Worth the drive from Denver! I've always debated the drive but have heard they have the best Apple Cider donuts in CO. Finally pulled the trigger and took a day trip out and the treats were well worth the drive! They do not have actual food (except for sweet treats) but they do recommend bringing your own lunch to have a picnic. They have many picnic tables for you to sit at and enjoy the weather, under a big tent. Staff and service were absolutely great - super friendly and welcoming. You are able to pet the animals but not human food! They do have donkey food that you can purchase in the store. The apple picking was sold out/closed when we went so we only stayed on the main areas. read more

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We took my granddaughter out there. It was a fun place to see. She liked feeding the children's and petting the donkeys. It was not very big but it was fun. We didn't pick apples read more

We had a great time. Sweet small farm with a big heart. You don't need to have children to enjoy the fruit products being sold, the views of the Rocky Mountains to the west, and viewing the horses, donkeys, and chickens. Definitely worth the drive from Fort Collins. read more

Why have I lived in the area 22 years and never stopped? Such an adorable place and delicious treats. Look forward to bringing friends and family here. read more

Ya Ya Farms. We went out there for dinner, live music, and great people. The store there had plenty of apples, great cider, amazing cider donuts, mini apple pies, and so much more. The apples were great and they are going to make a great strudel and apple pie next weekend. The food was BBQ. Great Tri-Tip. Pulled pork, make your own sandwiches. Potato salad. Mac and cheese. A hot BBQ sauce, sweet BBQ sauce, and an amazing mustard. The 2 donkeys and 2 horses were friendly. A great farm dog. The band was great and fit the theme of the dinner and farm. Walking around the apple orchards was a nice thing to do and enjoy the scenery. The apple season came early this year so we missed that it was a great fall thing to do. This is a highly recommended thing to do with the entire family. read more

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After two years of trying to get a reservation at Yay Farm & Orchard, we finally made it! It was worth the wait! It's a small, charming farm with limited apples, super friendly staff, and fun animal feedings with their donkeys and horse. We loved wandering through their little garden, picking apples they had honey crisp, green apples, and more. Plus you could even try some of their grapes right off the vine. We ended the morning in the shop with fresh cider and my first time trying cider donuts. The weather was warm and the lake behind the property made the views beautiful. Their spot is a peaceful little getaway. Would definitely recommend just be sure to make a reservation early on their website. read more

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We tried to go here on a weekend during the fall and it was mobbed. We were directed to park somewhere down the road and walk so we decided to come back during the week. So happy we did. This farm is perfect for any small children you have in your life. The donkeys are the sweetest and you can get up close and personal with the chicken and the horses too. The farm stand has so many different kinds of apples and apple products. We walked away with a jug of apple cider and THE BEST apple cider donuts we have EVER had. If you want to go apple picking they sell out for the entire season very quickly so plan ahead. read more

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I had a great time with the kids. The orchard is a decent size , not overwhelming. Most of the apples were at the top, I would bring a apple picker. They have a store that has grated homemade products. Staff was friendly. The kids enjoyed the outing read more

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The perfect Fall spot! I went for their Apple Fest event which included bbq dinner and apple cider donuts. We also got to explore the farm and listen to live bluegrass music. I wish we actually got to go apple picking, but the season was already over. I guess we'll have to go again! read more

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Farm is cute visit to see horses, chickens and donkeys. Also has pick flowers and a general store with tons of homemade products such as jams, pickles, vinegar, apple sauce and tons of varieties of apples. I've been trying to get in for Apple picking and it's always sold out. Kind of a bummer but you can't go in the orchard and just see the trees, my son was really interested but it was gated off read more

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I went here with my daughter (3yrs) and my mom and we really enjoyed our visit. The farm itself is really cute we loved petting Dolly and Dude, the donkeys, and seeing the huge horses. There was background info on how they came to be at Ya Ya which was fun to read. The website said $3/person for Apple picking but it was actually $4 plus $16 for the Apple bag. I thought that was a little expensive but it supports the farm and animals. The apple orchard has numerous varieties of apples, I think they could be labeled a bit better, we were unsure about which variety we were picking. The apples were quite small but it was fun tasting all the different varieties and picking them ourself. Ya Ya doesn't use any pesticides so many of the apples were being enjoyed by bugs but we filled our bag with some that were untouched. Overall the farm is really cute with nice views. The general store was a bit expensive but the donuts and small pies were delicious!! Apple picking slots sell out so if you're interested make sure to get a reservation in the spring! read more

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I have heard about Ya Ya and their cider donuts for years. I do not know why it has taken me so long to visit. What finally got me in there was the limited time Palisade peaches and peach hot sauce. If you're reading this in August you may be lucky to pick up some of these goodies. They also have for a limited time peach cider and peach salsa. This is such a charming place! There are plenty of places to sit, including an old-fashioned gazebo. There are sweet donkeys that were rescued by Ya Ya. There's red painted farmhouses, and a building that houses many things for sale including hand-made jam. The woman that worked there was really nice. There is free parking. If you're visiting in the fall they have pick your own apples and apple items galore! I look forward to returning in the fall! Oh, and to get back to those cider donuts....they were AMAZING! read more

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The Apple Cider is awesome and The Apple Cookies are delicious they do a great job of customer service

Great Apple Cider Donuts!! Really cute place to take family from out of town. You can pick apples with a reservation too. read more

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Fun visit if you are in the area, lots of photo ops, cute animals, and a multitude of apple products. We met friends, drove up from SW Denver, enjoyed Ya Ya's for maybe 30 mins and hit up lunch elsewhere. The place is pretty small and not a lot to see so don't expect to spend much time here. The 1 hour 15 min drive is a bit much for just Ya Ya's. The Apple Cider Donuts are a must and everything I heard they would be. Wish they also had seasonal produce and eggs for sale. read more

Ya Ya Farm and Orchard - Everything apple items... with the apple cider donut being the star of the show - Farmers Market Near Me - Longmont, Colorado

We stopped by Yaya Farm & Orchard to check it out, and it's definitely a charming spot. The orchard itself is beautiful -- rows and rows of apple trees heavy with fruit. The only downside was that they had already sold out of passes to go into the orchard and pick apples, which was a bit of a disappointment since that's the main attraction. The highlight ended up being the farm store. It's a cute little shop, and I grabbed an apple cider donut that was absolutely delicious -- soft, flavorful, and the perfect fall treat. Overall, this was a fun 30-45 minute stop. While I wish there had been more activities or a chance to walk through the orchard, it's still a nice spot to visit if you're in the area and want a quick taste of the season. read more

This place is charming. We have missed the annual sign up in January for fall apple picking every year of our lives but still make this a tradition. Entrance is free which is a rarity these days so we feel great supporting this business by buying all the apples and local honey we can eat. My kids love walking around, looking at the animals, and enjoying the best apples we've ever eaten Highly recommend! For those coming from Denver there are some amazing spots up here to venture around after. Make it a fun day trip! Highly recommend near by LaVern M. Johnson Park for anyone driving up from Denver needing more spots to venture to after Ya-ya read more

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I love coming here for apple cider and cider donuts! I also bought their apple pie and wow! Yummy. We were greeted by a lovely older woman who was super friendly. She checked us out and gave us the history of the name yaya! I will say I'm sad for the animals here though I don't feel like those big horses or donkeys have enough space and the horses hair needs to be brushed. A lot of their chickens are missing feathers and don't look very healthy. read more

Really friendly folks running the place! We stopped in for apple cider doughnuts and cider which were delicious. Got there at 10am and had no problem finding a spot to park. Pretty flowers, cute chickens and donkeys, and a nice view of the mountains from the farm. The apple picking season is sold out but that's ok! We just went for some doughnuts and cider to go. read more

Ya Ya Farm and Orchard - Welcome sign - Farmers Market Near Me - Longmont, Colorado

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Don't pass up this farm for some cute animals and delicious apple cider donuts! They have donkeys, horses, a dog named Calvin, and apparently a few peacock (we didn't see them). The staff were mostly friendly. We saw two workers complaining about a school bus driver who, unfortunately, seemed to have pulled into the wrong parking area for the school trip. They offer pick-your-own apples and flowers. They were sold out of the apple PYO, but they offered us the flower option. The price seemed a little high to us, $1 per stem and $5 per stem dahlia. The donuts, however, are worth the $2 each. They were fresh, lightly crisp on the outside, moist and not too sweet on the inside. The areas of the farm that are open to the public are wonderfully manicured and the orchard looked beautiful. Good place to stop by on a beautiful day. read more

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The Apple cider donuts and mini pies are fresh and delicious. The Apple tea was different than expected but I am glad I tried it! It's not super stroller friendly but with a little gusto you can make it work. They have a large selection of sauces, honeys, jellies, fruit butters and candies. It was a small farm stand like structure but definitely big enough to offer a wide variety. There are also quite a few animals you can visit and you can even feed the donkeys. read more

Apple picking off the tree by reservation only, but from the barrels is good enough for me! Wonderful selection of apples, apple cider donuts, apple butter, and all the other apple goodies. Horses, chickens, goats, all kinds of fun for kids and pic nic tables to bring your own food. Plenty of street parking and very friendly staff :). read more

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Fun in fall!!! This was our third stop on Pumpkin Day 2022 (yeah, should've been "fall day".) The shop was super well stocked, and we all bought apples, cider, jams, donuts... and there was so much more to choose from! I went with the cherry jalapeño jam, but they all looked amazing! They also offer animal feeding and flower picking. All staff, from parking attendants to those checking us out were as nice as could be. Highly recommended! read more

Ya Ya Farm and Orchard - October 2022 - Farmers Market Near Me - Longmont, Colorado

A perfect apple orchard to check out. We loved the farm animals, they all loved being pet. The amazing apple donuts we warm and devoured in seconds. I purchased a bunch of different varieties of apples, it's fun trying them all. The people who run the orchard are helpful and sweet. The only reason for a 5 star is that they only have porta potties. Wish there was a real bathroom in the farm. They have a couple of parking attendants helping you find a spot, these guys are great! read more

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Omg Apple cider donuts! It didn't really taste like apple but so addictive I wanted to buy more but was sold out towards the end of the day. This is a private farm with horses and peacocks and a flower garden. You have to sign up in January each year to get on list for pick your own apples. It is open to public where you can come to the gift shop and purchase apples and ciders and butters. Harvest season is typically August to October. Such a cool place to stop by near Longmont on your way to Estes Park. read more

Amazing cider donuts, jam and cider! a beautiful farm and orchard. I love the pick your own flowers, such a unique experience

This place is small but so cute! Their shop is all homemade and delicious goods. We got 6 apple cider doughnuts. They were very fresh and (almost) melted in our mouths! They have 2 donkeys and 2 horses. Very sweet and they sell cookies in the shop so you can feed them. Their is a small flower field you can pick from (1$ a stem but certain flowers are 3$ a stem). The staff is very sweet. We brought my bfs daughter and she loved all flowers. They also have some chickens and ducks! read more

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This was a very cute and small farm. I was surprised there weren't more to choose from in the area. I was visiting Denver and looking for something to entertain my five-year old stepdaughter so we ventured to Ya Ya farm. Upon arrival we needed the restrooms, but there were only port-a-potties so that was unpleasant. We bought some donkey cookies to feed the donkeys and visited the horses and chickens. I bought us some apple-cider doughnuts, which were delicious. I think you have to make reservations to pick apples way in advance so we couldn't do that. We were done with the Fran in about 20 minutes. Maybe I've been spoiled by big family-friendly farms with lots of activities and more room for the animals. I don't think I'd drive from Denver again to visit this farm. read more

2.5 stars. I was so excited to try this place -- I've been reading for years that it's the best apple orchard "near" Denver. But after visiting today, I just don't think it's worth the hour drive from Denver. I think I'm spoiled from going to Michigan orchards in the past, which had hot and fresh cider donuts and acres of apples to pick. Ya Ya is a small space with their orchard closed. They have a few animals you can pet/feed, but there are so many people that it's difficult to do so and I kind of feel bad for the animals. We were excited to try their cider donuts after hearing good things, but the donuts were undercooked (still raw in the center), oily, and actually *cold* (not even "room temperature"). My guess is that the frying oil wasn't hot enough. I also got a small bottle of apple cider ($5) and it tasted like apple juice, not cider. It is watery and lacks the concentrated apple flavor that you would associate with apple cider. There are no bathrooms -- two gross porta-potties are your only options. Meh. I'm still searching for a good apple orchard experience in Colorado! read more

Stunning farm with donkeys and horses! The apples and apple cider is delicious. The service was kind and quick during a busy Saturday! It is a beautiful place if wanting to do a fall apple farm day with picking flowers, reserving a time to pick apples, and hanging by the horses on a picnic table. Highly recommend checking this out in Longmont, Colorado! read more

No fall is complete without a trip to Ya Ya's. My bf loves their cider donuts. Warm and fresh and goes fast when they come out. He grabs a half dozen and some apple cider. He also loves the cute donkeys you can pet. read more

Ya Ya Farm and Orchard - Yummy cider donuts and cute donkeys - Farmers Market Near Me - Longmont, Colorado

While the staff was very kind and helpful and there was a huge selection of apple related goodies, I struggled to see all the animals in really small and dirty spaces. The ducks were in a hutch with black water, the peacocks were de-feathered and sort of laying in their own filth and the donkeys had been so over fed their lil bodies were bulbous. If their goodies made on site could be purchased elsewhere I may skip the farm. I purchased the apple BBQ sauce and the apple salsa but they also had sodas, honey and a number of other things. Came for the cider donuts, had a quick look around and were gone within a half hour. I think the idea is sweet but for me, the way the animals are kept didn't sit well. read more

Ya Ya Farm and Orchard - Farmers Market Near Me - Longmont, Colorado

This orchard is such a delight! There are ponies and horses that you can feed carrots too. There are dozens of apple products and types of apples you can buy fresh from the orchard as well. You've got to try the apple donuts - they're delicious! There are a few seating areas and you can pick your own flowers from their gardens which is really cool. The lady at the information table was not helpful and actually quite rude, but besides that this was a great experience! read more

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Well we just came home from Applefest. It was our first time at Ya Ya and our first time at their "premier" event of the year. First off, the event was $45 dollars (per adult!) and $22 (per child!) over 3 yrs. I have no idea where that money went because all we got for it was a below average plate of BBQ (small portions), 1 apple cider donut, and a lemonade. I would say the entire meal was worth about $12. There was live music, but as far as entertainment, once you were done eating you were basically done with activities unless you wanted to pay $10 to have your face painted (badly). In addition, the place was packed and the farm only provided about 6 picnic tables to eat at. If you weren't one of the first 6 families in line, you had to sit on the wet ground (it had just rained) in the muddy apple orchard or next to the horse stable that smelled like... well you can guess. Speaking of the horses, they seemed friendly enough, and there were plenty of children petting them, but one of them decided to bite my daughter's right hand when she reached out to pet him. She is only one so it was very painful and very scary for her. We had to find ice for her hand and it's still looking bruised. If the horse pen had a sign that said "Caution, Horses May Bite" or "Do Not Touch" or basically anything at all, we would have chalked it up to our own recklessness and moved on. But there was no such warning, and the fact that these horses were being pet by other families made us think we'd be alright doing same. To add insult to injury, when we confronted one of the workers about what happened we were simply asked if we "saw the sign at the entrance"... they meant the sign that is in front of every public farm in Colorado about how they are "not responsible for any injury". Immediately after, we were confronted by a male worker who laughed at us (seriously) and said "oh that horse bites me and my daughter all the time." By the end I was furious and my wife was in tears (along with our injured baby). Hey Ya Ya, how about you teach your employees a little customer service, or at the very least some empathy. A simple "I'm sorry that happened" would have went a long way with us. Needless to say, we are never returning and we will make it a point to share our experience with everyone we meet. read more

Loved walking the grounds and seeing all the different apples. I recommend getting their earlier in the day, by afternoon or late afternoon most the good apples are picked for the day. read more

DO NOT GO HERE Something that's always been on my fall bucket list is Apple picking. We had been busy every weekend this season, until today. I had looked up the best orchards in Colorado, and came across a website https://minnetonkaorchards.com/best-apple-orchards-in-colorado/ which had Ya Ya's listed. However, there was nowhere in the blog or on the home page of Ya Ya's website that said you had to make reservations to pick apples. We drove an hour from Denver to get there. When we pulled in and walked up to the orchard, there was a sign that said the U-pick apples was sold out I went up to one of the ladies who worked there, and asked how long it had been sold out. She says "Since January" and laughs. I was totally taken aback, and then she goes, "it's always a culture shock to people from other countries". EXCUSE ME. The absolute naivety and ignorance of that comment is still bothering me as I write this. I calmly responded saying that I'm from Colorado, and she then proceeds to tell me that "well, it's always been that way". She said that you have to go on their website and make reservations, and once the season starts, they go down the list first-come-first serve for people to pick apples. Thankfully, my kiddo was super chill about it, and I was the devastated one. Not only because this was a memory I was so excited about making, but because of the absolute lack of customer service I experienced(and that's putting it nicely). If you're looking to make memories with your kids in Colorado during the Apple-picking season, please go ANYWHERE else. read more

I grew up with New England farm stores and have recently been to two apple cider stands in Michigan. All have been different in scope and type and YaYa was yet another style. One was a true stand alone cider mill stand, the mill in full operation in fall and a small store with sone additional home made treats. One was a petting farm and educational facility near an urban area with a young orchard on the grounds and cider and donuts and a gift shop on the premises. This one today was a country farm stand in which most of the apples and cider seemed to be brought in from Colorado's western slope orchards and a few things that looked homemade. Our growing conditions in Boulder County are not really ideal and I saw boxes of fruit labeled from Hotchkiss (great fruit area of CO) and a label on the cider I bought stated "made for YaYa farm." The facility is nice, lots of variety of small numbers of farm animals, tractor rides, picture taking opportunity abounds. The staff is very friendly but mostly it's a pick from the shelf and pay. Awesome to have it available locally. The Michigan donuts were a continuous operation of bake and serve hot, all day in season, at both locations I visited. YaYa's are cold, mostly in paper bags. All three stands have very different recipes, all acceptable to me and tasty but I did have a clear favorite. All ages can certainly enjoy the experiences at all three and learn something and eat something too. It's great to go on an ideal fall day like I lucked out with here, but even in a small place in Michigan in the rain, you can't go wrong with this type of experience. Great place to take kids in Boulder too. read more

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The staff could be more friendly. I went on a field trip with a group of preschool students, and the first thing we were introduced to was chickens that had barely any feathers because the rooster bullied them. It was a tiny space for chickens to be, and you could tell all of the chickens were being affected by the rooster and tiny space. While going to our first set of apple trees, the woman touring our group asked for students to be with their parents/guardians, but most students still needed their parents with them as it was a field trip. So I told this woman, "A lot of them don't have their parents with them," because she kept telling them to be with their parents. Instead, she snapped at me and said, "Well, they came in a car with a parent, so that is their parent." Every parent and teacher in our group looked around awkwardly because she snapped at me for no reason. I was taken aback, and it set the tone for the rest of the day. It could have been a nicer experience for PRESCHOOL students. read more

This is one of the best places I've ever been in Colorado grown-ups. This is great for small children. You can see donkeys pet the horses and they have the best apple cider donuts and apples freshly picked every day 100% would recommend if you have a small kid. read more

Ya Ya Farm and Orchard - Duck - Farmers Market Near Me - Longmont, Colorado

Was visiting Denver and was really excited to check out one of the few local apple orchards in the area. This experience was very disappointing. I was fortunate that we were able to do the apple picking - someone in my party had scored reservations. The orchard is a mess - overgrown with weeds and brush and hard to walk between the trees. And the majority of the apples had worm holes - I know they don't treat their trees so we shouldn't be surprised by wormholes, but almost every single apple on the tree had at least one wormhole. It was a challenge to find enough apples to fill our tiny little bag. The animals could have been fun, but the area smelled so bad that none of the kids in our party wanted to go anywhere near them. And the worst part of the morning was that when we wanted to take a group picture as we entered the orchard, we were told (quite rudely and brusquely, I will say) that we could only take one when we left. Then, as we were leaving, the employee who was taking the pictures stood so far back and doesn't seem to understand the ability to "zoom in" on the smartphone for a photo, that our faces are all tiny little specks in the photos she took. No good memories from this place, and a big hole in my wallet for the cost. An overall disappointment, and we will not be back. read more