About Burwinkel Farms
Burwinkel Farms is a family farm in Southwest Ohio that has been working the same ground since 1918. The main farm on Hamilton Cleves Road in Ross is run by the third generation, with the fourth already pitching in. The family is best known around Cincinnati for its sweet corn, which also goes out each day to a string of roadside stands around the region run by relatives and longtime friends.
The Ross farm stand opens daily, and in fall the farm becomes a destination of its own. In 2026 fall activities run every day from September 26 through October 31. Visitors choose between a hayride ticket, which rides out to the pumpkin patch and back, or a cheaper walking ticket, a one-mile round trip through the sunflower fields. Either way you go home with a small pumpkin and a sunflower. The sunflowers bloom from late September until the first hard cold snap in October.
Once you are out in the fields there is plenty for kids: two corn mazes, a skid maze with punch stations, a scarecrow search, a Halloween scavenger hunt, duck races, a corn pool, and a donkey and goats to visit. Weekday hayrides are set aside for pre-scheduled school and group visits, and the season opens with a ticketed Sips in Sunflowers weekend event.
White Barn & Blooms Lavender Farm is also in the Hamilton area, only a few minutes from the Ross farm, which makes these two of the easiest stops in this guide to combine.
What to do
- Buy fresh sweet corn at the main farm stand in Ross
- Ride the hayride out to the pumpkin patch on fall weekends
- Walk the one-mile path through the sunflower fields and take a sunflower home
- Find the stations in the corn maze and the skid maze
- Visit the donkey and goats and hunt for 14 themed scarecrows
- Book a weekday field trip or group hayride
Season, hours and prices
- Season
- Farm stand open daily in season; fall activities daily Sept. 26–Oct. 31, 2026; sunflowers bloom late September into October
- Hours
- 2026: farm stand and walking path daily 9–7 (may vary on holidays); hayrides Saturday–Sunday 10–6, weather permitting
- Admission
- Fall 2026: hayride ticket $12 per person, walking ticket $8 per person; both include all activities, a small pumpkin and a sunflower
Good to know
- Reservations
- Walk-in on weekends; weekday hayrides for pre-scheduled groups
- Payment
- Cash, credit and check
Tips for your visit
- Hayrides run only on weekends for the general public; on weekdays choose the walking ticket
- Sunflowers fade after the first cold snap, so come early in the season for the best blooms
- Groups and schools should call ahead to schedule a weekday hayride
Pair it with a lavender farm
White Barn & Blooms Lavender Farm · about 10 minutes away
White Barn & Blooms Lavender Farm is just a few minutes away in the Hamilton area, so the two fit easily into one afternoon.
Getting there
Questions
When is fall fun at Burwinkel Farms?
Daily from September 26 through October 31 in 2026, with hayrides on weekends.
How much does it cost?
In 2026, $12 per person with the hayride or $8 per person for the walking path; both include a small pumpkin and a sunflower.
Do they take cards?
Yes. The Ross farm accepts cash, credit and checks.
🗺️ Part of the guide Things to Do Near the Lavender Farms of Lebanon & Yellow Springs, Ohio
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