OrchardU-pick confirmed
Apple Hill Orchard & Cider Mill
Morganton, NC
- U-pick crops
- ApplesFlowers
Apple Picking in North Carolina
8 farms in North Carolina offer U-pick apples, each confirmed by a quote from the farm's own website.
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8 farms listed
“In season” uses each farm's own picking months; “open right now” only farms with dated season and hours, on the farm's clock. Weather closes fields early: call ahead.
- Pumpkin patchU-pick confirmed
Carrigan Farms
Mooresville, NC
- U-pick crops
- Apples SepPumpkinsStrawberries Apr–MayFlowers Apr–MaySunflowers
- OrchardU-pick confirmed
Jeter Mountain Farm
Hendersonville, NC
- U-pick crops
- ApplesFlowersBlueberries JulPeaches JulBlackberries Jul–Sep
- Flower farmU-pick confirmed
Millstone Creek Orchards
Ramseur, NC
- U-pick crops
- Apples Aug–SepFlowersPumpkins OctBlackberriesBlueberries Jun–Jul
- OrchardU-pick confirmed
Perry Lowe Orchards
Moravian Falls, NC
- U-pick crops
- Apples
- OrchardU-pick confirmed
Sky Top Orchard
Zirconia, NC
- U-pick crops
- Apples
- OrchardU-pick confirmed
Stepp's Hillcrest Orchard
Hendersonville, NC
- U-pick crops
- ApplesTulipsGrapesPumpkins
- OrchardU-pick confirmed
The Orchard At Altapass
Spruce Pine, NC
- U-pick crops
- Apples
Typical North Carolina season
From a published harvest calendar, not any farm's dates. Each farm's own window is on its card.
| Crop | Months | Typical season | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apples | August–OctoberN.C. Cooperative Extension puts the state’s peak apple harvest from mid-August through October. | N.C. Cooperative Extension, Lenoir County Center: Fall Is for Apple Picking in North Carolina (September 17, 2025)lenoir.ces.ncsu.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.
- Justus Orchard Hendersonville, NC
Apple Picking in North Carolina: questions
Where can you go apple picking in North Carolina?
Apple Hill Orchard & Cider Mill (Morganton), Carrigan Farms (Mooresville), Jeter Mountain Farm (Hendersonville), Millstone Creek Orchards (Ramseur), Perry Lowe Orchards (Moravian Falls), Sky Top Orchard (Zirconia), Stepp's Hillcrest Orchard (Hendersonville) and The Orchard At Altapass (Spruce Pine) 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 North Carolina?
N.C. Cooperative Extension, Lenoir County Center: Fall Is for Apple Picking in North Carolina (September 17, 2025) gives August–October as the typical North Carolina apple season. Dates move with the weather: check the farm's own page before you go.
Which farms in North Carolina have a corn maze?
Stepp's Hillcrest Orchard (Hendersonville), according to its own website.
Which farms in North Carolina have hayrides?
Carrigan Farms (Mooresville), according to its own website.