fort custer maze

We were surprised how fun this was. Thought it was going to be so-so and ended up being the most fun of the weekend! Not as easy as you think so be prepared to really work at it!

We had a lot of fun at the maze. Our toddler bounced in the bouncy house with one of us while the other did the maze. It is a lot harder than I thought it would be- but super fun! Like others say, it gets hot. They sell water and snacks there at a bit of a steep price, but worth the ice cold relief. Worth a stop! There is a port-o-potty bathroom.

We had fun but once you are inside there is absolutely NO air movement whatsoever! The kids struggled, to my amusement, thinking they were on the right path only to have to go back and figure it out. If it's a warm day take water!

It was warm, and with all the walls, etc there was not much air movement. Fun to do, was much harder than anticipated.

We had a ton of fun doing this which surprised us! We were thinking it'd be easy but found out it took some doing to make it through. It was a great way to spend a couple hours and walk a few miles! WEAR walking shoes!! It's all pea gravel.

We went in thinking it would be a piece of cake to negotiate. Two hours later, we weren't as arrogant! We did find all 8 stations, but it wasn't easy.The route to the maze is well marked and easy to get to. It is $6 per adult to get in which is entirely suitable. Each member of the group is provided with a card that has 8 spaces to be stamped. Stations are in the corners, on the ends of the bridges and the center tower. The card with the stamps makes a nice souvenir.Maybe we were too early in the season, but the maze is needs some maintenance. Walls are made of wooden slats and towers. The wood is very weathered and splinters are easily obtained. There are stairs up to the towers and bridges, so if you have problems with steps, this is not an activity for you. And some of the structures seem a bit wobbly. I seriously wondered if the bridge structures were going to support us or if individual boards would break in some locations.This maze is truly a challenge, but worth it if you are patient, have plenty of time and enjoy challenge. Tip: take water with you. It was a very mild day, but we were quickly warm and thirsty.

I've never done a maze before and this was a fun event! Yep, I got lost...for a bit, but made it out alive!!!

This place was fun! You get a card and have to find 8 checkpoints throughtout the maze. It takes most people 45 mins to get through it took myself, husband and 5 yr old 1 hr 30 min. The only thing that they might want to improve on is pulling unwanted weeds, staighten the pallets alittle so they don't look like they are going to fall on people. But for under $20 bucks for our family for a fun afternoon, I can't complain!

My husband and I stopped here with the kids to break up the car ride (ages 9,7, and 4). They have bouncy houses that the kids played around in before starting the maze. This is a good maze, but it was really HOT, so would recommend taking a water bottle in with you. Also, the path is rocky, so sandals weren't a good idea. This maze was a little long for my crew of kids- they were tired about half way through. The man working in the shop was very nice, and came out to give us a pointer when he saw us circle through the same spot several times.

It was something for the kids to do on a cold day in May. They weren't overjoyed to go (10 and 14), but they had an okay time running through the maze. It is reasonably priced, too, which made up for the lack of excitement!

Go into a maze of pallets at the Fort Custer Maze in Clear Lake. Bring a phone in case you get lost! We had such fun separating into "teams" and finding all the check in posts. Adults and kids love it. Teens can run independently while one would want to keep a close eye on their very young children. Fun event!

Took five grandkids to the Fort Custer Maze. 'Boys' vs 'Girls'. It was a more challenging maze then I was expecting! But it was fun and everyone had a good time.

This maze ISN'T a corn or hedge maze but instead is made of tall fences in a square like a fort--hence the name. There are four corner towers, one center tower, and three bridges, and at all of them there is a stamp pad with a letter, pair of letters or word that you stamp on a postcard that you are given at the start and carry with you. Once you've gotten all the stamps, you find your way out and get your finish time stamped on the postcard. From the towers and bridges you can see enough of the maze to get an idea but not enough to plot out the whole thing, and the slats of the maze walls have enough space that you can see the other paths and other people so that you don't feel closed in. The route is well-designed and is changed weekly. In my group of 13 the fastest person finished in 17 minutes (which was a record) and the slowest was just under an hour. There's a soda machine and picnic tables with umbrellas at the end for early finishers to wait at, and there are those bouncy things for kids to jump in. Wheelchair-bound folks could not do the maze as you have to be able to go up stairs to cross a bridge to get out. All in all we thought it was a fine way to spend an hour and a half on a Saturday morning. The gift shop has stuffed heads of wild animals on the walls and various other "frontier" type items like arrowheads and skunk-skin hats--very cheesy but the older woman manning the cash register was a hoot.

My 8,6, 4 year old all enjoyed this puzzle. It took us about an hour and half to find our way back out. It did get a little warm as we got there about 11. Bring water if you go mid day in the summer.