U-Pick The Apple of my Eye
With the fall season just starting – it’s time for all of the fun season bonding to start! Say bye to the beach and hello to your flannels, because it’s time to go to a pumpkin patch and apple orchid. Take a break from your busy life to find an orchid close to you. With everything from apples, strawberries, and raspberries, you’ll have a sweet time!
So, what is U-Pick Farm?
Exactly what it sounds like! Enter the farm, grab a basket, and experience the harvest first hand. Walk around the orchid, take pictures, and inspect all of the apples you pick yourself. Every farm has additional attractions that make the experience even more enjoyable.
Take a look at some of the locations your family can plan your next trip for the to-do activity of the season:
Riley’s Apple Farm
12201 S. Oak Glen Road, Yucaipa, CA 92399
(909) 797-4061
Pick your friends and family, as apple picking is a fun group activity. Until November, you can even do apple cider pressing yourself, in case you want to get apple-sauced. Riley’s takes pride in bringing their guests the past with all of their activities centered around old harvest traditions. These are memories that you’ll want to have your camera out. Sounds a-peel-ing, doesn’t it?
Willowbrook Apple Farm
12099 S. Oak Glen Road, Yucaipa, CA 92399
(909)797-9484
With a history going back to 1910, the Willowbrooke Apple Farm traditional apple picking is no joke. Sign up for their newsletter for all of the up to date information on their weekend activities. Whether you’re riding one of their harvest tractors or meeting their mini-horse and mini-donkey – the ride is always going to be sweet! As if that wasn’t enough, come to their s’more or wine tastings. Talk about apple loving to the core!
Los Rios Rancho
39611 Oak Glen Road, Oak Glen, CA, 92399
(909) 797-1005
Here’s some in-cider information. Los Rios Ranchos farm is an experience that will keep you busy all day. Come for the tractor rides, the corn maze, or the U-Pick apple and berry farms. Every day of the week offers fun that everyone will love. Check out their website to plan your trip, because every weekend brings something different and tree-mendous.