Montana's Beautiful Corn Mazes and the Best Pumpkin Patches

The Fall Halloween season is a wonderful time in Montana, and the entire state is packed with corn and bale mazes, pumpkin patches, haunted houses and other Halloween events. Some are seriously spooky – others are family friendly.

The days, hours, and offerings are vastly different across Montana. Corn mazes and straw bale mazes are quite popular, but some of the most highly reviewed ‘spooky’ fall events are more haunted house type places.

Before we get into details about mazes and pumpkin patches in Montana, let’s learn some fun facts about these types of events in general:

• The World’s Largest Corn Maze can be found at Richardson Adventure Farm in Spring Grove, Illinois.
• The biggest pumpkin patches in America can cover over 90 acres.
• According to the USDA, farmers in the top six pumpkin-producing States harvest more than 1 billion pounds of pumpkins combined, with 1.5 billion pounds of pumpkins generally sold in October.
• What is a pumpkin? Pumpkins are technically a fruit.
• Most pumpkins produce about 500 seeds
• The top producers of pumpkins include China, India, Mexico, and Ukraine.
• There are 45 different types of pumpkins. They come in all shapes and sizes, along with a few different colors.
• The biggest pumpkin ever grown was over 2,600 pounds
• The first public corn maze was created in the early 1990s in Annville, Pennsylvania.

For example, these are the 2024 days and times that the popular Bozeman Straw Bale Maze is open:

• Bozeman Straw Bale Maze
• Admission: $13/person
• Children age 5-11: $11/person
• Age 4 and under free
• PowerJump Bungee Trampoline: $8 (We do not run the PowerJump when the temperature is below 45°F.)
• Pumpkins and Concessions available
• Payment Accepted: Cash, Check, Credit Card