2024 Western Wisconsin Apple And Pumpkin U-Pick Farms and Orchards - PickYourOwn.org

Apple And Pumpkin U-Pick Orchards in Western Wisconsin in 2024, by county

Below are the U-Pick orchards and farms for apples and pumpkins that we know of in this area. Not all areas of any state, nor even every state, have apples and pumpkins orchards that are open to the public. If you know of any others, please tell us using the add a farm form!

Remember to always check with the farm's own website or Facebook page before you go - or call or email them if they don't have a website or Facebook page. Conditions at the farms and crops can change literally overnight, so if you want to avoid a wasted trip out there - check with the farm directly before you go! If I cannot reach them, I DON'T GO!

PLEASE report closed farms, broken links and incorrect info using the "Report Corrections" form below.

Barron County

• Mommsen's Produce Patch - apples, asparagus, strawberries, corn (sweet), flowers, pumpkins, winter squash, pumpkin patch- already gathered from the field, corn maze, straw or hay bale maze, child-sized haybale maze, and prepicked produce, gift shop, snacks and refreshment stand, restrooms, picnic area, tractor-pulled hay rides, petting zoo
  2009 18th Avenue, Rice Lake, WI 54868. Phone: 715-234-6363. Email: hugh@producepatch.com. Directions: Strawberries: From Menard's go east on Cty 0 to the Meng Eye Clinic, turn south, go one half mile, turn left. Fall Market and Entertainment Farm: Exit Hwy 53 at the south exit. Go east to the third stop light (Cty SS), turn south, go one and one half miles, farm is on west side of road. . Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Check, Visa, MasterCard. . Fax:. . Crops are usually available in June, July, August, September, October. Strawberries: Call for picking dates and times; Fall Market and Entertainment Farm is open seven days a week 10 am to 6 pm; Asparagus: May Strawberries: Mid June to Mid July Sweet Corn: August to early September; Farm Market and Entertainment Farm: Mid September to October 30 Pumpkin cannon and Catapult. Weekends only. We grow 5 different varieties in our orchard! We offer pick-your-own apples and sell already picked bags in the barn. Don't forget to grab one of our famous caramel apples or grab one of Grandma Evy's apple pie or crisp out of the freezer. (UPDATED: July 01, 2019, JBS)

Chippewa County

• Connell's Orchard - Apples, pumpkins
  19372 Hwy OO, Chippewa Falls, WI . Phone: 715-723-5119. Open: 9 to 7 pm 7 days a week August through November. Click here for a map and directions. . Apples, apple cider, baked goods, gift baskets, honey, jams and jellies, maple syrup, popcorn, pumpkins. Pick your own sometimes. Phone: first.

Dunn County

• Connell's Sunridge Orchard - Apples, pumpkins
  N4698 90th, Menomonie, WI . Phone: 715-772-4553. Open: every day 8 to 5 August, September, October. Click here for a map and directions. . Apples, cider, jams and jellies, maple syrup, popcorn and pumpkins. Apple pie sales by the slice or whole pies noon to 5 pm September 20 and October 4.Pick-your-own on some varieties weekends only.

Eau Claire County

• Eau Claire Orchards - Apples, pumpkins
  6470 Balsam Road, Eau Claire, WI . Phone: 715-839-8370. Open: 9 to 6 August to mid-November retail; Not open on Tuesdays. Click here for a map and directions. . Wholesale year-round. Pick your own on weekends. Apples, apple cider, baked goods, gift baskets, honey, jams and jellies, maple syrup, pumpkins.
• Hillview Farm - apples, pumpkins, squash
  Take I-94 to Hwy 53 S exit, go 1 mile to Hillview Road, then S 3 miles, WI . Phone: 715-878-4526. Open: early September to Nov, 11 am to 6 pm. Click here for a map and directions. . Closed Thursdays. Pick your own or fresh- picked and preserves. Scenic nature trail. Horse wagon rides most Saturdays 1 to 4:30 pm.
• Leffel Roots Apple Orchard - Uses integrated pest management practices, apples, pumpkins, winter squash, Maple Syrup from trees on the farm, porta-potties are available, picnic area you may bring your own food, school tours, events at your location (call for info)
  W2369 Maple Road, Eau Claire, WI 54701. Phone: 715-514-5171. Email: leffelroots@gmail.com. Open: UPDATE for 2021: They are closed until the 2022 season; Wednesday through Sunday, 10 am to 6 pm, mid - September through October 31. Directions: From I-94 Eastbound: Take exit 65 for WI-37 toward Eau Claire/Mondovi Drive .2 miles and make a slight left onto Co highway B Drive 3.5 miles and make a left onto Maple Road Drive .4 miles and see our orchard on the right. . Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Check, Debit cards, Visa, MasterCard, Discover.
  Leffel Roots Apple Orchard Facebook page. . . We use integrated pest management practices. (ADDED: February 17, 2016)

Pierce County

• Circle K Orchard - apples, herbs or spices, pumpkins, summer squash, winter squash
  9 mi. East of River Falls on off Hwy 29 N7653 650th Street, Beldenville, WI 54003. Phone: 715 273-7799. Email: wkmills@redwing.net. Open: Daily, 10 am to 6 pm, from Aug 18th to Nov 4th, 10am to 6pm daily. Directions: 9 mi east of River Falls WI on hwy 29, turn south on 650th street From the Twin Cities. Take Interstate 94 east to the Hammond Ext. Turn south on Co Rd.Y and follow the signs From Ellsworth WI take State Hwy 65 to Co Rd J turn Right and follow the signs . Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Check, Visa, MasterCard. . Fax: n/a. . click here for picking updates. Crops are usually available in August, September, October. Lions Apple Festival is September 22 and 23 10 am to 5 pm both days. Pasteurized cider available from Mid September to end of season Locally produced carmel apple pies and hand dipped caramel apples. Apple wood for smoking.

Polk County

• Indian Creek Orchard - Apples, pumpkins.
  139 350th Avenue, Frederic, WI . Phone: 715-653-2689. Open: 10 to 5 daily from the last Friday of August until Halloween. Click here for a map and directions. . Pick your own, every day in season. Apples, apple cider, gift baskets, honey, jams and jellies, maple syrup, popcorn, pumpkins.

St. Croix County

• Apple River Orchard - Apples, pumpkins.
  600 155th Avenue, Somerset, WI . Phone: 715-247-5103. Open: 10 am to 5 pm Tuesday through Sun. Click here for a map and directions. . Late August to early November. Apples, apple cider, baked goods, honey, jams and jellies, maple syrup, pumpkins. Pick your own.

Trempealeau County

• Kaste's Morningside Orchards - Apples, pumpkins
  N17543 Grover Lane, Galesville, WI . Phone: 608-539-4239. Open: August to mid-November 10 to 6 pm 6 days a week. Click here for a map and directions. . Sunday noon to 6. Retail and wholesale. Apples, apple cider, honey, jams and jellies, maple syrup. Pick your own.

Apple picking tips:

Apples ripen from the outside of the tree towards the center, so the apples out the outside of the tree will ripen first. Once they are picked, they stop ripening. Picking apples directly from a tree is easy. Roll the apple upwards off the branch and give a little twist; don't pull straight away from the tree. If two apples are joined together at the top, both will come away at the same time. Don't shake the trees or branches. If the apple you are trying to pick drops, (or others on the tree) go ahead and pick it up. They're perfectly fine! But do wash them before you eat them! More info: How to tell when apples are ripe

• Once picked, don't throw the apples into the baskets, place them in gently, or they will bruise and go bad more quickly.
• Don't wash apples until just before using to prevent spoilage.
• For an explanation of why apple slices turn brown and how to stop it, see this page!
• Keep apples cool after picking to increase shelf life. A cool basement is ideal, but the fruit/vegetable drawer of a refrigerator will work, too. A refrigerator is fine for small quantities of apples. Boxed apples need to be kept in a cool, dark spot where they won't freeze. Freezing ruptures all of an apple's cells, turning it into one large bruise overnight. The usual solution is to store apples in a root cellar. But root cellars often have potatoes in them: apples and potatoes should never be stored in the same room because, as they age, potatoes release an otherwise ethylene gas, which makes apples spoil faster. If you can keep the gas away from your apples, they will keep just fine. Just don't store them right next to potatoes.
  Prevent contact between apples stored for the winter by wrapping them individually in sheets of newspaper. The easiest way to do this is to unfold a section of newspaper all the way and tear it into quarters. Then stack the wrapped apples. See more here: How to store apples at home
• Apples don't improve or "ripen" after being picked - this is an urban myth - see this page for the truth - with references!

Which apple variety is best?

There are tens of thousands of varieties of apples, developed over centuries. They vary in sugar, acoidity, flavors, storing, crispness and many other attributes. See our guides to apple varieties:

• Summary table of many apple varieties and their characteristics
• Detailed descriptions of each apple variety with detailed characteristics
• Apple varieties, sorted by the order in which they typically ripe
• Apple varieties that don't turn brown when they are cut
• Why are some apples brown or spotted inside when you first cut them open?

Canning apples - fully illustrated, with step-by-step instructions

• How to make applesauce
• How to make apple butter
• How to make apple jelly
• How to make apple pie filling (canned)
• How to can apples
• Home canned apple juice

Recipes, illustrated with step by step instructions

• Apple pie recipe and directions and illustrated! I can say, with, ahem, no bias at all, that this is the best apple pie recipe in the world! (Alright, I did have an apple strudel in Vienna once at that place listed in Fodors that was REALLY good, but that wasn't a pie, was it? And since this was the recipe my grandmother used, it must be great!)
• How to make applesauce for a single meal (not canning it) with NO special equipment
• Apple cobbler
• Apple crunch - best of all! Moist, low sugar and using oats!
• Apple crisp - ever-popular, low sugar and using oats!
• Apple, blackberry, cherry, and/or peach cobbler
• Apple-blackberry, crumble - a English favorite (or favourite)

Using fresh apples and miscellaneous

• How to stop cut apples from browning
• Apple festivals - find one near you!
• Apple facts
• Apple seeds and cyanide

Pumpkin recipes

• How to prepare cooked pumpkin from a fresh pumpkin (for use in all the recipes)
• Illustrated instructions to make a pumpkin pie from a fresh pumpkin - the best pumpkin pie you will ever taste! (metric version for the UK, Europe, Australia, Japan, etc.)
• How to home-can pumpkin (in a cooked, cubed form) and why you shouldn't home-can the pureed forms.
• Traditional Pumpkin Pie
• Chocolate pumpkin pie
• Pumpkin Spice Muffins
• Pumpkin muffins
• Pumpkin Bread
• Pumpkin Butter!
• Pumpkin cheesecake - INCREDIBLE!!! You have to try this one!
• Pumpkin Cookies
• Pumpkin soup - even if you normally aren't a soup lover; you will love this one.
• Butternut-Chestnut Panchetta-Bacon Soup - Pumpkin or Butternut squash combines with chestnuts and bacon, ham or panchetta in this great soup
• Roasted Pumpkin Seeds
• No Sugar Pumpkin Pie
• Apple Cider Doughnut Recipe (with maple glaze or sugar glaze)

Other Local Farm Products (Honey, Horses, Milk, Meat, Eggs, Etc.)
(NOT pick-your-own, unless they are also listed above)

• Farm markets and roadside stands
• Local Honey Finder
• Local Meat, Milk and Eggs
• Venues: Farms, Wineries, Orchards for your event, wedding or party
• Easter egg hunts
• Children"s consignment sales
• Fruit and vegetable festivals
• Winery tours and wine tastings
• Horse rides, stables, lessons, trails
• Maple Syrup farms and sugarworks
• Bed & Breakfasts on Farms, Wineries, Ranches and Orchards
• Pumpkin patches
• Corn mazes
• Zombie Paintball venues
• Christmas Tree Farms & lots
• Environmental resources
• Consumer fraud information
• Wholesale food sources
• Resources for Farmers