Fall Fun
Located 5 minutes from I-80 and I-35 northeast of Des Moines. Open weekends from Saturday, Sept. 4, and including Labor Day through Saturday, Oct. 31, 2010. Hours on Labor Day are 12 p.m. to last admission 6 p.m.
Hours (weather permitting)
Saturdays: 10 a.m. to last admission 8 p.m.
Sundays: 12 p.m. to last admission 6 p.m.
Friday nights in October: 6 p.m. to last admission 8 p.m.
Weekdays: By group appointment only.
Our promotional partners are DEKALB and Van-Wall Group Inc.
Navigate your way through the 10-acre corn maze. Youngsters can enjoy the soybean mini maze, playground equipment and children’s games. We feature a one-of-a-kind farmer built ADA-accessible hayrack. Groups of 10 or more may reserve space at one of three firepits (see group details below). Pumpkins, gourds and corn shocks will be for sale beginning mid-September.
Inside the Red Shed is admission to our corn maze and playground. Inside, you will also find ADA-accessible restrooms, concessions, Iowa-made soy candles, homemade jams, fall decorations, and frozen Emma Krumbee take and bake pies and apple crisp.
Our pumpkin patch is conveniently located next to the parking lot on the west side of the Red Shed. There is no admission charged to visit the pumpkins. We do not have a hayride to our pumpkins.
Prices
Cash, local checks, credit and debit cards accepted.
Corn maze & children’s playground
Kids ages 5 to adult = $6.50*
Kids ages 4 and younger = Free
Optional hayride = $1 extra
* $1 off maze admission with donated food item
Playground & hayride (no corn maze)
Kids ages 5 to adult = $2
Kids ages 4 and younger = Free
Share the Bounty
Receive $1 off your corn maze admission by sharing one canned or packaged nonperishable food item. The limit is one food item per paid corn maze admission. Children age four and younger visit the corn maze for free. All donated food items will be given to the Des Moines Area Religious Council’s Emergency Food Pantry.
Harvest Moon Walks
To be announced
Explore the 10-acre corn maze under the harvest (full) moon. Bring a flashlight to read your map.
Maze for Marfan Fall Fest Oct. 9 & 10
Join us for prime pumpkin picking Oct. 9 & 10 during Maze for Marfan Fall Fest. Representatives from the Heart of Iowa Chapter of the National Marfan Foundation will be working at the maze and providing information about Marfan syndrome, a genetic disorder that affects the body’s connective tissue; the glue that holds the body together. It affects 1 out of every 5,000 individuals in the United States. On Oct. 9 & 10, Geisler Farms will be donating $1 for each paid corn maze admission to the Heart of Iowa Chapter. For additional information, visit www.heartofiowa.org or www.marfan.org.
Group Visits
If your group would like to use a firepit and have a hayride together, we offer advance group reservations. Otherwise any group may visit on the weekend without a reservation. We offer three firepits for group reservation. The reservation includes a free group hayrack ride while you are on the farm, admission to the corn maze and other farm activities. At the farm, you will be provided with an LP-powered firepit with windbreak, seating for 30 and a table. A group visit requires a minimum of 10 paid admissions. Restrooms are inside the Red Shed. Beverages, popcorn and snacks are available for purchase. The cost is $6.50 per person.
Growing Family Fun no longer offers school tours.
Company Team Building
Escape the office for a few hours and visit Geisler Farms for a weekday company team building activity. The corn maze can be used for a variety of character-building exercises. Allow enough time for a hayrack ride, too. You may bring in lunch or snacks to enjoy around a firepit. Exclusive daytime use of the farm and its amenities is $10 per person.