one of these west coast corn mazes is shaped like its own state, another goes fully haunted after dark, and the third’s ranked one of the best in the world
Corn mazes are supposed to be corn mazes. Cut some paths, hand out a paper map, call it a night. Nobody told these three West Coast farms that.
One maze is cut into the literal shape of its home state, complete with real highways stitched into the rows. Another swaps its daytime version for a full haunted walk-through once the sun drops. And the third has been redesigned by the same farmer for 34 straight years — long enough that Reader’s Digest ranked it among the best corn mazes on the planet.
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Snohomish, Washington: a corn maze shaped like the whole state
Head to Swans Trail Farms in Snohomish, about 30 minutes northeast of Seattle, and the 12-acre corn maze isn’t some random pattern — it’s the entire state of Washington, cut stalk by stalk.
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More than 250 state roads and 400 towns and landmarks are labeled inside it, so you’re technically walking from the Puget Sound coastline to the Idaho border without leaving Snohomish. The full route covers 4.5 miles.
This year’s Harvest Festival runs September 12 through October 31, open daily 10am to 6pm. Weekday admission is $16.95 for ages 2 to 64, weekends jump to $24.95, and the corn maze itself only runs weekends and limited weekdays — so don’t show up on a random Tuesday expecting to hike through Spokane.
Petaluma, California: a corn maze ranked among the best in the world
Sonoma County’s Petaluma Pumpkin Patch and Amazing Corn Maze opens for its 34th season on September 25. That’s 34 years of the same family cutting a brand-new maze design into the same field, every single year.
Farmer Jim Groverman, a fourth-generation Petaluma grower, draws up the new pattern each season — and Reader’s Digest has ranked the result among the top 9 corn mazes in the world. The New York Times named the whole patch one of the top three pumpkin patches in the country back in 2021.
There’s a daytime maze and a separate Night Maze after dark. Daytime tickets run $9 a person, evening tickets are $13, and a maze map — worth it if you’d rather not wander for an hour — is a dollar extra.
Sauvie Island, Oregon: one corn maze, two completely different nights
Bella Organic Farm on Sauvie Island, just north of Portland, runs an ordinary daytime pumpkin patch and corn maze for most of the season. We’ve picked marionberries in the farm’s U-pick rows on past trips to the island, so the produce side checks out.
After dark, it’s a different farm. The Haunted Corn Maze opens Saturday, September 26, then runs every Friday and Saturday night through October — except Halloween itself — from 6:30 to 10pm.
Expect chainsaw-wielding farmers, a doll room, and a walk-in cooler you really don’t want to get stuck in. Tickets start at $35 and climb to $45 on the busiest October weekends, and it’s genuinely not built for kids — nobody 5 and under gets in at all.
Three states, three totally different reasons to get lost in a cornfield this fall. Pick your season and go get turned around.
Trip tips: grab a rental car to get out here, lock in your hotel before the good rooms are gone, or skip both and book a camper van instead.
Rules and fees change — always confirm current requirements before you go.
