A compact farm combining corn maze, pumpkins, hayrides, and animal experiences with a fire pit — but pricing and 2026 dates are not published.
Cherry Rock Farms is a multi-activity farm in the Brandon area (Minnehaha County, eastern South Dakota) combining corn maze, pumpkin patch, hayrides, animal experiences, and a fire pit. The setup suggests a social, evening-friendly venue where families can linger for a few hours.
Most pumpkin patches close as the sun sets. Cherry Rock’s fire pit suggests evening appeal — warm, social, and good for extended stays on crisp fall evenings. This is a practical addition for families who want to make an outing of it, lingering for hayrides and animals and then sitting by a fire before heading home. Whether the fire pit is included in admission or requires a reservation is unclear and worth asking.
Corn maze, pumpkin patch, hayrides, animals, and a fire pit cover a range of interests. The operation is smaller than the multi-facility venues in the Black Hills or Yankton, but it offers enough variety for a two-to-three-hour family visit without requiring an all-day commitment.
Brandon is in Minnehaha County, eastern South Dakota, part of the Sioux Falls exurban belt. The terrain is flat agricultural plains. The farm is rural but accessible from the Sioux Falls area, making it a reasonable weekend outing for families based there.
The farm has no website and relies on regional tourism listings and phone marketing. As a result, specific 2026 hours and pricing are not published online. Call (605) 582-3783 and ask:
Two to three hours is realistic for families working through the maze, animal time, and hayrides. The fire pit extends the experience if you want to linger into the evening. Bring closed shoes for the maze and animal areas, layers for temperature changes, and a light jacket for evening fire-pit time in October.
This is a modest operation compared to the major mazes, but the fire pit and animal focus make it social and relaxed. It pairs well with other area farms like Yogi Bear’s Jellystone Park, if you want multiple venues in a day trip from Sioux Falls.
No specific 2026 dates are announced. Based on the activity type and South Dakota patterns, expect late September through October, Friday 3-6pm, Saturday-Sunday 10am-6pm. Confirm the opening date before traveling.
Two to three hours for the maze, hayrides, animals, and pumpkin picking. A fire pit suggests evening appeal.
Weekend family operation in a rural setting with no website or major online presence — likely quieter than venues with strong marketing reach, but demand unknown without current data.
Not specified. Assume field parking.
Not published. Contact the farm about maze access and animal-area mobility.
You need confirmed 2026 dates and pricing before booking. Neither is published online, so you must call (605) 582-3783 to plan.
Yogi Bear's Jellystone Park Corn Maze (Brandon, nearby), Country Apple Orchard and Heartland Country Corn Maze (Harrisburg, about 10 miles east).
Not specified. The farm lists corn maze, pumpkin patch, hayrides, farm animals, and fire pit, but which are included in admission and which are extras is not published. Call (605) 582-3783.
The fire pit is listed as an attraction, but whether it is included in admission or requires a reservation is not stated. Contact the farm for details.
No specific dates are published. Based on typical South Dakota operations (late Sept-Oct), call (605) 582-3783 to confirm.
Yes, both farms are in the Brandon area, Minnehaha County. Jellystone is another corn maze venue about a short drive away.
2026 dates had not been published when we last checked. In past seasons it has run: Fri-Sun. Check with the farm before driving out.
Admission pricing was not published when we last checked.
48105 264th Street, Brandon, SD 57005, in Minnehaha County. It is one of 18 patches we track in South Dakota.
We track 18 patches in South Dakota, 1 of which are free to walk into. The farm has not published a gate price, so it cannot be compared on cost — call before you budget.
What sets it apart locally: it has hayrides, farm animals, which most South Dakota patches on our list do not.
One caveat worth repeating: this farm had not published its 2026 dates when we last checked, while 6 of the 18 patches we track in South Dakota had. Treat any date you see elsewhere as last year's until the farm confirms it.
There are 3 other patches we track in Minnehaha County. All South Dakota patches →
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Checked August 2026.