Orchards near Oconomowoc, WI

Germantown

Rim's Edge Orchard is on Amy Belle Road in Germantown, in Washington County northwest of Milwaukee, near Amy Belle Lake. Orchards in this rolling kettle-moraine country grow apples for fresh sale and cider through September and October. Fall is the season that brings visitors out to the area's stands. The orchard's apple varieties, hours, and pick-your-own days aren't verified here.

New Berlin

Orchard and nursery on Mayfield Road in the West Bend area of Washington County, southeastern Wisconsin. The operation pairs fruit growing with nursery stock, a common mix for orchards that also sell trees and plants to home gardeners. Glacial hills of the Kettle Moraine shape the land around West Bend.

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.

Fort Atkinson

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.

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.

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.

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.

Orchard near the Eisenbahn State Trail in the West Bend area of Washington County. The Eisenbahn is a rail-trail running through West Bend, and orchards along the corridor sell fall apples and cider. Glacial Kettle Moraine hills shape the surrounding farmland in southeastern Wisconsin.

Franklin

Franksville

Thiensville

Frenz Orchard and Garden Center pairs apples with a plant nursery on North Main Street in Thiensville, just north of Milwaukee in Ozaukee County. Orchard-and-garden operations like this usually sell fall apples and cider alongside spring bedding plants, perennials, and seasonal decorations. Exact varieties and hours weren't confirmed online at the time of writing. It serves the Thiensville-Mequon area as a neighborhood source for both produce and garden stock.