Orchards in Virginia

Appleseed Country - Johnson's Orchards and Peaks of Otter Winery

Bedford, VA

At Johnson's Orchards in Bedford, Peaks of Otter Winery pours eight-wine tasting flights built largely from orchard fruit, alongside fresh apple cider donuts from the country store. Visitors feed the farm animals, book fall field trips, and turn out for events like the Horse & Hound Wine Festival. A rental cottage, Elmo's Rest, sits on the property. The tasting room opens daily, with shorter hours Monday through Friday.

Carter Mountain Orchard and Country Store

Carter Mountain Orchard sits on a ridge at 1435 Carters Mountain Trail in Charlottesville, Virginia, with pick-your-own peaches in summer and apples in fall. The property pairs the orchard with a country store and bakery, a wine shop, and long views over the valley. From April through September, the Thursday Sunset Series brings live music from 6 to 9 p.m. Groups and field trips can reserve ahead.

CiderWorks' Tasting Room and Orchard

North Garden, VA

This tasting room and orchard is the visitor side of Albemarle CiderWorks on Rural Ridge Lane in North Garden, where Virginia heirloom apples are grown and pressed into dry, English-style hard ciders. Guests taste through the current lineup, take orchard-to-bottle tours of the cidery, and browse the on-site Vintage Virginia Apples nursery of heritage apple trees. The room opens Friday through Monday afternoons.

Crab Orchard Corn Maze and Pisgah Pumpkin Patch

Tazewell, VA

The Crab Orchard Corn Maze is the fall attraction at the Historic Crab Orchard Museum on Crab Orchard Road in Tazewell, a cultural-heritage center in southwest Virginia. Alongside the seasonal maze and pumpkins, the grounds keep a Pioneer Park, artifact galleries, a gift shop, and the Fisher & Company restaurant. Reach the museum at 276-988-6755 or [email protected].

Crooked Run Orchard

Purcellville, VA

Crooked Run Orchard sits on East Main Street in Purcellville, in Loudoun County's orchard-and-vineyard country west of DC. It's a pick-your-own orchard and produce farm, one of the older growing operations along this stretch of western Loudoun. Details online are sparse, so contact the orchard directly for what's ripe and current hours.

Dickie Bros. Orchard, LLC

Roseland, VA

Dickie Bros. Orchard has farmed the same Roseland ground in Nelson County since about 1752 — more than 270 years. The orchard grows apples, peaches, nectarines, plums, and pumpkins, with pick-your-own apples during harvest and a farm market selling cider donuts, apple butter, jams, honey, fruit pies, and peach ice cream. A second stand, the 151 Farm Market, sits in Afton. Call (434) 277-5516.

Dickie Brothers Orchard

Roseland, VA

Dickie Brothers Orchard has farmed the same Nelson County land since about 1752 — 274 years — making it one of Virginia's oldest family orchards. Off Dickie Road near Roseland, it grows apples, peaches, nectarines, plums, pumpkins, and sweet potatoes, with pick-your-own apples at harvest. The farm stand also sells cider donuts, apple butter, honey, pies, and peach ice cream. Reach them at 434-277-5516.

Drumheller's Orchard

Lovingston, VA

Drumheller's Orchard grows apples and peaches in Lovingston, in Nelson County at the base of the Blue Ridge. Beyond fresh fruit and cider, the farm store turns out apple butter, pies, jams, and ice cream. Fall brings a full harvest season with pumpkin-patch wagon rides, a corn maze, apple slingshots, crafters, and live music.

Fruit Hill Orchard

Palmyra, VA

Fruit Hill Orchard works more than 2,000 fruit trees on Thomas Jefferson Parkway in Palmyra, in Fluvanna County southeast of Charlottesville. Apples anchor the pick-your-own, and the farm plants thousands of vegetables each year alongside the trees. Cornhole and other yard games make it a family outing rather than a quick stop.

Giant Oaks Farm and Orchard, Bed & Breakfast

Clover, VA

Giant Oaks Farm and Orchard pairs an orchard with a bed-and-breakfast on Neals Corner Road in Clover, in Halifax County near the Staunton River in Southside Virginia. Farm-stay lodging like this lets guests overnight on a working orchard property. Specific tree varieties, room details, and rates aren't confirmed online, so contact the farm before booking.

Hartland Orchard

Markham, VA

Hartland Orchard is a pick-your-own fruit farm on Hartland Lane in Markham, in the Blue Ridge foothills of Fauquier County near Sky Meadows State Park. Orchards here open for peaches in summer and apples into fall, with pumpkins and mountain views drawing visitors from the Northern Virginia and D.C. area.

Henley's Orchard

Crozet, VA

Henley's Orchard has been family-owned since 1932, off Holly Hill Farm in Crozet, apple-and-peach country west of Charlottesville. Beyond the fruit orchard, Henley's makes its own ciders and wines and hosts weddings and events at a second venue on Jones Mill Road. Seasonal pick-your-own and a farm store round out the offerings.

High Places Orchards

High Places Orchards grows on Winesap Lane in the Linden area of Warren County, up in the Blue Ridge foothills near Front Royal (ZIP 22640). The road name nods to the winesap apple, and this elevated stretch of the Blue Ridge is long-standing apple country. Little else about the orchard is posted online; apple picking in these hills generally runs late summer through fall.

Ikenberry Orchards

Daleville, VA

Ikenberry Orchards grows a long apple lineup on Roanoke Road in Daleville, from Ginger Gold and Gala to Winesap, Rome, and both Delicious types, plus peaches through summer. This is not a pick-your-own operation; staff pick and sell fruit, squash, sweet potatoes, dried beans, and greenhouse plants at the stand. School field trips are welcome. It sits along US 220 in Botetourt County, north of Roanoke.

Jenkins' Orchards

Woodville, VA

A Rappahannock County orchard on Yancey Road that has grown fruit since 1954. The farm market carries apples, peaches, cherries, berries, pumpkins, and vine-ripened vegetables, plus baked goods and cider through the season. Pick-your-own apples open around Labor Day weekend and several varieties come and go into the fall. The stand runs from mid-June through mid-December below the Blue Ridge near Woodville.

Kennedy's Orchards

Bedford, VA

Kennedy's Orchards grows fruit on Kennedy Ridge Road in Bedford, in the apple country below the Peaks of Otter where the Blue Ridge foothills meet the James River valley. Orchards in this part of Bedford County typically run apples and tree fruit into the fall, sometimes with pick-your-own. Details online are limited, so check ahead for picking dates and what's ripe.

Lee's Orchard

Lee's Orchard is on Ash Tree Lane in the Flint Hill area of Rappahannock County, in the Blue Ridge foothills below Front Royal. Little is published online. Orchards in this county grow apples and tree fruit sold in the fall.

Levering Orchard

Ararat, VA

Levering Orchard calls itself the largest cherry orchard in the South, with 33 acres and 59 sweet and sour cherry varieties on Levering Lane in Ararat, right on the North Carolina line. Cherries are pick-your-own in June, followed by apples in September plus pears and peaches. A 24-hour fruit hotline posts what's ripe.

Marker Miller Orchards Farm Market and Bakery

Marker Miller Orchards works 325 acres of apples and 15 acres of peaches on Cedar Creek Grade southwest of Winchester, plus harder-to-find Virginia fruit like damsons and apricots. The farm market stocks its own produce alongside a bakery known for apple cider donuts and pies, fudge, and hand-dipped ice cream. Pick-your-own runs for blackberries, raspberries, and cut flowers.

Morris Orchard

Monroe, VA

Morris Orchard grows apples, peaches, blueberries, and blackberries at the base of High Peak Mountain in Monroe, and presses its own fresh apple cider. Pick-your-own blackberries and apples run in season, with fresh-picked fruit and pumpkins sold in the on-site store. The store opens Monday through Saturday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., and closes Sundays. It sits in Amherst County, north of Lynchburg.

Paugh's Orchard

A family orchard on Senedo Road along Route 42 in Shenandoah County, selling apples that start in late August plus peaches, strawberries, and blackberries. Everything at the roadside stand is either grown on the farm or bought from other local growers, and the shelves include house-made jams and jellies. Fall adds a pumpkin patch and a free corn maze. Started in 1990, the stand is closed Saturdays. Address is in Quicksburg.

Puffenbarger’s Sugar Orchard

Puffenbarger's Sugar Orchard is a family maple operation in Blue Grass, in Highland County near the West Virginia line. The Puffenbargers boil sap into syrup during the late-winter sugaring season and have long taken part in the Highland County Maple Festival, the event that put this corner of Virginia on the map for maple.

Quail Hill Orchard

Hanover, VA

Pick-your-own strawberries on Gould Hill Road in Hanover County, with an on-site stand selling fruit and vegetables. Strawberry season runs from May into the first half of June, with rows open from 8 a.m. until 7 p.m. or until the day's ripe berries are gone. The farm posts daily picking updates, worth checking since a busy morning can clear the field early.

Rexrode Maple Sugar Orchard

Monterey, VA

A five-generation maple operation on Maple Sugar Road in Highland County, north of Hightown along Route 637. Some of the sugar maples tapped here are well over 200 years old. The family boils sap down using both the old open-pan method and a newer wood-fired evaporator. The orchard opens to visitors during the second and third weekends of March for the Highland County Maple Festival.

Rinker Orchards, Inc.

Stephens City, VA

An apple orchard on Marlboro Road in Stephens City, in the Frederick County fruit belt south of Winchester. This corner of the northern Shenandoah Valley has grown apples commercially for generations, and Rinker is one of the long-standing family orchards in the area. Public details are thin online, so contact the farm directly to confirm what's for sale and whether pick-your-own is offered in a given season.

Seamans' Orchard

Roseland, VA

Pick-your-own fruit through the seasons on Dark Hollow Road in Roseland, in Nelson County's Blue Ridge foothills. Strawberries open in May, cherries follow in mid-May, blueberries run June into July, and apples come in September. This is the fourth generation of the Seaman family to grow fruit here, going back more than 80 years. Check the season before visiting, since each crop has a short window.

Showalter's Orchard and Greenhouse

Timberville, VA

An apple orchard and cidery on Honeyville Road in Timberville, growing more than 30 apple varieties that it presses and bottles into cider on-site. The farm is home to Old Hill Hard Cider, which it bills as the Shenandoah Valley's first hard cidery, with a year-round tasting room. A greenhouse and event space share the property, and the family has farmed here for over 50 years.

Silver Creek Orchards

Silver Creek Orchards is a seven-generation family farm at the base of the Blue Ridge in Nelson County, growing 13 apple varieties including Gala, Fuji, Granny Smith, and Pink Lady. It presses cider and fresh apple juice, grows wine grapes, and raises beef cattle and Christmas trees, with pick-your-own apples in season. The farm lies along Crabtree Falls Highway. Call for current picking and availability.

Spring Valley Orchard

Spring Valley Orchard opens for pick-your-own sweet cherries in a valley along Spring Valley Road in Afton, ringed by the Blue Ridge. Run by the Chiles family of Crozet's orchards, it offers a short cherry season that generally starts in late May or early June and wraps by July, weather depending. Call in season for picking conditions before heading out.

Stribling Orchard

Markham, VA

Pick-your-own peaches from mid-July into August and apples from mid-August through early November, on a mountainside orchard up Poverty Hollow Lane in Markham. Cider and pumpkins arrive with the fall apple season. The orchard sits high in the Blue Ridge in Fauquier County with long views over the valley. Frost and weather can shift the crop from year to year, so check before you go.

Sunrise Orchard

Staunton, VA

Sunrise Orchard grows fruit on Mt. Tabor Road in Staunton, in Augusta County in the central Shenandoah Valley, long one of Virginia's strongest apple-growing regions. Valley orchards like this sell apples and cider through the fall harvest. Specific varieties, u-pick availability, and hours aren't confirmed online, so contact the orchard before visiting.

TLC Organic Blueberry Orchard

Moneta, VA

TLC Organic Blueberry Orchard grows blueberries on Capital Hill Road in Moneta, in Bedford County's Smith Mountain Lake country. As the name says, the berries are raised organically. Pick-your-own blueberry season in this part of Virginia usually runs from late June through July into early August. Small orchards like this open by the crop rather than a fixed schedule, so it's worth confirming conditions before the drive.

Appleseed Country Johnsons Orchards and Peaks of Otter Winery

Bedford, VA

Chiles Peach Orchard and Farm Market

Crozet, VA

Dickie Bros. Orchard

Roseland, VA

Ikenberry Orchards

Daleville, VA

Marker-Miller Orchards Farm Market Bakery

Winchester, VA

Mowery Orchard LLC

Woodstock, VA

Puffenbargers Sugar Orchard

Blue Grass, VA

Stribling Orchard

Markham, VA

Virginia Gold Orchard

Natural Bridge, VA

Williams Orchard

Flint Hill, VA

Windy Hill Orchards

Ararat, VA