This season
The 2026 u-pick season opens on August 29 and runs seven days a week through September and October. The last u-pick ticket is sold at 5pm.
Checked August 21, 2026
About This Farm
B.J. Reece Orchards at Ellijay runs the longest continuous apple picking in the region. The 2026 season opens on August 29 and then runs seven days a week right through September and October.
What You Can Pick
Apples. The orchard is candid about a thing most are not: "There are more varieties of apples available in the market than available to pick yourself." If you came for one variety in particular, ring first.
What It Costs
Two charges, and you need both. An admission package per person, and a bag to pick into:
- Weekday admission - $8 a head
- Weekend admission - $13, or $18 for Super Farm Fun, or $26 for Mega Farm
- Bags - $10 a half-peck, $20 a peck, $40 a half bushel
Children two and under are free. There is no advance booking and no discount on u-pick. Cards carry a 3 per cent surcharge.
Good to Know
Tickets are bought at the gate on arrival. The farm states plainly: "You do not need to purchase tickets in advance...You do not need to make a reservation." The last u-pick ticket goes at 5pm, an hour before closing.
- Handicap parking and a wheelchair-accessible market and restrooms
- Petting zoo and farm activities
- Sunday opening is 1pm, later than the rest of the week
Pro tip: this is the accessible choice among the Ellijay orchards. It is the only one that says so on its own website.
Entry & Pricing
Adults
$8
per person
Children (under 12)
$8
per child
Under 3s
Free
no charge
💡 Weekday Farm Fun general admission, per person. At weekends it is $13, rising to $18 for Super Farm Fun and $26 for Mega Farm. Children two and under are free. A u-pick bag is charged separately at $10 a half-peck, $20 a peck or $40 a half bushel, and picking requires both a bag and an admission package per person. No advance booking and no discounts on u-pick. Cards carry a 3% surcharge.
What You Can Pick
In Season
Apples
Aug - Oct
Peck bag$20
Facilities
Toilets
Wheelchair Access
Parking
Farm Shop
Farm Animals
EFTPOS
We list what we have confirmed. If something you need is not shown, it is worth calling the farm to check.
How we rate it
Our own assessment, scored the same way for every farm on the site, from what each farm publishes about itself. Not a visit, and not a public review score.
4.5out of 5, the Pickeria rating
- Fruit qualityHow good the picking actually is
- 4.5
- ExperienceWhat the visit itself is like
- 4.5
- Family friendlyHow well it works with children
- 4.5
- FacilitiesToilets, seating, parking, shade
- 4.6
- ValueWhat you get for the entry and the fruit
- 4.2
Plan Your Visit
Address
9131 GA-52, Ellijay, GA 30536, USA
Ellijay, GA 30536
Ellijay, GA 30536
Opening Hours
Monday9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Tuesday9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Wednesday9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Thursday9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Friday9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Saturday9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Sunday1:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Season hours. The last u-pick ticket is sold at 5pm, an hour before closing.
Checked August 21, 2026 against the farm's own website
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