Apple Picking in Georgia 2026

✓ 10 farms verified · updated September 13, 2026 · every listing links to its sources

Open when:

Worked out from the season dates and opening days the farms published themselves, checked against today's date in your browser. A farm only appears under "open today" where it published both. Farms that publish neither are still listed, they just cannot be filtered this way. Always worth a look at the farm's own page before you drive.

Jaemor Farms

✓ 2026 confirmed

📍 Alto, GA

🍎 Apple picking🫐 Berry picking🎃 Pumpkin patch🌽 Corn maze+5

The farm's own site says it is open for u-pick peaches on Saturday August 29 and Sunday August 30, with the fields open 10am to 5pm and the last ticket sold at 4pm, and that the farm is open seven days a week, Monday to Saturday 7:00am to 6:00pm and Sunday 12:30pm to 6:00pm. It also publishes u-pick strawberries, tulips, flowers and blackberries in their seasons, and a corn maze in the autumn.

ℹ️ Listed on the Georgia Grown Apples map as Pre-Picked. Hours as Georgia Grown publishes them: Monday-Saturday: 7am-6pm Sunday: 1-6pm. Phone is (770) 869-3999. Georgia Grown lists pick your own among what it sells direct to the public. Open seven days a week, Monday to Saturday 7am to 6pm and Sunday 12:30pm to 6pm. The Eatery at Jaemor serves sandwiches, hotdogs and barbecue. We are open 7 days a week. Monday through Saturday from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m., and on Sundays from 12:30 p.m. to 6 p.m.

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BJ Reece Farm

✓ 2026 confirmed

📍 Ellijay, GA

🍎 Apple picking🥬 Produce

The 2026 u-pick season begins August 29 and runs seven days a week through September and October.

ℹ️ Listed on the Georgia Grown Apples map as U-Pick. Open Monday to Saturday 9am to 6pm and Sunday 1pm to 6pm. The farm market and bakery are open year round, with apple cider donuts and fried pies. U-Pick Orchards are open 7 days a week in September/October.

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Hillcrest Orchards (Ellijay)

2025 verified · 2026 TBA

📍 Ellijay, GA

🍎 Apple picking🥬 Produce🍯 Honey🥛 Dairy+1

Georgia Grown lists what this member sells direct to the public as: Apples Restaurants Direct To Consumer: BBQ Ice Cream Cafes & Bakeries Retail Direct To Consumer: Bakery & Desserts Specialty Store Gourmet Food & Beverage Direct To Consumer: Coffee & Tea Gourmet Oils Honey & Syrups Jams & Jellies Other Artisanal Products Sauces & Dips Baked Goods Beverages Candy & Desserts Cheese Straws, Crackers & Snacks Specialty Pecans & Nuts Spices, Rubs & Seasonings Pickles.

ℹ️ Listed on the Georgia Grown Apples map as U-Pick.

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Hillside Orchards (Lakemont)

2025 verified · 2026 TBA

📍 Lakemont, GA

🍎 Apple picking🌽 Corn maze🎃 Pumpkin patch🫐 Berry picking+2

Georgia Department of Agriculture agritourism listing, in its own words: "Shop in the country store with over 600 varieties of jams, jellies, relishes, and sauces made in the modern facility. Go gem mining, feed the animals in Grandpa's Barnyard, you pick blackberries in the summer, corn maze in the fall, apples and pumpkins, visit the moonshine still, sawmill, covered pavilion and playground."

ℹ️ Listed on the Georgia Grown Apples map as U-Pick.

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Mercier Orchards

2025 verified · 2026 TBA

📍 Blue Ridge, GA

🫐 Berry picking🍎 Apple picking🥬 Produce

Georgia Department of Agriculture agritourism listing, in its own words: "Mercier Orchards is a family owned and operated apple orchard now in it's 4th generation. They currently grow strawberries, cherries, blueberries, peaches, plums, nectarines, and apples! The combination of U-PICK events, Bakery & Deli, Market Store, and now a Farm Winery makes us a great choice for a day trip by yourself or with the family!"

ℹ️ Phone is 706-632-3411. Fannin County. Listed on the Georgia Grown Spring and Summer U-Pick map. Listed on the Georgia Grown Apples map as U-Pick.

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R & A Orchards

2025 verified · 2026 TBA

📍 Ellijay, GA

🍎 Apple picking💐 Cut-your-own bouquets🥬 Produce🧺 Farm stand

The orchard publishes a 2026 u-pick calendar on its own site, with u-pick apples and flowers at weekends 9am to 5pm and the last admission sold at 4pm. The market, bakery and cafe are open year round, the market and bakery 8:30am to 6pm and the cafe 11am to 4pm, every day.

💵 From the farm's own shop: pickled okra, mild green tomato pickles and summer salad $6.99, squash pickles, hell fire pickles, apple BBQ sauce, apple cider vinegar and apple ginger preserves $7.99, and pickled peaches $9.99.

ℹ️ Listed on the Georgia Grown Apples map as U-Pick. Market and bakery 8:30am to 6pm, cafe 11am to 4pm, u-pick at weekends 9am to 5pm with the last admission sold at 4pm. The market, bakery and cafe are open year round.

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Red Apple Barn

2025 verified · 2026 TBA

📍 Ellijay, GA

🍎 Apple picking💐 Cut-your-own bouquets🎃 Pumpkin patch🧺 Farm stand+4

The farm market is open August through December 23, Monday to Saturday 9am to 6pm and Sunday 1:00pm to 5:30pm. Apple picking runs Saturday 10am to 5pm and Sunday 1pm to 4pm, on weekends from late September through October or early November. Open Weekends Late Sept-October. Opening date: August through December 23 | Monday-Saturday 9am-6pm, Sunday 1:00pm-5:30pm.

🌱 USDA organic (farm's own description)

💵 The barn's admission fee is $12.75 plus taxes and fees, free for children 2 and under, and it says a u-pick apple ticket includes admission to the pumpkin patch, while without one admission is $1.00 a person. Published pick your own apple prices are $7.00 a quarter peck, $12.00 a half peck, $22.00 a peck and $36.00 a half bushel. Admission includes three flowers from the u-pick flower patch and pumpkin painting in season.

ℹ️ Phone is 706-635-5898. Gilmer County. Listed on the Georgia Grown Apples map as U-Pick. Hours as Georgia Grown publishes them: Monday-Saturday 9am-6pm. Sunday 12:30-5:30pm. Phone is (706) 635-5898. Georgia Grown lists pick your own among what it sells direct to the public. Farm market Monday to Saturday 9am to 6pm and Sunday 1pm to 5:30pm, open August through December 23. Apple picking is Saturday 10am to 5pm and Sunday 1pm to 4pm on weekends from late September through October.

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Aaron Family Orchards

2025 verified · 2026 TBA

📍 Ellijay, GA

🎄 Christmas trees💐 Cut-your-own bouquets🍎 Apple picking🫐 Berry picking+3

Trees as Georgia Grown lists them: Fraser Fir, Murray Cypress.

ℹ️ Listed on the Georgia Grown Christmas Tree map. Phone is 706-273-3180. Hours as Georgia Grown publishes them: 9am-6pm. Phone is (706) 273-3180. Georgia Grown lists pick your own among what it sells direct to the public.

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Aaron's Apple House

2025 verified · 2026 TBA

📍 Ellijay, GA

🍎 Apple picking🧺 Farm stand

ℹ️ Listed in the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service On-Farm Market Directory, which lists farms selling their own products to the public at or near the farm. Payment the farm reports taking: Cash, Check, Debit cards, VisaMasterCard. Directions the farm gives the USDA directory: Approximately 7 miles on highway 52 east from Ellijay on the right just past Oakland School.

Verified 2026-08-28 against usdalocalfoodportal.com and usdalocalfoodportal.com. This farm has not published hours, prices or dates yet, so everything we hold on it is right here.

Apple Picking in Georgia: the questions people ask

When does apple picking season start and end in Georgia in 2026?

3 of the 10 apple picking farms we list in Georgia publish their own dates, so here is what they say rather than a general rule. Jaemor Farms in Alto: Listed on the Georgia Grown Apples map as Pre-Picked. BJ Reece Farm in Ellijay: Listed on the Georgia Grown Apples map as U-Pick.

How much do apple picking farms in Georgia cost in 2026?

2 of the 10 publish a price. The lowest figure any of them prints is "The barn's admission fee is $12.75 plus taxes and fees, free for children 2 and under" at Red Apple Barn in Ellijay. Every listing here links to the page we read it on and the date we checked.

Which apple picking farms in Georgia are confirmed open for 2026?

2 of the 10 have current-year evidence on their own site or an official directory, which is the only thing we count as confirmed. Jaemor Farms in Alto: Listed on the Georgia Grown Apples map as Pre-Picked. BJ Reece Farm in Ellijay: Listed on the Georgia Grown Apples map as U-Pick.

Do I need to book ahead or buy tickets in advance in Georgia?

3 of the 10 sell tickets online or ask you to book, and the rest take you at the gate as far as they say publicly. R & A Orchards in Ellijay: From the farm's own shop: pickled okra, mild green tomato pickles and summer salad $6.99... Aaron Family Orchards in Ellijay: sells tickets or bookings through its own site

Which apple picking farms in Georgia are cash only?

None of the 10 say they are cash only. 1 says they take cards or an app. The rest do not publish how they take payment, so we do not say either way. Every listing here links to the page we read it on and the date we checked.