Brace's Orchard is tucked into Luzerne County, on the outskirts of Dallas. It's one of a handful of working apple farms in this part of the state that still opens the rows to visitors each fall.
From Dallas center, 444 Brace Road is a short drive on county roads. Weekend traffic can back up near the entrance on peak fall Saturdays, arriving before 11 a.m. usually skips the wait.
Once you're in the area, downtown Dallas has the usual stops for lunch or coffee before or after picking. Locals often pair the orchard with a bakery run or a walk through town.
Live forecast for the orchard's location, check conditions before you head out to pick.
Family-owned fruit farm offering apples, pears, peaches, plums, cherries, grapes, blueberries, pies, dumplings, fresh pressed apple cider, and famous cider donuts. Visitors can enjoy pick-your-own apples in season, browse the farm store for cider, pies and their famous donuts, or take an apple wagon ride every weekend through October.
If you're looking for U-Pick near Dallas, PA, Brace's Orchard is one of the working orchards in the area. The page pulls hours, address, and any confirmed varieties or activities into one place so you don't have to chase them across five sites.
Pick-your-own is available at Brace's Orchard during the harvest window. Guests walk the rows, pick straight from the tree, and settle up at the farm stand.
Apple season at Brace's Orchard tracks the rest of Pennsylvania. Most fruit ripens between late August and late October. The window most families aim for is the last two weeks of September into the first two of October, that's when Honeycrisp, Empire, and mid-season varieties usually overlap.
Saturdays fill up fast once the first frost hits. Sunday afternoons and any weekday morning are noticeably calmer if you'd rather not queue at the register.
Brace's Orchard is tucked into Luzerne County, on the outskirts of Dallas. It's one of a handful of working apple farms in this part of the state that still opens the rows to visitors each fall.
From Dallas center, 444 Brace Road is a short drive on county roads. Weekend traffic can back up near the entrance on peak fall Saturdays, arriving before 11 a.m. usually skips the wait.
Once you're in the area, downtown Dallas has the usual stops for lunch or coffee before or after picking. Locals often pair the orchard with a bakery run or a walk through town.
Live forecast for the orchard's location, check conditions before you head out to pick.
Yes. Brace's 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, Brace's Orchard offers apple wagon rides, farm store, pick-your-own, pick-your-own apples.
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