2025 Southeast of Cleveland, Ohio: Portage, Summit and Stark counties Apple U-Pick Farms and Orchards - PickYourOwn.org

Apple U-Pick Orchards in Southeast of Cleveland, Ohio: Portage, Summit and Stark counties 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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Portage County

• Monroe's Orchard and Farm Market - apples, cherries, pumpkins, raspberries (red), strawberries, Maple Syrup from trees on the farm, Cider mill (fresh apple cider made on the premises), U-pick and already picked, farm market, porta-potties are available, school tours
  6313 Pioneer Trail, Hiram, OH 44234. Phone: 330-569-7464. Email: MonroesOrchard@windstream.net. Open: Strawberries: June, open 8 am; Cherries: Mid June - early July open 9 am; Red Raspberries: Mid August - Mid October 10 am to 5 pm; Apples: Weekends Mid September - Mid October; Pumpkins: Last weekend in September 9 am to 5 pm. Directions: 1 mile East of State Route 700, 3 miles West of State Route 44, 10 minutes to Ohio Turnpike on State Route 44 South, and State Route 422 from State Route 44 North. Apple Harvest Festivals: Last Saturday in September and the first two Saturdays in October. Payment: Cash, Debit cards, Visa, MasterCard, Discover, AmEx, WIC Vouchers. We grow our own Peaches and they are available for purchase in our market late July through August, also Pears late August through September. We grow 25 varieties of A - truncated. Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Debit cards, Visa, MasterCard, Discover, AmEx, WIC Vouchers.
  Monroe's Orchard and Farm Market Facebook page. Apple Harvest Festivals: Last Saturday in September and the first two Saturdays in October. We grow our own Peaches and they are available for purchase in our market late July through August, also Pears late August through September. We grow 25 varieties of Apples, and they are available middle August to Christmas Eve, Our Own Cider: Mid September to Christmas Eve, Pumpkins: Last weekend of September through October. We are truly blessed, and appreciate our customers. We look forward to seeing you. Make a Memory here with us. Thank you for your patronage! (aka, Pioneer Trail Orchard). . Please give us a call to see when season begins. Strawberry season usually ends around July 4th.PYO Cherries begin toward the end of Strawberry season, and continue a few days past. We have 5 varieties of Cherries and we recommend you check out the pics on the website(UPDATED: June 11, 2016) (UPDATED: May 22, 2025, JBS) Comments fro..
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• Stotlers Orchard - apples, restrooms, hay rides, picnic area, weddings and wedding parties, school tours
  4597 Laubert Road, Randolph, OH 44201. Phone: 330-947-3373. Email: stotlersorchard@yahoo.com. Open: Saturday Noon till 6 pm; Sunday 2 pm till 5:30 pm, from September through November; closed Monday to Friday. Directions: . Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Check. Call for current varieties availableHay rides and bonfires(UPDATED: May 22, 2025, JBS)
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Stark County

• Arrowhead Orchard - Uses integrated pest management practices, apples, pumpkins, Honey from hives on the farm, Fresh eggs, gift shop, porta-potties are available, restrooms, picnic area you may bring your own food, birthday parties, school tours, group reservations
  11724 Lisbon Street, Paris, OH 44669. Phone: 330-862-2733. Email: info@arrowheadorchard.com. Open: Saturday and Sunday, from 11 am to 5 pm, September 1 to October 31. Directions: . Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Check, Debit cards, Visa, MasterCard, WIC Vouchers. We use integrated pest management practices(UPDATED: May 22, 2025, JBS)
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• Maize Valley Winery - apples, corn (sweet), pumpkins, tomatoes, farm market, gift shop, snacks and refreshment stand, restrooms, picnic area, farm animals, birthday parties, weddings and wedding parties, school tours
  6193 Edison Street NE Street Route 619, Hartville, OH 44632. Phone: 330-877-8344. Open: see their page. Directions: Call for directions. Payment: Cash, Debit cards, Visa, MasterCard, AmEx. Maize Valley provides our guests with a one of a kind corn maze experience! Kids of all ages will this Ohio corn maze experience. Enjoy the family atmosphere of this Ohio Winery, specializing in a variety of white, red, and non-grape wines. \\[ . Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Debit cards, Visa, MasterCard, AmEx. Maize Valley provides our guests with a one of a kind corn maze experience! Kids of all ages will this Ohio corn maze experience. Enjoy the family atmosphere of this Ohio Winery, specializing in a variety of white, red, and non-grape wines. (UPDATED: May 22, 2025, JBS)
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• Sanor's - Strawberries, Cherries, Blueberries, Apples, Peaches, and Grapes
  25141 State Route 172, Minerva, OH 44654. Phone: 330-894-2375. Open: As of June 1st, Sunday through Saturday. Click here for a map and directions. They are combined U-Pick and also pre-picked for sale. The farm producesseasonally. (UPDATED: May 22, 2025, JBS)
  Comments from a visitor on June 05, 2010: "The strawberries were outstanding, beautiful, sweet and very good shape and size"
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• Sunny Slope Orchard - apples, strawberries
  14961 Millersburg Rd. SW, Navarre, OH 44662. Phone: 330-833-9415. Click here for a map and directions. Wholesale inquiries welcome. (UPDATED: May 22, 2025, JBS)
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• Wade's Fruit Farm - apples, blackberries, blueberries, chestnuts, corn (sweet), currants (red and black), gooseberries, other berries, peaches, raspberries (Spring, red), raspberries (black), raspberries (Spring, black), Honey from hives on the farm, Fresh eggs, Cider mill (fresh apple cider made on the premises), restrooms, picnic area
  12915 Warren Road, Paris, OH 44669. Phone: 330-862-3313. Email: FRUITFARMER@FRONTIER.COM. Open: After July call for picking times and dates. Directions: From Canton: Route 172 to Paris Avenue \\(turn left\\). Veer right onto Beechwood Road Veer right onto Warren Road Second house on left. From Alliance or Minerva: Same as above only right onto Paris Avenue From Louisville: Route 183 to Paris Avenue \\(turn right\\). At Georgetown Road \\(blinker light\\) turn left. At Beechwood Road turn right. At Warren Road SHARP left turn. Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Check. Veer right onto Beechwood Road Veer right onto Warren Road Second house on left. From Alliance or Minerva: Same as above only right onto Paris Avenue From Louisville: Route 183 to Paris Avenue (turn right). At Georgetown Road (blinker light) turn left. At Beechwood Road turn right. At Warren Road SHARP left turn. . Blueberries are my main crop for picking.Many varietys. Typical (always call firsT) crop availability dates are: Blueberries- late June; Black Raspberries- late June; blackberries- mid July; Peaches-mid July Corn- mid July. [ ] (UPDATED: May 22, 2025, JBS)
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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

 

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• Maple Syrup farms and sugarworks
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• Pumpkin patches
• Corn mazes
• Zombie Paintball venues
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