North Carolina Orchards 3
Orchards north and east of Asheville, including Avery, Buncombe, Haywood, Mitchell, and Yancy counties

Altapass Orchard
PO Box 245
Little Switzerland, NC 28749
Phone: (888) 765-9531
Open: All week in Sept/Oct (otherwise not on Tuesdays), May 31 through November 1.
Directions:To get to the Orchard, take the Blue Ridge Parkway from the entrance at Route 226/NC Museum of Minerals and turn North onto the Parkway. Travel 3 miles to the Orchard Road and the Orchard at Altapass. For more information, call 888-765-9531.
Description: The Orchard at Altapass is an Appalachian cultural and historical center celebrating the people, music, art, and natural beauty of the Blue Ridge mountains. Over 100 years old, the Orchard sits right on the Blue Ridge Parkway providing some of the most amazing scenery in North Carolina. The Orchard is now open DAILY from 10-6. We serve up mountain grown apples, authentic mountain music, local mountain arts, jams, jellies, sauces, sweets, gifts, and more. And don't forget apples! Come pick your own, or take home a bag hand-picked by our talented staff!
Apples: Virginia Beauty, Grimes Golden, Red Delicious, Golden Delicious, Stayman-Winesap, and many more!
Visit the Orchard at Altapass website

Barber's Orchards Fruit Stand
Benny & Jane Arrington
PO Box 307
Waynesville, N.C. 28786
Asheville: I-40, 20 miles; 19S 23S 74W, 2.5 miles; 23S 74W, 7.4 miles; Old Balsam Road, on left; 0.2 miles on right.
Hours: 9:00 am-6:00 pm, 7 days a week.
Additional products and/or services include: orchard bakery offering apple cakes, pies, turnovers, apple muffins, jams, honey, fresh cider; pick your own raspberries, and pumpkins.
Office: (828) 456-3598
Home: (828) 452-4354
Fax: (828) 456-3598

Barnwell's Orchard
P. A. Barnwell
Route 1, Box 264
Hendersonville, NC 28792
Located from Asheville, Hwy 19-23 North to Weaverville, 6 miles to New Stock Road exit. Left on New Stock Road. 1.7 miles right on Pinebrook.
Hours: Friday, Saturday and Sunday only. 9:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Additional services include: pick your own.
(828) 685-7827 or 692-0118

Boone Orchard
Joe Boone & Allen Boone
395 Hugh Massie Road
Waynesville, N.C. 28786
Asheville:I-40, Exit 27, Hwy 19&23 S 74W 2mi., 276 S Exit 102, (go through downtown) 3.0 miles, SR 1130 (Hugh Massie Rd.) on right, 0.2 miles on right.
Hours: 8:00 am-5:00 pm
Home: (828) 452-0956 or 456-7101

Cable Orchards
Roy Lee & Juanita Cable
451 Saunook Road
Waynesville, N.C. 28786
>From Asheville: I-40 West to Exit 27 74W 9.2 miles to Exit 98: left to Old Balsam Road, .3 miles: right on Old Balsam 2.2 miles left on Saunook Road, .4 miles to apple orchard.
Hours: 8:00 am -until.
Additional products and services: Apple cakes, jams, jellies, honey, fresh apple cider. Come watch apples graded.
Office: (828) 456-5409

Cogburn's Orchard
George W. Cogburn
1049 Hungry Creek Road
Canton, NC 28716
276 South of Waynesville, 14 miles to Hungry Creek Road, 1 mi.
Home: (828) 235-8111

Francis Fruit Farm
Pink Francis
125 Francis Orchard Road
Waynesville, NC 28786
I-40 W out of Asheville to Exit 27, take 19S, 74W, 23S to Exit 102 and take 276S through Waynesville 3.3 miles. Take Crymes Cove Road on right .3 miles to Francis Orchard Road, then left.
Hours: Mon - Sat. 7:30 am-5:00 pm.
Additional products include: cider and dried apples.
Office: (828) 456-6337
Home: (828) 456-3476

Green's Orchard
Billie Sue Green
Asheville: I-40W, 20 miles; 19S 23S 74W, 1.3 miles; 276S, exit 102, (go through downtown) 3.5 miles, on right.
(828) 456-5437

Hickory Nut Gap Farm
Mr. & Mrs. James M. Clarke
15 Clarke Lane
Fairview, NC 28730
Follow 74-A East from Asheville 11 miles to Fairview. Continue on 74A past Fairview 4 miles. The farm is on the right. The road begins to curve dramatically about 1/2 mile below the farm.
Hours: 8:00 am - 6:00 pm.
Additional products and/or services include: honey, jam, cider, tours, "some" pick your own.
Office: (828) 628-2616
Home: (828) 628-2616

High Country Apple House
William Puckett
65 Orchard Lane
Banner Elk, NC 28604
Located 1 mile South on NC 184 between Community Bank & Holiday Inn in Banner Elk.
Hours: 8:00 am-6:00 pm, Mon.-Sat.
Products include Geigh Brand jams and jellies, honey, cider, apples.
Office: (828) 898-5494

Hump Mountain Apple House
Joe & Ora Mae Massee
46 Buck Mountain Road
Elk Park, NC 28622
Located at intersection of 19E and Buck Mt. Road.
Hours: seasonal 8:00 am-6:00 pm Monday - Saturday, 1:00 pm-6:00 pm Sunday.
Additional products include: fresh cider and vegetables in season.
(828) 733-0262

James Orchard
Walter James
467 Hugh Massie Rd.
Waynesville, NC 28786
Asheville: I-40W, 20 miles; 19S 23S 74W, 1.3 miles; 276S, exit 102, (go through downtown) 3.6 miles; SF 1130, on right; 0.5 miles, on left.
Office: (828) 456-8436

Johnson's Small Fruits
Tommy & Sandra Johnson
984 Buck Mountain Road
Elk Park, NC 28622
Located at N.C./Tennessee state line on Hwy 19 E on Buck Mountain Road. One mile to farm.
Hours: Open 8:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. Monday thru Saturday from May 1 until December 24.
Additional products include: strawberries, blueberries, raspberries, sweet corn, and vegetables.
(828) 733-4766

Russell Farms
Gary Russell
Route 3, Box 489
Waynesville, NC
Hwy. 276, 8 miles south of Waynesville
(828) 452-0128

Schulhofer's Produce
David & Norma Schulhofer
131 treasure trace
Waynesville, N.C. 28786
Asheville; I-40 W- 20 miles; 19S 23 S 74W- 2.5 miles: Old Balsam Road- treasure trace on left; paved drive, cross RR tracks.
Hours: 8:00 am-8:00 pm, 6 days a week, Sept. & Oct.
Additional products: Veggies, pumpkins, gourds, etc.
Home: (828) 452-4547

Saylor Orchard
Jim & Jean Saylor
1022 Saylor Lake Road
Bakersville, NC 28705
Located 7.5 miles north of Spruce Pine on NC 226 on right of highway.
Hours: 8:00 am-6:00 pm Mon.-Sat. Closed Sunday.
Additional products available include one layer, two layer and one bushel size gift packs.
Office:1-800-USGIFTS or 1-800-874-4387
Home: (828) 688-4411
Fax (828) 688-2131
Email Saylor Orchard

Shady Lane Farm
David Duncan
Route 2, Box 1086
Burnsville, NC 28714
Located on the left of Arbuckle Road (1300) approximately 8 miles east of Burnsville on Hwy. 19E.
Hours: Daylight until dark. Closed Sunday.
Additional products and/or services include: fresh picked apples or pick your own in season.
Office: (828) 675-9232

Silver Orchard
Doug & Rosie Silver
P.O. Pox 433
Duck Branch Road
Bakersville, NC 28705
Located 9 miles north of Spruce Pine off NC 226; turn left on Duck Branch Road, Orchard approximately 1/4 mile of right at sign (Silver Orchard).
Hours: 8:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Varieties: Red Delicious, Golden Delicious, Romes, Staymans; limited supply of Virginia Beauties.
Office: (828) 688-2316
Home: (828) 688-3260

Yates Roadside Stand
Jerry Yates
1460 Pigeon Road
Waynesville, NC 28786
Asheville: I-40W, 20 miles; 19S 23S 74W, 1.3 miles; 276S, exit 102, (go through downtown) 3.1 miles, on right.
Hours: 10:00 am - 5:00 pm.
Additional services include: pick your own.
Office: (828) 452-0557
Home: (828) 456-3775