Fall is just around the corner and for many people it’s the ideal time to take a trip to Niagara Falls. The weather is gorgeous, the leaves are changing color, and as high season winds down great deals on hotels and activities become more widely available.
However, fall in Niagara is especially fun for kids. Aside from seeing the beautiful falls and enjoying activities like the waterpark, there are plenty of seasonal activities that will have your little ones grinning from ear to ear.
If you’d like to plan a fall trip to Niagara Falls these are a few great ways to show your kids the countryside and have some fun at the same time.
Visit a Pumpkin Patch
Niagara is an agricultural region like no other and a portion of its bounty are pumpkins, and lots of them. Pumpkin farms dot the region near Niagara and virtually all of them offer tours and other activities when it’s time to harvest the fall’s crop.
Warner Ranch offers pumpkins of all shapes and sizes and other fall produce like squash and other gourds. Kids can also collect corn stalks and other items to complete their own fall decorations. Warner Ranch is also an active breeding facility for Belgian horses so your kids might get a chance to see one of these gentle giants up close.
Try a Corn Maze
What to do when all the corn is harvested yet the stalks still stand? Why, carve a corn maze, of course! Corn mazes have exploded in popularity over recent years and several sprout up each fall near Niagara Falls.
Located just outside of Buffalo is the Cambria Corn Maze. Two mazes cover twelve acres and are full of twists and turns that will have your kids delighted as they try to find their way out. Sturdy shoes are recommended and rain boots are highly encouraged as the weather can be unpredictable during this time of year. For the very brave they even offer flashlight maze sessions on the weekends.
Take a Haunted Hayride
Of course fall means Halloween and what better way to celebrate than with a haunted hayride in the countryside near Niagara? Several local farms offer haunted hayrides and they vary from the mildly surprising to downright scary so you should definitely consider the level of tolerance amongst your family before you go.
The aforementioned Warner Ranch offers a mildly scary haunted hayride or you could visit Haunt Manor and experience the truly terrifying. The choice is yours but at the end of the night it’s all supposed to be fun so the very little ones and those who scare easily might want to bow out.
Fall is such a beautiful time of year in the Niagara area and it deserves a lot more attention than it gets. Look for hotel package deals, play up Niagara to your kids, and start planning your falls vacation to the falls. You and your entire family will be very glad you did.
