Farms with Picnic Space
Planning to enjoy a farm and stay through lunch? In addition to many other activities and attractions, these farms offer picnic space, so you can bring your own lunch and stay for the afternoon!
Stepp's Hillcrest Orchard
828.685.9083 | 170 Stepp Orchard Drive, Hendersonville, NC
- Stepp's Hillcrest Orchard Website
- Stepp's Hillcrest Orchard Facebook
- Kidding Around Review of Stepp's Hillcrest Orchard
Open 50 years, Stepp’s Hillcrest Orchard are experts on organizing their orchard for u-pick. They begin their family fun and farm activities in mid-August and invite you to bring a lunch and spend the day at the orchard.
Open August 18, 2023. Check their Facebook page for up-to-date info on what’s available for picking.
Offers:
U-pick Apples
Grapes
Sunflowers
Farm Store
Picnic Space
Corn Maze ($)
Jump Pads (on weekends) ($)
Apple Cannon (on weekends) ($)
Cottle Strawberry Farm
Cottle Strawberry Farm has loads of u-pick strawberries in the spring. They also have pre-picked options.
In the fall, visit Cottel Strawberry Farms for u-pick and pre-picked pumpkins, as well as a large selection of mums.
Cottle Strawberry Farms has two locations:
- 2533 Trotter Rd Hopkins, SC 29061| 803.695.1714 (closest to Columbia, SC)
- 3712 W. Palmetto St Florence, SC 29501 | 843.317.0031
Located in beautiful Hendersonville with views of the mountains, Pilot Mountain Pears is the only dedicated Asian pear orchard in the area. They have more than 5,000 Asian pear trees and will open in 2023 for their third u-pick season.
Opens for 2023 season August 25, 2023
Check the Pilot Mountain Pears Facebook page for current u-pick status, before heading up.
Asian Pears Upick opening day: August 25th, 2023
No pets allowed.
Offers:
Asian pears – Late August – Early October
Bakery
Picnic area