Bowden SunMaze
Corn maze · Red Deer County · Alberta — Canadian Rockies
An hour north of Calgary at Eagle Creek Farms, Bowden SunMaze pairs a corn maze with 100,000 sunflowers that bloom through late summer. By fall the flowers fade and the maze keeps running, with a U-pick pumpkin patch and wagon rides rounding out the day.
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Plan your visit
Color nearby peaks: September 22–September 26
Color builds from September 5 · mostly bare by October 13
Sampled at Bowden SunMaze’s own coordinates and elevation (982 m) rather than a regional average.
Alberta — Canadian Rockies is sampled at 163 weather points, with no published peak dates to correct it against yet. Alberta — Canadian Rockies is running 9 days earlier than its own average this year. How the forecast works
When to go to Bowden SunMaze
Good color holds through about October 3, giving you roughly 28 days from the first turn to past peak. That is about 1 day earlier than Alberta as a whole. It sits at 982 m, high enough to turn before the valleys do.
You will find it at Red Deer County, AB, in Alberta. The venue has not published its 2026 dates yet, so check before you drive out.
Bowden SunMaze on the map
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Frequently asked
- When does Bowden SunMaze peak in 2026?
- Peak color is predicted for September 22–September 26 (best estimate September 24). Color starts around September 5 and is mostly bare by October 13.
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