MazeScoutYour guide to outdoor fun
Corn mazes, pumpkin patches, orchards, hayrides, and fall festivals in New Jersey.
Coombs Barnyard in Elmer hosts seasonal happenings including a pumpkin patch and a flashlight-lit, family-friendly corn maze after dark, alongside farm-animal encounters and farm camp programs. Specific 2026 dates, hours, and pricing were not published on the operator's site at time of research.
Ort Farms is a Long Valley farm market offering fall activities including pick-your-own pumpkins, hayrides, and kids' attractions like monster truck rides. The farm market is open daily. Specific 2026 fall festival dates and pricing were not published on the site at time of research.
Heaven Hill Farm in Vernon runs an annual Great Pumpkin Festival with 35-plus fall attractions, food, and games. The 2026 season is confirmed by the operator to run September 12 through November 8, open daily 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. It has operated in Sussex County for over 40 years.
Argos Farm Fall Festival is a seasonal attraction in Forked River, New Jersey featuring corn maze, pumpkin picking, and pumpkin photo ops.
The Red Barn Farm operates a nearly 10-acre corn maze during its South Jersey sunflower and fall festival. Visitors can also take hayrides to sunflower and pumpkin fields, use a jumbo bounce pad, see farm animals, and attend evening flashlight-maze sessions.
Stony Hill Farms Maze Fun Park in Chester, New Jersey offers giant corn maze, maze fun park, and pumpkin patch.
Hickory Corner Farm in East Windsor (formerly Lee Turkey Farm, same family, founded 1868) is a seventh-generation pick-your-own farm. Third-party sources describe fall pumpkin-patch and hayride activities, but the operator's current site did not publish 2026 fall dates or confirm a corn maze at time of research, so this listing needs re-verification before publishing.
West Portal Pumpkin Patch in Asbury spans 85 acres and includes two corn mazes, a pumpkin patch, hayride, hay maze, petting zoo, sunflower lane and family game center. The 2026 season opens September 19; admission includes the principal farm activities and the operator describes the site as wheelchair accessible.
Liberty Farm's Sussex County Sunflower Maze is a family-oriented sunflower maze in Sandyston with scavenger activities, a bug safari, broad paths, and a conditional leashed-dog policy. The operator confirms an August 2026 opening but has not yet published exact dates, hours, or prices.