Orchards near East Troy, WI

Burlington

Brightonwoods Orchard was established in 1950 as a weekend retreat. Initially a hobby orchard, it grew from 3 acres to 18.5 acres, on 4,000 dwarf and semi-dwarf trees. Brightonwoods' emphasis is on preserving existing heirloom varieties and growing standard and newer commercial varieties. A collaborative venture with AeppelTreow Winery began in 2001. The winery specializes in apple and pear fruit wines, hard ciders and dessert wines. An on-site distillery allows the winery to also produce specia

Rochester

Ela Orchard grows many varieties of apples and pears in Rochester, Wisconsin, pressing fresh apple cider each fall. The apple barn opens for the season into winter — no pick-your-own, but you can sample the varieties, and the goats would love your leftover cores.

Elkhorn

An heirloom apple orchard near Elkhorn in Walworth County, growing older and less-common apple varieties rather than standard supermarket types. Southeast Wisconsin's orchards open for fall picking and cider. No website or hours were posted online.

Village of Bloomfield

Hafs Road Orchard sells apples, fresh-pressed cider, and hand-dipped caramel apples from its stand on Hafs Road, about seven miles east of Lake Geneva in Walworth County. This is a store-side orchard with no pick-your-own; fruit is picked and sold ready to go. The 2026 season opens August 21. They take cash, cards, and electronic payment.

Elkhorn

The Apple Barn Orchard & Winery has farmed the same Elkhorn land since 1848, at W6384 Sugar Creek Road in Walworth County. Visitors pick strawberries, apples, and pumpkins in season, then browse a country store stocked with local honey and Farmer's Daughter jams. The on-site winery pours estate bottles like Apple Barn Blush and mulberry wine, and the bakery turns out strawberry donuts. Store hours run Friday through Sunday, with seasonal changes worth checking ahead.

Burlington

Munster Orchard grows apples on Geneva Road in Burlington, near the Racine and Walworth county line in southeast Wisconsin. Orchards in this corner of the state open for picking and farm sales from late August through October, with apples, cider, and often pumpkins in the fall lineup.

New Berlin

Royal Oak Farm Orchard grows about 30 apple varieties for pick-your-own at 15908 Hebron Rd in Harvard, Illinois, roughly 15 minutes south of Lake Geneva, Wisconsin. Beyond apples, the farm runs raspberry and flower u-pick, a bakery for cider donuts and pies, fresh-pressed cider, a carousel, train rides, and a petting zoo.

Franksville

Old Homestead Orchard sits on Raynor Avenue in Franksville, in Racine County between Milwaukee and Racine. Orchards in southeastern Wisconsin open for apples and cider through the fall, running from Labor Day into late October. The name points to an older family farmstead working established apple ground. Specific varieties, pick-your-own days, and hours aren't verified in this listing, so check locally before making the drive.

Franksville

Twin Lakes

Oriole Springs Orchard grows apples near Twin Lakes, in Kenosha County at Wisconsin's southeast corner by the Illinois line. Orchards here open for fall picking and farm sales, close enough to draw visitors from both the Milwaukee and Chicago metro areas.

Spring Grove

Oriole Springs Orchard is a small, old-fashioned u-pick apple orchard on State Line Road outside Spring Grove. Visitors describe it as quaint rather than commercial — a modest operation without the crowds or add-on attractions found at bigger area orchards.

Twin Lakes

Harvest Time Orchards grows 13 apple varieties for pick-your-own on 128th Street in Twin Lakes, on the Wisconsin-Illinois line between Milwaukee and Chicago. The orchard also sells pumpkins, from small gourds to carving size, and makes fresh donuts from its own recipes. An on-site spot, Twin Lakes Local, serves food and drinks. Fall is the busy season.

New Berlin

An apple orchard on West National Avenue in New Berlin, a Waukesha County suburb southwest of Milwaukee. Close to the metro, orchards like this typically open for fall apple picking and cider. No website or hours were listed online.

Franklin

Woodstock

Woodstock

SunBerry Orchard grows apples, peaches, cherries, strawberries and raspberries on Greenwood Road outside Woodstock, one of three McHenry County locations the Ukrainian-American farm family runs alongside a pasture-raised meat operation. Fall brings u-pick weekends with a smokehouse turning out more than 40 kinds of sausage. The farm also runs markets in Mundelein, Lake Zurich, and Skokie, so the produce travels even when you don't.

Woodstock

Knoll's Apple Orchard and Vegetable Farm grows apples and produce on Saint Patrick Road outside Woodstock, one of several small orchards in McHenry County's fall picking circuit. No current web listing was found. Call ahead to confirm what's in season.

Woodstock

Sun Berry Orchard Farm sits outside Woodstock in McHenry County, part of a cluster of small orchards along the Fox River Valley's fall picking circuit. No current web listing turned up describing specific crops or hours. Call ahead to confirm what's in season before making the drive.

Woodstock

Homestead Orchard grows 23 apple varieties on land that's been farmed since 1839, plus pie cherries, pears, apricots, and plums. The farm store operates out of a converted 1880s horse barn and stocks honey, jams, jellies, salsas, and beeswax candles from local Amish suppliers alongside the fruit. Open Monday through Saturday 10 to 4, Sunday noon to 4.

Fort Atkinson

Fort Atkinson

Steffens Cherry Orchard grows cherries on McIntyre Road outside Fort Atkinson, in Jefferson County between Madison and Milwaukee. Southern Wisconsin cherries usually ripen in July. Little is published online, so call ahead for picking dates and whether the fruit is pick-your-own.