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Mt. Hood stands in the background behind a row of grape plants, which stand in front of rows of apple trees.
The view of Mt. Hood from Kiyokawa Family Orchards.
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Stellar U-Pick Orchards and Fruit Farms Near Portland

U-pick farms offering pick-your-own apples and pears with mountain views or activities for families

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The view of Mt. Hood from Kiyokawa Family Orchards.
| Brooke Jackson-Glidden/Eater Portland

Fall in the Pacific Northwest arrives with a bounty apples ranging from grocery store standards like Gala, Fuji, and Granny Smith to specialty fruit like Crimson Crisp and red-fleshed Mountain Rose and Scarlett Surprise. Apples for pies, applesauce, or eaten out of the basket on the ride home can be found at u-pick orchards near Portland.

The spots on this map provide a variety of fruit and geographical locations that are manageable day trips from Portland. U-pick orchards range from popular and well known spots like Kiyokawa Family Orchards in Hood River to smaller less traveled spots like Albeke Farms in Oregon City.

The u-pick farms in the map no longer have pandemic-related policies like reservations systems and mask requirements. However, it’s wise to check in with farms before heading out to clarify their rules regarding bringing your own containers and whether they allow pets.

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Hood River U-Pick Organic

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This certified organic Hood River orchard with views of Mt. Adams and Mt. Hood is home to decade-plus-year-old apple trees yielding Honeycrisp and Gala apples, and is one of the few spots that offers u-pick every day of the week. Chickens roam the farm while visitors feed Yoshi the Alpaca handfuls of grass; families pop by the petting zoo to visit the goats and pigs post-apple picking. The farm provides ladders, buckets, and bags for u-pickers. Hood River U-Pick’s website and Facebook page provide updated information.

Douglas Farm on Sauvie Island

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Driving in to this Sauvie Island spot, customers pass the original work trucks and signs from when George Douglas started the farm with his three sons. Since then, five generations of Douglas farmers have grown everything from berries to Italian plums to pumpkins. Information and the current fruit available for u-pick is listed on the farm’s website; at time of publish, offerings ranged from slicing cucumbers to thornless blackberries. Pets aren’t allowed at the farm, and food and drink must be left in the car.

Kiyokawa Family Orchards

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Open for more than 100 years, this Parkdale farm has welcomed visitors in the summer and fall to pick peaches, pears, and apples from the picturesque orchards. With its mountain views and well-stocked farm stand, Kiyokawa is a favorite for fall apples and cherries and peaches in the summer, with one of the widest selections of apple varieties grown onsite in the state. Kiyokawa’s fruit stand sells local honey, jams, and peaches to take home, for those looking for some easier loot. Fruit availability is updated on the website.

Sherwood Orchards

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Around 1,300 fruit trees grow in this 150-year-old fruit orchard a half-hour southwest of Portland in Sherwood, including 70 varieties of apples. Customers bring their own containers and pets aren’t allowed. U-pick varieties are regularly updated on the website’s What’s Available Now tab. In the late summer and early fall plums, apples, and pears will be available for picking; currently, the orchards have a variety of pears and apples to pick, plus table grapes.

Mt View Orchards

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This Parkdale, Oregon orchard recently skyrocketed into national fame, after Top Chef contestants picked fruit from the trees to make a savory fruit dish on Season 18. That being said, Katrina McAlexander and her family have farmed this 50-acre apple and pear orchard for more than fifty years. Through the season, visitors pick summer flowers, stonefruit, and cherries, before transitioning into fall apples, pears, and pumpkins. Even outside the world of u-pick fruit, Mt. View has plenty of activities for visitors, ranging from wine and cider tastings to lunches of pear-topped, wood-fired pizzas.

Albeke Farms

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For more than 40 years, this family farm in Oregon City has grown strawberries, raspberries, blueberries, blackberries, marionberries, peaches, apples, corn, tomatoes, and more. Call ahead for current u-pick availability, and bring boxes for carrying fruit home. Currently, the farm is offering u-pick McIntosh apples, with things like concord grapes coming in the near future.

Bells Orchard

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Honeycrisp, Fuji, Gravenstein, Jonagold, Gala, and Winesap apples fill the 1,300 trees at Bells Orchard in Beaverton. U-pickers don’t need ladders to grab fruit from the short trees here, including kids, which makes Bells a smart choice for families. Currently, the trees are hanging heavy with Gravenstein and Honeycrisp apples, as well as a wide range of pears.

Draper Girls Country Farm

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Theresa Draper and her three daughters run the farm her parents founded in 1962, where customers gather to pick strawberries, cherries, blueberries, apricots, peaches, nectarines, apples, pears, and plums from June through October. Visitors enjoy panoramic views of Mt. Hood while visiting with the petting zoo and picnic area, before heading to the farm store stocked with local preserves, Draper Girls cider, freezer packs of grass-fed sheep, goats, and hogs, fresh fruit, antiques, and curios. Currently, visitors can pick a variety of apples and peaches from the trees; be sure to grab a bottle of hard cider on the way out.

Beilke Family Farm

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The Beilke family has grown apples on their Salem farm since 1959. Their 10-acre u-pick apple orchard yields 15 varieties of apples from late August until mid-November on short trees that allow for easy picking. Currently, apples varieties like Melrose and Golden Delicious are ready for picking, as well as sunflowers and last-of-the-season tomatoes. U-pick information is updated on their website and on Instagram.

Hood River U-Pick Organic

This certified organic Hood River orchard with views of Mt. Adams and Mt. Hood is home to decade-plus-year-old apple trees yielding Honeycrisp and Gala apples, and is one of the few spots that offers u-pick every day of the week. Chickens roam the farm while visitors feed Yoshi the Alpaca handfuls of grass; families pop by the petting zoo to visit the goats and pigs post-apple picking. The farm provides ladders, buckets, and bags for u-pickers. Hood River U-Pick’s website and Facebook page provide updated information.

Douglas Farm on Sauvie Island

Driving in to this Sauvie Island spot, customers pass the original work trucks and signs from when George Douglas started the farm with his three sons. Since then, five generations of Douglas farmers have grown everything from berries to Italian plums to pumpkins. Information and the current fruit available for u-pick is listed on the farm’s website; at time of publish, offerings ranged from slicing cucumbers to thornless blackberries. Pets aren’t allowed at the farm, and food and drink must be left in the car.

Kiyokawa Family Orchards

Open for more than 100 years, this Parkdale farm has welcomed visitors in the summer and fall to pick peaches, pears, and apples from the picturesque orchards. With its mountain views and well-stocked farm stand, Kiyokawa is a favorite for fall apples and cherries and peaches in the summer, with one of the widest selections of apple varieties grown onsite in the state. Kiyokawa’s fruit stand sells local honey, jams, and peaches to take home, for those looking for some easier loot. Fruit availability is updated on the website.

Sherwood Orchards

Around 1,300 fruit trees grow in this 150-year-old fruit orchard a half-hour southwest of Portland in Sherwood, including 70 varieties of apples. Customers bring their own containers and pets aren’t allowed. U-pick varieties are regularly updated on the website’s What’s Available Now tab. In the late summer and early fall plums, apples, and pears will be available for picking; currently, the orchards have a variety of pears and apples to pick, plus table grapes.

Mt View Orchards

This Parkdale, Oregon orchard recently skyrocketed into national fame, after Top Chef contestants picked fruit from the trees to make a savory fruit dish on Season 18. That being said, Katrina McAlexander and her family have farmed this 50-acre apple and pear orchard for more than fifty years. Through the season, visitors pick summer flowers, stonefruit, and cherries, before transitioning into fall apples, pears, and pumpkins. Even outside the world of u-pick fruit, Mt. View has plenty of activities for visitors, ranging from wine and cider tastings to lunches of pear-topped, wood-fired pizzas.

Albeke Farms

For more than 40 years, this family farm in Oregon City has grown strawberries, raspberries, blueberries, blackberries, marionberries, peaches, apples, corn, tomatoes, and more. Call ahead for current u-pick availability, and bring boxes for carrying fruit home. Currently, the farm is offering u-pick McIntosh apples, with things like concord grapes coming in the near future.

Bells Orchard

Honeycrisp, Fuji, Gravenstein, Jonagold, Gala, and Winesap apples fill the 1,300 trees at Bells Orchard in Beaverton. U-pickers don’t need ladders to grab fruit from the short trees here, including kids, which makes Bells a smart choice for families. Currently, the trees are hanging heavy with Gravenstein and Honeycrisp apples, as well as a wide range of pears.

Draper Girls Country Farm

Theresa Draper and her three daughters run the farm her parents founded in 1962, where customers gather to pick strawberries, cherries, blueberries, apricots, peaches, nectarines, apples, pears, and plums from June through October. Visitors enjoy panoramic views of Mt. Hood while visiting with the petting zoo and picnic area, before heading to the farm store stocked with local preserves, Draper Girls cider, freezer packs of grass-fed sheep, goats, and hogs, fresh fruit, antiques, and curios. Currently, visitors can pick a variety of apples and peaches from the trees; be sure to grab a bottle of hard cider on the way out.

Beilke Family Farm

The Beilke family has grown apples on their Salem farm since 1959. Their 10-acre u-pick apple orchard yields 15 varieties of apples from late August until mid-November on short trees that allow for easy picking. Currently, apples varieties like Melrose and Golden Delicious are ready for picking, as well as sunflowers and last-of-the-season tomatoes. U-pick information is updated on their website and on Instagram.

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