Apple Picking Orchards and Apple Farms Guide for South Dakota SD

Apple Picking Resource Guide - go Apple picking in Pierre, South Dakota!

Want a unique, fun activity for fall in the Pierre, SD area? This is where you can find Pierre area apple picking orchards, apple farms, apple festivals for Pierre and Hughes County, South Dakota.

Here is a list of the best 'pick your own' South Dakota apple orchards and apple farms that offer the best apple picking in and around Pierre, South Dakota!

Country Apple Orchard
27249 SD Hwy 115
Harrisburg, SD 57032
Lincoln County, South Dakota
Phone: (605) 743-2424
Website: www.countryappleorchard.com

Fair Acres
50 North Rustin
N. Sioux City, SD 57049
Union County, South Dakota
Phone: (605) 239-1083

Garrity's Prairie Gardens
30661 444th Avenue
Mission Hill, SD 57046
Yankton County, South Dakota
Phone: (605) 665-2806
Website: www.garritys.com/index.html

Hoversten Orchards LTD
25789 480th Ave
Brandon, SD 57005
Minnehaha County, South Dakota
Phone: (605) 582-3966
Website: www.hoverstenorchard.com

Krause Family Orchard & Nursery Inc.
29349 Orchard Road
Glenham, SD 57631
Walworth County, South Dakota
Phone: (605) 762-3414

Lewis and Clark Lake Orchard
31060 435th Avenue
Yankton, SD 57078
Yankton County, South Dakota
Phone: (605) 665-6776

Apples are one of the easiest fruits to gather – even for little hands. Here are a few tips to get the most out of your apple picking experience:

- Apples on the outside of the tree tend to ripen first. Because there are so many varieties, color isn’t necessarily an indication of ripeness. If you’re not sure, ask.
- When going to pick your own apple picking farms, choose firm, bruise-free fruit and place it gently in your basket (just throwing them in will make them bruise and go bad more quickly).
- To increase shelf life, keep your apple haul in a cool, dry place, like a basement. Don’t wash them until you use them. Then bring on the apple pies, sauce and cider!

Some fun Pierre, South Dakota Apple Picking facts:
-Apple trees take four to five years to produce their first fruit.
-There really was a Johnny Appleseed, famous for planting apple trees. His real name was John Chapman and he was born in 1774
-There are about 8000 varieties of apples around the world. Only about 100 types of apples are grown commercially in the U.S.
-After you go apple picking, amaze the kids with this trick: when you slice an apple in half, the core resembles a star.