Apple Picking Orchards and Apple Farms Guide for Texas TX

Apple Picking Resource Guide - go Apple picking in Austin, Texas!

Want a unique, fun activity for fall in the Austin, TX area? This is where you can find Austin area apple picking orchards, apple farms, apple festivals for Austin and Travis County, Texas.

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

Apple Country Orchards
Rt. 2 Box 234
Idalou, TX 79329
Lubbock County, Texas
Phone: (806) 892-2961 or
(800) 765-7055
Website: www.applecountryorchards.com


E & B Orchards
RR 2 Box 128
Hempstead, TX 77445
Waller County, Texas
Phone: (979) 826-6303

Efurd John H Peach Orchard
Highway 271 South
Pittsburg, TX 75686
Camp County, Texas
Phone: (903) 856-2253

Henrietta Creek Apple Orchard
14255 Old Denton Road
Roanoke, TX 76262
Denton County, Texas
Phone: (817) 439-3202

Johnson Orchard
Hc 62 Box 62
Lometa, TX 76853
Lampasas County, Texas
Phone: (512) 752-3877

Lievens Orchard
2 3/4 Mi North Kansas City Road
La Feria, TX 78559
Cameron County, Texas
Phone: (956) 797-2220

Love Creek Orchards - Adams Apples
Old Republic Square
Kerrville, TX 78028
Kerr County, Texas
Phone: (830) 896-1277
Website: www.lovecreekorchards.com

Love Creek Orchards - Cider Mill and Country Store
Hwy 16
Medina, TX 78055
Bandera County, Texas
Phone: (800) 449-0882 or (830) 589-2202
Website: www.lovecreekorchards.com

Pehl George Orchard
290 Luckenbach Road
Fredericksburg, TX 78624
Gillespie County, Texas
Phone: (830) 997-1765

Pioneer Orchards
2000 West US Highway 290
Fredericksburg, TX 78624
Gillespie County, Texas
Phone: (830) 997-3022

Ridgeview Orchards
5471 State Highway 7 West
Pollok, TX 75969
Angelina County, Texas
Phone: (936) 853-2757

Sterling Orchards
Highway 315
Carthage, TX 75633
Panola County, Texas
Phone: (903) 693-4109

Turtle Creek Orchards
Elm Pass Road
Bandera, TX 78003
Bandera County, Texas
Phone: (830) 796-8279

Turtle Creek Orchards
540 Center Point
Kerrville, TX 78028
Kerr County, Texas
Phone: (830) 896-8282

Young's Orchard
9978 W. FM 171
Wichita Falls, TX 76310
Wichita County, Texas
Phone: (940) 544-2211
Website: www.youngsorchard.com

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 Austin, Texas 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.