OPEN 7 Days Through October – Mon-Thurs 8 – 5:30 – Fri & Sat 8 – 6 – Sun 10 – 6

Open Columbus Day, Oct. 14, 8 – 5:30

Picking: Red and Golden Delicious, Blushing Gold, Fuji, Rome, Granny Smith, and Pink Lady  

 Also Picking Pumpkins in the Patch

Corn Maze Every Day –  Apple Cannon and Wagon Rides Weekends Only

Driving in Orchard Mon – Fri Only

Personal Photography Permitted 

 Professional Photographers Please Call 828-685-9083 for Info

Stepp's Hillcrest Orchard

U-Pick Apples

Now open for the 2019 season

Now picking: Red and Golden Delicious, Blushing Gold, Fuji, Rome, Granny Smith, and Pink Lady

** Driving permitted in the orchard Monday – Friday**

 Free Admission

Pick Your Own Apples

21 Different Apple Varieties

Plan a visit to Stepp Farm’s Hillcrest Orchard to pick your own North Carolina apples.  Pick a 1/4  peck or bushels of fresh apples on our 4th generation orchard and farm.  Call ahead to confirm your favorite apple variety is available for pickin’. 

View / Download Apple Ripening Schedule
  • Containers provided ranging from 1/4 peck to a bushel
  • Picking equipment available for your use
  • Pick a pumpkin in the pumpkin patch!
  • Bring your camera and capture a family memory!
  • Enjoy the freshness of the outdoors!
  • Bring a picnic lunch to enjoy by the orchard
  • Can’t pick? Buy pre-picked apples available 

Dog-Friendly Orchard

Maggie and Emmie

Walk your dog on a leash through acres of apple trees; please clean up after them and monitor their behavior.  We ask that you please don’t bring your dog into the apple house due to food regulations.