You'll find Cider Hill Family Orchard just outside Kansas City, in the farm country of Kansas. The setting is small-town, agricultural, and quiet, the sort of drive that feels like the trip is already part of the experience.
Most guests punch North 139th Street, Kansas City, KS 66007, Kansas City into their phone and let GPS do the work, the entrance is signed from the road and there's a parking area once you turn in.
Plan on making it a mini road trip. The surrounding back roads are worth the detour in fall color, and Kansas City itself usually has a farmers market or cider stop within a few minutes of the orchard.
Live forecast for the orchard's location, check conditions before you head out to pick.
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Pick-your-own is available at Cider Hill Family Orchard during the harvest window. Guests walk the rows, pick straight from the tree, and settle up at the farm stand.
Apple season at Cider Hill Family Orchard tracks the rest of Kansas. Most fruit ripens between late August and late October. If you can only make one trip, late September through early October gives you the best odds of finding both early and mid-season apples on the trees at the same time.
Weekend mornings between 9 a.m. and noon are the friendliest arrival window. If you can swing a weekday, Tuesday or Wednesday mornings are the quietest, some visitors report having entire rows to themselves.
Verified from the orchard's own website.
You'll find Cider Hill Family Orchard just outside Kansas City, in the farm country of Kansas. The setting is small-town, agricultural, and quiet, the sort of drive that feels like the trip is already part of the experience.
Most guests punch North 139th Street, Kansas City, KS 66007, Kansas City into their phone and let GPS do the work, the entrance is signed from the road and there's a parking area once you turn in.
Plan on making it a mini road trip. The surrounding back roads are worth the detour in fall color, and Kansas City itself usually has a farmers market or cider stop within a few minutes of the orchard.
Live forecast for the orchard's location, check conditions before you head out to pick.
Yes. Cider Hill Family Orchard runs pick-your-own during the apple harvest. Guests walk the rows, pick straight from the tree, and pay at the farm stand.
Beyond picking, Cider Hill Family Orchard offers pick-your-own.
Data source: USDA Local Food Portal · Confidence: High
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