Reviews for: Fantozzi Farms Corn Maze & Pumpkin Patch

Having just moved to Patterson in April 2009, I wanted to discover what there was to do in the area. I'd seen the 'Corn Maze" sign dozens of times driving to SoCal, but had never stopped. Last October however, I decided to invite my 8 year old granddaughter (so I wouldn't look silly going alone).

We paid our admission and proceeded to the more difficult maze (there's an easier one to practice on) Proceeding with the map and a game to play while we wandered through, I took note of the position of the sun, the shadows, and the direction of the furrows in the ground. We were doing fine, got to the 6th checkpoint, and then...total confusion! We retraced out steps again and again, but always arrived back at the same place. Finally we agreed to go back the way we came, and exited, defeated.

By this time the sun was getting lower, and it was time for the Haunted Maze to open. I refused to go (I startle easily), so Denise, one of the owners (her husband is the other) let us borrow her eldest son, who appeared to be 17 or 18, to escort Alexia through. She told me that she held his hand tightly all the way through, but when she came out, she was LAUGHING! She went through 7 or 8 more times and was actually talking to the 'scary' characters along the way. What a nut.

There are pumpkins to walk throughtand purchase, a corn box (like a sand box) for the little ones, pig races, corn cannons, a maze made of bales of hay for the younger set, a corn pyramid to climb, and an educational tent that teaches how the maze was made and what corn is used to make. Denise has many classrooms come through on the weekdays. Oh! I almost forgot the hay ride! You can buy hot dogs, candy and refreshments too. Everyone in the family can enjoy Fantozzi Farms. By the way, their pumpkins and other produce are all organic. Don't miss it, it's worth the drive.