A sixth-generation Yakima orchard where you can press your own apple cider on-site — a genuine rarity — but no apple varieties are confirmed and there's no dedicated orchard website, only an Instagram presence.
Washington Fruit Place at Barrett Orchards is run by sixth-generation growers Mark and Cheryl Barrett, and the record’s standout detail is the option to press your own apple cider on-site, rather than simply buying jugs that were made somewhere else. That’s a genuinely uncommon offering among the orchards in this research batch — most either sell pre-made cider or don’t offer it at all.
The activity list specifically includes pressing your own apple cider, alongside a hayride and a haybale maze. Pressing your own cider is a more hands-on, memorable activity than the usual buy-a-jug experience, and it’s worth building a visit around if that’s something you or your kids would enjoy trying. The record doesn’t say whether there’s a fee for this or how it works logistically — bring your own apples, use ones you’ve picked, or something else — so a call to 509-966-1275 ahead of time is worth it if this is the main reason for your trip.
Unlike most other orchards in this research batch, no standalone orchard website was found for Barrett Orchards during research; its online presence is limited to an Instagram account (@washingtonfruitplace). That matters practically: there’s no page to check for last-minute hour changes or closures, and information here is pieced together from a VisitYakima.com listing and Yelp rather than the farm speaking for itself online in detail. If you want up-to-date information beyond what’s in this record, checking that Instagram account directly, or calling, is your best option.
No apple varieties are confirmed anywhere in the available sources for this record. Given that this is described as a working orchard run by a multi-generation family rather than a big agritourism operation, it’s likely a fairly traditional variety mix, but that’s an inference, not something stated in the record — treat it as an open question rather than an assumption to plan around.
Directory sources describe apple and pear u-pick running roughly mid-August through October, but this is a general seasonal pattern rather than a dated 2026 announcement from the farm itself. Given the lack of a dedicated website, this is one of the harder orchards in this batch to nail down a specific visiting window for without calling directly.
Posted hours are 10am to 5pm, Monday through Saturday, closed Sundays. The address is 1209 Pecks Canyon Rd in Yakima, in the same general area as West Valley U-Pick and Johnson Orchards, both also covered in this research batch. The lat/lng on file represent Yakima’s city-center coordinates rather than a geocoded street address, so navigate using the address itself.
Barrett Orchards offers a genuinely distinctive activity — pressing your own cider — from a family with six generations of history in the area, but the lack of a dedicated website and confirmed variety list means more of the trip-planning legwork falls on a phone call than it does for better-documented orchards in this batch. Worth the extra step if the cider-pressing experience is the draw.
Mid-August through October, per general directory descriptions of apple and pear u-pick — not a dated 2026 announcement.
You need to check hours or availability online before you go — there's no dedicated orchard website, only an Instagram account.
Barrett Orchards is in the same Yakima Valley area as West Valley U-Pick and Johnson Orchards, both covered in this research batch.
Yes, the record lists 'press your own apple cider' as an activity — a hands-on option that's more unusual than simply buying cider already made.
Not stated in the record. No confirmed apple variety list was found, which is flagged as a gap worth closing on a follow-up call.
No dedicated orchard website was found during research; the farm's online presence is an Instagram account (@washingtonfruitplace).
10am to 5pm, Monday through Saturday, closed Sundays.
2026 dates had not been published when we last checked. In past seasons it has run: Mon-Sat. Check with the orchard before driving out.
Pricing was not published when we last checked.
Yes — it's a pick-your-own orchard, with pre-picked apples at the farm stand too.
1209 Pecks Canyon Rd, Yakima, WA 98908, in Yakima County. It is one of 3 orchards we track in Yakima Valley.
We track 3 orchards in Yakima Valley, 2 of which let you pick your own apples. The orchard has not published a starting price, so it cannot be compared on cost — call before you budget.
What sets it apart locally: it has fresh cider, a hayride or wagon ride, a corn maze, which most Yakima Valley orchards on our list do not.
One caveat worth repeating: this orchard had not published its 2026 dates when we last checked, while 0 of the 3 orchards we track in Yakima Valley had. Treat any date you see elsewhere as last year's until the orchard confirms it.
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Map pin is set to the town centre. Navigate to the street address above, not the pin.
instagram.com · visityakima.com
Checked September 2026.