Every fall, the same farmers who grow the food we eat bring the farm fun to families with hayrides. This cozy autumn tradition starts in the pasture.
Hay is usually harvested in the summer months and dried into fall. The hay is then stored and used to feed livestock through the winter months when grazing becomes challenging or impossible because of snow and scarcity—but it also makes for comfortable seating for hayrides! Here’s where you and your family can find this classic fall activity nearby.
Maryland Sunrise Farm
381 Gambrills Road, Gambrills, MD 21054
Find your way to the Maryland Corn Maze this fall for hayrides, a hay pyramid, a hay jump and more than a dozen other memory-making opportunities. The corn maze and related fall fun will be available through Nov. 3.
mcornmaze.com
Haunted Hayride
1450 Generals Highway, Crownsville, MD 21032
Visit the Anne Arundel County Fairgrounds in October for Halloween Happening! This annual event takes place all month long on weekends and includes a haunted house, haunted maze and haunted hayride. Children ages 6 and younger receive free admission.
aacountyfair.org
Harvest Moon Hayride in Laurel
Corner of Route 1 and Main Street, Laurel, MD 20707
Take a hayride along the Patuxent River all the way down to a roaring bonfire where you and your family can enjoy drinks, snacks and entertainment. The hayride will take place in November, with the bonfire lit from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.
cityoflaurel.org
Knightongale Farm
3924 Solomons Island Road, Harwood, MD 20776
Visit this 90-acre family-owned farm for a fall festival every autumn through the end of October. Last year’s fall fun included a pumpkin patch, 3-acre corn maze, hayrides and games for the whole family to enjoy.
knightongalefarm.com
Maryland Zombie Hunt
13100 Central Ave., Bowie, MD 20721
Experience a haunted hayride that’s one to remember, where families can fight back against the fear with paintballs! You can book a ticket to hop on the two-tier hayride and shoot zombies with paintballs on Oct. 5, 12, 19, 25 & 26. This event is for ages 4 and older. Zombies do not return paintball fire.
marylandzombiehunt.com
