Family Fun Days at The Rock Ranch - Pumpkin Destruction

Visitors can enjoy zip lines, hay rides, Tiny Town (a village of themed playhouses), a locomotive train, a petting zoo, paddle boats, pumpkin cannon, pony rides, cane pole fishing, carousel, live bands, special events, and more. Upcoming day themes include "Not So Spooky" Halloween Fest, Pumpkin Destruction Day, "Great Outdoor Adventure," and Farm Heritage Day.

Note: Location is 2 hours from downtown Athens

The Rock Ranch also offers the challenge of navigating a corn field maze. This year's corn maze celebrates 75 Years of Wizard of Oz, the movie, and it features the likeness of Dorothy, Toto, The Scarecrow, The Cowardly Lion and The Tin Man. Guests can also have their photos taken with costumed, real-life characters from Wizard of Oz.

The Rock Ranch is open each Saturday beginning Sept. 27 to Nov. 15, from 10 a.m. – 8 p.m. Admission is $15. Children three and under are free. Season passes can also be purchased for $39.50. On September 27th, all public, private, or home school teachers with a valid school ID or proof of home school status will receive "bounce-back" passes for up to 4 paying guests to revisit The Rock Ranch on any of the following Fall Family Fun Days. This same offer is available to law enforcement personnel and first responders with proper identification. Tickets are sold online ( www.TheRockRanch.com ) or at the gate, and two-dollar discount coupons are available at Chick-fil-A locations. Admission is half price with a military ID.

November 1 – Pumpkin Destruction Day 

A signature event allowing guests to destroy pumpkins in nearly every way imaginable:
- Pumpkin-bombing airplanes, monster trucks crushing pumpkins (and crushing cars), plus a pumpkin pie eating contest, pumpkin archery, reverse pumpkin darts and more
- Rides in a professional monster truck will be available for $5 per person

The Rock Ranch last year kept more than 6,000 pumpkins out of landfills by using them for a fun and memorable activity and then composting them or feeding them to The Rock Ranch cows.
o Smash unsold pumpkins from The Rock Ranch
o Guests can bring their own pumpkin to recycle through fun methods such as: the pumpkin cannon, pumpkin bowling, the hammer smash and the 40 ft. lift crane pumpkin drop

November 8 – The Great Outdoor Adventure

November 15 – Farm Heritage Day featuring Bob and Larry of Veggie Tales

Saturday, November 01, 2014

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