A list of places to get hayrides in the SW Ohio region

The Centerville Fall Fest was held at Stubbs Park on Saturday, Sept. 30, 2023. Hosted by the City of Centerville and The Heart of Centerville and Washington Twp, the annual festival featured a vendor village, food trucks, hayrides, petting zoo, pumpkin patch, live music and more. Did we spot you there? TOM GILLIAM / CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHER

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Credit: Tom Gilliam

The Centerville Fall Fest was held at Stubbs Park on Saturday, Sept. 30, 2023. Hosted by the City of Centerville and The Heart of Centerville and Washington Twp, the annual festival featured a vendor village, food trucks, hayrides, petting zoo, pumpkin patch, live music and more. Did we spot you there? TOM GILLIAM / CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHER
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By Alex Cutler
Sept 23, 2024
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According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s 2022 Census, Ohio has more than 76,000 farms — one of the highest numbers of any state. To stand out from the crowd, many farms in the area have turned to agritourism, where farms use recreational or educational attractions to bring in revenue.

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A popular agritourism attraction are hayrides, where guests jump into the back of a tractor-drawn wagon filled with hay for seating. These can be family friendly or frightening.

Here is a guide to several hayrides in the Dayton area:

🍂 Young’s Jersey Dairy Haunted Wagon Rides

Young’s Jersey Dairy is kicking off the fall season this weekend on the farm with pick your own pumpkins, a corn maze, wagon rides, a wool gathering and more.

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Hours: 7:30-10 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Sept. 27 through Oct. 26

Location: 6880 Springfield-Xenia Road, Yellow Springs

Description: Young’s Jersey Dairy will be offering a haunted wagon ride to celebrate Halloween. Guests start the experience with being told scary stories in the theater before boarding the wagons. While family friendly, the experience is designed to scare. There will be actors with props, but no guests will be touched or chased. Children under age 11 must be accompanied by an adult.

🍂 Windmill Farm Market’s Spooktacular Adventure Hayride

Hours: 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Friday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday

Location: 1454 E. Ohio 73, Springboro

Description: Windmill Farm Market’s popular hayride attraction takes guests through the nearby forest. The ride’s path is decorated with child-friendly Halloween decorations. The farm also offers private hayrides.

🍂 Fulton Farms Market

Fulton Farms: This is the place that's largely responsible for supplying Troy with their delicious strawberries every year. Although locally-grown produce is their specialty, The Farm Market, located inside the barn, houses the retail side of the farm. There is Americana décor and preserves galore. In the spring, they have a greenhouse in the back full of colorful flowers.

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Hours: 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday through Friday and 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Sept 28. through the end of October

Location: 2393 S. Ohio 202, Troy

Description: During its fall festivities, Fulton Farms Market in Troy will be offering hayrides for guests. Special evening hayrides can be reserved by calling 937-335-6983.

🍂Burger Farm’s Fall Festival

Hours: 1:30-5 p.m. Tuesday through Friday and 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 28 through Oct. 27.

Location: 7849 Main St., Newtown

Description: Burger Farm’s Fall Festival has a number of activities for guests, including a hayride to the farm’s pumpkin patch. Weekday hayrides are also available, running every 30 minutes.

🍂 Brimstone Haunt Haunted Hayride

Brimstone Haunt will open for another season of scares, with social distancing part of the 2020 entertainment plan, according to organizers. It will open for the season on Sept. 25. CONTRIBUTED PHOTOS JRD PHOTOGRAPHY

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Hours: Starts at 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday through Nov. 2. Closing times vary by night

Location: 525 Brimstone Road, Wilmington

Description: An attraction within the Brimstone Haunt, the haunted hayride takes guests through a field filled with scares. Brimstone gives this attraction an intensity rating of two out of five. Children are allowed into the haunt, with the park saying “We’ve seen everything from young kids leaving with laughter to adults leaving in tears.”

🍂 Warrick Farm Cattle Encounter Hayrides

The Miamisburg Best Buddies chapter on a group outing to Warrick Farm in Miamisburg last fall. L-R Jayla Miller, Riley Ball, Bella Trace, Lauren Walker, Nathan Ennis, Ella Savely, Kayli Parker, Cassie Noah, Olivia Taylor, Drew Copsey, Andy Turner, Preston Barr, Amanda DiGiovanna, Vincent Limber

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Hours: 11 a.m.-5 p.m. weekends Sept. 21 through Oct. 27

Location: 8055 S. Union Road, Miamisburg

Description: Warrick Farms offers a unique hayride where guests can meet the farm’s cows. After the ride, children can play on a tire playground or try the wagon slide.

🍂 The VanDemark Farm

Hours: 6-11 p.m. Friday, noon-11 p.m. Saturday and noon-7 p.m. Sunday through Oct. 27

Location: 2401 S. Vandemark Road, Sidney

Description: Included in the price of admission, VanDemark Farm offers a hayride for guests. The ticket also includes a petting zoo, unlimited minigolf and the farm’s corn maze.

🍂 Burwinkel Farms

Burwinkel Farms is a great way to spend a fall day. There’s something fun and exciting for everyone. CONTRIBUTED

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Hours: 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 28 through Oct. 31

Location: 4359 Hamilton-Cleves Road, Hamilton

Description: Burwinkel Farms offers a hayride as a part of its “Fall Family Fun” event lineup. The ride includes a trip to the farm’s pumpkin patch, where guests can bring home their own pumpkin and sunflower.

🍂 Brown’s Family Farm Market

Barrel train rides are just part of the fun at Brown's Family Farm Market in Hamilton - CONTRIBUTED

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Hours: 11 a.m.-6 p.m. weekends

Location: 11620 Hamilton-Cleves Road, Hamilton

Description: During the farm’s “Fall Family Fun Weekends,” guests can take a trip on the Brown’s Family Farm Market hayride. Tickets can be purchased at the ticket booth with cash or with a credit card inside the farm store. The farm also offers barrel train rides for younger guests.

🍂 Brumbaugh Fruit and Fun Farm

Brumbaugh's Fruit and Fun Farm is the perfect place for a family outting, with over 23 different activities. (Source: Facebook)

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Hours: 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Saturday and noon-7 p.m. Sunday through Nov. 1

Location: 6420 Hollansburg-Arcanum Road, Arcanum

Description: Families at Brumbaugh Fun Farm can take a ride on the Pumpkin Express haywagon to the farm’s pumpkin patch. There guests can purchase a pumpkin to take home with them. Other attractions at the farm include the Storybook Forest, Monster Mountain, and the Adventure Market.

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Alex Cutler is a graduate of Sinclair Community college, with degrees in Communication and Multimedia Journalism. Alex looks to continue his education and career in the near future.