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How About Them Apples?

We've got a list of orchards in the area with apples ripe for the picking.

All Seasons Apple Orchard14510 IL Route 176, Woodstock

All Seasons Apple Orchard is a u-pick apple orchard located in Woodstock featuring more than 11,000 apple trees and 12 varieties of apples, including Honey crisp and the Asian pear. They also have a pick your own pumpkin patch (pumpkin picking), with six different varieties of pumpkins for your decorating and baking needs. Explore the 10-acre Corn Maze with three miles of pathways and two bridges. Spend time in the petting zoo, country farm market or indoor grill restaurant which offers seasonal favorites like homemade apple donuts, apple cider, caramel apples, local honey and much more.

More Than Delicious Orchard9905 Thompson Road, Woodstock

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This orchard, located in Woodstock, has over 80 varieties of apples and pears. They have many usual varieties available for tasting. Come for a fun day of picking or stop by to get some ready-picked fruit. Their standard picking schedule can be found on the schedule page of their website.

Prairie Sky Orchard4914 North Union Road, Union

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A warm welcome to Prairie Sky Orchard, a small family-run business in Union celebrating over 15 years of bringing families the delights of the autumn harvest with apples, pumpkins, raspberries and gourmet foods. They carry giant pumpkins, jack-o-lanterns, pie pumpkins, white pumpkins, cinderella pumpkins, gourds, squash, raspberries, apple cider donuts (weekends only), apple cider, U-Bake Pies, dried cherries, Amish jams and jellies, pie fillings, pickles, salad dressing, break, pancake mixes, salsa and mums.

Homestead Orchard, 11802 Charles Road, Woodstock

Quiet country setting with a 100-year-old horse barn as their store in Woodstock. They let customers pick all their apples, red raspberries and blackberries. The store also features old crystal, beeswax candles and lots of their very own honey.

Meadowmoor Orchard1517 North Route 47, Woodstock

Meadowmoor, located in Woodstock, features a wide variety of apples, including Lodi, McIntosh, Cortland, Honeycrisp, Gala, Empire, Fuji, Jonathan, Zestar, Snowsweet, Sweet Sixteen, Golden Delicious and Crimson Crisp.

Woodstock Country Orchard17015 Garden Valley Road, Woodstock

Woodstock Country Orchard is a small country orchard wtih the sole purpose of providing the best tasting apples possible. Varieties include Gala, Jonamac, Honeycrisp, Cortland, Fuji, Jonathan, Senshu, Jonagold, Empire, Melrose, Golden Delicious and Red Delicious.


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