Here are eight farms within three hours of Seattle that allow you to pick your own apples. A couple have a harvest window that lasts only a day or a weekend. Others have a range of varieties that keep them open until October. Some farms are open in late August, while all farms are open by mid-September.
Everyone should try apple picking. An apple fresh from the tree has a crispness and a complexity in flavor that you never find in a supermarket. And many apple orchards offer varieties of fruit that you’d seldom encounter in the city. Besides, orchards are beautiful places. Muddy (Wear those rubber boots!) and full of farm smells, but gorgeous all the same. Enjoy picking at any one of these farms.
Bailey Farm
Address: 12968 Springhetti Rd, Snohomish, WA 98296
Phone: 360-568-8826
Website: Facebook
Opening Day for U-Pick Apples: Saturday, September 21. Check for varities offered on the website.
Driving time from Seattle: 35-50 minutes.
Hours: 8 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. daily for an array of veggies.
Bailey’s U-Pick is part of a fifth generation family farm located in the Snohomish Valley. U-pick apples start in late September, check website closer to date. The U-pick garden is open mid-June through October.
Swans Trail Farms
Address: 7301 Rivershore Rd, Snohomish, WA 98290
Phone: 425-330-3084
Website: Facebook
Opening Day for U-pick Apple Orchard & Harvest Festival: September 14, 2024
Driving time from Seattle: 45 minutes to 1.25 hours.
For the latest apple-picking information, check the farm’s website.
This farm is a well-known hub of family farm fun (including a 12-acre corn maze replicating the map of Washington State). It also has an acre of Jonagold and Honeycrisp apples for picking. The Fall Harvest Festival and Apple Orchids begin on September 14.
Jones Creek Farms
Address: 32260 Burrese Rd, Sedro-Woolley, WA 98284
Opening Day for U-Pick: August 16, 2024. See the website for the U-pick variety
Driving time from Seattle: 1.5 hours to 2.5 hours
Hours: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Fridays through Mondays, August through roughly the end of October (check to be sure).
This Skagit Valley farm grows more than 80 varieties of apples and pears, some familiar and many that are bound to be new discoveries.
Curran Apple Orchard
Address: 3920 Grandview Dr W, University Place, WA 98466
Phone: 253-460-2530
Opening Day for U-Pick: August 25, 2024. 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Driving time from Seattle: 50 minutes
The Curran Apple Orchard Park is a 7.33 acre apple orchard in the City of University Place. The Curran Orchard offers an Adopt a Tree program for each harvest year. Tree adopters pay for their trees and take care of them throughout the year, and then, in return, they are entitled to harvest from their trees. The orchard offers public apple picking on their Community Harvest Day on Sunday, August 25th at 10 a.m. (Do not pick from trees that are taped or display a “do not pick” sign).
Bellewood Acres
Address: 6140 WA-539 #3, Lynden, WA 98264
Phone: 360-318-7720
Website: For the latest harvest information, go to the farm’s Facebook or Instagram.
Opening Day for U-Pick: August 31, 2024. 9 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Driving time from Seattle: 2 to 2.5 hours
Hours: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday to Sunday, September and October
This farm has Honeycrisp, Cosmic Crisp, Jonamac, Gala, Jonagold, and many more varieties. Check the website for which apples are available for the U-pick. The farm also offers tractor train rides, a corn maze, apple cider donuts (weekends only), a gift shop, and more.
Stutzman Ranch
Address: 2202 Easy St, Wenatchee, WA 98801
Phone: 509-667-1664
Website: For the latest harvest information check the website or their Facebook.
Opening Day for Apple U-Pick: Wednesday, August 28, 2024. 9 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Driving time from Seattle: 2.35 hours to 2.75 hours
This U-pick orchard in central Washingon has Gala, Fuji, and Golden Delicious apples. This year they will not have cherries or peaches due to the winter frost. Most apple varieties will be ready sometime between August and September. Always double-check hours and availability on the day you want to go. Check the Facebook page or call and listen to their message for current U-pick information.
Skipley Farm
Address: 7228 Skipley Rd, Snohomish, WA 98290
Phone: 206-679-6576
Website: Check their Facebook page for updates before arriving
Opening Day for U-Pick: August 15, 2024
Driving time from Seattle: 1 hour
Hours: 9 a.m. – 6 p.m. Thursday to Saturday, Sunday 11 a.m. – 6 p.m. Note: Weekends come after 2 p.m. to avoid crowds.
This farm grows more than 300 varieties of apples! Check the website to learn what’s being picked right now, and when you can go. Apple cider press available through the end of August.
Sm’Apples
Address: 1197 Willeys Lake Rd, Ferndale, WA 98248
Phone: 360-318-1776
Opening Day for U-Pick: August 16, 2024
Driving time from Seattle: 1 hour and 40 minutes
Hours: 9 a.m.- Dark, Monday through Saturday. Closed on Sundays.
Pick a variety of fall fruits at Sm’Apples in Ferndale. Current offerings and details on their website. Note, they accept cash or check only; U.S $ only. Different type of apple varieties will be available during different months. Honey crisp and Jonagold will be ready around September 13.
