COVID Guidelines

Now open for the 2020 Season

 Open 7 days a week through Nov. 1

Closed Nov. 2-6, reopen Nov. 7-8

No more pick your own apples or pumpkins are available this year.

Corn maze open every day.

 Hours: Monday -Saturday, 9 – 6

Sunday 10 – 6

 No admission charge and no reservations needed

Open rain or shine, some weekend activities may be temporarily closed due to rain. 

Professional photographers (those who are being compensated for their photos) please call the farm to reserve a spot.

 

Stepp's Hillcrest Orchard

U-Pick Apples

Pick your own apples are no longer available for the 2020 season.

 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 pecks 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  
  • 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

Dog-Friendly Orchard

Maggie and Emmie

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