Orchards near Dexter, MI

Lesser Farms and Orchard has no confirmed city or contact info on record. The name points to a working orchard, with fruit varieties and hours to follow once verified.

Manchester

Alber Orchard & Cider Mill grows more than 100 apple varieties, traditional and heirloom, on Bethel Church Road in Manchester, Michigan, about 30 minutes west of Ann Arbor. The Bossory family presses cider on site and pours hard cider and wine through the attached Freedom Winery. Fall brings pumpkins and orchard visits, and the grounds host weddings and private events under a gazebo the rest of the year.

Saline

Lutz Orchard sells fruit from a stand at 11030 Macon Road outside Saline, in the orchard country south of Ann Arbor. No website or posted hours turned up in a search — call ahead during harvest season.

Saline

Lutz Orchard is on Macon Road outside Saline in Washtenaw County, close to Ann Arbor. It's listed as an orchard; no further details are published online for this location.

Ypsilanti

Wiard's has run its cider mill in Ypsilanti since before the Civil War — the family orchard dates to 1837. Fall visitors pick apples and pumpkins, ride the wagon out to the patch, and walk through a corn maze, petting farm, and country fair with a bakery selling donuts, pies, jams, and hot sauces. Open Wednesday through Sunday during the season; call 734-482-7744 for current hours.

Ypsilanti

Wiard's has been in the same family since 1837, making it Michigan's oldest continually operated orchard. The fall season runs U-pick apples and pumpkins alongside a cider mill that's pressed juice for more than 189 years. A country fair section adds a corn maze, petting farm, and bakery, and after dark the grounds turn into Night Terrors, a haunted attraction. It's a full day trip more than a quick produce stop.

Fenton

Spicer Orchards runs a farm market, cider mill, and winery on Clyde Road in Fenton, growing strawberries, cherries, raspberries, blueberries, peaches, apples, and sunflowers for u-pick. The farm market opens at 9am daily and stays open until 7pm, with cider, donuts, caramel apples, and fudge alongside the wine list; the winery itself runs 11am to 8pm. Fall brings a corn maze, pumpkin patch, and harvest festival on top of the wagon rides.

Milan

Wasem Fruit Farm is a family-owned orchard between Ypsilanti and Milan in Washtenaw County, Michigan, known for pick-your-own apples, pumpkins, and tart cherries, homemade unpasteurized cider, and fresh donuts made daily each autumn. The farm also grows currants, gooseberries, plums, pears, and fall raspberries, sold in season at the Ann Arbor Farmers' Market — and dogs on leashes are welcome.

Britton

Kapnick Orchards has been a family owned business for many years. It was founded in 1958 by Robert and Gertrude Kapnick and Charles and Janice Kapnick. Our farm market, near Tecumseh, was first opened in 1961. In 1975, Charles and Janice purchased the market from Charles' parents Robert and Gertrude Kapnick. Currently the market is operated by Sharon and Bruce Shaffer and Scott Robertello, who purchased the farm from Janice in 2001. Sharon is the daughter of Janice and Charles. In 2011, Kapnick

Tipton

Keeney Orchards has grown apples in Lenawee County since before the farm earned a spot on the National Register of Historic Places in 2001. Picking runs late August through October, though timing shifts with the harvest, so calling ahead before driving out to Tipton is worth it. Reviewers keep a 4.5-star average that's held for years.

Northville

Obstbaum Orchards is a family apple orchard and cider mill in Salem, Michigan, serving the area for more than 40 years with fall-weekend u-pick apples, fresh-pressed cider, warm donuts, hayrides, and estate wines. Year-round, the farm ships its Montmorency tart cherry juice concentrate — no additives or preservatives — with free U.S. delivery.

Argentine

Mueller's Orchard and Cider Mill has run continuously since the late 1880s, with the Mueller family at the helm since 1941 and now three generations deep on the highest point in Genesee County. The mill presses cider from hand-picked, in-season apples only — no drops — and bakes fresh donuts daily, including a seasonal pumpkin glaze in October. A remodeled barn adds ice cream and hot dogs, plus a corn maze and the Birchview Event Barn for private events.

Commerce Charter Twp

The Long family has farmed in Commerce Township for 150 years — since 1876 — selling Michigan produce picked fresh daily as each crop comes in: asparagus in spring, sweet corn and garden vegetables in summer, then apples, pumpkins, fresh cider, and seasonal donuts in fall. The fall season adds a corn maze, hayrides, and a petting farm, with a crop hotline announcing what's ripe.

Holly

Diehl's Orchard & Cider Mill has run in Holly for 70 years, selling fresh-picked apples by the bag or in bulk starting mid-September alongside hot and cold cider and fresh donuts. There's no u-pick here, but the corn maze, hay maze, playground, and pond are free to visit, with hayrides at $3 and pony rides at $10. The mill runs daily through October, then weekends only into late November.