Grape U-Pick Orchards in El Dorado County, California in 2024, by county

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

Not all areas of a state have grapes 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!

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El Dorado County

• Argyres Orchard - apples, grapes
  4220 North Canyon, Camino, CA 95709. Phone: 530-644-3862. Email: argyres@mindspring.com. Open: October 1 - October 16;Saturday and Sundays from 10 am to 4 pm; Weekends only FOR YOU-PICK GRAPES ONLY; Open when fruit is ripe, closed when gone! Call for ripening dates. Directions: Highway 50 east past Placerville. Camino exit to Carson Road, continue east, left on Barkley to Larsen, left on Larsen to North Canyon, left on North Canyon. 1.4 mile on left look for Apple Hill sign; Click for . Click here for a map and directions. MapQuest Direction. Apples usually start in mid September. Pick your own apples Concord Grapes. Apples sold in half-bushel (20 pound) boxes. Grapes sold in either 2 or 5 pound pails. All weights approximate - no scale - fill boxes as much as you want. Beautiful mature trees - some over 70 years old. Taste all you want while picking.(UPDATED: July 01, 2019, JBS)
• Celtic Gardens - Apples, Blackberries, Grapes, Pears
  4221 North Canyon Road, Camino, CA 95709. Phone: 530-647-0690. Email: stephenvb@D-web.com. Click here for a map and directions. Fax: 530-677-6275. .
• Michael's Vineyard - grapes,
  7449 Fairplay Road, Fair Play, CA 95684. Phone: (775) 691-1223. Email: michael.greenstein@gmail.com. Open: everyday - Monday to Friday, 8 am to 7 pm, Saturday and Sunday, 7 am to 6 pm These old vine Zinfandel grapes make great jellies and syrups. Directions: From Placerville, CA - Hwy 49 south to Pleasant Valley Road, go east \(left\) 10 miles to Bucks Bar \(right only\). 10 miles to Mt. Aukum \(E16\) make right 3 miles to next left Fair Play Road 3 miles on left side, next driveway past Granite Springs Winery. . Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Check. Fax: (530) 620-7939. From Placerville, CA - Hwy 49 south to Pleasant Valley Road, go east (left) 10 miles to Bucks Bar (right only). 10 miles to Mt. Aukum (E16) make right 3 miles to next left Fair Play Road 3 miles on left side, next driveway past Granite Springs WineryCrops are usually available in September, October Need picked NOW! you pick-em! Note: I haven't had an update from them since 2008 so call before you go. Other websites are simply copying information from here, so don't count on them!

 

Types of Grapes

There are  several; types of grapes:

• Table Grapes for eating fresh and making juice and jelly, can be seedless or with seeds. See this page for a master list and guide to table grape varieties
• Wine Grapes... for making wine. See this page for a master list and guide to wine grape varieties
• Muscadines and Scuppernongs, Large, very sweet southern grapes with large seeds

Grape picking tips

• Pick ripe: Grapes do not ripen after they are picked
• Appearance: Look for heavy, firm grapes
• To harvest grapes, carefully cut the grape clusters from the vine using pruning shears. Be careful not to bruise or damage the fruit or the surrounding vines.

Grape recipes, canning, jelly making juice, etc

• Grape jelly from fresh grapes
• Grape jelly from grape juice (canned, bottled or frozen)
• How to make your own grape juice, scuppernong, juice, muscadine juice. - W, P

 

 

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(NOT pick-your-own, unless they are also listed above)

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