Cornbelly's began in an American Fork field. This fall it's in Lehi and Spanish Fork
The corn maze Brett Herbst opened in American Fork in 1996 now runs at Thanksgiving Point in Lehi and on the Herbst family farm in Spanish Fork. Here is what each site lists for this season, and what a ticket covers.
Cornbelly's Corn Maze & Pumpkin Fest traces its start to a corn maze Brett Herbst opened in American Fork in 1996. Thirty years later, the attraction runs at two other places: Thanksgiving Point in Lehi and the Herbst family farm in Spanish Fork. The company's website lists no American Fork location. [1][2]
How it started
According to the company's history, Herbst grew up on an Idaho farm and studied agribusiness at Brigham Young University. The idea came from a similar maze he read about in a farming magazine, and he built his first one with a group of BYU friends. Utah's agritourism directory, which carries the same account, says he graduated from BYU in 1995. [1][3]
The company says that first maze drew 18,000 people in three weeks in the fall of 1996. That is the company's own figure; the Ledger did not find an independent count. [1]
Out of that season came The MAiZE, Herbst's corn maze design business, which the company says now works with more than 330 maze locations. The Herbsts bought the former Gordon Dairy Farm in Spanish Fork in 2004 and opened a second Cornbelly's there in 2020. [1][3]
A list of past maze designs on the company's Lehi ticket page starts with "150 Years of Utah" in 1997 and includes a 2013 maze on the BYU-Utah football rivalry. [4]
Two locations this season
Lehi: 3003 N. Thanksgiving Way, at Thanksgiving Point. The company lists its season as Sept. 21 through Oct. 31. [2]
Spanish Fork: 3687 W. 5600 South. The listed season is Sept. 4 through Oct. 31. [2]
Those are season ranges, not daily hours; the company's calendar has each day's hours. At both sites, it says, admission closes one hour before the listed closing time. [2]
The Spanish Fork farm has a locomotive train, a pumpkin patch and several amusement rides that the company says are included with general admission. The Bungee Bouncer is the listed exception. [5]
What a ticket covers
On Oct. 17, the company's website listed Lehi admission from $19.99 and Spanish Fork admission from $12.99. A two-location bundle, good for one general-admission visit to each site, was $33. [5][6]
Children 2 and under get in free but pay for any extra-cost activities. Everyone 3 and older needs a ticket. [5]
Pumpkins can be bought without paying admission. In Lehi they are sold near the exit store; in Spanish Fork, from the exit store area. Picking from the Spanish Fork patch requires admission. [7]
The company says severe weather can force it to close at any time. Closures are announced on its 801-794-FARM hotline and its website. [7]
Prices, dates and hours were checked against the operator's website on Oct. 17, 2026, and can change. Check the operator's calendar before going.
Sources
- Cornbelly's · Our story
- Cornbelly's · Directions, dates and hours
- Utah Department of Agriculture and Food · Agritourism directory: Cornbelly's
- Cornbelly's · Lehi admission and past maze designs
- Cornbelly's · Two location bundle, ages and Spanish Fork attractions
- Cornbelly's · Home page admission options
- Cornbelly's · Help and FAQ
Background explainer by The Utah Ledger. AI-assisted reporting, checked against the sources above.