Hoover's Maple Syrup.
Certified Organic sugar shack tours and hands-on maple experiences near Atwood, Ontario, on the Listowel-to-Atwood bike trail
The brief.
Hoover's Maple Syrup is a family-owned, Certified Organic maple producer on a 50-acre bush just outside Atwood, Ontario, in Perth County along the Listowel-to-Atwood bike trail. Terry and Diane Hoover relocated the operation from Nobleton to its current Atwood location in 1988 and now run roughly 3,500 taps using both traditional buckets (for tours) and modern tubing with vacuum systems, a wood-fired evaporator, and reverse osmosis. The farm runs sugar-shack tours from mid-February through April, free fall woodlot tours during the last weekend of September into early October, and the group-format Hoover's Maple Challenge across late spring and early fall. The facility is single-level and wheelchair-accessible with front-door parking, and the Hoovers were named 2020 Elmira Maple Syrup Festival Producer of the Year.
6. ways in.
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Family Day Weekend Tours
For: Families; groups up to 10 per time slotWhen: Saturday, February 14 – Monday, February 16, 2026A free first-come, first-served sugar-shack visit over the Family Day long weekend. Each booking includes a walk into the maple bush to see how sap is collected and a video that explains the production process from tap to bottle. Time slots fill in groups of ten and are booked through the online form on the farm's website ahead of arrival.
Free
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March & April Weekend Tours
For: General public; tour groupsWhen: Every Saturday and Sunday, February 21 – April 19, 2026 (custom March Break scheduling March 16–20)The core sugaring-season offering. A 10–12 minute custom video walks the group through the entire process, followed by a walk through the production facility and a sample of a fresh batch of Hoover's Maple Syrup. Self-guided bush walks are available — rubber boots recommended. Deposits are sent by eTransfer to hooversmaple@gmail.com after booking online; March Break weekday slots are available on request.
$40 deposit per tour group
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Maple Weekend
For: Families and the general public; children 4 and under free for pancake mealWhen: Saturday, April 4 – Sunday, April 5, 2026; pancake meal served 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. both daysFree guided tours of the syrup facility paired with a pancake meal served onsite both days of the provincial Maple Weekend. Standard tour slot times are 10:00 am, 12:00 noon, and 2:00 pm — a drop-friendly format aimed at families wanting a short, low-commitment introduction to a working sugar bush during peak sap-flow weekend.
Free guided tours; pancake meals $10.00 per person
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Fall in Love with Maple (September + October Tours)
For: General public; maximum 15 people per tourWhen: Last weekend of September through the first weekend of October (9-day window); daily 10:00 AM – 4:00 PMA free guided tour through the 50-acre woodlot during fall colour. Slots run roughly 1.5 hours — 10:00–11:30, 1:00–2:30, and 2:30–4:00 — and include the wood-fired evaporator, the 3,500-tap sap-line layout, and the certified-organic production setup. All visitor names are required at booking through the online form, with confirmation by email.
Free
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Hoover's Maple Challenge
For: Families and groups; minimum 10 participants per bookingWhen: May, June, July, August, September (custom bookings June–August); sessions at 10:00 am, 1:00 pm, and 2:30 pmA 1.5-hour group format built around interactive games on how producers used to make maple syrup, followed by a walk through the bush, a facility tour, and a hands-on bottling experience where each participant takes home a bottle they filled themselves. One group of ten per time slot; full payment is due at least 24 hours before the visit, with bookings handled by online form and invoiced by email.
$400 per group (minimum 10 participants — works out to $40 per person); custom pricing for groups over 10
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Harvest Host RV Overnight
For: Harvest Hosts members travelling by RV; pets welcomeWhen: Year-roundHoover's hosts Harvest Hosts members for free overnight RV stays year-round. Bookings are made through the external Harvest Hosts platform rather than direct, and on-stay extras include access to the on-site emporium, walking trails through the maple bush, and facility tours by request when seasonal operations allow.
Free overnight stay (Harvest Hosts platform membership applies separately)
Worth knowing.
- 01Certified Organic maple syrup operation, audited annually by an independent third-party certification bodySource ↗
- 0250-acre maple bush with 30 acres tapped and approximately 3,500 taps in productionSource ↗
- 03Relocated to the current Atwood, Ontario location in 1988; Terry and Diane Hoover have over 50 combined years of maple syrup industry experienceSource ↗
- 042020 Elmira Maple Syrup Festival Producer of the Year and recipient of the Albert and Ruby Martin Award (Ontario's most prestigious maple honour)Source ↗
- 05Single-level, wheelchair-accessible facility with front-door parking; built with seniors and mobility-impaired visitors in mindSource ↗
- 06On-site facility includes a Sap Shack and Emporium; production uses both traditional bucket collection (for educational tours) and modern tubing with vacuum systems, plus reverse osmosis and a wood-fired evaporatorSource ↗
- 07Located along the Listowel-to-Atwood bike trail; products sold within Ontario onlySource ↗
- 08Hosts on the Harvest Hosts platform for free overnight RV stays year-roundSource ↗
Outside the door.
24° with 8 km/h wind. Go enjoy it.
Get in
touch.
- Website
- www.hooversmaplesyrup.com/
- Phone
- 519-998-5712
- Address
- 5896 Line 78, P.O. Box 71, Atwood, Ontario N0G 1B0
- www.facebook.com/HooversMaple