2025 Allegan County in Southwest Michigan Apple U-Pick Farms and Orchards - PickYourOwn.org

Apple U-Pick Orchards in Allegan County in Southwest Michigan in 2025, by county

Below are the U-Pick orchards and farms for apples that we know of in this area.

Not all areas of a state have apples orchards that are open to the public. If you know of any others, please tell us using the add a farm form!

Remember to always check with the farm's own website or Facebook page before you go - or call or email them if they don't have a website or Facebook page. Conditions at the farms and crops can change literally overnight, so if you want to avoid a wasted trip out there - check with the farm directly before you go! If I cannot reach them, I DON'T GO!

PLEASE report closed farms, broken links and incorrect info using the "Report Corrections" form below.

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Allegan County

• A.W. Overhiser Orchards - sweet cherries, sour cherries, peaches, pears, plums, apples
  NW corner of 64th Street and 109th Avenue, South Haven, MI 49090. Phone: 616-836-3298. Email: overhiserorchards@gmail.com. Open: July through October, daily, from 9 am to 5 pm. Directions: I-196 to Exit 26 \\\\(109th Avenue Pullman Rd.\\\\) E 3.5 mi. to 64th St, right on NW corner. Family owned and operated for over 150 years raising tree fruit. Over 300 acres of farmland that include cherries \\\\(sweet and tart\\\\) and we do the pitting for you. School groups are welcome to visit the farm in fall. Apple picking, hay rides, pumpkin picking and cider tasting make for a fun packed trip to the farm. Farm Market address is 6405-109th Ave., South Haven, MI 49090. \ - truncated. . Click here for a map and directions. ) E 3.5 mi. to 64th St, right on NW corner. Family owned and operated for over 150 years raising tree fruit. Over 300 acres of farmland that include cherries (sweet and tart) and we do the pitting for you. School groups are welcome to visit the farm in fall. Apple picking, hay rides, pumpkin picking and cider tasting make for a fun packed trip to the farm. Farm Market address is 6405-109th Ave., South Haven, MI 49090. (UPDATED: June 9, 2025, JBS)
  Comments from a visitor on July 02, 2011: "We spent the day at Overhiser Orchards picking cherries. The orchards are large and beautiful, the fruit is delicious and the staff is very friendly and knowledgable( they even stayed late on a Saturday evening so we could keep picking.) It is also the least expensive orchard we've encountered so far. Great experience, we will definitely be going back for peaches and plums. "
• Bella Vista, aka Crane's U-Pick - apples, blueberries, raspberries, peaches, nectarines, plums, pumpkins, gourds,
  6017 124th Avenue, Fennville, MI 49408. Phone: 269-561-5126. Email: cranesupick@yahoo.com. Open: weather and availability permitting, Monday to Saturday from 9 am to 6 pm, Sunday from 10 am to 6 pm. Directions: Located in west Michigan between South Haven and Saugatuck. Take I-196 Exit 34, go E 4 miles on S side of the road, located with Crane\\\\\\\'s Pie Pantry Restaurant at 6054 124th \\\\(M-89\\\\), Fennville. Apparently \\\\(it\\\\\\\'s confusing to unravel\\\\), Note: Crane Orchard U-Pick and Corn Maze, Bella Vista-Crane’s U-Pick across the street, and the nearby . Click here for a map and directions. Always call ahead the day of your trip for our local weather and picking conditions. Weather in Southwest Michigan can be unpredictable, we reserve the right to close the U-Pick due to weather conditions or limited fruit supply. Our phone message is updated daily, and occasionally throughout the day. Blueberry picking usually starts around the first of July and lasts 3-4 weeks. U-pick raspberries typically starts early to mid-July and lasts through the fall. Jack-o-lantern pumpkins of all sizes, and a unique selection of specialty pumpkins and gourds. apples. Earliest apple varieties typically start mid-July, and our fall season typically wraps up in mide to late October. Note: Peaches & berries should not be picked when wet. Bring Containers: Bags and containers are available to purchase but why not save a little money and bring your own! Small shallow boxes or 1/2 bushel baskets work best for all fruits, heavy duty bags will work for apples.Raspberry containers are provided. Take I-1..
• Crane Orchards U-Pick and Corn Maze - cherries, peaches, apples, Corn Maze, Hayrides
  6080 124th Ave, Fennville, MI . Phone: 269-561-8651. Email: info@craneorchards.com. Open: see their page or call for availability. Click here for a map and directions.
  Crane Orchards U-Pick and Corn Maze Facebook page. They have many different varieties of apples, peaches and sweet cherries for u-picking. Cherry season typically begins close to end of June, and is a fairly fast season not lasting long. Peach season typically begins close to end of July, lasting through late August typically. Apple U-Pick season begins Labor Day Weekend. . (UPDATED: June 10, 2025, JBS) Note: Crane Orchard U-Pick and Corn Maze, Bella Vista-Crane's U-Pick across the street, and the Crane Orchards pies pantry/restaurant are all separate businesses. (UPDATED: June 8, 2025, JBS)
• Dutch Farm Market - apples, cherries, peaches, plums,
  6967 109th Avenue, South Haven, MI 49090. Phone: 616-637-8334. Email: braak@shps.org. Open: mid-May - July 4, 9 am to 6 pm July 5-Labor Day, 8 am to 7 pm Labor Day-October 31, 9 am to 6 pm, seven days a week. Directions: N of South Haven on I-96, Exit 26 \\\\(Pullman Rd.\\\\) Dutch Farm Market is a family run farmbusiness specializing in homegrown fruits and vegetables. Fruit pies and bakery items are another specialty of the market. Easy onoff highway access, picnic area, and public restrooms available. Ice cream shop available along with Dutch treats. \\\\[ . Click here for a map and directions. Click here for harvest dates. ) is a family run farm/business specializing in homegrown fruits and vegetables. Fruit pies and bakery items are another specialty of the market. Easy on/off highway access, picnic area, and public restrooms available. Ice cream shop available along with Dutch treats. (UPDATED: June 8, 2025, JBS)

 

Apple

Apple Picking Tips, Recipes and Information

Apples ripen from the outside of the tree towards the center, so the apples out the outside of the tree will ripen first.  Once they are picked, they stop ripening. Picking apples directly from a tree is easy. Roll the apple upwards off the branch and give a little twist; don't pull straight away from the tree. If two apples are joined together at the top, both will come away at the same time. Don't shake the trees or branches.  If the apple you are trying to pick drops, (or others on the tree) go ahead and pick it up. They're perfectly fine! But do wash them before you eat them! More info: How to tell when apples are ripe

• Once picked, don't throw the apples into the baskets, place them in gently, or they will bruise and go bad more quickly.
• Don't wash apples until just before using to prevent spoilage.
• For an explanation of why apple slices turn brown and how to stop it, see this page!
• Keep apples cool after picking to increase shelf life.  A cool basement is ideal, but the fruit/vegetable drawer of a refrigerator will work, too.  A refrigerator is fine for small quantities of apples. Boxed apples need to be kept in a cool, dark spot where they won't freeze. Freezing ruptures all of an apple's cells, turning it into one large bruise overnight. The usual solution is to store apples in a root cellar. But root cellars often have potatoes in them: apples and potatoes should never be stored in the same room because, as they age, potatoes release an otherwise ethylene gas, which makes apples spoil faster. If you can keep the gas away from your apples, they will keep just fine. Just don't store them right next to potatoes.
  Prevent contact between apples stored for the winter by wrapping them individually in sheets of newspaper. The easiest way to do this is to unfold a section of newspaper all the way and tear it into quarters. Then stack the wrapped apples. See more here: How to store apples at home
• Apples don't improve or "ripen" after being picked - this is an urban myth - see this page for the truth - with references!

Which apple variety is best?

There are tens of thousands of varieties of apples, developed over centuries. They vary in sugar, acoidity, flavors, storing, crispness and many other attributes. See our guides to apple varieties:

• Summary table of many apple varieties and their characteristics
• Detailed descriptions of each apple variety with detailed characteristics
• Apple varieties, sorted by the order in which they typically ripe
• Apple varieties that don't turn brown when they are cut
• Why are some apples brown or spotted inside when you first cut them open?

Canning apples - fully illustrated, with step-by-step instructions

• How to make applesauce
• How to make apple butter 
• How to make apple jelly
• How to make apple pie filling (canned)
• How to can apples
• Home canned apple juice

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Recipes, illustrated with step by step instructions

• Apple pie recipe and directions and illustrated! I can say, with, ahem, no bias at all, that this is the best apple pie recipe in the world! (Alright, I did have an apple strudel in Vienna once at that place listed in Fodors that was REALLY good, but that wasn't a pie, was it? And since this was the recipe my grandmother used, it must be great!)
• How to make applesauce for a single meal (not canning it) with NO special equipment
• Apple cobbler
• Apple crunch - best of all! Moist, low sugar and using oats!
• Apple crisp - ever-popular, low sugar and using oats!
• Apple, blackberry, cherry, and/or peach cobbler
• Apple-blackberry, crumble - a English favorite (or favourite)

Using fresh apples and miscellaneous

• How to stop cut apples from browning
• Apple festivals - find one near you!
• Apple facts
• Apple seeds and cyanide

 

Other Local Farm Products (Honey, Horses, Milk, Meat, Eggs, Etc.)
(NOT pick-your-own, unless they are also listed above)

• Farm markets and roadside stands
• Local Honey Finder
• Local Meat, Milk and Eggs
• Venues: Farms, Wineries, Orchards for your event, wedding or party
• Easter egg hunts
• Children"s consignment sales
• Fruit and vegetable festivals
• Winery tours and wine tastings
• Horse rides, stables, lessons, trails
• Maple Syrup farms and sugarworks
• Bed & Breakfasts on Farms, Wineries, Ranches and Orchards
• Pumpkin patches
• Corn mazes
• Zombie Paintball venues
• Christmas Tree Farms & lots
• Environmental resources
• Consumer fraud information
• Wholesale food sources
• Resources for Farmers