
Look closely as you follow the paths: ears of corn may still be growing on the stalks. Seeing them beside us was a memorable surprise, and a reminder that the maze may be part of a working cornfield. Uncle Shuck’s management asks guests not to get “corn-victed” for picking the corn! 🌽
- 👟 Expect farm paths. Grass, dirt, uneven ground, and muddy patches call for shoes you can clean. Spare shoes and socks in the car are handy after rain.
- 🚻 Use the restroom before entering. Take a bathroom break and sort out drinks before a longer walk. Check outside-food and drink rules first.
- 🌽 Stay on the marked paths. Cutting between rows damages the maze; leave the ears of corn on their stalks.
- 🗺️ Ask how the map and games work. Choose whether to find the exit or every checkpoint, and ask for bonus-game instructions before entering.
- 🧭 Know how to get help or finish early. Ask staff about approved exits, keep children with their adults, and agree on a meeting place if your group separates.
- 🔦 Check the lighting rules. Yahoo’s Cosmic Cornmaze supplies flashlights, while Uncle Shuck’s Dark Rows prohibits their use.
What to Bring for a Corn Maze Visit 👟
- 🥾 Shoes with tread: Start with a pair you already own and can clean, but if you also enjoy woodland walks, hiking shoes may be useful beyond maze day
- 🧦 Spare socks and shoes: Keep an extra pair of quality socks and clean shoes in the car along with a small towel and a plastic bag for muddy footwear
- 🧢 Sun protection and a light layer: Bring a hat, SPF lip balm and sunscreen, and a layer for cooler fall temperatures
- 😎 Eyewear: Readers help you see the fine print on the maps (my bifocal reading sunglasses were perfect), and sunglasses protect eyes from glare
- 🎒 A small hands-free bag: Use a hands-free crossbody bag to keep your phone, the maze map, and essentials in one place
- 🦟 Insect repellent: Carry bug repellent towelettes and apply when bugs are an issue
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North Georgia Corn Maze FAQs 🌽
Planning a visit to a North Georgia corn maze? The experience changes as the season moves along. Early visits may see taller, denser stalks, while later weather can thin the rows and open the sightlines. Rain, wind, farm maintenance, and the maze design also affect the challenge, so no two visits feel exactly the same.
Maps, Time, and Choosing a Maze 🧭
- 🗺️ Do corn mazes give you a map? Some do. Uncle Shuck’s provides maps at the ticket booth (let staff know if you also need a map for the smaller children’s maze). Other farms use clues or scavenger hunts, so ask how your chosen maze works before entering.
- ⏱️ How long does a corn maze take? Allow 30 minutes to an hour for each maze, plus extra time to explore the on-site activities. Your pace, wrong turns, and how many checkpoints you want to find will affect the total.
- 🧩 How do the checkpoint and bonus games work? At Uncle Shuck’s, we used the map to find every checkpoint and punch our card. The animal-and-weapon bonus game was less clear to us. Ask for its instructions at the ticket booth if you want to play, rather than trying to figure it out deep inside the maze.
- 🧭 What if I need help or want to leave early? Ask staff about shortcuts, exits, and how to request help before entering. We did not notice staff or marked help options inside Uncle Shuck’s during our quiet weekday visit, so we cannot describe its assistance system.
- 💑 Are corn mazes fun for adults without children? A larger maze can suit adults who enjoy exploring and solving a puzzle together. At Uncle Shuck’s, the maze was our main activity, while most of the extra games felt geared toward children.
- 📆 Which North Georgia mazes are open during the week? Uncle Shuck’s and Jaemor are open daily in October; Hillside and Yahoo offer daily fall maze visits. Cress Creeks opens Tuesday–Sunday. B.J. Reece’s scavenger hunt and Hillcrest’s mazes are listed in weekend packages; Town Creek’s weekday groups need reservations, and Skitts’ regular fall visits are Friday–Sunday.
- 🌙 Which mazes have after-dark options? Uncle Shuck’s Dark Rows, Skitts’ Bigfoot Hunt, Yahoo’s Cosmic Cornmaze, and Jaemor’s Late Night at the Farm offer October evening outings. Some include scares; others are flashlight experiences. See the nighttime maze dates above and check the event’s lighting and age rules.
- 👻 Are the regular mazes haunted at night? Not automatically. Uncle Shuck’s separates its un-haunted regular mazes from Dark Rows. Read each event’s description, especially for fog, jump scares, or age recommendations.
A numbered checkpoint, map, & punch help you track progress at Uncle Shuck’s.
Tickets, Weather, and Farm Facilities 🎟️
- 🎟️ Do I need to book ahead? It depends on the farm and event. Cress Creeks sells tickets online and in person, while Uncle Shuck’s daytime tickets are available at the gate. Check admission details for your chosen outing, especially for night events.
- 🌧️ Can I visit after rain? Check local conditions at the farm before driving, even if it isn’t raining now. Earlier rain can leave muddy paths or lead to closures. We had fairly good walking conditions in the field, but still ended up with very muddy shoes, so keep a spare pair in the car.
- 🍴 Can I bring food and water? Uncle Shuck’s and Cress Creeks prohibit outside food and drink; Jaemor prohibits outside food. Uncle Shuck’s weekday amenities are limited, though its General Store had drinks and snacks. Check your farm’s food options before planning a meal there.
- 🚻 What are the bathrooms like? Facilities vary by farm; ask about accessible toilets or changing tables if your group needs them. Uncle Shuck’s had portable toilets with handwashing stations outside.
- 🔁 Can I leave and re-enter? Re-entry depends on the location and ticket. Check the admission details before leaving the maze, taking a break, or heading back to your car.
Children, Dogs, and Accessibility 🐕
- 🧒 Which mazes have smaller maze options? Uncle Shuck’s (kiddie maze), Yahoo Farm (kiddie hay maze), and Hillcrest (Korny Kids Maze and Apple Tree Maze).
- 🐕 Are corn mazes dog-friendly? Most mazes do not allow pets, but B.J. Reece welcomes leashed dogs in the orchard (but not in the market or petting-zoo area), and Cress Creeks allows short-leashed dogs in the maze with a purchased ticket.
- ♿ Can a wheelchair or stroller use the maze? Ask your farm about path width, surface, recent mud, and step-free routes. A bridge or other feature may have stairs, so confirm an alternative route and accessible facilities where needed.
Corn Mazes Near Atlanta (Talking Rock, GA)
Keep your mountain day going with another nearby stop:
- North Georgia Pumpkin Patches 🎃
- North Georgia Apple Picking 🍎
- U-Pick Flower Farms 💐
- North Georgia Harvest Festivals 🍂
Did your maze come with a map, and did you use it? 🗺️ Tell us what surprised you, which farm you visited, or a tip that helped your group in the comments.
Hey thanks for this article! It contains a lot and I mean a lot of useful information. I like how you also included the contact details and everything basically that we need to know to attend, that way I don’t have to go from page to page to get info.
I’ve always found mazes fun to solve but for some reason haven’t being in one. I would love to take part in a real lif maze. Do you think there is any available in the UK or do any of these companies own a business in other countries?
Hi Sariyah, Thanks for checking in from the UK! The owners of the corn mazes in North Georgia are generally smaller companies that focus on their local operations.
That said, I have visited corn mazes in other parts of the southeastern USA, so they definitely exist elsewhere. If you are interested in testing your puzzle-solving skills in a corn maze, I would recommend asking around in your local area to see what is available this fall. Best of luck!
Thank you so much, Alyce. Farmers markets, such as those at Matakana Wine Vineyard and other locations on the east coast of New Zealand’s North Island, are favourites of mine. We have cornfields in New Zealand similar to those in North Georgia, although not on the same scale. The Hillcrest apple orchards seem interesting. The apples would be crisp and cold, and I’d expect them to be organic and juicy rather than floury and bland. I’ve never heard of racing through a corn maze as a tourist attraction, but it seems like a lot of fun, especially since I just saw the horror film 1922. It would be interesting to watch the hunted hayride.
Hello in New Zealand! The local corn maze attractions are a fun way to get lost in a cornfield in a controlled way. It’s definitely common for groups of friends to have a little friendly competition to see who can get through the maze the fastest.
Hi there! Thank you very much for sharing this article on corn maizes in North Georgia.
Corn mazes are beautiful! It is very clear to me that there are a lot of great places to try out the corn mazes in North Georgia, even if there are not as many this year due to COVID. I haven’t had the pleasure of visiting one yet but they’re always so lovely in pictures and movies. I’ll try to find time to visit an open one this year, thank you.
Hi there thanks for sharing this interesting review and update on the north georgia corn mazes. They are indeed great places to visit and probably perfect to go right now (before it gets too cool outside). There’s a whole lot of experiences to be shared with family in a corn maze (strategizing, planning, and executing a way out!). Although I haven’t been to all of these yet, I’m enjoying reading about the options and planning a trip!
The weather is perfect outside right now and corn mazes are a great excuse to wander around outside and take in some fresh air!
Travelling to places and knowing what to expect is always a good thing. Thanks for this info — I definitely learned a few things that I hadn’t thought about before. Corn mazes are so much fun and sometimes it is the unique family activity that is the highlight of the whole trip!
I appreciate the update for 2020 — it’s been a wild year but this seems like a great outdoor activity while it’s still nice outside.
I agree that we need to take full advantage of these days of perfect weather that we’re having and be outside. Enjoy!
Dammit, I want this global pandemic Covid thing to end so bad. The sooner the better. I’m desperately missing all the traveling and exploring awesome and purely fascinating places. On that note, I’m really looking forward to visit places like corn mazes. That haunted one at “The Dark Rows” got me really excited. Going to have to leave the children at home, haha, and drag my wife there. Love the no flashlight rule. 🙂
For stuff with small kids, it’s probably the second one. I bet they will really love the pet farm. And swimming pig races sound like something I’ve never seen nor experienced, haha. Should be real fun.
Also, I appreciate all the corn maze tips there at the end. From the bottom of my heart, thank you. <3
Ever since the uprising of franchises and the high demands to consistently meet customer demands, the maize industry tremendously saw a rise in productivity because it helps livestock to mature at a reduced waiting time. After watching the documentary Food Inc, maize really grasped my interest. Great to have come across the article listing maize attraction sites. I would really love to engage with the farmers and get insightful theories behind maize farming. Nice listing.
I’m really a fan of sight seeing, and this really caught my attention, I liked Uncle shucks, I love the fact that there are side attractions, and it is very affordable. I have gone to somewhere like this once, but this one seems better, their ratings are also very high on the social media platforms. I am definitely visiting soon.
What a beautiful location you have highlighted here. I had no idea that the Georgia mountains were so beautiful in the Fall. I chuckled to myself when you described how one could test one’s navigation and problem solving skills in one of the corn mazes. Now that must be fun! & how creative! I have to say, the activities and beauty that you have shown here, has me wanting to jump into my car to experience some of those marshmallows and festival food at Uncle Shucks. Hillcrest Orchards also looks great. I see the locations have Covid 19 checks too, that is great. Can you recommend places to stay?