Our Favorite Apple Orchards in Minnesota

Fall is the perfect time to visit an apple orchard and pick your own delicious apples! We rounded up a list of our favorite apple orchards to visit every year.

Aamodts Apple Farm— Stillwater

Every year we visit Aamodts Apple Farm in Stillwater. They have an awesome rotating selection of you pick apples along with many different varieties of apples available in the Apple Barn. Here’s what I love the most about Aamodts– there’s no admission fee– you pay for what you want to do! As a mom of 3 I really appreciate that model.

Keep in mind the Wagon Rides and Honeycrisp Express only take place on weekends and over select dates for MEA. Visiting the Apple Barn, the goats and playgrounds are open every day and FREE! You can see which apples are being harvested every day on their website.

Pine Tree Apple Orchard— White Bear Lake

My most favorite apple baked goods come from Pine Tree Apple Orchard so they had to make our list! Unfortunately there isn’t an option to pick your own apples here, but you can watch them being hand sorted in the apple barn!

Beyond the amazing selection of apples and baked goods, there are also lots of fun fall activities, wagon rides take place on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays from 10:00am -12:00pm and Fridays 12:00-4:00pm. Rides are $3.50/person, cash only. There will also be opening September 27th and a pick your own pumpkin patch opening October 4th.

Afton Apple— Hastings

Looking for a full fall festival experience for your family? Afton Apple is the place for you! There are tons of activities for the whole family, including apple picking, wagon rides, playground, petting farm and more!

Fall General Orchard Admission onsite is $7 for ages 5 and older and $5 for ages 4 and younger.  Admission includes orchard access, huge playground, petting farm, Straw Mountain, Retread Hill, Johnny Combine, Grammamals Barnyard, Giant Rocking Chair, Giant Swing and hayrides. The only additional charge in this area is the Jump Pad at $2 per person. It will be open on weekends from 11am-4pm, weather permitting. 

Afton Apple’s 15-acre corn maze will open Saturday, September 20th. Corn Maze Admission is $12 for ages 11 and older and $10 for ages 10 and younger. Corn maze admission includes access to the 15-acre corn maze, Straw Bale maze, Garden Hose maze, No Left Turn maze and corn maze yard games. 

Apple picking is very fun at Afton Apple– take a hayride to and from the orchard, where different types of apples are labeled and pick your own goodies. You can see what’s being picked every day by calling 651-436-8385.

Teachers take note– October 16th and 17th is Teacher Appreciation at Afton Apple. You can take $5 off a peck of apples with your teacher ID!

Apple Jack Orchards— Delano 

Apple Jack Orchards is definitely my favorite orchard on the west side of the Twin Cities! There’s so much included in the admission– wagon ride, cow train, corn pit, corn maze, jumping pillows, mega slide, ropes course, you pick apples and more!

Tickets are $5 on Wednesdays, $10 on weekdays, $20 on weekends, with kids 2 and younger FREE! You can use code FALL2025 for 10% off your tickets when you purchase them on their website.

Ferguson’s Minnesota Harvest— Jordan

Ferguson’s Minnesota Harvest has been voted one of the best apple orchards in the state and it’s easy to see why! There’s no admission fee for the Country Store, Bakery, Harvest Bistro and Hard Cider Bars there, but admission is required for the fall activities and apple orchard.

Admission is $18.99/person, ages 2 and younger are free, senior and military admission is $15.99/person. Tickets include a season pass so you can visit as many times as you want with one ticket for all of 2025! Fall activities include you pick apples, wagon rides, giant spinning apple, petting farm, pumpkin jump pad, barnyard ball, corn maze, duck races, wall ball games and more! Activities that are an additional fee include apple cannons, pedal tractors and gem mining.

Pick your own apples is currently happening and their pumpkin patch should be opening in the next few weeks. Access to the pumpkin patch is always FREE, no admission is required.

Everly Farms— Minnetrista

Formally known as Minnetonka Orchard, Everly Farms truly feels like visiting a a vintage farm on over 43 acres! Admission includes wagon rides, farm animals, pick your own apples, kids scavenger hunt, kids train rides and much more.

Weekday admission is FREE for all and includes you pick apples and the retail barn, as all other activities are scheduled for the weekends only. Weekend admission is $10/adults, $7 for seniors, $7 for children ages 3-12, children 2 and under are free. Double the ticket prices above is a season pass good for as many visits as you’d like in 2025!

LuceLine Orchard— Watertown 

LuceLine Orchard is worth the drive– there is FREE admission and FREE parking! For free you get access to many activities including lifesize LEGO building, corn coliseum, live concerts, pedal car track, playgrounds, hay mountain, farm animals, zip lines and more!

Wristbands are required for additional activities like the jumping pillow, hayrides, corn maze, kiddie train, giant carnival 3-lane slide and the spinning pumpkin ride. Wristbands are $25 on weekends and $8 on weekdays. Everything is included except for pony rides and face painting at an additional charge.

Check out the LuceLine Orchard website for the line-up for live music every weekend! The shows are free but they encourage you to bring your own lawn chairs or picnic blankets. A special MEA performance by The Teddy Bear Band will be on Friday, October 17th with two shows during the day!

Are you looking for locally grown apples without any fuss? You can always skip the festival experience and check out the Apple House at the Landscape Arboretum. There you will find all the speciality apples the U of M has created and much more! You can check out our blog post about the Apple House for more information.