Photos by Michele Mateus
Words by Alexis Baran
Goodbye summer heat, hello crisp morning air, vibrant sunsets, giant sweaters, hot apple ciders, and pumpkin spiced everything. Leave the long city shadows for a day and to head where the waning sun lights up expansive golden corn fields.
Many of the kind farmers in the Fraser Valley will let you and your family run gleefully through their crop labyrinths – and they also have hot drinks (or cold craft beer depending on where you go), giant trampolines, and many things to climb, drive, and ride. If you are so inclined, they’ll even let you and/or your kids shoot produce out of cannons (yes, there are pumpkin cannons).
(A full list of Fraser Valley corn mazes after the photo essay.)
Maan Farms
Open: August – October
Activities: Daytime corn maze, flashlight corn maze (select October dates), haunted corn maze (select October dates), giant jumping pillow, zip line, and carts.
790 McKenzie Road
Abbotsford, BC
604.864.5723
maanfarms.com
Taves Family Farms Corn Maze
Open: August – October
Activities: Corn maze, carts, pony rides, giant jumping pillow, pumpkin cannon, corn gun, and zip line.
333 Gladwin Rd
Abbotsford, BC
604.853.3108
tavesfamilyfarms.com
Chilliwack Corn Maze
Open: August – October
Activities: A 12-acre corn maze, indoor hay maze, duck races, giant jumping pillow, and carts.
41905 Yale Road West
Chilliwack, BC
604-819-6203 or 604-845-7771
chilliwackcornmaze.com
Fantasy Farms/Petey’s Pumpkin Patch
Open: October 5 – 31
Activities: “3 Sisters” Corn Maze, train rides, indoor play zone, and petting zoo.
9423 Gibson Road
Chilliwack, BC
604-792-8572
www.peteyspumpkinpatch.ca
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