Great place for family adventure! All around family place to see and visit self pick apples!

Time to update my review from a few years ago - I've been to Applewood Orchard a few times this season and my almost 2 year old loves it. It seems like every year they are improving and adding to the experience! The free tractor rides, PYO apples, mini tractor area ($2 honor system), play systems, and mini apple cider doughnuts are all part of the experience that we enjoy. Note: it's dusty out here, so plan to go to the car wash afterwards! read more

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Our family loves to come here for a visit every fall. It's a tradition! My kids are ages 5-12 and the all enjoy this place. Parking is free. Admission is free. Things to do: 1 - A small maze that is fun for ages 2 and up. My boys love it! 2 - play equipment for kids ages 1 to 8ish 3 - How tall are you this fall - photo op. 4 - pumpkins for purchase 5 - MaNY different types of apples to pick 6 - A barn with many different packaged food items to try. Also fresh donuts. 7 - Hayride and pedal tractors on the weekend. Note that you PAY for whatever apples you pick so remind your kids about that before you get out to the Apple orchard. One 'con' is that you must weigh your pumpkin before you checkout and they only have ONE scale!! The scale is super finicky too. So that was annoying. Other than that, great place! read more

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The store shelves were mostly empty on their first day open in 2021. They were serving slushees and mini donuts that the kids liked. The tractor hayride was only going about every 30 minutes or so, and the kids couldn't wait that long. It is convenient due to its location, not a great experience tho. They charge a surcharge if 3% if you use a credit card. Stop at an atm and bring cash. read more

OVERALL: Cute Apple Orchard, but not a ton of Apples left already! ATMOSPHERE: Perfect fall Apple orchard. Not super big but definitely had quite a few rows. They have a small maze and some picnic tables as well. HOW IT WORKS: It's pick your own! No entrance fee, just pay for the apples you pick. VARIETY: They had 5 different types of apples that were currently ripe and ready to pick. Everything was pretty picked over already but we were able to find a lot of apples that were still good and blemish free! SAFETY: All the employees are wearing masks and there is one entrance in where you check in and grab your bag. It's outdoors so it's very easy to be socially distant and away from others. They do not require masks if you're a guest as it is outdoors. read more

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We loved the mini donuts and strawberry slush. It's a great place for kids with playground, mini tractor, and corn pit. We will definitely go again! The gentleman operating the tractor was very kind, he helped us getting the stroller on and off the tractor. read more

Very fun when we went there was hot apple cider and apple donuts freshly made. Will go here again

Took a group of students with disabilities here for a field trip from a local elementary school. Had emailed previously to obtain information and give a heads up. A few notes to make if you plan on going on a field trip. Upon arrival, we were informed that there was no outside food allowed. Many of the kids were asked to stay off of some of the equipment, although within the age limit. After another conversation with a worker, we were able to eat on the side of the parking lot. Also, concessions are only open on the weekends. The orchard was a nice walk for the students and it was a very pleasant day for a visit. There were only a few other people that were at the orchard, it was quiet and peaceful. Might not be the best option for students who need flexibility and modifications. read more

Such a beautiful orchard! Delicious apples, (free) tractor hay rides to the orchard - even though you could easily walk, cute (photo-opp) baskets for apple picking, reach gadgets for treetop apples, and a tree maze for the little guys. The only downside was that there are no apple turnovers. It would also be nice to see compostable cider cups. read more

Applewood Orchard - Pick Your Own Farms Near Me - Lakeville, Minnesota

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I know that this has been a crappy season for apples, but still. The weekend I went there you couldn't pick any apples and the store was pretty much empty. There were only a few dozen pumpkins to choose from ($8 for a pretty decent sized one). And the apple doughnuts were just okay, I don't think the oil was hot enough because they were awfully soggy. Finally, I bought a jar of apple salsa ($4.50) and was disappointed to see that the ingredient list contains modified corn starch and corn syrup. read more

Although they claim admission was free they charge for every little thing - $1 for hay ride, couple dollars for kid bicycle course, $7 or more for corn maze. They had almost no apples on the trees and the ones you could find were not very good and cost $20 for a bag. The ones at the store looked pretty beat up. The customer service was awful and they ran out of apple cider. They charge $2.5 for a bag of donuts and there are less than ten donuts in a bag. We will never come back here. read more

Its literally the closest orchard to our home so we've gone here several times over the past few years. Usually in the early part of the picking season but due to circumstances (and trips to other orchards) we finally got back here yesterday. With the proximity to the city it can get overrun with families with small children but overall its a good place to pick. There is a wide variety of apples ripening at different times of the season so there is always something ready to pick once the right time of year hits. Coming south down Cedar thru Lakeville you make a right turn at 225th street (there is a nice big sign) and go about a half mile down a dirt road and make a left to take you the rest of the way. You have the obligatory family draws like corn mazes, hay rides , pumpkins and the like, but we go for the apples and they are of good quality. This time of year you are at the end of the season so we were picking Regents and Honey Golds. It was a Sunday afternoon (Vikings bye week too) so the parking lot was full and there were cars parked on both sides of the road coming in, but usually there is plenty of space in the dirt parking lots. As I said, we've been to several orchards in and around town and this is as good as any. If you live in the area this is a go to place and there is no need to make longer drives elsewhere unless you are genuinely making an afternoon of it. read more

Love their honey crisp apples! They have about ten or more different types of apples and even raspberries. Take your family because it's a great family outing oportunity. Don't miss their mini apple donuts at $2.50 a dozen. read more

It is my first time giving a - poor - review on Yelp. Apple picking is a tradition in the family. This year we decided to try Applewood Orchard. Bad idea! This place is a rip off. $10 admission fee. $20 for a bag of apple. There was no pumpkin left to grab. The kids were very disappointed. So were we. We will go to our usual place next year. read more

Great little family owned Orchard. I took a group of seniors from Creekside adult day program and we were charged $6 per 1/4 lbs bag. We brought along a bag lunch and there was a nice clean eating pavilion with plenty of picnic tables. We had a tractor hay ride out to the orchard. The best apples I've ever eaten, The juice was just dripping from it! We had our choice of apples, (that were ready) to pick from too unlike Aamotts orchard were we could only pick Haralson's and they were as small as crab apples with no taste. read more

We've been going to this apple orchard for 6 years, since my son's day care provider took them there for a field trip. This is a beautiful area with lavish apple trees. The orchard doesn't charge you at all for the apples you eat while you are in the orchard. It would only be fair to them if you paid them at the end by buying apples or other goodies from the store. Don't critique them harshly. It's just a small apple farm. We went through the corn maze a few times, it was also quite fun. read more

My boyfriend and I went here for a fall date. We were also able to bring our dog, which was a lot of fun for all of us. Some apple trees were picked over but we got a hearty batch--at least enough for me to make apple crisp. :) I signed up for the e-newsletter to get a dollar off of the corn maze, but the coupon never came. Regardless, the corn maze was challenging and fun, albeit a tad muddy. We enjoyed the day here and would go back again, even though the pumpkins were a little over-priced. read more

Applewood Orchard - Mmmm...apples! - Pick Your Own Farms Near Me - Lakeville, Minnesota

Applewood is a very disappointing orchard. They have PYO, but the store and amenities are lacking. The quality of the apples is abhorrent, especially considering that they are one of the more expensive orchards around, especially in the southern metro. They sell seconds (surface blemishes, odd shapes, slightly bruised, but excellent insides) as prime apples, and rotten apples as seconds. If you're a cook, or just an autumn enthusiast, it's not hard to find another orchard - but you should direct your business elsewhere. Attached is a pic of seconds from another local orchard, next to seconds from Applewood. Applewood is rotten to the core - literally. read more

Applewood Orchard - Pick Your Own Farms Near Me - Lakeville, Minnesota

Trees were picked over mid-September and the bag we bought in store for over $20 was pretty beat up. My son wanted to do the corn maze, but for $12 we passed. A few dollars sure - but $12? come on. Disappointed. read more

We came on October 10th and we came for the Honeycrisp apples, and all the trees had been picked through so if you're coming for Honeycrisp you might want to go look for another orchard so even if you go for the other type of Apple on the orchard those are pretty wiped out too but not as bad as the honeyvrisp apples read more

We went intending to have a fun filled experience outside of the hectic city, it was anything but. Poorly stocked store, prices of apples were not clearly stated, only one size bags (extra large), the one cashier ringing us up needs to learn what customer service is, rickety wagons with tire issues, and prices ridiculously high. Unless you like to spend money similar to an amusement park, I'd suggest you look elsewhere. We've heard good things about Whistling Well Farm, family run farm in Hastings. We might try that one later this year. read more