Mrs. Ruth's Farms Corn Maze

Fall is here. And you know what that means...candy apples, carving pumpkins, and corn mazes! There has never been a more exciting time of year.  The weather is perfection, the holidays are just around the corner, and there are more excuses to spend time with family.
Our family time this morning consisted of a visit to a brand new corn maze in Cary, NC called Mrs. Ruth's Farms Corn Maze off of Green Level Road.  It was about a 20-minute drive from our house along wooded back roads with lake views.
We went for the corn maze but were surprised by just how many activities were available for families.  First, we lingered around the gift shop for photo opps.

 

 

 

Next, we boarded the tractor for a short hayride, which took us through the woods to the corn maze drop off point.

Once we hit the corn maze, Caleb took off.  He led hubby and I the entire way.  I have no clue where he got his sense of direction.

 

 

It only took us about 20 minutes to get through the entire maze, so not nearly as difficult as McKee's Corn Maze (which is highly recommended and which we will probably visit later in October).  Caleb found the exit and darted off toward the excitement ahead.

The view unfolded before us as we saw a field full of activities for children.

Tractors and pedal karts for kids (and adults).

A bounce house.  If anyone has any suggestions for how to take successful bounce house photos, please let me know.  Or how to remove a child from a bounce house whilst he's having two tons of fun.

A refreshment cart with juice boxes, sodas, waters, chips, snacks, etc.

And piles of hay everywhere!  I called this Hay Mountain.

 

 

 

 

 

Another great invention - the traveling hot dog stand.

Overall, we were quite impressed with this outing.  This is the first season the farm has been opened to the public.  There is also a small zipline, though it was too small for us to wait in line for.

The tractor makes trips every 20 minutes or so.  Once you get back to the home base/parking area/gift shop you can purchase snacks, pumpkins, apples, and other harvest themed goodies.