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Apple Picking in Illinois

17 farms in Illinois offer U-pick apples, each confirmed by a quote from the farm's own website.

Of the 8 that publish their own picking months, most name August–October.

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When Illinois farms say apples are ready

Most of the 8 farms that publish their own months name August–October. Each farm's own window is on its page.

Farms naming each month on their own website (n = 8).

Typical Illinois season

From a published harvest calendar, not any farm's dates. Each farm's own window is on its card.

Typical Illinois seasons from published harvest calendars (not farm dates)
CropMonthsTypical seasonSource
ApplesJuly–NovemberIllinois Extension lists apples from early July to early November in southern Illinois and from August to early November in northern Illinois.University of Illinois Extension: Illinois…What’s in Season (farmers market calendars for northern and southern Illinois)extension.illinois.edu · read October 6, 2026

More farms with U-pick, fewer details

These farms confirm U-pick on their own websites, but publish too few details (picking months, hours, prices or policies) for a full listing. Call before you go.

Apple Picking in Illinois: questions

Where can you go apple picking in Illinois?

All Seasons Orchard (Woodstock), Camp Creek Farm (Orion), Christ Orchard (Elmwood), Cody's Farm And Orchard (Marengo), Curtis Orchard & Pumpkin Patch (Champaign), Eckert's Country Store & Farms (Belleville), Edwards Apple Orchard West (Winnebago) and Goebbert's Farm (Pingree Grove) and 9 more have U-pick confirmed on their own websites. Each listing links the farm's own page, with what its website says and the date we read it.

When is apple picking season in Illinois?

Of 8 farms here that publish their own apple months, most name August–October. University of Illinois Extension: Illinois…What’s in Season (farmers market calendars for northern and southern Illinois) gives July–November as the typical Illinois apple season. Dates move with the weather: check the farm's own page before you go.

Which farms in Illinois have a corn maze?

All Seasons Orchard (Woodstock), Jonamac Orchard (Malta), Rader Family Farms (Normal), Stade's Farm & Market (McHenry) and Tanners Orchard (Speer), according to their own websites.

Which farms in Illinois have hayrides?

Eckert's Country Store & Farms (Belleville) and Stade's Farm & Market (McHenry), according to their own websites.

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