A night-maze operation first and a pumpkin patch second — two of its three weekly sessions run entirely after dark, which makes it excellent for older kids and a poor choice for a stroller.
$14 per person ages 3-64; $8 ages 65+; free age 2 and under. Credit card surcharge $1 per person, $3 max, so cash is cheaper.
Rough cost for a family of four: about $56.00 in admission alone at the posted starting rate, before pumpkins, food, parking or any add-on listed above. Most families end up well north of that once they are through the gate.
Most farms in this region treat the night maze as an add-on to a daytime operation. Derthick’s has it the other way round. Friday does not open until 6pm. Saturday runs until 11pm. Only Sunday, noon to 6pm, is a conventional daylight afternoon. If you read the hours before you read anything else about this place, you will understand it correctly.
That structure decides who should go. A corn maze after dark, zip lines, air cannons and an archery range are a genuinely good night out for kids from about six upward and for teenagers, who are otherwise badly served by fall farm attractions. They are a bad night out for a three-year-old, and they are close to impossible with a pushchair.
Fourteen dollars a head for ages 3 to 64, $8 for over-65s, free under 3. A family of two adults and two school-age children is $56 at the gate. Pay by card and the farm adds $1 per person, capped at $3 per transaction, so that same family pays $59. Three dollars is not a lot, but it is the rare case where the cash-versus-card decision is stated plainly by the farm rather than buried, and it is free money.
What is less clear is what the $14 buys. The attraction list is long — maze, pumpkin picking, zip lines, wagon rides, cow train, giant slides, jump pad, archery, air cannons, sand pile, corn box, bubble station, animal encounters — and the farm does not publish a breakdown of which of those are included and which are extra. At many Ohio farms zip lines and archery are separately ticketed. Ask at the gate rather than promising the kids a zip line ride you have not yet paid for.
This is the part visitors underestimate every year. A Saturday evening in the second week of September is warm. The same session in the third week of October is cold enough that a hoodie will not do it, and you will be standing still in a field for a good part of it. Bring proper layers, hats included, for anyone under about twelve.
Daylight is the other moving target. Between the season’s opening in mid-September and its end in late October, the sun sets more than an hour earlier. That does not change the published hours, but it changes what the hours feel like — the Saturday 1pm session that starts in bright afternoon in September starts in fading light by late October.
One honest caveat: the farm’s own site did not give a closing date. The October 25 date we list comes from a regional events roundup. Seasons at Ohio corn mazes usually end when the crop comes down, and that can move with the weather, so if you are planning the last weekend of October, call 330-569-8544 first rather than driving to Mantua on the strength of a third-party listing.
Sunday, if you have young children. It is the only session of the week that runs in daylight — noon to 6pm — while Friday does not open until 6pm and Saturday runs to 11pm. If you want the night maze, that is the point of Friday and Saturday, but understand what you are buying: a late-October evening in Portage County is properly cold, and an 11pm close means the last few hours are dark, chilly and full of teenagers. The season opens September 11; the closing date we have is October 25, and that figure came from a regional roundup rather than the farm, so confirm it if you are planning a late visit.
Two to three hours for the maze plus a handful of the side attractions. The activity list is long — zip lines, cow train, giant slides, jump pad, archery, air cannons, bubble station — so a family working through most of it should plan closer to four.
Three sessions a week across roughly seven weeks concentrates demand hard. Saturday evening is the peak by a distance — it is the longest session, it is dark, and it is the one everyone wants. Sunday afternoon is the quietest of the three.
Not described by the farm. A corn maze operation on State Route 82 will almost certainly park you in a field, and a field after autumn rain in Portage County is mud. That matters more here than at most farms because you may be walking back to the car in the dark.
You have a toddler or a baby. Two of the three weekly sessions are after dark, the terrain is a corn field at night, and the marquee attractions all skew older. Skip the evening sessions too if anyone in your group finds crowds or darkness stressful.
Heritage Farms in Peninsula is roughly 17 miles west and runs an entirely different model — daylight only, a la carte activities, free parking and a free pumpkin area. The two make a sensible pair for a weekend where you want one big evening and one easy afternoon rather than two of the same thing.
Fourteen dollars per person for ages 3 to 64, $8 for seniors 65 and over, and free for children 2 and under. Paying by card adds $1 per person up to a $3 maximum per transaction, so cash is cheaper.
Largely, yes. Friday runs 6pm to 11pm and Saturday 1pm to 11pm, so most of the weekly operating hours fall after dark. Sunday, noon to 6pm, is the daylight option.
The farm publishes a single $14 per-person price and does not spell out which attractions it covers. We would not assume everything is included — ask at the gate before the kids commit to a plan.
The farm's own page did not state a closing date when we read it. October 25, 2026 comes from a Northeast Ohio events roundup, not from the farm, so treat it as approximate and confirm before booking a late-season visit.
September 11 – October 25, 2026. Friday, Saturday, Sunday. Hours: Fri 6pm-11pm; Sat 1pm-11pm; Sun 12pm-6pm.
Admission starts at $14 per person. $14 per person ages 3-64; $8 ages 65+; free age 2 and under. Credit card surcharge $1 per person, $3 max, so cash is cheaper.
5182 State Route 82, Mantua, OH 44255, in Portage County. It is one of 10 patches we track in Northeast Ohio.
We track 10 patches in Northeast Ohio. At $14 a head this one sits right on the regional median of $14, undercutting 2 of the 6 paid patches we track here.
Its season runs about 45 days against a regional average of 45, so it is broadly in line with the rest of the region.
derthickcornmaze.com
Checked August 2026.