Fall is the perfect time to enjoy the outdoors in Georgia. And what better way than to take your family out to some of Georgia's best Apple Orchards, Pumpkin Patches and Corn Mazes! Some are close and some are well worth the drive!!
Hillcrest Orchards
Offers an ‘Apple Pickin Jubilee’ on the weekends that includes milking a cow, swimming pig races, petting farm, wagon rides, mini gold, playground, apple tree maze (new), and pony rides. Features 7 varieties of apples. Sept. 5-Nov. 1. Hours vary.
B.J. Reece Orchards
Pick your own apples from the tree! Taste the ones that you love first before going out into the orchard. Features Gala, Red, Granny Smith and more. Crimson Crisp, Rome Beauty and Stayman Winesap are just a few of the apple varieties available to pick.
Kids can enjoy a wagon ride, cow milking, pig races and the giant slide; more activities are available for purchase. Grab a fried apple pie at the market and bakery before heading home. Aug. 29-Oct. 31. Daily, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
Red Apple Barn
Offers a tractor ride to the orchards with a tour of the farm, apple picking from the orchard, a cup of cold cider and apple cider donut in the admission fee. Enjoy the kids’ playground and stop in the farm market, which sells everything from fried pies to peanut brittle. U-pick starts Aug. 29. Sat. 10:30 a.m.-4 p.m. and Sun. 1-4 p.m
Walk or take a wagon to the orchard (get those steps in!). Pay only for the apples that you pick. This farm planted its first apple trees more than 70 years ago and today has more than 60 acres of trees, including Winesap, Ginger Golden and Jona Gold. U-pick apples and farm tours are available on weekends in September. The roadside market offers all things apple: jams, jellies, sauces and pies. 9 a.m.-6 p.m.
Hillside Orchard
Purchase a picking bag and choose from August Crisp, Gala, Ginger Gold and more; you can also pick up other fresh produce. Kids will enjoy the playground, barnyard, giant sandbox and antique farm equipment.
Which orchard do you think you’ll find yourself at this fall?
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