Richardson Farms

I got confused getting there. There is the main farm and then there’s the Christmas tree farm that is a few miles away. The sign was hard to read so I didn’t even noticed. The experience at the tree farm once I got there was nice. We took the tractor out about .5 miles and chopped our own tree with the kids. It was freezing and was dark at 4:30pm, but the kids had fun. A little pricey but you can get any size tree for $ 60 each. My younger son, 3 yo wanted a small tree about 3 feet tall and it cost the same as the 7 footer. They bale the tree with netting for you and help tie it on your tree. I gave one of the guys a $ 5 tip for both trees. I’ll probably go back next time.

We rather enjoyed our time at Richardson farms this past weekend. We decided to cut down our own christmas tree simply to check off a bucket list item! The staff was extremely helpful and were eager to assist us with anything we needed. All trees are $ 65 and parking is free. When you arrive, there is a hay ride that takes you to the trees and bring them back, free hot chocolate and an adorable warming cabin with the best kettle corn you can find around here. They sell smores kits that you can use by the fire pit outside. Another great thing is they participate in the tree for troops program where they donate Christmas trees to military members and veterans. Over all fantastic place that we will surely return to!

Cute pumpkin farm… and dog friendly! Corn maze was HUGE! Get there early on the weekends otherwise there will be long lines. My only complaint — it’s expensive to get in and then several activities cost an additional fee.

My husband and I went with some friends for the first time and had so much fun! The BlackHawks corn maze was awesome! They have zip lines and orb rides and fun stuff for kids too! I would definitely recommend going even if you don’t have kids. It’s fun to share with friends.

Nothing short of disappointing. The wait for food is what tipped the scales for me. Poorly run. What a waste of time and money.

We had no kids but went in for the corn maze which was very cool. Lots to do inside that is free, although cost of additional things to do was steep. Food and drink prices were good.

This was our first time and I was blown away. What an awesome experience. I took my 3 year old (who was free) and there was so much stuff for him to do, we barely went in to the corn maze. Apple cider donuts, jumping pillow, the tower, campfires, giant slides, goats, llamas and bunnies. Plus tons of other stuff there we didn’t see or want to pay for. This is going to become a new family tradition for us.

A fun place for my family to spend half the day. $ 45 admission (with Chicago parent coupon) for family of 4 includes: Great corn maze for everyone to explore. Tower overview of corn maze. Trailer wagon ride. Entertaining giant slide for kids. Plastic barrels to roll around in all ages. Bouncy energy burning pillow jumping. Kids pedal bike trailer. Mini rope maze for kids. Spiderweb play climb for kids. Petting farm animals. Additional cost for other activities. (Which can be pricey $ 15-​$ 20 per person) We enjoyed sweet apple cider donuts, chocolate fudge candy, and roasted corn (also available kettle popcorn, hot apple cider, funnel cake, caramel apple, concession type hot food) And lastly picked four pumpkins weighing 38lbs @.45/lb paid $ 18.xx with tax. Cost us $ 90 for the day. My kids would like to come back again.

First time going pretty cool place my two year old went bananas for almost everything there. Didn’t get a chance to do corn maze, so bummed out about that but next time. I’ll be back for sure.

Great place to go! The maze was awesome! Fun family outing. The Richardson Family has done a great job on their farm.

Richardson’s is an amazing place. Since I grew up around Spring Grove I kind of took this place for granted. But honestly it’s an incredible place. I used to come here all the time when I was in middle school, just to hang out and get lost in the maze. So much has changed since then, they’ve added countless new attractions. Now that I work here I can see things from a different perspective. I see families having fun, children laughing, and all around just people having a good time. It’s honestly always a great time. I even see the same people coming every year, like a tradition which is crazy.
If you have the time, stop by Richardson’s during this fall season for a classic corn maze experience.

We go here every year to pick a pumpkin and enjoy little seasonal festivities. If you go early enough in the season, you can pick your own pumpkin from the pumpkin patch which is such a fun experience. There are animals and a huge corn maze. everything I associate with the season. Also, the donuts are absolutely amaaazzzing. Easily can eat ten or so in a few minutes! Such a fun fall thing to do. Richardson Farms is family owned, everyone is so friendly and overall a great time!

I hope that when I come back next year I can give a 5 star review but for now…
Richardson’s farm and their corn maze has been our family tradition for years now. When we first started going it was a smaller operation with the the Richardson family front and center with big smiles on and welcoming you. I was happy to see the changes over the years as their business grew. It has grown into fall family fun for all. The big bummer is gone are the happy faces. They have a mix of teenage workers and Adults and the teenagers were happy and helpful and he adults were sullen and rude! :(They were kinda nasty at the gate to my fiancé about our dog, I’m sure that had nothing to do with him being a pitbull :| (He’s very well trained)
The fire pits are well worth the money if you plan on being there all day. They are maintained for you all day so no need to worry about wood.
Please Richardson’s bring back the good service and happy faces!

This weekend we went to Richardson’s to get our Christmas tree, just like we did last year. It was pretty crowded, but easy to get around and we were on a tractor ride to the tree area within minutes. We quickly found a tree, sawed it down, and headed back to get it wrapped up.
Sadly, while we were inside the shop looking for ornaments and such, our tree (that we paid for) was taken by someone else. After realizing this, we found one of the owners who offered us a pre-​cut tree or a worker to help us cut down a new one.
I learned my lesson — pay for and tie your tree on your car ASAP! But I also learned that Richardson’s has amazing customer service and will go the extra mile to help you out.
It’s an awesome place to get a tree, and I will definitely be back next year!

Massive corn maze as advertised. We did the sports quiz challenge in one maze then followed the map to the various punch stations throughout the other mazes to complete our scorecards. Very fun afternoon. Not too crowded and parking was very easy. Will definitely be back next year.

We had a blast here! I emailed the owner (Wendy) and she gave us all the extra info we needed, so we headed out for a fun day (even though we are 2 adults with no kids!). We still went down the slide, oh yeah! Had fun on the pedal cars and loved the pig races (every 90 minutes starting at noon). And of course the maze made for a nice fall walk! Would recommend! Grab a cider donuts and apple cider and hop on the wagon to head out to the pumpkins, all for the entry fee of $ 13.

I came here with my boyfriend on 26 October 2013 for the Corn Maze because that’s the sort of cute things 2 month old couples do. I believe we came across it on the web, and since the website made it look pretty neat, an hour or so to Spring Grove we drove!
Cost $ 13 a piece to get in, seems kind of high, but they have to make money somehow and we really didn’t care because it did look pretty worth it (plus parking is free). They have a different pattern every year for the maze, and when I say pattern I don’t mean a bunch of random sporadic paths that go here, there, and everywhere, I mean when we went it was cut in the shape of The Beatles and their instruments, and they have pictures of previous years showing all the different neat designs.
Big maze! There are check points all the way through it to and even some little quizzes to follow if you like, and at each check point you get to stamp your piece of paper. What a sight to see a bunch of young children clustered around the checkpoint and a 20 year old man happily in the midst of them getting his stamp too :)
Along with the maze, there are also rides and activities one can participate in such as zip-​lining, pumpkin smashing, zorbing, pumpkin picking and more! Didn’t try any of those personally (except we did get a pumpkin), but we did go up the tower to watch people smash their pumpkins (it’s also a nice place to take a picture if you want the whole maze backdrop). There’s also a little (petting?) zoo with goats who look like they’re trying to jump off the roof, chickens, alpacas (alpacas people, not llamas, gosh all you llama-​ers were driving me mad, get it right!), and whatever else there was.
I quite enjoyed the little fire pits all over the place. Being that it can get a little chilly, there is nothing better than sitting around a fire with a cup of hot apple juice and some kettle corn getting warm.
Worth checking out, it made for a fun and festive Fall/​Halloween date and I would definitely be up for going back!

We’ve been getting our winter tree at Richardson’s for either 5 or 6 years now… I’d have to check our journal of photos to be sure. It has been fun to experience as a couple of adults, and now as a family with our little ones.
There is a warm, spacious indoor area with free hot chocolate, tables and chairs, flushing toilets, and some holiday decorations for sale. A «sleigh» pulled by tractor takes you to whichever type of tree you’re looking for, and there are hand saws available for the maiming of the tree of your choice. Once you have your tree, you’ll be taken back by tractor to have the tree shaken and bailed. These are super fresh trees, and it’s not unusual to see a vacated bird’s nest fall out. A great, free decoration to take home.
The owner is very cool. He is unassuming and has even personally helped us tie our tree to our car a few times. We aren’t naïve, but we do like knowing that our business is supporting a kind family. The other staff members are helpful as well.
We haven’t been to the farm for anything but their winter festivities, but maybe we’ll check out the corn maze this year.

This place is kind of a riot. They know what they’re doing and have turned it into quite the enterprise. Despite living in the Midwest for 5 years and being into kind of kitschy things, had never been to a corn maze — until a few weeks ago.
The website for this place made it sound like it was a Kiddieland of sorts and in a way, it kind of is. There is a lot going on.
So we drove up there on Columbus Day. I think we got there around 10am and it wasn’t too terribly crowded yet. We paid the admission fee (fortunately they accepted credit cards) and walked in and listened to a family member/​employee or whomever explain the lay of the land. Oh, there were a lot of dogs there. I wish I would’ve noticed on the website that dogs were allowed because I totally would’ve brought mine.
The first thing we did was do the little plastic slide, the kind where you sit upon a burlap sack. Fun. Then I ogled over the little goats and bunnies. I think there were chickens too because I remember almost tearing up while asking my husband how he can eat them and not feel bad about it after he sees them while they’re alive.
Then it was on to the corn maze. Yeahhh… I got over that very quickly. I’m glad I went, but I don’t think there will be any more corn mazes in my future. It’s pretty much just wandering around in a corn field.
The place became more and more crowded as the day went on. The line for food was pretty crazy. My lunch consisted of sweet potato fries and an apple cider donut. There was a BBQ stand right next to the «food barn» which is where my husband ate. We actually had to wait in line twice because we didn’t realize they didn’t take cash until we were at the front so we had to detour to the ATM at the entrance and then return.
The joke telling chicken and farm creatures were rather entertaining to us in an unintentionally amusing way.
They had a few other things to do that cost extra, zip lining and that Zorb thing. Husband zip lined. There were a handful of other things to do, play areas, pedal cart things, bouncy things, hay rides, rolling around in big plastic tubes, hurling pumpkins off of the top of the zip line tower… Omg come to think of it, it’s a lot like what I envision the Roloff farm to be like. Crazy.
Be careful, there are random little fire pits all over the place. I almost walked right into one.

Richardson is home to the world’s largest corn maze! At least, that’s what their website says as does many other corn mazes in the area and neighboring states… All of you should just voluntarily re-​label yourselves as «self-​proclaimed world’s largest corn maze!»
We had two combined groups for a total of approximately 30 people. We did not purchase as a group so admissions was $ 13 per person. Three tables were reserved for a total cost of $ 45 so it was a mere $ 1.50 per person. Definitely a good deal for picnic and «drinks.» The campfire was complimentary and very practical as it was freezing after 7pm.
We went on October 20 and they did not have the haunted maze. We were rather disappointed since the date was so near Halloween. Instead, our group of 30 entered the regular mazes and proceeded to frightening each other. Very self-​entertaining, we are! The maze was fairly simple. There were not many twists and turns or dead-​ends, but it’s very easy to lose people when you’re in a huge group. It was indeed dark. A flashlight would absolutely help unless you have built-​in night vision. Bring your own or buy one at Richardson’s for $ 4.
Snacks at Richardson’s are not cheap. A small Styrofoam of hot cocoa is $ 1.50 and a dozen donuts are $ 8.00. Bringing your own would be a lot more economical.
Note: Do NOT wear gym shoes unless you want inch-​thick mud stuck to the soles. Wear flat-​bottom rubber/​leather boots!