Apple orchards within 2 hours of Providence Plantation - The List

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Apple orchards within 2 hours of Charlotte (List provided by CharlotteAgenda) 
NOTE: Many orchards are cash only. Apple availability updated as of August 11, 2017. Call ahead to confirm availability.

Sky Top Orchard

• Location: Flat Rock, NC
• Distance from Charlotte: 2-hour drive
• 2017 season opening: August 9
• Picking Schedule: Click here
• Currently available: Early Mac, Gala, Ginger Gold
• Available soon: Check the ripening schedule
• Apple cider doughnuts? YES
  

Windy Hill Orchard & Cider Mill

• Location: York, SC
• Distance from Charlotte: < 1 hour-drive
• 2017 season opening: U-pick season opening estimated early September (they’re predicting very limited 2017 season); Hard Cider Bar opens August 18; Farm Stand opens August 24
• Picking Schedule: Click here
• Apple cider doughnuts? YES (they also serve hard cider)

Carrigan Farms

• Location: Mooresville, NC
• Distance from Charlotte: 45-minute drive
• 2017 season opening: September
• Picking schedule: Click here
• Apple cider doughnuts? No

Apple Hill Orchard

• Location: Morganton, NC
• Distance from Charlotte: 1.5-hour drive
• 2017 season opening: August 11
• Picking Schedule: Click here
• Currently available: Gala, Arlet
• Coming soon: Honeycrisp (August 19); see full harvest calendar
• Apple cider doughnuts? YES

Stepp’s Hillcrest Orchard

• Location: Hendersonville, NC
• Distance from Charlotte: 2-hour drive
• 2017 season opening: August 15
• Picking Schedule: Click here 
• Currently available: Ginger Gold, Gala
• Coming soon: Check the ripening schedule
• Apple cider doughnuts? YES

Blueberry Thrill Farm

• Location: Gibsonville, NC
• Distance from Charlotte: 1 hour and 45 minutes
• 2017 season opening: opened in July
• Picking Schedule: Click here
• Currently available: Buckeye Gala, Stark Grand Gala, Ultima Gala, Summer Banana
• Coming soon: Check the ripening schedule
• Apple cider doughnuts? No

The Orchard at Altapass

• Location: Spruce Pine, NC
• Distance from Charlotte: 2 hours
• 2017 season opening: opened in May
• Picking Schedule: Click here 
• Currently available: There are more than 40 apple varieties at the orchard; see more info
• Coming soon: Check the ripening schedule
• Apple cider doughnuts? No