Lark Ranch

Lark Ranch - Loogootee AMAZING. I've been to so many family farms for the season and this one had so much to do. We stayed busy for hours. Zip lining, gem mining, train rides, barrel rides, carnival rides, pumpkin patch, hay rides, trike rides, food galore. Literally non stop fun for hours. Staff was all friendly and helpful. It's in the middle of nowhere but I promise it's worth it.

We chose to go here after seeing a Facebook ad and checking out the website vs a different patch. This is more so a carnival with petting zoo, corn maze & pumpkin patch then a farm. 40min drive here only to find several things from the website, that were the deciding factor to come, were not around this year. Family leaving in front of us had same issue and when asking the gate keeper about the items they were told "Yeah those didn't get built this year. Maybe next year". The majority of the attractions have no supervision and we encountered many preteens with no parents who felt that they could do what they wanted and lines/rules didn't apply to them. Plenty of food options but all the vendors and add one are cash or cash app only. While there were atms on site this would have been nice if it was noted on their site. The corn maze wasn't too bad but someone had stomped a path flat 10 feet in between the entrance and exit. While we won't be back, I think they could benefit from keeping there website updated as to what attractions are available in the current run and giving a little more supervision to attractions.

I saw the online ads for Lark Ranch and decided to make the 40 minute drive with my two kids (m10 & f8) to check it out while they're on Fall Break. This was our first time visiting. Buying the tickets on the website in advance was a breeze, there was no line for getting our wristbands when we got to admissions and they looked up our tickets by name so I didn't have to fumble through emails to find them: easy! We came on Indigenous Peoples' Day (aka Columbus Day) so it was not busy right after their 11am opening. Yet nothing was really OPEN yet either, so all there was to do was the corn maze. I had seen online where other reviewers had said there was a scavenger hunt but saw nothing of the sort while there and no employees for directions on if it existed this year either. As it warmed up outside, the people started to show up and lines got longer (as expected). The train ride was fun (beautiful views!) and the farm animals were so cute!! I wish there were more signs to show you where things are on the property though as we never would have known the animals were there if hadn't seen them while passing on the train. Also, my daughter was pretty broken hearted there were no pony rides today but only a pony dressed as a unicorn you could pay an additional $5 to take photos sitting on for 10 minutes. We really got our hopes up about that attraction. Unsure if it just wasn't going on today because of the holiday or at all this year? Plenty of other things to do for younger kids like slides, games, rides, and things like that. Maybe not ideal for older kids though. We won't be coming again unfortunately. Sn: this ranch would make A FORTUNE if they did a winter train and had these attractions during the holiday season. Maybe they do? Just an idea haha

My kids had a great time, but this is not my favorite fall-fun farm. But before I complain, here are the things that Lark Ranch does well.There are a variety of things to do for one price. There are zip lines (two zip lines!), two giant inflatable jumping pads, giant slides, tree houses, a tire climber, a giant rock wall, two different trains and much more. There's lots to do for all ages.The concessions that are available are relatively inexpensive -- a bottle of water was $1, for example. So now I'll talk about the irksome things. First, I visited during the pandemic, during a time when Indiana was spiking in COVID cases, but you'd think that COVID doesn't exist here. The woman at the admission window who helped us wasn't wearing a mask. Not even pretending to care and putting it under her nose like the other people who worked there -- nope, just no mask. And there were no signs or anything encouraging people to keep 6 feet apart in admission line. It was a free for all. A maskless grandma in back of us was so close she was almost touching my husband's back. It was very crowded, and they were not capping the number of visitors, so it was just masses of people. (Which, I guess, good for them?) We would have turned around and left at this point, but we were meeting friends who had driven a long way to join us. There is very little supervision at the attractions. Just know that when your kids are playing, you'll need to keep a close watch on them. Some of the attractions are not supervised at all, or supervised very little.The food is the kind of stuff you'd find on themidway at a fair. There are fajitas and curly fries, but when I visit a pumpkin patch during the fall, I expect to find more seasonal foods. Pumpkin donuts? Apple slushees? Please, just something with cinnamon in it! Give us something to make us feel like we're doing a fun fall thing! Speaking of fairs, there were fair attractions set up next to the farm, but you had to pay extra to do anything. I don't know -- I don't visit a farm in the fall to do fair rides and eat funnel cake. It was weird and made everything even more crowded. I don't know: Some people will have a fabulous time here, but this is not the place for me. It felt more like visiting a crowded fair than visiting a pumpkin patch, which was too bad.

Some of the many things to do in this fall wonderland. Pick your own, large pumpkin patch. Bungee cord trampolines. Rock/wall climbing. Zip lining. Rides, games, and numerous separate parks. Corn maze. Food booths. Apple cider slushes. Gift shop. Giant sized furniture, literally. Apple shooting gun. Large slide. Fair type rides even a small coaster. A peddle Tractor trail. Train rides. This is 100 acre kid wonderland . Where new attractions emerge yearly.

Had a chance to visit this place last weekend and this has exceeded all the expectation I had for a typical fall festival farm. $15 per person for 3 years and above. Worth the money spent, considering the number of activities they offer. They have activities for all ages like train ride, barrel ride, zip line, farm animals, jumping pillow, corn maze, pumpkin patch, fair rides and so many other things. All within $15 and unlimited rides. Couples of food stalls and ice creams stalls were there too. Parking on the grass and plenty of spaces available. Was able to find spot easily on a busy weekend. There was a stall with fair food, which was okayish. Ice cream stall serving soft serve was really good. Appreciate the owners who were sitting at the entrance to welcome every guest.

Top notch pumpkin patch located in central Indiana.The ticket price includes all of the main attractions including the train, hay ride to the pumpkin patch and the apple cannon. Lots of places charge admission and then tickets for the various rides. It was nice to see this be all-inclusive. There are a few items that cost extra like pony rides and feed for the chickens and goats.The pumpkin patch has a good variety of pumpkins already picked and some still on the vine so you can find exactly what you want. They were in great condition with a nice variety of sizes.We were here for 3 hours and still hadn't been to all of the events when the kids were worn out and ready to go. It was a great time and money well spent.

This place was awesome. Great place to take your kids with plenty to do. Mostly everything was included in admission price. Kids 2 and under are free. It almost had the set up of a fair with plenty of food options. Wine slushies for the adults. The deep fried pb&j sandwhich was pure. perfection The staff was very friendly. Great place to spend a some hours at with the family

We brought our family who were visiting from out of state to do this with us for the first time. First, the positives: $12 seemed like a great price for all of the activities you get to do, but as adults, we only rode the train. The kids played on the large jumping inflatable, the many play sets, mini tractor pedal cars, and zip lines. It was a fairly good deal with a wide variety of activities for kids. Our 7 year old rode a few of the carnival rides, and we were able to get fair food for lunch which we missed from not having the state fair this year. The train was the best part and very unique compared to other fall farms or orchards. If the kids were writing this review, they'd probably give it 5 stars. I'm rating it 3 primarily because COVID-19 precautions were minimal, and our family did not feel especially safe. Masks were optional outdoors, and the place was very crowded by about 1:30 pm. It was more crowded than we are comfortable with. No social distancing markers are present anywhere on the property. The lines for food and the train were very long, and the attractions staff were disorganized and didn't seem to know how to manage people in lines. We had been waiting at the front of the train line when they suddenly chose another entrance, and we nearly missed getting on. The food choices are pretty limited to fried fair food; you'll find much better quality, fresh food if you visit another orchard/farm in the area. The kids had fun, and we might visit again in another year but not during the pandemic.

Although  Lark Ranch is a good 45 minutes away from Johnson County, it was definitely worth the trip.  Recently Lark Ranch was selected as the best pumpkin patch in Indiana by Good Housekeeping! As we pulled down the gravel driveway we immediately noticed several fun activities. The girls were getting all giddy pointing at each activity they could see. The cost is $12 per person. Now that might sound like a lot of money but there are at least 12 activities you and your family can participate in over and over for the price....Climbing WallPillow JumpCorn mazeTrain rideSwingsPedal TractorSeveral wooden playsets for the younger children*Pro tip: One of my favorite activities included the pedal tractors, good for kids and adults. I love when the adults can also participate with the kids.Lark Ranch also serves fair-like food at two different locations. Outside food and drinks are not permitted.