Rock Ranch

We went down here for the Christmas lights… I felt ripped off honestly. It should have been half the price it was.

Overall this is a beautiful place and fantastic idea! Laid back and the kids (11 and 8 years old) loved it! They played for an hour at Tiny Town, almost that long in the Corn Hole, caught a fish in the lake, paddled in the paddle boats, slid down the Hill Slides, road the carousel, and shot arrows into targets.
We went on an event day (fireworks, etc.). They have limited event days per year, the rest of the time you can go to get fresh veggies and pick your own.
Admission is $ 10 per person on event days.
4 stars because:
1) The pony rides, while free, are limited to kids under 48 inches in height. They had some large ponies as well as small, so it seemed a little overly restrictive, but I am OK with the obvious care for the animals’ health. My complaint is that we should have been made aware of this either on the website or on the welcome pamphlet, before the kids got so excited.
2) The pedal tractors require that folks have closed toe shoes, no sandals or flip flops, so dress accordingly. We didn’t know ahead of time what to expect so naturally the kids had sandals on and couldn’t ride, so that is another piece of information that should be on their website.
3) The food and drinks are quite expensive, the $ 8.75 Chik-​fil-​A meal gives you a basic sandwich and a bag of chips. We paid $ 6.00 apiece for souvenir cups that had unlimited refills, so that cut down on the overall drink expensive somewhat. An ear of corn is $ 3, funnel cakes that I saw were $ 12 and $ 7, depending on toppings. Rock Ranch would do better to lower the food prices in order to promote the family outing idea and increase the overall fun of the park, in my opinion. I expect Six Flags to be outrageous, but the Ranch is based on family farm and rural ideals and should be priced more reasonably.
Be prepared to do a LOT of walking, everything is spread out, probably deliberately to promote the healthy family idea of the park. Its beautiful though, and you will not really mind the walking too much.
The park closed early because of bad storms, and they gave us all a free ticket for the Fall events, so cannot complain there. The staff worked very hard to make sure everyone was safe as possible and deserve a big thank you for their efforts.
We WILL go back!

Went with my 4 year old daughter today for the Halloween Festival. We both LOVED it. So much for my daughter to do, I was so happy to see her enjoying so many varied activities. We could have stayed there all night and not run out of things to do. The property is beautiful and just sitting in the grass and admiring the gorgeous surroundings is a treat.

Really fun place to take the kids. Nice open spaces and doesn’t seem so crowded which is nice. Kids pretty much have free reign which is great to burn off some energy. Only an hour outside of macon/​Warner robins and you can’t beat that for around here!

This place is fun for children of all ages. We took our entire kindergarten grade level. There are two zip lines, a huge lake, a tiny town for kids, a jumping pillow and more. The best part was the fruit field where you can pick your own fruit! They also have some educational centers where the kids learn about pollination and organic composting. Its owned by chikfila but there were no products served while we were there. The food wasn’t too hot but you can bring your own if you want. Overall the place was AWESOME!

I visited the Rock Ranch yesterday with my 2 year old and 4.5 year old. After attending the Hot Air Balloon Festival at Callaway Gardens this year, we figured it would be fun to see the Hot Air Balloon Rally at the RR.
We arrived at 1 PM. It was busy, and folks were confused about the ticketing/​entrance process. Many asked if there were maps available, to which the response was, «I’m sorry… we’ve run out.» This would be a running theme to the day.
We made our way in via tractor ride, and already to the delight of my kids, a balloon was inflated. We decided to skip the long train ride line, and headed into the corn maze. In my opinion, there needs to be more directional clues for those who want to get out (lots of fighting spouses, and tired kids.) We had a good time and finally made our way out.
Next, we headed to the concession stand next to the maze. I purchased drinks for my kids and asked for a straw. The woman states, «We’ve had straws every weeks, but we haven’t had any today…» This was around 2 PM. I guess the floating food staff person hasn’t been by to visit and bring you what you need? They opened at 10 AM.
We visited the tiny town, a bounce house, the slides, etc. My kids loved that.
My son indicated that he wanted some popcorn, so we headed to the popcorn stand near the pool area. I asked for the «kid» drink they offered in various flavors, and was met with, «I’m sorry… we’ve run out of all of them. But you can try the large stand behind you. They have them.» So off we went to wait in line for 10 minutes to be met with the following:
«I’m sorry… we’ve run out.»
I asked for a sweet tea… with a lid.
«I’m sorry… we’ve run out of lids… oh wait! Here’s a loose one (from who knows where.)»
So we decided to set up our picnic blankets for the Balloon Glow. My kids love a balloon glow! Too bad it was really short! We were really spoiled by Callaway Gardens. Yes there were less balloons at the Rock Ranch (there’s also less room). My kids still love watching any amount of balloons light up. The problem was that they did about 4 or 5 light up countdowns and then called it a night. I was hoping for at least 10 minutes of magical light– we all waited for it!
Moral of the story: If they are going to advertise «agritourism» (it’s all over the signs on the way), then they need to learn how to operate a guest based service. I was just surprised at the issues with stock and operations when they have such a wealth of information and expertise at their fingertips (Chick-​fil-​a.)
The employees kept saying, «My pleasure…» after sending me on my way. I would think it would be their pleasure to call a manager (or the floating employee) to get on one of the many tractors available, go to the warehouse, get the needed supplies and deliver them to all of the areas. Throughout the day.
I will bring my own drinks if we visit again.

The Rock Ranch is well worth the trip once a year. Fall Family Fun Days keep the kiddos entertained and outdoors enjoying the cooler fall weather. Personal favorites are the Corn House, Tiny Town, and the Cow Train. Really surprised that they don’t serve Chick-​Fil-​A sandwiches. The fare they do sell is overpriced and tasteless — but you don’t really go for the food. All things considered, a great family outing!

An awesome ranch and a great day for families, really recommendable — check out fall fun days on Saturdays, still on Nov 1 and Nov 8, 2008.
One cover free and everything else (except food) is included !!!
Adults $ 13, kids $ 11, under 3 are free.
They have: hey ride, large corn maze, corn house (house full of dried corn-​very cool to lay and play in), little cow ride, very nice big train around the ranch, blow-​up jumping beans, electric go carts for under 4, fishing rods, pumpkin cannon, … amazing and in a very fun environment, very friendly staff !
It’s about 1h and 20min from downtown Atlanta.