Orchards near Crystal Lake, IL

Woodstock

Meadowmoor Orchard keeps things simple — no admission fee, no frills, just u-pick apples plus a few early pumpkins and gourds each September and October. It's only open weekends, Saturday 10 to 5 and Sunday 11 to 4, closed the rest of the week. Woodstock's other orchards lean bigger; this one stays a straightforward family farm.

Woodstock

Sun Berry Orchard Farm sits outside Woodstock in McHenry County, part of a cluster of small orchards along the Fox River Valley's fall picking circuit. No current web listing turned up describing specific crops or hours. Call ahead to confirm what's in season before making the drive.

Woodstock

Woodstock

Woodstock

All Seasons Orchard grows 16,000 apple trees outside Woodstock, Honeycrisp among the headliners, alongside a three-quarter-acre pumpkin and gourd patch. Cider donuts and caramel apples come hand-dipped on-site daily, and the grounds add a corn maze, zip line, and apple cannon on top of straightforward u-pick. The season runs late August through early November, open daily except Tuesdays, with barnyard access starting around $9.

Woodstock

Woodstock

SunBerry Orchard grows apples, peaches, cherries, strawberries and raspberries on Greenwood Road outside Woodstock, one of three McHenry County locations the Ukrainian-American farm family runs alongside a pasture-raised meat operation. Fall brings u-pick weekends with a smokehouse turning out more than 40 kinds of sausage. The farm also runs markets in Mundelein, Lake Zurich, and Skokie, so the produce travels even when you don't.

Woodstock

Homestead Orchard grows 23 apple varieties on land that's been farmed since 1839, plus pie cherries, pears, apricots, and plums. The farm store operates out of a converted 1880s horse barn and stocks honey, jams, jellies, salsas, and beeswax candles from local Amish suppliers alongside the fruit. Open Monday through Saturday 10 to 4, Sunday noon to 4.

Woodstock

Woodstock Country Orchard's old web domain has since been resold and no longer reflects the business, a sign this Garden Valley Road orchard may not be operating the way it once did. Anyone planning a visit should call ahead or check current McHenry County orchard listings before making the drive.

Woodstock

Lang's Orchard runs u-pick apples on Secor Road outside Woodstock, weather permitting — a cold snap during spring flowering has forced the orchard to sit out entire seasons rather than sell an off crop. The farm posts real-time picking updates on Facebook and keeps a small on-site store running when the trees cooperate.

Union

Union

Prairie Sky Orchard has been growing apples on Union Road since 1991, when the current owners turned five empty acres into what's now roughly 2,800 dwarf trees across 14 varieties. Pick your own or buy pre-packaged, then stop at the barn store for cider donuts, jams, salsas, and u-bake pies. Asian pears and raspberries round out the harvest, and a weekend food kiosk adds hot dogs and pulled pork.

Woodstock

Knoll's Apple Orchard and Vegetable Farm grows apples and produce on Saint Patrick Road outside Woodstock, one of several small orchards in McHenry County's fall picking circuit. No current web listing was found. Call ahead to confirm what's in season.

Mundelein

SunBerry Orchard grows roughly 150 apple varieties on its Mundelein property, with u-pick apple season running September through October alongside fresh cider, baked goods, and a petting zoo. The family behind it traces its farming roots to Ukraine and opened this location in 2018, building a full farm store and market around the fall apple harvest.

SunBerry Orchard's Farm & Market combines orchard growing with an on-site market in Illinois. No u-pick details, fruit varieties, or address are published online for this listing.

SunBerry Orchard's Market is the retail stand tied to an Illinois orchard operation. No fruit varieties, hours, or exact location are published online for this listing.

Twin Lakes

Harvest Time Orchards grows 13 apple varieties for pick-your-own on 128th Street in Twin Lakes, on the Wisconsin-Illinois line between Milwaukee and Chicago. The orchard also sells pumpkins, from small gourds to carving size, and makes fresh donuts from its own recipes. An on-site spot, Twin Lakes Local, serves food and drinks. Fall is the busy season.

Spring Grove

Oriole Springs Orchard is a small, old-fashioned u-pick apple orchard on State Line Road outside Spring Grove. Visitors describe it as quaint rather than commercial — a modest operation without the crowds or add-on attractions found at bigger area orchards.

Twin Lakes

Oriole Springs Orchard grows apples near Twin Lakes, in Kenosha County at Wisconsin's southeast corner by the Illinois line. Orchards here open for fall picking and farm sales, close enough to draw visitors from both the Milwaukee and Chicago metro areas.

Royal Oak Farm Orchard grows about 30 apple varieties for pick-your-own at 15908 Hebron Rd in Harvard, Illinois, roughly 15 minutes south of Lake Geneva, Wisconsin. Beyond apples, the farm runs raspberry and flower u-pick, a bakery for cider donuts and pies, fresh-pressed cider, a carousel, train rides, and a petting zoo.

Village of Bloomfield

Hafs Road Orchard sells apples, fresh-pressed cider, and hand-dipped caramel apples from its stand on Hafs Road, about seven miles east of Lake Geneva in Walworth County. This is a store-side orchard with no pick-your-own; fruit is picked and sold ready to go. The 2026 season opens August 21. They take cash, cards, and electronic payment.

Burlington

Munster Orchard grows apples on Geneva Road in Burlington, near the Racine and Walworth county line in southeast Wisconsin. Orchards in this corner of the state open for picking and farm sales from late August through October, with apples, cider, and often pumpkins in the fall lineup.

Sycamore

Plank Rd Orchard grows 16 apple varieties, from early Gala to late-season Honeycrisp, and lets visitors pick their own during harvest. The farm store fills in around the apples with baked goods, honey, and small-batch jams and jellies. It's a straightforward u-pick operation on Plank Road outside Sycamore, doing what an orchard does well without much else attached.

Green Oaks

Heinz Orchard has run a no-frills, self-service apple picking operation in Green Oaks for more than 70 years — no hayrides, no petting zoo, no admission fee, just trees. A half-peck bag runs about $10, a full peck about $20, cash or card. The family calls it Chicagoland's closest orchard, and the crop-update line moves faster than email replies during picking season.

Poplar Grove

Edwards Apple Orchard is a fourth-generation family farm on Centerville Road in Poplar Grove, growing apples since 1964. The orchard runs September through November with pick-your-own apples, pumpkins, and berries, plus fresh-pressed cider and apple cider donuts.