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Sep 2009  |  By Mibs  |  Comments

North Shore Apple Orchards and Pumpkin Patches

Take advantage of the beautiful fall weather while it lasts at one of our many area apple orchards and pumpkin patches. Round up the family, and keep reading for our comprehensive guide to harvest time fun on the farm:

Ziegler’s Orchard
Bacon Road 1/4 ml. S of l20 & 2ml W of Haninesville
32363 N. Bacon Rd., Grayslake
847-546-1228
Apples (both U-Pick and pre-picked), snacks and refreshment stand, restrooms, tractor-pulled hay rides.
*Not open for Fall 2011 due to crop failure*

Royal Oak Farm Orchard
15908 Hebron Rd., Harvard
815-648-2084
This U-Pick apple and peach orchard offers 24 varieties of apples and more than 600 peach trees including 12 varieties of peaches. Also features summer and fall raspberries, pumpkins, giant pumpkins, gourds and squash.

County Line Orchard
200 County Line Rd., Hobart, Ind.
219-947-4477
Cross state lines and enjoy apple and pumpkin picking, the kids’ farm, tractor rides, picnics, and a tour of the maze. U-Pick orchard is open everyday from 9 a.m.-5:30 p.m.

Kellers Farmstand
516 Knoch Knolls Rd., Naperville
630-554-1325
20-acre pumpkin picking U-Pick and pre-picked in the Fall and 12-acre corn maze. Bedding plants in spring, sweet corn and tomatoes. Open until Oct. 31, 9 a.m.-6 p.m. daily.

Dunn’s Farmstand
21302 W. Angle Rd., Wilmington
815-476-7667
U-Pick asparagus, strawberries, green beans, tomatoes, okra, cucumbers and peppers. Also gourds, pumpkins and fall decorations. Seasonal. Open 9 a.m.-5 p.m. daily.

Jerry’s Farm Stand
1950 E. Indiana Ave., Beecher
708-946-2712
A 5-acre U-Pick field. Open Monday-Saturday from 9 a.m.-6 p.m.; closed Sunday.

Heinz Orchard
1050 Crest Rd., Green Oaks-Libertyville
773-549-7487
Several varieties of apples including Empire, Red and Gold Delicious, McIntosh, and Jonathans. Seasonal. Call for availability.

Garden Patch Farms
14154 W. 159th St., Homer Glen
708-301-7720
U-Pick strawberries, raspberries, peaches, cherries, apples, pumpkins, grapes, pears, tomatoes, squash, cucumbers and other vegetables. Open May-October, daily 8 a.m.-6 p.m.

Pine Apple Acres
41 W. 651 Powers Rd., Huntley
847-669-3251
Open 9 a.m.- 5 p.m.; closed Mondays.

Apples On Oak
16146 Oak Ave., Joliet
815-726-0386
Numerous varieties of apples and Asian pears. Open Wednesday and Saturday from 9 a.m.-6 p.m. and Sunday from 10 a.m.-6 p.m.

Dollinger Family Farm
7420 W. Hansel Rd., Channahon
815-467-6766
Pumpkins, squash, gourds, mums, Indian corn, hayrides, educational activities, farm animals, haunted barn and cemetery, picnic facilities. Steam train rides also available. Open 10 a.m.-6 p.m. daily.

Siegel’s Cottonwood Farm, Inc.
17250 S. Weber Rd., Crest Hill
815-741-2693 or 800-304-FARM
Family farm, pumpkin fest with hayrides, barnyard animals, play area, trains, double air slide, spooky shed, café and shop. Corn maze and pony rides on weekends. Open 10 a.m.-6 p.m. daily.

Kuipers Family Farm
1 N. 318 Watson Rd., Maple Park
815-827-5200
More than 200 acres of farm settings. Apple and pumpkin picking, corn maze, Christmas tree cutting, crafts, gourmet foods and fun farm activities. Open Tuesday-Sunday, 9 a.m.-6 p.m.

Didier Pumpkin Farm
16678 W. Aptakisic Rd., Prairie View-Lincolnshire
847-634-3291
Pumpkins, petting zoo, 5-acre corn maze, pony rides, educational farming displays, baby chicks and pigs, Halloween shop, fall produce, baked apple cider and pumpkin donuts and special events on weekends. Open until Oct 31.

Goebbert’s Pumpkin Farm
40 W. Higgins Rd., South Barrington
847-428-6727
Pumpkins, animals, corn and straw mazes, wagon rides—they’re all here! Goebbert’s also features a haunted house for school-age children, weekend pig racing, shop, café and bakery. Tours and parties by reservation. Open until Oct. 31.

Kroll’s Fall Harvest Farm
13236 W. Townline Rd., Waukegan
847-662-5733
Experience farm life! Take trip through the corn maze, tour the farm, enjoy a hayride, or visit the petting zoo and pumpkin farm.

Apple Holler
5006 S. Sylvania Ave, Sturtevant, Wis.
262-884-7100
Located right off 94­—you won’t find a place more convenient or crowded than Apple Holler. Pick your own apples, pears, pumpkins. They also feature a restaurant, bakery, gift shop, hayrides, kids corral, dinner theatre, pony rides and train rides.

Been to all these? Check out all the additional orchards Southeast Wisconsin has to offer here.