In season, book ahead
Apple Hill Orchard and Cider Mill
Morganton, Charlotte
PK4.4
4.7(1,024 reviews)
This season
Open six days a week from 7 August, with pick-your-own from 8 August and running into November 2026, weather permitting. An Orchard Access Pass is required to pick: $4 a person reserved online, $5 at the gate in September and October if any are left.
Checked August 21, 2026
About This Farm
Apple Hill Orchard and Cider Mill at Morganton is the biggest name on this list by some distance, with more than a thousand reviews at 4.7, and it is the one farm in the region that asks you to book a slot before you pick.
What You Can Pick
- Apples - from 8 August, running into November, weather permitting
- Peaches - at the start of the season, alongside the first apples
What Else is Available
A farm market and a farmhouse bakery, neither of which needs a pass. If you only want cider and a pie, you can simply turn up.
Good to Know
Picking needs an Orchard Access Pass: $4 a person booked online, or $5 at the gate in September and October and only if any are left. Children two and under are free, and the fruit you pick is charged on top.
The orchard opens six days a week from 7 August. Which six it does not say, so check before a long drive.
Pro tip: book the $4 pass rather than gambling on the $5 gate price. September and October weekends are when the whole of Burke County drives out here, and "if available" is the orchard's own wording.
Entry & Pricing
Adults
$4
per person
Children (under )
$4
per child
Under 3s
Free
no charge
💡 Orchard Access Pass, per person, reserved online. Walk-up in September and October is $5 a person 'if available'. Children two and under are free. Fruit is charged separately. No pass is needed for the farm market and bakery.
What You Can Pick
In Season
Apples
Aug - Nov
Peaches
Aug - Aug
Facilities
Cafe
Farm Shop
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.
4.4out of 5, the Pickeria rating
- Fruit qualityHow good the picking actually is
- 4.6
- ExperienceWhat the visit itself is like
- 4.7
- Family friendlyHow well it works with children
- 4.6
- FacilitiesToilets, seating, parking, shade
- 4.3
- ValueWhat you get for the entry and the fruit
- 4.0
Plan Your Visit
Address
2075 Pleasant Hill Ave, Morganton, NC 28655, USA
Morganton, NC 28655
Morganton, NC 28655
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