Cache Valley offers two distinct corn mazes for Halloween
Candy, pumpkins and ghosts are all part of Halloween, but don’t forget about the 10-foot-tall corn stalks that are plowed into mazes each year.
Corn mazes are becoming a fall tradition for many Utah State University students who have journeyed through the mazes of Cache Valley.
“Always go left,” said Krista Bodrero, a sophomore majoring in English. When asked how long a trip through the maze usually takes her, she replied, “Depends on whether or not there’s a cute boy with me. Corn maze season is my favorite season.”
Jennifer Zsiray, an undeclared freshman said, “I think it’s funner with a bunch of people, so you don’t care if you get lost.”
Jami Elzinga, another undeclared freshman said, “I’ve only been once, and it took me like an hour. I think they’re awesome. It’s more fun to get lost than anything.”
Don’t forget a flashlight, good walking shoes, warm clothes and maybe some walkie-talkies if you’re going in groups for the maze.
American West Heritage Center
The American West Heritage Center (AWHC) features an 8-acre corn maze filled with twists, turns and plenty of dead-ends. On Saturdays, you can get a free hayride when you buy a ticket to the maze.
The corn maze is open from 5 to 10 p.m. Monday through Thursday, 5 to 11 p.m. Friday and 2 to 11 p.m. Saturday. The maze is closed on Sunday.
The last tickets for the maze are sold one hour before closing time, so plan at least that much time to get out. Admission is $5 for adults, $4 for students with a student ID and seniors aged 55 years and older, $3 for children 3 to 11 and $15 for a family.
On Friday and Saturday night, tickets for the Haunted Hollow, a 2,000 square-foot trail hidden beneath the tall trees of Sardine Canyon, are available. It’s open from 5 to 11 p.m.
Admission for the Haunted Hollow is $4 for adults, $3 for students and seniors, $2 for children, and $10 for a family. Combination tickets are available for the maze and the Haunted Hollow at a discounted rate of $8 for adults, $6 for students and seniors, $4 for children and $25 for a family.
For children, there’s a hay bale maze along with storytelling and a petting zoo where kids can try to get up close to ducks, chickens, sheep and even a pig with a Candy Canyon on Saturdays. People can even buy pumpkins, Indian corn, straw bales and corn stalks from the Heritage Center farm.
Oct. 30 is the last day for the maze and Haunted Hollow.
AWHC is located at 4025 So. Highway 89-91 in Wellsville.
Green Canyon Farm Corn Maze
This year’s 12-acre maze is shaped as a huge honey comb and bees, with plenty of ways to get lost – though there is a map available to less adventurous sorts.
Nancy Jensen, who runs the corn maze, said a lot of people say this years maze is really challenging.
“I think we have a good maze,” she said.
The maze is “haunted” on weekends after dark at around 7:30.
The maze is open from 6 to 11 p.m. Monday through Thursday, 6 to 12 a.m. Friday and 2 to 12 a.m. Saturday. The maze is closed on Sunday.
The maze will be open until Oct. 30.
“We have a lot of repeated customers,” Jensen said.
Ticket prices are $6 for adults, $5 for students with a student ID, $4 for children and $25 for a family. Monday night is family night and everyone gets $1 off ticket prices.
The Green Canyon Corn Maze is located at 2850 N. 50 East in North Logan, just north of the George S. Eccles Ice Center.
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