Orchards near Council Bluffs, IA

Council Bluffs

Welch's Orchard grows five apple varieties alongside pumpkins and gourds on its Council Bluffs farm, and keeps its own bees for honey sold on-site. Visitors can pick apples straight from the trees or take a honeybee tour before browsing the farm stand. Hours run 4 to 7pm weekdays and 9am to 7pm on weekends during picking season. Cash only.

Council Bluffs

Pioneer Trail Orchard & Pumpkin Patch is located on Chestnut Road in Council Bluffs. Current details on what's grown, hours, and contact information aren't available online — the name suggests a combined orchard and pumpkin operation typical of the area's fall circuit.

Council Bluffs

Ditmars Orchard and Vineyard has grown apples outside Council Bluffs since 1994 and calls itself one of the largest orchards in Iowa. Beyond apples, the farm grows pumpkins, strawberries, apricots, peaches, and cherries, and presses some of its own fruit into wine under the vineyard side of the operation. It's a rare Iowa farm running both a u-pick orchard and a working winery on the same ground.

Plattsmouth

Kiser Orchard runs a pick-your-own operation outside Plattsmouth in southeast Nebraska. Depending on the season, you can pick apples, sour cherries, sweet corn, cucumbers, cabbage, beans, onions, tomatoes, and pumpkins. The sour cherries are the standout draw for pie and preserves, ripening in early summer before the fall apples come in. Call (402) 298-8132 to check picking conditions, since availability shifts with the weather.

logan

Hodge Greenhouse and Orchard grows vegetable and bedding plants in its own greenhouse and sells them on-site in Logan, alongside orchard fruit, annuals, perennials, and vegetable starts. The shop also carries gardening supplies and decorative planters for home growers. It's a working greenhouse-and-orchard combination rather than a pure retail nursery, so what's on the shelves shifts with the growing season.