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Most corn mazes in New Jersey open in mid-September. Some are open on weekdays, while others are only open on weekends. Be sure to click through to each venue's website for updated safety and reservation guidelines.

Corn Mazes in Northern New Jersey

Heaven Hill Farm's corn maze is a haven for fall fun. Photo courtesy of the farm

1. Heaven Hill Farm – Vernon

Heaven Hill Farm has a lot going on—in a good way. And this farm has featured fall mazes for 40+ years! Heaven Hill's maze is split into two sections, with a separate entrance for the shorter kids' maze. The farm's Great Pumpkin Festival offers tons of other activities, games, and hands-on exhibits as well.

2. Secor Farms – Mahwah

This farm has it all, including a petting zoo, hayrides, a pumpkin patch, and yes, a corn maze (plus an easier hay maze for younger kids). Don't forget to grab an apple cider doughnut on your way out! 

3. Fairfield Farms – Fairfield

This Essex County spot offers a kid-friendly, 5-acre corn maze with shortcuts built-in for the impatient or attention-challenged. You'll also find slides, story times, a rolling tube ride, and a pumpkin launch. Kids can pick a pumpkin while parents shop for fall decor from the store. Enjoy hayrides, refreshments, and other seasonal goodies. 

4. Alstede Farms – Chester

Alstede Farms brings tons of autumn fun each year, including a 10-acre corn maze. Open daily, Alstede also offers wagon rides for apple and pumpkin picking, a petting zoo, and pony rides. There's also a giant Blooming Sunflower Trail and an evergreen tree maze! If you have older kids you might want to check out the Harvest Moon Hayride, where you can make your way through the maze at night with a flashlight. The corn maze is included with pick-your-own admission. 

5. Ort Farms – Long Valley

This family-friendly corn maze offers visitors an adventure of twists and turns along its path. Hayrides, cow train rides, monster truck rides, farm animals, and a pumpkin patch round out the Ort Farms fall experience. 

6. Stony Hill Farm Market – Chester

With so many mazes and activities to choose from at Stony Hill, you may never find your way out of the maze park! Each year, there's a unique theme, and you can phone the Maze Master to help you out if you get lost. Also, check out the flashlight nights!

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Climb aboard a steam locomotive to an awesome corn maze in Phillipsburg. Photo courtesy of Delaware River Railroad Excursions

7. Corn Maze Train – Phillipsburg

Climb aboard the Delaware River Railroad Excursions' steam locomotive to take a ride to an awesome corn maze. Families have a blast navigating through a choice of two mazes, with clues to solve the maze hidden within. Pack a picnic lunch to enjoy on-site. The train runs weekends through October. Plan to visit the Ole' Susquehanna mine and pan for gems during your trip, too. 

8. Donaldson Farms – Hackettstown

Explore this corn maze and help support a good cause: $1 from every ticket sold goes to support a charitable organization. Once you’ve navigated out of the maze, enjoy the rest of the Fall Harvest weekend activities, like pumpkin picking, apple picking, and hayrides. 

9. Wightman Farms – Morristown

Beyond the giant corn maze, Wightman Farms is also home to a hale bay maze, rope maze, paver maze, rock labyrinth, hale bale pyramid, and a hale bale tunnel. An all-access weekend pass also gives you unlimited hayrides and access to apple picking. The popular pumpkin slingshot is an additional fee and is open on weekends.

Corn Mazes in Central New Jersey

10. Von Thun Farms – South Brunswick and Washington

Both locations of Von Thun Farms offer a corn maze plus other fall farm activities. Admission to the maze is included with your Fall Festival weekend ticket. Bring your camera and flashlight to the South Brunswick location's Moonlight Corn Maze on the last two weekends of October to try finding your way around in the dark. You can also make s'mores by the campfire. 

11. Casola Farms – Holmdel

Tons of fall fun awaits at Casola Farms and its fall fest. The corn maze is open on weekends only, along with a daytime haunted sunflower maze. Enjoy a petting zoo, haunted house, and hay and pony rides. Face painting is also available on weekends. Also, check out the fall fest, which has FREE admission!

12. Howell Living History Farm – Lambertville

Head back to the early 1900s at New Jersey's longest-running corn maze located on this living history farm. Covering 4 acres with numerous paths, clues help visitors find their way out. More fall farm fun includes a pumpkin patch, hayrides, and food.

13. Happy Day Farm – Manalapan

Celebrating 10 years this year, the Happy Day Farm corn maze is sure to put a smile on your face. Play Maize-O-Poly as you navigate the maze in search of squares to complete your game board. Worried about getting lost? Send a corn text to the question master; answer his question correctly and you'll get a hint on which way to turn. The 10-acre maze includes two paths: a shorter, 15- to 25-minute maze for youngsters, and a more challenging path that can take up to 60 minutes. Voted one of America's top 10 corn mazes! 

14. Bullock Farms – Cream Ridge

This family-owned farm has three mazes for fall fun: A main, 6-acre corn maze that winds along the side of a hill, plus two smaller mazes designed for younger kids. The farm also offers a 25-minute hayride that takes you to the pumpkin patch, and you can swing by the barnyard to see farm animals and play games. 

15. Etsch Farms – Monroe Township

Get lost in this 8-acre corn maze, which has a crossword puzzle game hidden throughout the maze for an extra challenge. Not ready to master this maze? A smaller and easier maze is available and great for toddlers to run through. Before you leave, take a ride on the corn train. Check out the website to see impressive photos of past corn mazes from a bird's eye view. 

Corn Mazes in South Jersey and Near the Jersey Shore

16. Argos Farm – Forked River

The Argos Farm corn maze is a manageable 4 acres. Once you make it through, stick around for pumpkin picking, hay and pony rides, a zip line, an obstacle course, and more. This year the farm also features "Jacks and Lights," a lit-up walking trail with carved pumpkins. 

17. Emery's Farm – New Egypt

Emery's Farms boasts an impressive 7-acre corn maze with a Treasure Hunt game to play while you walk the maze. There's also a smaller, 2-acre Treasure Hunt maze and a straw bale maze perfectly sized for littles that's open daily. Hay rides and farm animals round out the fun.

18. Johnson's Corner Farm – Medford

Available weekends only, the corn maze is the perfect complement to a full day of fall fun at Johnson's Corner Farm. Other traditional fall goodies are available here, including apple and pumpkin picking, hay rides, a barnyard with games and animals, and a festival food tent serving up delicious treats. 

19. Johnson's Locust Hall Farm – Jobstown

This 5-acre corn maze is fun and not too difficult if you have younger kids. We like the unique lookout halfway through where you can get a great view of the farm (and your way out). There were also beautiful, wild growing morning glory flowers intertwined with the corn stalks throughout the maze. Another bonus: You can download a map if you don't like getting lost. 

20. Mood's Farm Market – Mullica Hill

This corn maze has a new theme each year–and is festive and fun for the whole family. Other activities include pumpkin painting, a pumpkin obstacle course, and scarecrow making. Open daily except on Sundays. 

This post was originally published in 2016 and has since been updated.