It's apple season! Whether you like them sweet or tart, baked into a pie or freshly sliced, apples are one of the quintessential fall flavors. And there's just something extra special about picking your own. Luckily, there are several lovely places near Sioux City and Siouxland where you can do just that:
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Apple Orchards in Sioux City
Autumn Grove Apple Orchard
Currently Autumn Grove Apple Orchard is the only you-pick apple orchard I am aware of in Sioux City. Their opening day will be Sunday, September 1st from 11am to 5pm. After that, they will be open on Sundays from 11am to 5pm, probably for the rest of the month or until the apples are gone (watch their Facebook page for updates!)
The first weekend, honeycrisp apples are available and all apples cost $45 per half bushel, $25 per peck and $15 for a half peck. Once the honeycrisps are gone, the cost per half bushel will go down to $40 while the other prices stay the same. There is no admission charge, and the apples are sold by volume, so just buy your bag and pick what you want as long as it fits!
For more information, follow Autumn Grove Apple Orchard on Facebook, and check out my full guide to Autumn Grove Apple Orchard.
Apple Orchards within 2 hours of Sioux City
Arbor Day Farm
2611 Arbor Avenue, Nebraska City, NE
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| this apple slushie at the Arbor Day Farm was so good! |
The annual AppleJack Festival at the Arbor Day Farm is a fan favorite and the 2024 festival is the last two weekends of September.
For more information, visit the Arbor Day Farm website, connect with Arbor Day Farm on Facebook, and check out my full guide to Arbor Day Farm.
The Country Apple Orchard
27249 SD Highway 115, Harrisburg, SD
The Country Apple Orchard opened for the 2024 season on August 25th and will be open every Wednesday and Thursday for apple picking, plus every Friday through Sunday in September and October for all of their "fall festival" fun, which includes apple picking plus lots more like a petting zoo, apple cannon, tractor train rides, jumping pillows, a corn maze, a hay bale maze, a corn pit, and a zipline.
They offer a huge variety of apples include several types of reds, Cortlands, McIntosh, Zestars, and even crabapples.
Later in the year, look for pumpkins and then Christmas trees!
For more information, visit the Country Apple Orchard website or connect with the Country Apple Orchard on Facebook.
Little Sioux Orchard
2618 160th Avenue, Milford, IALittle Sioux Orchard is the Okoboji area's only you-pick apple orchard, and for fall 2024 they open Labor Day weekend, open Saturday 10am to 5pm, Sunday noon to 4pm, and Labor Day from 10am to 4pm. Besides apple picking, you can also enjoy tractor rides, homemade apple pie, and visitors over 21 will enjoy the line of locally made Okoboji TWP Ciderworks made by Little Sioux Orchard.
For more information, visit the Little Sioux Orchard website or connect with Little Sioux Orchard on Facebook.
Super Bee
Vala's Pumpkin Patch
12102 South 180th Street, Gretna, NE
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| all smiles in the orchard at Vala's |
Vala's also makes their own cider and hard cider with their apple in their 7,000ft cider mill, built in 2020. They source the apples for their cider from a special 7-acre section of the orchard that isn't publicly accessible containing heirloom bittersweet and bittersharp apples perfect for hard cider brewing.
For more information, visit the Vala's Pumpkin Patch website or connect with Vala's on Facebook.
More Midwest Apple Orchards
Looking for even more great Midwest apple orchards where you can pick your own apples?
- Des Moines Parent has a great list of apple orchards and apple picking near Des Moines
- Oh My, Omaha! has a great list of a dozen apple orchards near Omaha, including some already included in this post.
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