Pick Your Own Apples
Apple season opens Late August
Apple Picking
We are closed for the 2024 season and look forward to seeing you again in 2025!
2025 hours – We will be open every day but Tuesday from 10am to 5:00pm.
If you are from the Kitchener, Waterloo, Cambridge or Guelph area and are planning on apple picking – We make it easy to pick your own, so you can have the maximum amount of fun.
If you are planning a bus trip to go apple picking at the orchard, please contact us before you come so that we are ready for you!
How it Works
Entrance Fee
There is a $5 entrance fee on weekend & $3 on weekdays that includes Wagon Rides, Corn Maze, Pumpkin Patch, and Play Field. (sunflower Season $8 per person)
Ready Pick Apples
Available from mid-September until closing.
Bags
Complimentary bags will be provided upon arrival. All fruit is paid for when exiting the orchard. Bags/backpacks from home will not be permitted in the orchard.
Harvest Calendar
These dates are approximate, please check back in the future for the set dates.
| VARIETY | START DATE | DESCRIPTION |
|---|---|---|
| Sunrise | Late August | Crisp, sweet |
| McIntosh | Early September | Tender, juicy, aromatic, tart-sweet |
| Gala | Early September | Crisp, firm, juicy, mild and sweet |
| Honey Crisp | Mid September | Crisp, juicy, mild, honeyed flavour |
| Cortland | Mid September | Tart with hint of sweet and tangy |
| Empire | Late September | Sweet-tart, juicy cross between Red Delicious and McIntosh |
| Ambrosia | Late September | Juicy, Honeyed Flavour |
| Golden Delicious | Late September | Crisp, mild, sweet |
| Jonagold | Late September | Crisp, juicy, sweet |
| Red Delicious | Early October | Sweet, juicy |
Please note that when varieties become ready, depending on popularity, we are typically picking them for about 3 weeks.
Apples don′t have fat, cholesterol or sodium, which may help maintain heart health and a healthy weight.
Apples contain small amounts of potassium, which may promote heart health and help maintain healthy blood pressure.
The skin of an apple can have 6 times more antioxidants than the flesh.
Apples do have lots of soluble and insoluble fiber. Fiber may help promote heart health and maintain regularity.
Apples and apple juice are two important foods contributing the mineral boron to the diet, which may promote bone health.
Apples contain a large amount of minerals and vitamins that can strengthen the blood.