This season
Opening day is Wednesday 2 September. The orchard is one of the two busiest farms in this region, with more than four thousand Google reviews.
Checked August 21, 2026
County Line Orchard at Hobart draws more than four thousand reviewers, which makes it one of the two busiest picking farms within reach of Chicago, and its 2026 opening day is Wednesday 2 September.
Apples and pumpkins, in the autumn.
The orchard publishes no hours, no price and no admission fee on its own site, which for an operation of this scale is a striking omission. It does have private areas for birthday parties and special events.
Pro tip: opening day at a farm with four thousand reviewers is not the day to go. The apples will be there in the third week of September and so will a car park you can actually get into.
We list what we have confirmed. If something you need is not shown, it is worth calling the farm to check.
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.