Orchards near Imlay City, MI

Almont

Brookwood Fruit Farm in Almont, Michigan has been a quiet place for families for over 100 years, offering u-pick apples, pears, tart cherries, peaches, and more in season. The family farm prides itself on a memorable, peaceful picking experience, with a newsletter announcing when each variety ripens.

Bruce Township

Stony Creek Orchard & Cider Mill in Romeo has been family owned and operated by the Ross family since 1939 — a quaint old farm of white barns, antique tractors, and 300-foot pines with no admission fee. Fall weekends bring u-pick apples and red and black raspberries, hot donuts straight from the Donut House, cider pressed on the farm's own mill, handmade frozen pies, moonlight hayrides, and school outings.

Bruce Township

Hy's Cider Mill in Bruce Township is a family-owned apple orchard with over 80 years of history and three generations of cider making. Open fall weekends from early September through early November, visitors take wagon rides to u-pick apples, browse the mill store, and enjoy fresh cider, donuts, and caramel apples at the outdoor picnic areas.

Armada

Blake's Orchard & Cider Mill grows apples and runs a full cider mill on Armada Center Road in Armada, Michigan, with U-pick fruit and vegetables in season. The cidery's craft hard cider was voted Best Cidery by HOUR Detroit in both 2024 and 2025. Funland adds more than 35 attractions — jumping pillows, a petting farm, train rides — and the Tasting Room serves lunch, dinner, and a strolling weekend brunch buffet. Open daily, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Armada

Blake Farms Orchard and Cider Mill in Armada presses its own cider and bakes donuts on-site daily, alongside u-pick apples and a farm market selling craft hard cider, jarred goods and seasonal produce. The mill and tasting room open at 8 a.m., and the calendar runs deep into fall festivals — a Pickle Festival, a Sunflower Festival — beyond the usual apple-and-pumpkin season.

Washington

Washington Charter Township

Big Red Orchard, under new ownership since 2023, is one of Michigan's oldest u-pick apple orchards, still pressing cider and frying donuts at its Washington Township cider mill. Beyond apples, the farm sells peaches, plums and cherries in season, plus u-pick pumpkins and a straw mountain for kids. It's open year-round, with a bar — the Legacy Bar — running on its own separate hours.

Romeo

Romeo

Stony Creek Orchard presses its own cider from apples grown on-site and fries donuts fresh in its Donut House, alongside pick-your-own apples, raspberries, and pumpkins. The salesroom stocks pears, handmade pies, caramel apples, gourds, jams, and maple syrup, and wagon rides run through the orchard with weekday group tours available. Open seasonally September through December.

Armada

Blake's Orchard & Cider Mill in Armada anchors a family of farms, cideries, restaurants, and event destinations celebrating 80 years across Metro Detroit. The original orchard offers u-pick fruit and veggies, a cider mill open daily, and an award-winning tasting room voted Best Cidery by HOUR Detroit, plus Funland attractions, lavender, pickle, and sunflower festivals, weddings, and farm shares.

Washington Twp.

Washington

Big Red Orchard in Washington, Michigan — established 1878 — is one of the oldest cider mills and u-pick orchards in the state. The seasonal farm market opens each September alongside u-pick apples, while the year-round Legacy Bar pours wine and drafts with trivia nights and happy hours, and the new Crimson Hills Event Center hosts private events.

Washington

Westview Orchards & Winery in Washington, Michigan has been operated by the same family since 1813 — over 200 years of growing fruit. Guests u-pick raspberries, saskatoons, apples, and sunflowers, browse the daily farm market and bakery famous for cinnamon donuts and cider, and sip in the weekend Winery Loft; an on-site MSU-connected weather station helps the farm stay a step ahead of Mother Nature.

Verellen Orchards & Cider Mill is an orchard and cider operation in Michigan. Public details on apple varieties, cider hours, or exact location aren't confirmed yet.

Wiegland Orchards' public listing gives an address on Metcalf Road in Michigan's 48097 ZIP code, with no city on file. It's registered as an orchard; no further details are available online.

Melvin

Mark and Chylie Sweeney bought this Brockway Road property in May 2024, renaming the former Lone Oak Orchard as Speaker Farm Market. The stand sells fresh produce from July through October, with u-pick apples and pumpkins, pies baked daily, and a small gift shop. Hours run 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. most days, until 7 p.m. Tuesdays and Fridays. Fall brings decorations and other seasonal extras.

Melvin

Metamora

Goodrich

Porter's Orchard has been in the same family since 1919, now run by a third generation on Hegel Road in Goodrich. The cider mill turns out fresh-pressed cider and cider donuts, the farm market sells raw honey harvested on site, and a corn maze, inflatable slide, and petting farm round out the fall visit. A pavilion is available to rent for events.

Ortonville

Ashton Orchards sold market apples, peaches, plums, pears, sweet corn and pumpkins on Seymour Lake Road outside Ortonville for 59 years, pressing its own cider and baking donuts, pies and caramel apples on-site. The family did not reopen for the 2025 season, citing the owners' age and health. Call ahead before visiting — the future of the operation isn't confirmed.

Davison

Uptegraff's Orchard is in Davison, just east of Flint in Genesee County. It's listed as an orchard and agritourism stop; no picking schedule, crop list, or hours are published online, so it's worth calling ahead before visiting.

Jeddo

The Property Farms and McCallum's Orchard and Cider Mill grows more than fifteen apple varieties — Northern Spy, Rome, Gala, and Granny Smith among them — alongside U-pick strawberries, peaches, and grapes on Harris Road in Jeddo. The on-site bakery turns out fresh donuts and pies, and the country store stocks local honey, syrup, and jam alongside vintage candy. Seasonal extras include a corn maze and tractor shows. Open Thursday through Sunday, closed the rest of the week.

Apple Lane Orchard sells u-pick apples, fresh cider, pumpkins and squash on North Center Road in Flint, along with baked goods from a local Amish bakery. A pumpkin patch runs in fall, and Christmas trees are cut later in the season, so the farm stays open well past a typical cider mill's closing date. It's a straightforward stop for cider and baked goods, not an attractions-heavy destination.