Pumpkin patches, corn mazes offer seasonal fun
Fall brings changing leaves, sweater weather and Halloween. What better way to celebrate the season than by heading out to a pumpkin patch or corn maze?
Walter’s Pumpkin Patch, 10001 NW Highway 77, Burns. Open from 10 a.m.-7 p.m. daily and 1-7 p.m. Sundays from Sept. 20-Oct. 31. Offering 30 acres of pumpkins, two giant jumping pillows and a “farm scene investigation” corn maze where guests try to solve the mystery of the missing farmer. Daytime admission is $8 weekdays and $11 on weekends. Find your way through the maze by flashlight from 7-10 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays for $8. 316-320-4150 or walterspumpkinpatch.com
Applejack Pumpkin Patch, 10007 SW Indianola Road, Augusta. Open Sept. 27-Oct. 31. Open 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. weekdays, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday and noon-6 p.m. Sunday. Pumpkin patch, petting zoo and pumpkin cannons. Admission: $8. 316-733-8909 or applejackpumpkinpatch.com
Meadowlark Farm, 11249 SW 160th, Rose Hill. Sept. 26-Nov. 1. Open 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday through Sundays. $1 hay rack rides from parking lot to pumpkin patch. $3 kids’ corn maze. 316-518-8907.
Papa’s Pumpkin Patch, 374 E. 70th, Newton. Opens Sept. 26. Hours are 1-6 p.m. on Friday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday and 1-6 p.m. Sunday. Free admission. Take a hay rack ride to the pumpkin patch. 620-367-2721 or papaspumpkinpatchks.com
Gaeddert Farms Corn Maze, 13209 E. 82nd, Buhler. Open Sept. 26-Nov. 1. Pumpkin patch, corn maze, pumpkin bowling, giant jumping pillow and concessions. Hours: 6-9:30 p.m. Friday, 2-9:30 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Maze admission: $9; ages 4-10, $7. 620-543-3073 or kansasmaze.com
Bergmann Corn Maze and Pumpkin Patch, 8401 S. Meridian, Haysville. Open Friday, Saturday and Sundays Sept. 22-Nov. 8. Boosts a 15-acre corn maze. Admission: $9; ages 5-12, $7. Free admission to the pumpkin patch. 316-522-3475 or bergmanncornmaze.com.
Cox Farm, 6059 S. Seneca, Wichita. Corn maze and pumpkin patch. Open Sept. 27-Oct. 31. Hours: 9 a.m.-3 p.m weekdays and 9 a.m.-6 p.m. weekends. Admission: $5. Price includes a free child-size pumpkin on weekdays. 316-524-8062 or coxfarm.com
Klausmeyer Dairy Farm Tours and Pumpkin Patch, 8135 S. 119 St. West, Clearwater. Offers petting zoo, milking demo, pig races, hay wagon rides. Admission: $6.50 per person. Open 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturdays and noon-6 p.m. Sundays. Each paying guest will receive a pumpkin. 316-706-5391 or klausmeyerdairyfarms.com.
Mr. Gourdman’s Pumpkin Patch, 3750 South Dusty Road, Derby. Open 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturdays and 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Sundays in October. 316-733-1887
Stone Barn Mercantile and Farm, 20438 Highway K-15, Dexter. Pumpkin patch, corn maze. Admission to corn maze: adults, $5; students, $3. Open 10 a.m..-5 p.m. Saturdays and 1-5 p.m. Sundays in October. 620-886-3467 or stonebarnmercantile.com
This story was originally published September 14, 2014 at 4:14 PM with the headline "Pumpkin patches, corn mazes offer seasonal fun."