A certified-organic, self-serve u-pick with posted apple pricing and two confirmed varieties — SweeTango and Honeycrisp — but the site's own explicit 2026 date applies to cherries, not apples.
Half-peck bag (~5 lbs) $13; one-peck bag (~10 lbs) $25
Chelan Ranch is a certified-organic farm running its u-pick as a self-serve, dawn-to-dusk operation — no staffed hours, no gate attendant, just a field open whenever daylight allows. That setup is unusual among the orchards in this research batch, most of which post specific staffed hours. Two apple varieties are confirmed, SweeTango and Honeycrisp, and pricing is posted clearly by the bag rather than left vague.
The record describes this location’s hours simply as “dawn to dusk,” covering both the u-pick field and the fruit stand, with no staffed check-in mentioned. That likely means an honor-system or self-checkout arrangement for payment, though the record doesn’t spell out the exact mechanics — whether that’s a cash box, a card reader, or something else. If you’re used to farms with a person at a stand taking your bag and your money, this is a different kind of visit, and it’s worth having exact change or a working payment method ready rather than assuming a cashier will be there to make it work.
Unlike most of the orchards in this batch, Chelan Ranch gives real numbers: a half-peck bag, roughly 5 pounds, runs $13, and a full peck, roughly 10 pounds, is $25. That works out to a slightly better per-pound rate on the larger bag, so if you’re picking for more than a couple of people, the peck size is the better value. Apples here are sold pre-bagged by size rather than weighed individually, which is worth knowing before you fill a bag to the brim expecting to pay by the pound.
The two named varieties, SweeTango and Honeycrisp, are both prized for sweetness and crunch, and both are relatively modern varieties rather than older heirloom types. Here’s the important nuance in the record: the farm’s own u-pick page explicitly states “(Now CLOSED for 2026),” but that status applies specifically to cherries, not apples. For apples, the same page gives only a general window — “late August through October, weather and harvest dependent” — without a dated 2026 opening announcement. In other words, the site is being actively maintained with real season-status updates, but the one explicit date on it doesn’t cover the fruit you’re actually planning to pick. Call 509-881-7137 to confirm current apple availability rather than assuming the cherry closure notice says anything about apples.
Beyond the orchard, the record lists a self-serve, 24/7 fruit stand, lavender u-pick, farm stays, and venue rental. The lavender pairing in particular is a nice complement if you’re visiting in a window when both crops overlap, though the record doesn’t specify lavender’s own season timing. Farm stays and venue rental suggest this property does more business than a typical single-day u-pick stop, which is worth knowing if you’re the type to turn a fruit-picking trip into a longer weekend.
Chelan Ranch is at 90 Chelan Ranch Rd in Chelan, in the same general area as Chelan Valley Farms and Allview Orchards, both also covered in this research batch. The lat/lng on file represent Chelan’s city-center coordinates rather than a geocoded address, so use the street address for navigation. Given the self-serve, dawn-to-dusk hours here, this is a flexible stop to build a Chelan-area day around without worrying about a narrow open-close window.
Chelan Ranch offers organic apples, clear bag pricing, and unusually flexible self-serve hours — a solid combination on paper. The one thing to get right before you go is the apple timing itself: the site’s only dated 2026 status update is about cherries being done for the year, so don’t mistake that for an apple-season signal either way.
Late August through October, per the orchard's own general description — but that's an unconfirmed seasonal window, not a dated 2026 apple announcement. The site's one explicit 2026 date on file is a cherry closure notice, not an apple opening.
You want a staffed operation with set opening and closing times — this is self-serve, dawn to dusk.
Chelan Ranch is in the Chelan region alongside Chelan Valley Farms and Allview Orchards, both covered in this same research batch and within the same general area, making a multi-stop Chelan orchard day realistic.
SweeTango and Honeycrisp are named in the record, both modern, crisp varieties. The farm's own site gives only a general late-August-through-October window for apples, without a dated 2026 confirmation.
A half-peck bag (roughly 5 lbs) is $13, and a one-peck bag (roughly 10 lbs) is $25, sold pre-bagged rather than by loose weight.
Yes, the record tags it as organic and certified.
Dawn to dusk, self-serve — there's no staffed check-in window listed, which is unusual among the orchards in this research batch.
2026 dates had not been published when we last checked. In past seasons it has run: Daily. Check with the orchard before driving out.
Prices start at $13. Half-peck bag (~5 lbs) $13; one-peck bag (~10 lbs) $25
Yes — it's a pick-your-own orchard, with pre-picked apples at the farm stand too.
SweeTango, Honeycrisp — note that what's actually ready to pick changes week to week through the season.
90 Chelan Ranch Rd, Chelan, WA 98816, in Chelan County. It is one of 3 orchards we track in Chelan.
We track 3 orchards in Chelan, 3 of which let you pick your own apples. At $13 to start this one sits right on the regional median of $13.
What sets it apart locally: it has a farm market or store, which most Chelan 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 Chelan had. Treat any date you see elsewhere as last year's until the orchard confirms it.
There are 4 other orchards we track in Chelan County. All Chelan orchards →
Map pin is set to the town centre. Navigate to the street address above, not the pin.
chelanranch.com
Checked September 2026.