Uncle Shuck’s

This was our first time to Uncle Shucks and my daughter and I had a nice time on the whole – the weather was beautiful. The corn maze was a lot of fun and she liked shooting the corn canon. The hayride was very basic and short and you had to wait in line (for awhile) to do it. Not worth the extra few dollars – it’s just up and back. Although the view of the river was pretty.
There were a few things that bothered us. Simple things that just felt irresponsible.
1) There was no recycling. In this day and age, if you have an attraction this large (even if seasonal), have recycling bins. It’s just irresponsible to throw away all those water and soda bottles. We carried ours around and took them home to recycle.
The goat attraction: the goats were grossly obese. For fifty cents, you can send food up a pulley and dump the food on the top of the platform. One fat goat just parked at the top and ate, ate, ate. As an animal lover, I didn’t like that one bit. At least rotate out the goats because it’s very unhealthy for them.

Visited for the 3^rd year in a row today and again we were not disappointed. Everyone that works there is pleasant and nice. There always seems to be enough pumpkins to choose from, even if you go late in the season. Parking seems to get better & more organized each year and the process of buying tickets has gotten better also — high five for multiple cashiers + credit cards. We are always a fan of the corn maze and the hayride is nothing special, but, let’s be honest, most hayrides aren’t anything more that a trip around the perimeter of the farm. This place is easy to find and has enough going on to keep everyone entertained. I’m looking forward to next year and doing more with our little one in future years.

I was really excited to take my two boys to Uncle Shuck’s. I wanted the fun of fall outdoor activities but didn’t want to drive to Ellijay for it. US was just 40 minutes from me and I was really excited to check it out.
The day we visited, it had started raining when we got there. The place is all on dirt, so it was a nightmare when the rain came down.
I had been excited to do the pumpkin shuck… But it’s only open on the weekends. There wasn’t really anything there for my boys to do/​enjoy.
They did climb the tire mountain, and chased each other through the soybean maze, but that was it. Hardly worth the 40 drive.

I researched haunted corn mazes in/​near Atlanta and this was one the first that came up. It’s quite a drive, but I was adamant on going to a haunted corn maze. When me and my boyfriend arrived, we found out it was a haunted TRAIL, not corn maze as advertised on their website. I was disappointed and underwhelmed to say the least. There were many high schoolers being immature and obnoxious. They didn’t stagger the entrances into the trail long enough, so there ended up being a pile up with two other groups. A plus was that when you bought a ticket for the haunted trail you got access to the corn maze. The corn maze was entertaining for a little bit. But overall I would not come back; not worth the drive. They should preface on their website it is a haunted TRAIL.

You’ll spend more time waiting in lines than it took you to trek all the way out to this farm. And unfortunately, the attractions are not fantastic enough to be worth it.
Attractions:
–Haunted Corn Maze: Exactly what you’d expect– a ten minute path filled with people jumping out of corn. There are a few instances where you’ll need to bend, duck and crawl, so HEED THE WARNINGS if you have a bad back. Even as a total scaredy cat, I can attest that this is fairly tame.
–Corn Maze: Surprisingly challenging, especially at night. I highly recommend a flashlight, and DON’T LOSE YOUR MAP! Or you will legit get lost.
–Hayride & Bonfire: You climb up into the back of a tractor and they pull you along a dusty trail (so. Much. Dust. Ugh.), dip into the corn for half a second, and then they drop you by the «bonfire.» By far the best part of the evening in my opinion, the «bonfire» was essentially five giant trashcan fires, and they gave you metal sticks and a bag of marshmallows (but you could have as many as you wanted.) It was nice to be out there and see the stars– relaxing… when you weren’t trying to avoid ash.
Don’t go expecting anything new or exciting, but Uncle Shuck’s is perfectly fine for what it is. Just EXPECT to have to wait in line for the attractions. Bring your friends and you’ll have fun anyway.

I felt this place was really average. The grilled corn was overdone and not very flavorful. The hayride was boring. I think the main value was that the staff were nice, it was relatively inexpensive, and there was enough to do to occupy a couple of hours with the kids. But — I wouldn’t go back.

an estimated hour drive turned into a horrifying 2 hour road trip with frustrating traffic…
the big question is, is the drive really worth it? probably not.
should I try it anyways since I never been? probably. but our group all concluded that this is something you gatta try at least once just to kill those temptations to try this place out.
our group decided to go on a Friday after 4pm, which was a horrible mistake in the first place. the reason for this was due to planning of continuous adventure through the 2 regular mazes and by the time we finished, we’d go through the haunted maze. at that time, 4pm just sounded like it would have fitted the plan of action. I guess the plan would have worked out had there been no traffic. but since so many people migrate up 400 north. all the way past Cummings. I’d advise you to leave before 3-​ish.
aside from my complaints about the travel to, the corn mazes itself were ‘alright’. the site mentioned that there were 3 corn mazes total — 2 regular and 1 haunted. you can go through the 2 regular mazes unlimited times. as for the haunted, that is a one time deal.
our plan was to use the map on the regular mazes and get through successfully (which we did). then we were gonna go back to the regular mazes and attempt to walk through it without the map. this is where the plan fell through since after going through the mazes the first time, you get bored and don’t even want to bother.
I’d say the haunted maze was the only thing worth going for. but is it worth the long drive to just go for one maze that only lasts about 5 – 10 mins? uhhh… hell no
also, some quick notes:
— don’t bother getting the ‘hayride’ or the ‘bonfire’
— there’s only 1 tractor for the ‘hayride’ so the wait is awful. even if the line is short. you can just walk over. it’s only less than 50 feet away. yeah, disappointing
— the bonfire deal only gives you 4 marshmallows and nothing else
— the bonfire isn’t even a real bonfire. instead, it’s some ghetto pit with deep walls

Positives…
Staff was friendly. Corn maze was cool.
Negatives…
They need more than one cashier.
I expected more after visiting other pumpkin patches in Metro Atlanta.
Pumpkin Patch did not have any pumpkins on vines for kids to pick like most.
Hay ride was ok but also very simple.
Maybe we have been spoiled by other pumpkin patches. Overall it is worth a try but not worth the drive from Midtown.

Corn mazes are a yearly fall tradition for me and my friends. We decided to check Uncle Shuck’s this year since they have the haunted corn maze at night on the weekends.
We made the trek up 400. It’s actually fairly easy to find and not too far from the city. They have 3 corn mazes and a haunted maze at night on the weekends. We got there around 8:30pm and bought our tickets for all of the mazes as well as the bonfire. A hay ride is included in that ticket, but we really just wanted the mazes and bonfire.
The haunted maze closed at 10 pm so we hopped into that line. It was a pretty long line. I feel like we waited for a good 45 minutes to get into the haunted maze. Some guys with chainsaws tried to freak people out. They were nice enough to pose for pictures with us. The maze itself was actually pretty cool. I won’t go into details to spoil it, but it’s a definitely must do if you go. No flash lights allowed and you have to be at least 12.
We wandered over to the other mazes after the haunted one. We started with the longest one. The paths are really well defined here. They provide a map to help you navigate your way through the maze. There are check-​points scattered throughout. We took a few wrong turns and ended up taking a bit longer in the long maze than we expected. We only had time to check out some of the middle size maze. It had a game where you eliminated items at various check-​points to solve this crime related thing. Almost Clue-​like. By the time we were half-​way through the maze, we realized we were pretty much the only ones remaining. It was eerily quiet. Next time we will make sure we get there a bit earlier to enjoy all of the activities before it clears out.
Corn mazes are best traversed at night.

I didn’t care for this place, but here’s a disclaimer: I’m a fan of the small, quiet, picturesque farm. This wasn’t that. Also, we went on an 80-​degree October afternoon with no shade in sight.
On a cooler day, or maybe earlier in the morning, my review might have been very different.

My first corn maze experience so I have nothing else to compare with. However, we had fun here with our 5 year old. There were 3 mazes to walk through and each was fun. The small one had fun corn facts throughout. The largest one had different stations we had to find. There were hole punchers at each station to mark on the map that you found them. The medium-​sized maze also had stations with a CSI game called FSI (Farm Scene Investigation). Made it more interesting and very fun for the 5yo. Though we didn’t buy anything there were also lots of fun food choices, such as Deep-​Fried Oreos! My son also enjoyed the kids play area of tires, a haystack to jump off of, a small soybean maze, and various fall/​farm characters to stick your head through for photos. We also tried the corn canon which was fun and won us a free kid’s meal at Zaxby’s. There were also lots of pumpkins for sale ranging from expensive large ones to small sizes for less than $ 1. Goats, a bonfire and haunted maze (though not available when we visited). The combo package with the hayride was a good deal. Lots to do here for kids and very close to the outlets!

We visited Uncle Shucks last Sunday during the apple festival, and while it was busy, it wasn’t overly crowded to the point of being uncomfortable.
Parking wasn’t limited, and easy to get in and out of.
And while we didn’t go through the corn maze, I know its fun since I’ve been through it years before, we were set on keeping my 1 year old happy and content by taking him around to all the various activities they had, and they had quite a few things to do: hayride, kiddie corn maze, corn canon shooting, face painting, a «pumpkin patch», a goat walk where you can feed the goats through a contraption, a mini pony ride-​a-​long for the kiddies, many photo-​ops and a snack stand where they had AMAZING fresh hot kettle corn and fried oreos!
The only things I didn’t like about it was the fact that the «pumpkin patch» was really just a large patch of grass in the middle of the place loaded with a number of various pre-​selected picked pumpkins, so don’t expect a pumpkin-​picking experience here or a large variety of pumpkins to choose from. Also the apple cider I got tasted like it was the instant powdered stuff you get at kroger in a box like swiss miss. It wasn’t tasty at all. I ended up throwing it out, but the kettle corn was so good that I got a bag to bring home for later! My husband delved into the fried oreos with gusto and enjoyed every artery-​clogging second of it.
And expect the food/​drink prices to be at least $ 1 higher there than advertised on their website. I was so eager to have some hot boiled peanuts until I saw the price — $ 6! For a large cupful! I drove down the road and stopped at a mom-​and-​pop fruit stand and bought a large bag for under $ 2. And they were soooo gooood.

Came here with a group of friends for the haunted corn maze. Overall, we had a blast. The actual haunted corn maze was ok. It’s kind of like a long sub-​par haunted house that has corn stalks instead of walls. There are some people running it that do a good legit job with the scares but then there are others that don’t really seem to care and are just hanging out and say boo in a sarcastic manner. It is scary when someone runs out of the corn stalks at you, but overall I give the Haunted corn maze a 3 out of 5. Now, along with the purchase of a haunted corn maze ticket, you get access to two other non-​haunted corn mazes. These are a ton of fun to try and navigate, especially in the dark. My friends and I split into 2 groups to see who could find all the check points first. Within those two groups, we eventually split even more to try and gain maximum maze coverage. This maze actually gets really scary when you go to the far corners and it gets really dark and quiet, especially when there’s just one or two of you. Very fun times.

One of my favorite places to go in the fall! I’ve been to other corn mazes but none compare to Uncle Shuck’s! The price is great when you buy the combo. Fun for adults and children. Took my two nieces to haunted maze, they loved it. You get so much for your money. You can get the combo: Two mazes, haunted maze, hayride, and bonfire. Plus they have goats to feed, corn cannons, and pumpkin patch. Also have a smaller maze for the kiddos.

This was the very first time I have ever been to a corn maze, pumpkin patch, farm or anything even close to it. Granted, I’ve only been in the US for 5 years, so its not THAT weird that I lacked this experience.
I wanted to give ‘foreigners’ a little bit of my experience here, since its hard to know what to expect and what you can do. So, here it is:
«Things you might need to know about Uncle Shuck’s»
— It is mostly targeted for kids 6 – 13: corn maze, pony rides, petting zoo, that kind of environment
— It is free to «enter» but each activity has its own cost. Corn maze entry is $ 10, corn cannon is $ 1 for 3 corns, pony rides are like $ 8, hay rides are $ 5 and then all the food (funnel cake, lemonade, etc) is also for sale. Pumpkin patch is just a small area with large pumpkins on the floor for sale at $ 8−12/each.
— The corn maze is exactly what it sounds like: a maze where all you see is corn husks for over an hour. You will be given a map of stop-​points and punch your maze-​card for a chance to enter a raffle. You will be surrounded by kids, and possibly bugs.
— Unilocal map directions kinda take you to the wrong place (as I experienced) so google map it and make sure to stop and ask for directions if it feels like you are going the wrong way– its in the middle of nowhere so it is hard to feel confident about the drive!
Overall, I had a good time and experienced an American tradition that I never was able to before. I struggled being surrounded by so many kids (no lie, I’m not really a fan of them) but I pulled through and managed to have a pleasant experience. I would not recommend this in the summer time, since the whole thing IS outdoors and it can get buggy– but its perfect for a cool day in the Fall where you have tons of time to drive out there.

I really like this corn maize. You have a few options here. You can go for the shorter maze, the longer one, or the kid one. We went on the shorter and the kid one, and it lasted about an hour. The corn is super tall. It’s in North Georgia so you have a great opportunity for star gazing as well. It’s fun to follow the map or to just get lost. I went on a double date in the evening (Friday night), and it was great for that. Not too crowded.
They also have a haunted option, and we didn’t do that. You can hear the «scary noises» in the regular part of the maze which is fun.
There wasn’t much else going on at this maze. There was a pumpkin patch in the front, and some goats in the back. I think they may have additional activities during daylight hours. Great fun!

Uncle Shuck’s is fun for what it is, a corn maze and pumpkin patch. To get to Uncle Shuck’s from Atlanta, just take 400 north until you reach the outlet mall. Take a left at the first light immediately after the mall and you can’t miss the giant corn maze that comes up on your right. It’s about a 45-​minute drive from the city. I went with a group of friends this past Sunday and we had fun.
Parking and admission to the grounds are free, but you have to buy tickets if you want to enter the corn maze ($ 10) or go on the hayride ($ 5). The hayride includes a stop at some bonfires where you can roast marshmallows. Combo tickets (maze + hayride) are $ 13.
There are three mazes you can do: one is 0.3 mile, another is 1.1 miles, and the longest maze is 3 miles. When you buy your ticket, you are given a map of the mazes. There is a game you can play called «The Farm Scene Investigation,» where you try to identify, through the process of elimination (via checkpoints in the maze), who killed Farmer Joe. Once you’ve gathered all the clues and solved the mystery, you can enter your name in a drawing to win a prize.
The hayride isn’t much of a hayride. It’s basically a tractor with two trailers in the back. You can sit on hay in the first trailer. Regular bench seats are in the second trailer. Kids usually pile in the first trailer. The tractor takes you on a short, unexciting ride along the border of the property and back to where three bonfires are. As you exit the trailers, you can pick up a pair of skewers and one Ziploc bag with four marshmallows, which you can roast (or burn) in the fires.
Another fun thing you can do at Uncle Shuck’s is fire a corn cannon. For $ 1, you get to fire 3 corn on the cobs at an old, beat-​up minivan. The guy loading corn into my cannon lost track of what he was doing and accidentally loaded 2 corn on the cobs into my first shot. It was awesome to watch them spray out of my barrel, Contra-​style.
There is a small goat farm where you can buy goat food from candy dispensers for 50 cents a serving. There is a conveyor belt system that you can use to transport the goat food to the top of a structure of ramps. This is a cruel and funny way to watch the goats climb up the structure just to eat a little food. There are two dispensers and one of them was broken on Sunday.
There is a small food tent where you can buy snacks such as grilled corn ($ 2.50), boiled peanuts, and funnel cakes ($ 5). There is another tent with drinks such as freshly squeezed lemonade ($ 4). Credit card minimum is $ 10. There are vending machines, that accept $ 1 bills only, with soft drinks and bottled water for $ 2 each. Restrooms consist of a line of Porta-​Potties.
Finally, there is a pumpkin «patch» right at the entrance/​exit. Like Ivan S, I put patch in quotes because the pumpkins have already been picked. You can also buy stalks of corn, gourds, baby pumpkins, and other stuff in this area.
Wear your walking shoes and be prepared to get a little dirt on you.

Despite the fact that me and outdoor family fun goes together like peanut butter and Jell-​O shots, my wife wanted to wander a corn maze and I dutifully complied. Besides, the days are nice, the air is crisp, and the last time I wandered a maze was when my family and I took over as winter caretakers for that spooky hotel in Colorado and, honestly, I kinda need a do over after that.
The drive from downtown to awesome Dawsonville was filled with your usual comedy of Atlanta traffic errors, but nothing you haven’t seen before. (Though I will admit that the sign «Krystal Cumming» got my attention since I think a friend just emailed me that .mov.) Anyway, drive up 400 and make the first left after the outlet malls.
We pulled up. The traffic attendant (in reality, just an apathetic teenager in a t-​shirt waving his hands in directions that bear no relation to where you should be driving) pointed randomly to his right. We interpreted this as a signal to pull up into the first open spot we saw. And, yes, this being a beautiful, if not unseasonably warm fall day, the lot was crowded.
The field was broken out into distinct sections: food tent, port-​o-​potties, the «corn cannon», the maze to the left, a petting area filled with the laziest goats I’ve ever seen (not once did they leave their house), a pumpkin «patch» (actually just an area where already picked pumpkins are put on display), a children’s play area, pony rides (and, oh, I’ve never seen a forlorn pony until now) and, in the back, a hay ride. While the thought of being pulled by a loud diesel tractor in 83 degree heat seemed tempting, the wife and I stuck to our original plan of the corn maze.
We queued up to the ticket booth aka «the cabin.» «Two adults please!» $ 18 later, we were given two passes upon which were printed a map and various checkpoints within. The instructions were kind of vague (I.e., nonexistent), but if you couldn’t figure out what to do, the corn maze itself may present much bigger problems for you.
But for you rocket surgeons who need a little help, the maze is broken two sections, green and purple. Green is longer and more involved than the purple section. The numbers on your map represent checkpoint where you’ll use a hole punch to indicate you’ve visited that checkpoint. It’s very Amazing Race, except without the passports and international travel. Like the Amazing Race, however, you may end up arguing with your partner on where to go next and trying to ditch that one couple who just seems to be following you instead of trying to figure out where to go on their own (those cheating bastards!)
Both mazes took us about an hour or so which was fine by me. Don’t get me wrong; I enjoyed it, but it was getting a little warm out there. And, no, there are no port-​o-​lets in the corn field itself, so be prepared. We probably could’ve finished faster had the wife let me use the GPS and compass apps on my iPhone, but she said that wasn’t the point of the corn maze and I’m all like «Well EXCUSE ME for living in the 21^st century!» Also, based on the panicked look on some of the parents’ faces as they tried in vain to find their way out with their spawn on the verge of a tantrum, don’t be surprised if some of your kids may not get the point of the corn maze either.
Four stars.

I love this place. Actually, I just love the idea of a corn maze. Not something I was familiar with coming from Denver, CO and Washington, DC. So, unfortunately the basis for that love is pretty limited. As is the case for most love stories.
I went on a Saturday night the weekend before Halloween in order to partake in the haunted corn maze. Unfortunately, my partner in crime for the night was a huge scaredy cat unbeknown to me. So we barely made it through the haunted maze without her screaming her lungs out. When we started through the regular maze she was convinced it was haunted and ended up turning around. In spite of that, the maze was relatively spooky. If you like super gory scary movies, you will not be fazed. But for the average Joe, you will be surprised a couple of times during the maze.
When I went there it was unbelievably crowded. So much so that the parking lot attendants were recommending people turn around and come back another day. It took about an hour to get through the ticket line and a little less than thirty minutes to get through the line for the haunted house. I think that was because at the time it still wasn’t dark until like 7:30 so all the people were coming all at the same time. Now that there are more nightime hours, it is likely that the crowd will spread out a little more.
My last bit of advice, given all the rain we have been getting, I would advise you to wear shoes that are washable or you don’t mind getting dirty.
They have food (carmel corn) and drinks (even a coke machine). They also have a variety of pumpkins. All sizes and all shapes. They also have port-​o-​potties. Ok. I think that is all the useful information I can share.

Lots of pumpkins, hay rides, great maze of corn, boiled peanuts, funnell cakes and lots more. Three of us different couples all went and split up to try and win the best time for the two different mazes. All kinds of people young and old were having a blast and everyone is very friendly. They also have a haunted maze and bonfires on the weekend nights. We will all be back, especially since we got second!