A trip to Adam’s Apple Orchard is perfect for picking fresh crispy apples, but be sure to also visit the country tore selling all sorts of goodies!

“Adam’s Apple Orchard & Country Store primarily grows apples along with several varieties of plums and pears. We invite and welcome all visitors to our U-Pick apple orchard to pick fruit during our 11-12 week picking season in the fall. After apple season, we will have pumpkins and fall produce to choose from. 

While visiting the U-Pick apple orchard come by our Country Store. Located on the Adam’s Apple orchard, we host a diverse array of fruits, jams, cider, jellies, and salsas.”

Adams Apple Country Store

You and your family are invited to Big B’s orchard in Hotchkiss to spend an hour or afew days - your choice - of outdoor fun and games! Camping, live music , fruit and veg picking and much more. 

“Welcome to the Big B’s life! Where we craft the highest quality juices and hard ciders inspired by the delicious fruit, the changing seasons, and the vibrant people of our growing community - families, farmers, friends, workers, and everyone who enjoys and shares our products.   

This time of year we love welcoming visitors to our orchard to enjoy our amazing community, listen to some great music, have a meal at our orchard café, pick some fruit right from our trees, or spend the night in our campground.”

Big B’s Delicious Orchards U-pick, Cafe & Tasting Room

The Fritchman family has been in the fruit-growing business for five generations. They have around a hundred acres of land on a mesa near Cedaredge and in the orchards of Orchard City. They sell their fruit to wholesalers and are proud to have an old building on Highway 65 that has been carefully curated.

Fritchman’s goal is to provide only unwaxed fruit, and their loyal customers travel from as far away as Kansas and Denver to pick their fruit. After you taste their products, you’ll know why they make the trip year after year.

See just a few of their fantastic reviews below -

“High quality produce at a great price.”

“Yummy peaches, tomatoes, Olathe Sweet corn!!”

“Been buying fruit, veggies and eggs at Fritchman for years.”

Fritchman Orchards

When you take a trip to Fruit Basket Orchards in Colorado you can be sure if a fun day of fruit picking and a store packed full of delicious treats to pick from.

“Welcome to Fruit Basket Orchards, the only full service U-Pick orchard in western Colorado. Our motto is “pick, eat, repeat” and if it grows on our property, we’ll let you pick and take it home.  We grow a little bit of everything, including all your favorite stone fruit (peaches, sweet cherries, tart cherries, nectarines, apricots, plums), raspberries, plus 18 varieties of apples. 

We also grow table grapes and a few pears. Tasty treats in the store include; dried fruit, fruit rolls, freshly made jam, apricot-oatmeal bars, bags of frozen pitted tart cherries, and honey.”

Fruit Basket Orchards

In 2012, Nelms Farm was established to provide the Nelms Farm family with the opportunity to share the fruits and vegetables grown in the orchard without the use of chemicals or pesticides. Guests are welcome to visit and pick their own apples. 

“Please note that reservations are required for all visitors to the farm. We request one reservation per group of 6 or less. There will be 3 reservation groups available each hour. We will have lots of potatoes, honey, and jam as well as peaches and apples.”

For more information before you visit be sure to check out the Nelms Farm website. 

Nelms Farm

At Orchard Creek Ranch organically maintained heirloom orchard of super sweet Jonathan, Rome and Double Red Delicious apples.  We also have fresh pressed cider, apple chips, vinegar, t-shirts, reusable produce bags, Colorado wildflower honey infused with CBD rich Hemp Oil and fresh Lavender. 

“Orchard Creek Ranch (OCR) is approximately 80-years-old and located between Glenwood Springs and New Castle Colorado. Our orchard is 100% organically maintained, growing heirloom varieties of Jonathan, Rome, and Double Red Delicious apples.

OCR U-Pick apple season begins around the mid-to-last weekend of September and runs through October, weather and crop size permitting.
 
In addition to picking apples, which are sold by the pound, items for sale include organic fresh-pressed apple cider, apple cider vinegar, dried apple chips, apple wood chips for barbecuing and apple firewood. We have Hemp and lavender infused HONEY, and Lavender products for sale too! OCR also sells 100% certified organic grass/alfalfa hay.
 
Those wanting to pick OCR organic, heirloom apples are invited to pack a picnic lunch and bring the whole family. We recommend participants wear flat, sturdy shoes, a sunhat and bring drinking water.
 
Orchard Creek Ranch is located between Glenwood Springs and New Castle Colorado, just off I-70 at Canyon Creek Exit 109…please watch for the signs. We are open each September for U-pick weekends Thur-Sun 10-4:00. Please call ahead 970-945-2224 to confirm day/hours of operation!”

Orchard Creek Ranch

At Third Street Apples in Penrose, Colorado you can be assured of a fabulous outdoor day of fun for all the family. You won’t just find apples here - there is plenty more to do and pick too!

“The pumpkin patch opens to the public in middle of September.  A 5 acre u-pick apple orchard with more than 40 varieties of apples. They also have pick your own pumpkins starting in September on their 1/2 acre pumpkin field.

No admission charge and no amusement rides or other “entertainment.”

Third Street Apples

A visit to Ya Ya Farm and Orchard will be a day of outdoor fun, fruit picking and meeting the cute farm animals.

“Part of a historic century-old farm specializing in heirloom apples, YA YA Farm & Orchard is a U-Pick-It Apple Orchard located in Boulder County,  Colorado.    We offer family-oriented fall activities,. While not certified organic, we practice natural and organic methods.

When you visit the farm stand and orchard  you may visit our farm animals-Percheron Draft Horses, mini donkeys, chickens, ducks, and peacocks.  Bring a picnic if you wish.  Enjoy all things apple in our farm stand - apples, apple cider donuts, apple pies and oh so much more!

We do not charge an admission fee.  U-Pick requires prior reservations and is sold out generally by August.  We look forward to having you here at the orchard!”

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