Photo: Joe Crimmings
Harvest season is here, and Central Iowa has plenty of places to get in on the action. Visit these farms and orchards to take your pick of the patch.
Center Grove Orchard, Cambridge
Pick your own apples, pumpkins, sunflowers and zinnias through the fall, when hayrack rides and other attractions make this spot a perennial favorite. Open year-round, but hours change seasonally.
Deal’s Orchard, Jefferson
Choose from more than two dozen apple varieties across 40 acres, sip fresh-pressed cider and explore the corn maze and pumpkin patch. Open July through December.
Pumpkinville, Mitchellville
Head out for a classic fall outing where you can pick pumpkins, hop on a hay-rack ride and navigate a sprawling corn maze. Open August through October.
Upstream Gardens & Orchard, Altoona
This is one of the region’s most abundant U-pick destinations, offering apples, berries, eggplants, pumpkins, squash, honey and more. Open year-round.
