Orchards near Morganton, NC
3 orchards within about 30 miles of Morganton — Apple Hill Orchard & Cider Mill, Knob Creek Orchards and The Historic Orchards at Alta Pass. Apples, stone fruit, nuts, and cider from local orchards.
Apple Hill Orchard & Cider Mill
5.8 miApple Hill Orchard has grown apples at its Morganton site since 1955, with pick-your-own opening in early August. The farm runs a cider mill and a scratch bakery turning out donuts, pies, breads, and brittle, and sells peaches, honey, and cider from the market. It sits on Pleasant Hill Avenue in the Blue Ridge foothills of Burke County.
Knob Creek Orchards
18.2 miLawndale
Knob Creek Orchards has grown apples and peaches near Lawndale since 1958, and the family has since added strawberries, blueberries, blackberries, nectarines, Asian pears, and muscadines. The creamery churns roughly a dozen flavors of homemade ice cream. It sits on Fallston Road in Cleveland County, west of the Charlotte metro. Picking windows shift with each crop, so the orchard posts current availability by season.
The Historic Orchards at Alta Pass
20.5 miSpruce Pine
The Orchard at Altapass is a nonprofit heritage orchard at milepost 328.3 on the Blue Ridge Parkway near Spruce Pine, some of its apple trees nearly a century old. Visitors pick heirloom apples in season, ride the hay wagon, hear live Appalachian music, and eat at the Apple Core Grill. A general store sells fudge and hot apple treats. The orchard works to preserve Blue Ridge history and its land.
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Frequently Asked Questions
How many orchards are near Morganton?
US Farm Trail lists 3 orchards within about 30 miles of Morganton, North Carolina, the closest being Apple Hill Orchard & Cider Mill in null. Every one sells direct to the public.
Can you visit orchards near Morganton in person?
Many welcome visitors — through a farm stand, on-farm store, or by appointment. Check each farm's page for hours and how to buy before you drive out.