Sunset on the Farm
I am blessed to have the Mill Creek Metropark system not too far north of where I live. One of the closest units is the Metropark Farm in Canfield. I have pretty much just used the facility for the bike trail that runs between some of its farm land but Saturday late afternoon and early evening I attend Sunset on the Farm there.
This is definitely a family-friendly event, one that I would recommend for families with kids between four and ten especially. Many of the activities are free. The corn maze had cute scarecrows at both entrances (which doubled as the exits) and was simple enough that you weren't going to be trapped inside for longer than fifteen minutes. The hay ride had the longest lines, and the ride itself really was probably less than a half mile loop that actually went on the bike trail for part of it. Getting to see the farm animals was fun; the babies were especially adorable. They had a few games for the kids and some live folk music. I also thought it was awesome that you could cook hot dogs over a campfire or roast marshmallows if you preferred something sweet. They also had free samples of apple cider or apple butter made on site.
Pony rides were available for $4. Face painting in one of the buildings also had a fee. If campfire food was not your thing, they had one concessionaire selling fries, hot dogs, and coney dogs from the edge of the parking lot.
We got there at the 4:30 start and had no trouble parking, but the lot was definitely close to filled up when we left around 7:00.
This is definitely a family-friendly event, one that I would recommend for families with kids between four and ten especially. Many of the activities are free. The corn maze had cute scarecrows at both entrances (which doubled as the exits) and was simple enough that you weren't going to be trapped inside for longer than fifteen minutes. The hay ride had the longest lines, and the ride itself really was probably less than a half mile loop that actually went on the bike trail for part of it. Getting to see the farm animals was fun; the babies were especially adorable. They had a few games for the kids and some live folk music. I also thought it was awesome that you could cook hot dogs over a campfire or roast marshmallows if you preferred something sweet. They also had free samples of apple cider or apple butter made on site.
Pony rides were available for $4. Face painting in one of the buildings also had a fee. If campfire food was not your thing, they had one concessionaire selling fries, hot dogs, and coney dogs from the edge of the parking lot.
We got there at the 4:30 start and had no trouble parking, but the lot was definitely close to filled up when we left around 7:00.
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