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Local Orchards

View our comprehensive listing of local apple orchards in the Fargo-Moorhead metro area and within easy driving distance.

Check out our comprehensive listing of local orchards in the Fargo-Moorhead area or within easy driving distance.
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Orchard Glen Park - 76th Ave S & Orchard Park Dr, Fargo, ND

One of Fargo's nature parks, Orchard Glen Park is a community orchard for everyone to enjoy. The natural setting is a popular backdrop for photographers year-round featuring beautiful blooms in the spring, vegetation in the summer, vibrant colors in the fall and frosty winter scenes. 
View Orchard Glen Park Map and Tree Variety 
Learn more and see harvest guidelines

West Fargo Community Orchard - three locations in West Fargo, ND

The West Fargo Forestry Department, in cooperation with the North Dakota Department of Agriculture installed several community orchard pilot projects within the City of West Fargo in 2017. The orchards contain apples, pears, plums, peaches and cherry trees for residents in the area to use for eating, baking, cooking or canning. The three locations are 2101 Fifth Ave. E., Francis Street near the Sheyenne River, and 2800 Fifth St. W.

Urban Orchard Project - 802 3rd St S, Moorhead, minn.

Lake Ida Apple Farm - Lake Park, MINN. (40 minutes FROM F-M)

Lake Ida Apple Farm features six varieties of delicious, tree-ripened apples. Set in the beautiful rolling hills of West Central Minnesota, this locally-owned business welcomes you to visit their family-owned farm to enjoy strolling through an eight-acre orchard, overlooking picturesque Lake Ida, and sampling tasty apples.

Open for the season August 15, 2020.
Orchard hours: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturdays, and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sundays

Due to the requirements for social distancing, they request those desiring U-Pick to call ahead and make a reservation: 218-532-3025

Gottenborg Apple Orchard - Audubon, Minn. (45 minutes from F-M)

Gottenborg Apple Orchard is a family-owned orchard located conveniently off of US Highway 10 in Audubon, MN. They provide fresh pre-picked apples in a wide variety that are ready for purchase. Apple variety include: Zester, Sweet Sixteen, Sweet Tango, Honey Crisp, Chesnut Crab, Red Max, Harlason, and Snowsweet. They take special pride in delivering apples picked at peak ripeness and take measures to ensure their quality. They also sell orchard-fresh pies, apple crisp, a variety of jellies, caramel dipping, and special family recipes such as apple raisin cupcakes.
Open for U-pick on weekends from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. beginning Saturday, August 29, 2020.

The Garden on Hwy 35 - Underwood, minn. (70 minutes from f-m)

Ranum’s West Lake Mary Orchards - Alexandria, MN (95 minutes from f-m)

Country Blossom Farm - Alexandria, Minn (One hour, twenty minutes from f-m)


Up-and-coming Orchards


Our October 2019 First Fridays was all about apples! We welcomed Sam DeMarais (Fargo Park District), Stacy Nelson-Heising (Cottonwood Cider House) and Ethan Henning (Wild Terra Cider) to the stage to share their expertise on cider, craft, and care. [watch video on Facebook]

Wild Terra is North Dakota’s first and only Urban Cidery and Cider bar! Located in a uniquely renovated horse barn, Wild Terra offers 18 taps of craft cider, mead, beer and a full wine bar as well as locally-sourced tapas.Check out their latest even…

Wild Terra is North Dakota’s first and only Urban Cidery and Cider bar! Located in a uniquely renovated horse barn, Wild Terra offers 18 taps of craft cider, mead, beer and a full wine bar as well as locally-sourced tapas.

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