Apple U-Pick Orchards in Western Wisconsin in 2024, by county
Below are the U-Pick orchards and farms for apples that we know of in this area.
Not all areas of a state have apples orchards that are open to the public. If you know of any others, please tell us using the add a farm form!
Remember to always check with the farm's own website or Facebook page before you go - or call or email them if they don't have a website or Facebook page. Conditions at the farms and crops can change literally overnight, so if you want to avoid a wasted trip out there - check with the farm directly before you go! If I cannot reach them, I DON'T GO!
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Barron County
- Mommsen's Produce Patch - apples, asparagus, strawberries, corn (sweet), flowers, pumpkins, winter squash, pumpkin patch- already gathered from the field, corn maze, straw or hay bale maze, child-sized haybale maze, and prepicked produce, gift shop, snacks and refreshment stand, restrooms, picnic area, tractor-pulled hay rides, petting zoo
2009 18th Avenue, Rice Lake, WI 54868. Phone: 715-234-6363. Email: hugh@producepatch.com. Open: Strawberries: Call for picking dates and times; Fall Market and Entertainment Farm is open seven days a week 10 am to 6 pm; Asparagus: May Strawberries: Mid June to Mid July Sweet Corn: August to early September; Farm Market and Entertainment Farm: Mid September to October 30 Payment: Cash, Check, Visa, MasterCard. Directions: Strawberries: From Menard\'s go east on Cty 0 to the Meng Eye Clinic, turn south, go one half mile, turn left. Fall Market and Entertainment Farm: Exit Hwy 53 at the south exit. Go east to the third stop light \(Cty SS\), turn south, go one and one half miles, farm is on west side of road. . Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Check, Visa, MasterCard. Fax: Strawberries: From Menard's go east on Cty 0 to the Meng Eye Clinic, turn south, go one half mile, turn left. Fall Market and Entertainment Farm: Exit Hwy 53 at the south exit. Go east to the third stop light (Cty SS), turn south, go one and one half miles, farm is on west side of roadCrops are usually available in June, July, August, September, October Pumpkin cannon and Catapult. Weekends only. We grow 5 different varieties in our orchard! We offer pick-your-own apples and sell already picked bags in the barn. Don't forget to grab one of our famous caramel apples or grab one of Grandma Evy's apple pie or crisp out of the freezer. (UPDATED: July 01, 2019, JBS)
Chippewa County
- Bushel and a Peck Market - raspberries and apples
18444 Cty Hwy OO, Chippewa Falls, WI . Phone: 715-723-0133. Open: 9 to 6 pm every day of the apple season. Click here for a map and directions.
Bushel and a Peck Market Facebook page. Apples, cider, jams and jellies and maple syrup. Crafts, vegetables, caramel apples, pick your own (late Aug-Oct). Fresh baked goods from our own bakery. Our raspberries are everbearing and we sell them as "you pick" during the apple season. Therefore, we begin our berry sales in late August and the raspberries will bear until frost in Oct. The everbearing strawberries are grown organically (in the confines of an IPM orchard) Bushel and a Peck Apple Orchard facebook page. - Connell's Orchard - Apples, pumpkins
19372 Hwy OO, Chippewa Falls, WI . Phone: 715-723-5119. Open: 9 to 7 pm 7 days a week August through November. Click here for a map and directions. Apples, apple cider, baked goods, gift baskets, honey, jams and jellies, maple syrup, popcorn, pumpkins. Pick your own sometimes. Phone: first.
Eau Claire County
- Eau Claire Orchards - Apples, pumpkins
6470 Balsam Road, Eau Claire, WI . Phone: 715-839-8370. Open: 9 to 6 August to mid-November retail; Not open on Tuesdays. Click here for a map and directions. Wholesale year-round. Pick your own on weekends. Apples, apple cider, baked goods, gift baskets, honey, jams and jellies, maple syrup, pumpkins. - Ferguson's Orchards Eau Claire - pumpkins, Pick-your-own apples, corn maze, pumpkins for sale in the shop or farmstand, pumpkin patch-pick in the field, pumpkin patch- already gathered from the field, Fall festival, tractor-pulled hay rides, wagon rides, restrooms, picnic area, weddings and wedding parties
6470 Balsam Rd, Eau Claire, WI 54701. Phone: 715-830-9370. Email: info@fergusonsorchard.com. Open: Open Aug 19 to Nov 5, 2023, 10am to 6pm Daily. Directions: From the Twin Cities: Highway 169 South through Jordan. First left after Jordan stoplight on County Road 59. First right at stopsign on County Road 66 Old Hwy. 169. You will see signs and take a left up the hill to the orchard. . Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Check, Visa/MasterCard.
Ferguson's Orchards Eau Claire Facebook page. Picking From the Twin Cities: Highway 169 South through Jordan. First left after Jordan stoplight on County Road 59. First right at stopsign on County Road 66 / Old Hwy. 169. You will see signs and take a left up the hill to the orchard Also see our PickYourOwn listing and our Christmas listing. Looking for some fall fun with the family just a short drive from Chippewa Falls or Minneapolis? Come see why our apple orchard and pumpkin patch is more than “just another apple orchard”! Our Eau Claire farm is Fall family fun at its finest! Stroll through our large orchard, pick the perfect pumpkin from our pick-your-own pumpkin patch, get lost in the corn maze and find hours of fun for all ages in Apple Blossom Park! - Leffel Roots Apple Orchard - Uses integrated pest management practices, apples, pumpkins, winter squash, Maple Syrup from trees on the farm, porta-potties are available, picnic area you may bring your own food, school tours, events at your location (call for info)
W2369 Maple Road, Eau Claire, WI 54701. Phone: 715-514-5171. Email: leffelroots@gmail.com. Open: UPDATE for 2021: They are closed until the 2022 season; Wednesday through Sunday, 10 am to 6 pm, mid - September through October 31. Directions: From I-94 Eastbound: Take exit 65 for WI-37 toward Eau ClaireMondovi Drive .2 miles and make a slight left onto Co highway B Drive 3.5 miles and make a left onto Maple Road Drive .4 miles and see our orchard on the right. . Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Check, Debit cards, Visa, MasterCard, Discover.
Leffel Roots Apple Orchard Facebook page. From I-94 Eastbound: Take exit 65 for WI-37 toward Eau Claire/Mondovi Drive .2 miles and make a slight left onto Co highway B Drive 3.5 miles and make a left onto Maple Road Drive .4 miles and see our orchard on the rightWe use integrated pest management practices(ADDED: February 17, 2016)
Pepin County
- Maiden Rock Apples - Pick-your-own apples, Corn maze, hayrides
12266 King Lane, Stockholm, WI 54769. Phone: 715-448-3502. Email: herdie@maidenrockapples.com. Open: Haunted hayride on October 20th from 4 pm to 6 pm for kids and then 7-10ish for 12 and up. Click here for a map and directions. Payment: we accept cash, credit cards. $5 for adults $2.50 for kids. wine, hard cider, cheeses
Pierce County
- Circle K Orchard - apples, herbs or spices, pumpkins, summer squash, winter squash
9 mi. East of River Falls on off Hwy 29 N7653 650th Street, Beldenville, WI 54003. Phone: 715 273-7799. Email: wkmills@redwing.net. Open: Daily, 10 am to 6 pm, from Aug 18th to Nov 4th, 10am to 6pm daily. Directions: 9 mi east of River Falls WI on hwy 29, turn south on 650th street From the Twin Cities. Take Interstate 94 east to the Hammond Ext. Turn south on Co Rd.Y and follow the signs From Ellsworth WI take State Hwy 65 to Co Rd J turn Right and follow the signs . Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Check, Visa, MasterCard. Fax: n/a click here for picking updates. Crops are usually available in August, September, October Lions Apple Festival is September 22 and 23 10 am to 5 pm both days. Pasteurized cider available from Mid September to end of season Locally produced carmel apple pies and hand dipped caramel apples. Apple wood for smoking. - Rush River Orchard and Bakery - apples, U-pick and already picked, farm market, concessions or refreshment stand, restrooms, birthday parties, weddings and wedding parties, school tours, events at your location (call for info)
W 4616 County Road G, Ellsworth, WI 54011. Phone: 715-531-3381. Email: jandjfruit@gmail.com. Open: Wednesday to Saturday, from 10 am to 6 pm; Sunday from 12 pm to 6 pm, August 1 to November 1; Store open for prepicked and bakery items thru December 15. Directions: From MSP area take I 94 east to exit 19. Take Route 63 south to County Road G. Take a left hand turn heading east. Orchard is 2.5 miles on north side of road. . Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Check. Family friendly U-Pick operation featuring 18 varieties of apples. Lunch bar is available featuring hot dogs, brats and soup of the day. Bakery items include fresh baked apple pie, crisp, cupcakes and cookies! Fresh pressed cider is also available. (ADDED: October 17, 2016) - Swede Pickings - Uses natural growing practices, apples, apricots, cherries, chestnuts, currants (red), elderberries, table grapes (with seeds), wine grapes, pears, plums, walnuts,
N1889 670th Street, Bay City, WI 54723. Phone: (763) 300-8659. Email: swedepickings@gmail.com. Open: weekends, mid - August through October; See our Facebook page and website for current hours. Directions: Located 21 miles south of Prescott, WI. From Prescott, travel south on Highway 35 for 19 miles, turn left on County C, turn right on 170th Street, and turn left on 670th Street to top of hill. . Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, only.
Swede Pickings Facebook page. We use natural practices, but are not seeking organic certificationVisitors are welcome to stroll through the orchards and vineyards, sample the produce, and pick your own fruit. On the bluffs overlooking Lake Pepin. Bring a picnic lunch and enjoy the spectacular views. Formerly called "Domaine Da Vine Vineyard & Orchard ". (ADDED: August 13, 2019) - White Pine Orchard - Uses natural growing practices, apples, Cider mill fresh apple cider made on the premises, U-pick and already picked, picnic area
7901 830th Avenue, River Falls, WI 54022. Phone: 715-425-2248. Open: Pick Your Own Hours: Saturdays and Sundays in September and October 10 am to 5 pm Self Service Pre - picked only Wednesday through Friday. Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Check. Pick Your Own Hours: Saturdays and Sundays in September and October 10 am to 5 pm Self Service (Pre - picked only) Wednesday through FridayI-94 to Wisconsin Exit 3 (Hwy 35 South to "River Falls") Go about 5 miles to city of River Falls. Pass Main Street exit and keep going another couple miles At first stop light turn left on highway 29 Go 2 miles Just past a red barn on right, turn right onto Saddle Club Road Go 1/4 mile and turn left on 830th Avenue Go 1.5 miles and watch for apple orchard on right. Turn right into 7901 830th Avenue Please park in parking lot. We use natural practices, but are not seeking organic certificationFollowed organic practices for over 30 years
Polk County
- Timberland Orchard - Apples, pumpkins.
139 350th Avenue, Frederic, WI . Phone: 715-575-5755. Email: staff@timberlandhillsorchard.com. Open: 10 to 5 daily from the last Friday of August until Halloween. Click here for a map and directions. Pick your own, every day in season. Apples, apple cider, gift baskets, honey, jams and jellies, maple syrup, popcorn, pumpkins.Formerly called Indian Creek Orchard
Trempealeau County
- Decorah Land Apple Stand - apples
W19461 State Rd 54, Galesville, WI . Phone: 608-582-2511. Open: mid August to Thanksgiving 9 to 5 daily. Click here for a map and directions. Full line of and apple-related products: cider, syrup, baked goods plus honey, jams and jellies and maple syrup. Pick your own last Saturday of September plus Saturday and Sunday the third weekend of October. - Echo Lodge Orchard - apples
N16545 Kriesel Lane, Trempealeau, WI . Phone: 608-539-2141. Open: UPDATE for 2024, they may have been sold to Sacia Orchards, If you have any current information, please write me, mid August to Thanksgiving 9 to 5 daily. Click here for a map and directions. Full line of and apple-related products: cider, syrup, baked goods plus honey, jams and jellies and maple syrup. Pick your own last Saturday of September plus Saturday and Sunday the third weekend of October. - Ecker's Apple Farm - apples
W27062 St Rd 5435, Trempealeau, WI . Phone: 608-539-2652. Email: eckersapples@yahoo.com. Open: 10 to 6 pm 7 days during Season, August to Christmas. Click here for a map and directions.
Ecker's Apple Farm Facebook page. Eckers Apple Farm facebook page. , caramel, Queen's Apple, jams and jellies, salsa. Pies year-round. - Ferguson's Orchards Galesville - pumpkins, Pick-your-own apples, pumpkins for sale in the shop or farmstand, pumpkin patch-pick in the field, pumpkin patch- already gathered from the field, Fall festival, tractor-pulled hay rides, wagon rides, restrooms, picnic area, weddings and wedding parties
N17543 Grover Lane, Galesville, WI 54630. Phone: 608-539-4239. Email: info@fergusonsorchard.com. Open: Open: Aug 19 to Nov 5,from; 10am to 6pm Daily. Directions: From the Twin Cities: Highway 169 South through Jordan. First left after Jordan stoplight on County Road 59. First right at stopsign on County Road 66 Old Hwy. 169. You will see signs and take a left up the hill to the orchard. . Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Check, Visa/MasterCard.
Ferguson's Orchards Galesville Facebook page. Picking From the Twin Cities: Highway 169 South through Jordan. First left after Jordan stoplight on County Road 59. First right at stopsign on County Road 66 / Old Hwy. 169. You will see signs and take a left up the hill to the orchard Also see our PickYourOwn listing and our Christmas listing. . Formerly Kaste's Morningside Orchards - Fleischman Orchard - apples
Joe Coulee Road, Blair, WI . Phone: 608-525-2444. Open: Season starts about September 10 to end of October, daily from 8 am to 6 pm. Click here for a map and directions. Take Cty S 4 miles S of Blair to Joe Coulee Road, left 1 mile ,Fresh picked and pick-your-own .
Apple
Apple Picking Tips, Recipes and Information
Apples ripen from the outside of the tree towards the center, so the apples out the outside of the tree will ripen first. Once they are picked, they stop ripening. Picking apples directly from a tree is easy. Roll the apple upwards off the branch and give a little twist; don't pull straight away from the tree. If two apples are joined together at the top, both will come away at the same time. Don't shake the trees or branches. If the apple you are trying to pick drops, (or others on the tree) go ahead and pick it up. They're perfectly fine! But do wash them before you eat them! More info: How to tell when apples are ripe
- Once picked, don't throw the apples into the baskets, place them in gently, or they will bruise and go bad more quickly.
- Don't wash apples until just before using to prevent spoilage.
- For an explanation of why apple slices turn brown and how to stop it, see this page!
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Keep apples cool after picking to increase shelf life. A cool basement is ideal, but the fruit/vegetable drawer of a refrigerator will work, too. A refrigerator is fine for small
quantities of apples. Boxed apples need to be kept in a cool, dark spot
where they won't freeze. Freezing ruptures all of an apple's cells, turning
it into one large bruise overnight. The usual solution is to store apples in
a root cellar. But root cellars often have potatoes in them: apples and
potatoes should never be stored in the same room because, as they age,
potatoes release an otherwise ethylene gas, which makes apples spoil faster.
If you can keep the gas away from your apples, they will keep just fine.
Just don't store them right next to potatoes.
Prevent contact between apples stored for the winter by wrapping them individually in sheets of newspaper. The easiest way to do this is to unfold a section of newspaper all the way and tear it into quarters. Then stack the wrapped apples . See more here: How to store apples at home - Apples don't improve or "ripen" after being picked - this is an urban myth - see this page for the truth - with references!
Which apple variety is best?
There are tens of thousands of varieties of apples, developed over centuries. They vary in sugar, acoidity, flavors, storing, crispness and many other attributes. See our guides to apple varieties:
- Summary table of many apple varieties and their characteristics
- Detailed descriptions of each apple variety with detailed characteristics
- Apple varieties, sorted by the order in which they typically ripe
- Apple varieties that don't turn brown when they are cut
- Why are some apples brown or spotted inside when you first cut them open?
Canning apples - fully illustrated, with step-by-step instructions
- How to make applesauce
- How to make apple butter
- How to make apple jelly
- How to make apple pie filling (canned)
- How to can apples
- Home canned apple juice
Recipes, illustrated with step by step instructions
- Apple pie recipe and directions and illustrated! I can say, with, ahem, no bias at all, that this is the best apple pie recipe in the world! (Alright, I did have an apple strudel in Vienna once at that place listed in Fodors that was REALLY good, but that wasn't a pie, was it? And since this was the recipe my grandmother used, it must be great!)
- How to make applesauce for a single meal (not canning it) with NO special equipment
- Apple cobbler
- Apple crunch - best of all! Moist, low sugar and using oats!
- Apple crisp - ever-popular, low sugar and using oats!
- Apple, blackberry, cherry, and/or peach cobbler
- Apple-blackberry, crumble - a English favorite (or favourite)
Using fresh apples and miscellaneous
- How to stop cut apples from browning
- Apple festivals - find one near you!
- Apple facts
- Apple seeds and cyanide