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Home / Insider Blogs / A-maizing Fun: Whatcom County Corn Mazes

A-maizing Fun: Whatcom County Corn Mazes

By Hilary Parker / September 23, 2019

We have received several questions about 2020’s fall and Halloween festivities due to COVID-19. Gov. Jay Inslee has implemented specific guidelines to animal viewing, hay/wagon/train rides, children’s play equipment/games and private firepit/bonfires.

We will update for 2020 soon!

It’s September and harvest season is upon us. Along with crunchy leaves underfoot and jugs of fresh-pressed apple cider, the corn is as high as an elephant’s eye and just perfect for getting lost in a corn maze.

In Whatcom County we have two corn mazes to explore, hosted by the Lynden FFA and Bellewood Farms.


Corn Maze Lynden

FFA Corn Maze

The FFA corn maze is located directly south of Front Street in Lynden on Hannegan Road. You won’t miss this maze thanks to the big, green sign next to the road.

After you’ve parked, head to the trailer to pay the admission. Then get ready to get lost!

And get ready to get muddy!

This is a corn field. If it rains, it gets muddy. The ground is uneven (and probably isn’t the best for strollers). We definitely tracked some mud home on our shoes.


  • Corn Maze Sign
  • Which Way
  • Ffa Cornmaze Lynden

How long will it take to get through the maze? Who knows? We went through twice – the first time we were done within half an hour and the second time took longer. (Maybe that’s because the kids lost us adults!)

In between runs through the maze, the kids took at break for sustenance – the FFA sells popcorn and soda. Once they were fueled up, they we’re off again!

Each year the maze is different.This year’s maze marks the 20th year of corn-maze creativity. From the air you can see the pattern cut into the corn. This year is a lion. Past years have included an owl, a windmill, a tractor and a wooden shoe.


2007 Wooden Shoe
Wooden Shoe

The FFA maze is a fundraiser for Lynden-area high school students who are members of the Future Farmers of America club. I talked with Maxine, one of the FFA moms, about the club and learned that the money raised from the corn maze helps send kids to state and national competitions.

I also learned that the FFA kids aren’t just raising pigs and cows for the fair, they learn about parliamentary procedure, marketing, land use, water rights and other issues that people connected to the ag industry need to know. How cool is that?

The FFA corn maze runs weekends through the end of September. Bring your flashlight Friday and Saturday nights to do the maze in the dark!


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  • FFA Corn Maze
  • Begins Friday, September, 2019
  • Last Day September 30, 2019
  • Adults – $6
  • Kids – $4
  • Preschoolers – Free
  • Just south of Lynden on Hannegan Road

Bellewood Farms Corn Maze

The folks at Bellewood Farms celebrate the harvest throughout September and October, with u-pick apples and pumpkins, the “corn cannon” and a corn maze.

This “maze” throws in an educational scavenger-hunt twist, where instead of finding your way through the field, you’re searching the maze to find facts about water quality, sustainability and local farming. There are 8 dead ends in the maze.


  • Bellewood Farms
  • Bellewood Farms

Can your family find answers to all the facts on the scavenger hunt? It’s challenging! The prize is a BelleWood Sugar cookie in the cafe once you’re done.

The corn maze is part of Bellewood’s Harvest Happens celebration, which also include u-pick apples, farm tours, fresh cider and caramel apples. On the weekends there are apple bin train rides, face painting and the corn cannon. Friday nights in September features Farm Tunes music from 6 to 9 p.m.


Bellewood Acres
  • Bellewood Farms
  • Open in September & October
  • Daily, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
  • $4 per person
  • Address: 6140 Guide Meridian, Lynden

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Check out our other Halloween Blogs to learn more about what’s going on in Whatcom County!

  • Halloween Events in Bellingham and Whatcom County
  • Bleedingham: Bellingham’s Horror Film Fest

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About Hilary Parker

Hilary Parker is a writer and editor living in Bellingham. She and her children love discovering all that Bellingham and Whatcom County have to offer.

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