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- Additional Info: We are open seasonally for public events! Check out our website for event information and specifics.
FEES
- Fall Family Fun Days General Admission: $15.00
- Fun in the Summertime General Admission: $10.00
- Kids 3 and Under: FREE
- ZipLine Rides*: $7.00 - $12.00
- Parking: FREE
- Additional Fee Info: Please do check our website for FREE events, group discounts, Campfire Sites and Conestoga Wagon rentals, Feild Trip pricing, Season Pass information and Annual Pass infomration. Also be on the look-out for coupons for discounted admission during Fall Family Fun Days at your local Chick-Fil-A! *ZipLine Rides require closed toe shoes, a signed release for children under 18, and are governed by height and weight restrictions.
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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Best Time To Visit: Pack it up and head on out. You can get here from anywhere! Located in The Rock, GA just 58 miles south of downtown Atlanta, 38 miles northwest of Macon, and 61 miles northeast of Columbus, we're close enough for a day trip. We are open seasonally for public events! Check out our website for event information and specifics.
What You'll Need for Your Visit: We are an outdoor venue. Please dress appropriately so you will be comfortable. May we suggest hats, sunglasses, bug spray and blankets or folding chairs.
The Rock Ranch is a 1250 acre working cattle ranch owned by S. Truett Cathy, founder of Chick-fil-A. The ranch is dedicated to providing wholesome family entertainment in an agricultural setting.
We offer events, by reservation, that include curriculum based educational field trips in the spring, summer and fall, catered corporate events and family days and camping in our Conestoga wagon camp ground. Our public events include Celebrate America in June and Fall Family Fun Days; a series of themed events on Saturdays from September to November. Themed weekends include an arts and crafts festival, bluegrass festival, Christian music concert, hot air balloon rally, and much more.
Attractions at The Rock Ranch include locomotive train rides, hay rides, pony rides, the pumpkin cannon, corn cannons, pig racing, the giant jumping pillow, a corn maze, paddle boats, pedal carts, fishing, a petting zoo, zip lines and more.
While you're here, check out our All-Natural Produce Stand; seasonal fruits and vegetables; and our All-Natural, Grass Fed, Grain-Finished Beef. There’s nothing quite like standing in a garden picking fresh strawberries, or blueberries or even sweet corn. Freshness never tasted so good. And we’ve got it all right here. Different seasons mean different fruits and vegetables so no two trips to the garden are the same. While you’re here, check out our herd of Brangus cattle born and raised right here on the ranch's fertile green pastures. We never use growth hormones or steroids and our All Natural Beef is always antibiotic free. We finish our cattle on locally produced grains, some of which we grow ourselves. For all of this careful consideration, you are the beneficiary! Join the growing number of families that believe our beef is the healthiest and most flavorful they have ever had.
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Great Family Fun!
We attended the Fall Family Fun Days at the Rock Ranch, and my three year old had a blast. It's a great place to take the family for the day, and for everyone to have a great time!
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Family Fun!
I have taken my family to The Rock Ranch several times this year and we've have a wonderful time on each outing!
Thank you Truett Cathy! -
Fun but not as nice as last year
In October of 2010 my grandson and I spend the day at the Rock Ranch and had a great experience. Over the next year I told many how great the Rock Ranch was. Great attitudes from employees, not standing in line for exceptionally long time, how clean every thing was and so on.
My grandson and I enjoyed it so much the year before we went back October 8, 2011 even thaw we had a nice time was not as enjoyable as the year before. About 2 PM my grandson and I went to get a snow cone and ice cream. So on the way over to the store we stopped used the restroom and washed our hands. Both paper towel dispensers where out of towels. All so the sinks and sink area needed attention. I saw a Rock Ranch employee on our way to the store and informed her of the condition of the restroom and need to put some paper towels in the dispensers.
My grandson and I went to get a snow cone and ice cream and the area for getting the syrup for the snow cone could have used some cleaning. So we went out and sat at one of the two tables on the side of the store and the table was out right nasty to the point we could not use it. Thank goodness at least the chairs where clean.
We sat there and finished our snow cone and ice cream. Standing in line to got the two and sitting and enjoying it most have been at least 30 to 45 minutes or more. When we got done of coarse a 6 year old eating a snow cone needs to wash his hands. So we went back to the same restroom and guess what it was still need of some cleaning and paper towels!
So once again on the way out I saw a Rock Ranch employee and told her about the problems in the restroom. I was TOTALLY disturbed that she could not even speak English and understand what I was saying!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! With all the American citizens needing a job you hire a person that’s citizenship is in question and cannot even understand what I was saying!!!!!!!!
Even thaw many of the employees where very nice many did not give off good vibes like the year before from buying tickets to leaving to go home on the trailer pulled by the tractor back to the parking lot. The lines where ridicules and wait time too long. I quite going other places because after paying to spend more time in line then enjoying our self. I talked to others while at the Rock Ranch today and they had many of the same concerns as I.
I sent them a email about my concerns and have not received the curtsy of a reply
5020 Barnsville Hwy, The Rock, GA 30285
Directions
Atlanta -Take I75 South to Exit 201 (Hwy 36). Take Hwy 36 West thru the Barnesville Business District (do not take the bypass). Cross US Hwy 341. The Ranch is 7 miles on your left. Macon - Take I75 North to Exit 185 (Hwy 18). Take Hwy 18 West to Barnesville until you reach the 2nd traffic light (Hwy 36). Turn left onto Hwy 36. Cross US Hwy 341. The Ranch is 7 miles on your left. Griffin - Take Hwy 41 south to Barnesville. Take 341 bypass. Go past the Ingle's, over the tracks, take the next right, Hwy 36. The Ranch is 7 miles on your left. Columbus - Take Hwy 27 Alt out of Columbus thru Waverly Hall. Make a right onto Hwy 27 Alt/ Hwy 85 to Manchester. Continue on Hwy 85 to Woodbury. In Woodbury make a right on Hwy 74 east to Thomaston. Take Hwy 74 into the square of Thomaston and follow signs to Hwy 36. Proceed thru square, make left at sign for Hwy 36 and make slight right at 5 way stop onto Hwy 36. Continue east on Hwy 36 to Barnesville. The Ranch is 8 miles on your right.
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Sweet Corn Festival
6/16/2012
Enjoy the attractions of The Rock Ranch and take home freshly picked sweet corn. This celebration of the sweet corn harvest offers train rides, pony rides, zip lines, paddle boats, corn hole and other corn themed games and more. Sweet Corn season is a great time to visit this 1250-acre ranch.
Celebrate America
6/30/2012
Celebrate America at The Rock Ranch provides a huge family festival in the evening with train rides, pony rides, zip lines, Tiny Town, paddle boats, live musical performaces and other fun attractions plus one of the largest fireworks displays in the state.
Fun in the Summer Time
7/10/2012
School is out, the sun is shining and its summer time! Pack up the clan and head on out for some fun-filled days! "Fun in the Summer Time" begins July 10 thru July 28 (Tues-Sat) and The Rock Ranch is in full swing with train rides, zip lines, paddle boats, farm animals, and MUCH MORE!
Grand Opening of Fall Family Fun Days
9/22/2012
The Rock Ranch season of Fall Family Fun Days is held on Saturdays September 24 through November 13. This year's corn maze will celebrate the 50th anniversary of human space exploration! Special activities and games have been planned including traveling space displays provided by NASA!
Day of the Lumberjack
9/29/2012
Celebrate the skills of the woodsman in an entertaining and unique event. Guests will enjoy pole climbing, power saws, axe chopping, 2-man team saw and log rolling in the pond. This date will also feature a high school and college level cross country competition and a public 5k run.
Official Georgia Day of the Cowboy
10/6/2012
The Official Day of the Cowboy will bring mock gunfights and train robberies throughout the day. We will also have a rodeo with quick draw demonstrations, calf roping and mounted shooting.
Growing Up Green with Bob and Larry of Veggie Tales
10/13/2012
Enjoy fun outdoor attractions, participate in the Veggie 500 Race, meet the Veggie Tales characters, enjoy live music and learn about keeping our planet healthy.
Hot Air Balloon Rally
10/20/2012
Hot Air Balloons from across the southeast region will participate in competition flights, offer tethered balloon rides (weather permitting) and conduct a beautiful “glow” after dark.
Not So Spooky Halloween Fest
10/27/2012
A wholesome family Halloween experience including trick-or-treating, costume contests, scavenger hunt, flashlight corn maze experience, magician and more. There will be shows by World Champion Frisbee Dogs and guests may enter their dogs in the pet costume contest.
Pumpkin Destruction Day
11/3/2012
Bring your leftover pumpkin or use a leftover pumpkin from The Rock Ranch pumpkin patch and enjoy unique country fun as you “recycle” them with activities that include pumpkin bombing airplanes, professional Monster Trucks, the lift crane pumpkin drop, the hammer smash, the pumpkin cannon and more.
Great Outdoor Adventure
11/10/2012
Enjoy a chainsaw carving competition, cane pole fishing tournament, zip lines, archery and more outdoor fun.
Breakfast with Santa
12/1/2012
Don’t just leave Santa some cookies this year! Join him for a hot breakfast after his long trip to the Rock Ranch from The North Pole.
Country Christmas in Lights
12/4/2012
A Country Christmas in Lights is over a mile of Christmas lights and will be open for families to drive through December 6 through December 31.
Journey to the Manger
12/6/2012
Journey to the Manger is a free community Christmas program in collaboration with many area churches where guests get to experience what the first Christmas may have been like.
Easter "Eggstravaganza"
3/23/2013
Free Easter Egg Hunt divided into 5 age groups. Enjoy a spring day on a farm in the country.
Strawberry Pickin'
4/13/2013
Sweeten your weekend with fresh picked strawberries at The Rock Ranch. Kids can play on the playground and jump on the inflatables and all will enjoy the strawberries and listening to banjo pickin’. The spring is a great time to visit this 1250-acre ranch dedicated to “growing healthy families."
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