Hillcrest Orchardswebsite 9696 Highway 52 East, Ellijay, GA 30540.
Phone: 706-273-3838.
Activities: pick-your-own apples, wagon rides, prepicked produce, gift
shop, snacks and refreshment stand, restrooms, picnic area, face painting, pony
rides, petting zoo, farm animals, birthday parties, school tours, even
try your hand at
milking a cow
Open: from September 1 until mid December; 7 days a week from 9 am to
6 pm. Our apple pickin' jubilie is always the last 3 weekends in September;
every weekend in October we have our jubilie
see below but no you pick.
Directions: Hwy. 52 East of Ellijay, 9 miles or take Hwy. 400 to
Dawsonville, follow signs to Ellijay. 20 miles.
Click here for a map and directions.
Produce: Apples, pies, doughnuts, ice cream, honey, crafts,
bread, dried apples. Petting farm. PYO only during the
Apple Pickin Jubilee festival - call for the current dates and times!
Review
Especially during their
Apple Pickin'
Jubilee weekends, is much more than an orchard or roadside stand, Hillcrest is an afternoon of family
entertainment. Starting inside with the shop, you can watch north
Georgia's famous fried apple pies being made and find all kinds of treats,
like apple bread! In 2009, the APPLE PICKIN' JUBILEE
is on weekends in September starting on the 12th/13th, from 9 am to 6 pm,
Admission $5.00 per person, Separate $3.00 admission to Petting Farm.
Then head outside to the stage area for a show, a petting zoo, a goat ramp
and goat jump, playground, festivals, tours, hayrides, pig races,
milk a cow (event
the children my try milking), often
musical entertainment on their stage, haunted house and more.
Heck,
it's worth the visit if only for the pig races! Everyone quickly gathers
way they announce the next races! Place your bets and possibly win a
prize, or lose your bacon!
The folks are friendly, the apple trees are low and easy to pick from, and
there is so much to do, this is my pick for the orchard to go to for a day of
family fun and entertainment! The only weak spot is the portapotties! Go
before you come!
In 2008, the APPLE PICKIN' JUBILEE is on September 13th & 14th, 20th &
21st, 27th & 28th from 9 am to 6 pm,
Admission $5.00 per person
Separate $3.00 admission to Petting Farm
Pick
your own apples, wagon rides, playground, pig races, moonshine museum,
entertainment, food, corn maze, petting farm and pony rides. They
also have a "festival" on October weekends with the same activities as Apple Pickin' Jubilee except no apple picking, and the admission is $5.00 per
person to that one.
Hillcrest's Apple Varieties
Below is a listing of the apple varieties that they typically carry, in order
that they typically start to be harvested in Ellijay. Be sure to call a couple
weeks before they are due to start harvesting, as the actual date varies from
year to year! Ellijay apple orchards usually have apples for sale from August to late December.
Apple Variety
Photo
Usually start harvesting
Flavor
Best uses
Gala
August 1
Very sweet
Eating, applesauce, apple butter, pies
Ginger Gold
Early
Sweet
Eating
Jonathon
August 15
Tart
Cooking
Red Delicious
August 15
Sweet
Eating, good to blend with other apples in
applesauce and cooking
Golden Delicious
August 15
Sweet
Eating, good to blend with other apples in
applesauce and cooking
This is the same type of standard canner that my grandmother
used to make everything from applesauce to jams and jellies to tomato and
spaghetti sauce. This complete kit includes everything you need and
lasts for years: the canner, jar rack, jar grabber tongs,
lid lifting wand, a plastic funnel,
labels, bubble freer, and the bible of canning, the Ball Blue Book. It's much cheaper than buying the items separately. You'll never need anything else except jars and lids (and the jars are reusable). To see more canners, of different styles, makes and prices, click here! Average Customer Review:
Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Lids, Rings, Jars, mixes, pectin, etc.
Need lids, rings and replacement jars? Or pectin to make jam,
spaghetti sauce or salsa mix or pickle mixes? Get them all here, and
usually at lower prices than your local store!
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Hillcrest Orchards 
Then head outside to the stage area for a show, a petting zoo, a goat ramp
and goat jump, playground, festivals, tours, hayrides, pig races,
Heck,
it's worth the visit if only for the pig races! Everyone quickly gathers
way they announce the next races! Place your bets and possibly win a
prize, or lose your bacon!
The folks are friendly, the apple trees are low and easy to pick from, and
there is so much to do, this is my pick for the orchard to go to for a day of
family fun and entertainment! The only weak spot is the portapotties! Go
before you come!
Pick
your own apples, wagon rides, playground, pig races, moonshine museum,
entertainment, food, corn maze, petting farm and pony rides. They
also have a "festival" on October weekends with the same activities as Apple Pickin' Jubilee except no apple picking, and the admission is $5.00 per
person to that one.
Hillcrest's Apple Varieties
