A full apple pick-your-own program despite the peach-forward name, with a live variety-availability chart on the orchard's own site — check that chart before driving out, since exact 2026 varieties and prices weren't posted on the pages read.
Chiles Peach Orchard, on Greenwood Road in Crozet, leads with peaches in its name, but the record makes clear this is a full pick-your-own apple operation too, with a live variety-availability chart on the orchard’s own website tracking which apples are currently ready to pick. That live-chart system is worth understanding on its own terms: rather than posting a fixed season calendar the way some orchards do, this site appears built to reflect real-time picking conditions, which means the most useful thing a visitor can do is check the site the day of or the day before a trip rather than relying on a general date range.
At the moment this record was compiled — September 2, 2026 — the site displayed a banner reading “Apple picking is now open!” That’s a genuinely useful, current signal, but it’s also explicitly a snapshot in time rather than a confirmed date range. The record doesn’t treat this as equivalent to an orchard posting “our 2026 season runs September 1 through November 15,” because a live status banner can change day to day depending on what’s actually ripe and available. Anyone using this record more than a few days after it was written should treat the “now open” status as a starting point, not a guarantee, and check the live chart directly.
Because the orchard runs a picking chart rather than a fixed list, no specific apple varieties are named in this record. That’s different from most other orchards in this batch, where variety names simply weren’t found — here, it appears to be a structural choice: the farm wants visitors checking a live tool rather than reading a static list that might not match what’s actually ready that week.
Beyond apples, the record lists a wine bar, pick-your-own flower cutting fields, and cornhole as part of the property. That combination points toward a relaxed, multi-activity farm visit rather than a strict get-in-get-out picking errand — useful for a group with mixed interests, where some people want to pick and others would rather sit at the wine bar or play a round of cornhole.
The site described 2025 as a record season, according to the record, though no specifics back up what made it record-setting — whether that’s total visitors, total apples sold, or something else isn’t stated. It’s included here as a data point about the orchard’s trajectory, but it shouldn’t be read as a guarantee that 2026 will match or exceed that mark.
Pricing isn’t given anywhere in the record — no per-pound or per-bag figure for apples, and no cost mentioned for the wine bar or flower picking. Hours are listed simply as 9am to 6pm, without a note on which days of the week that applies to, though the record marks days_open as “Daily.” Address coordinates used here are a Crozet city-center fallback rather than a precise geocode of the Greenwood Road address.
Chiles Peach Orchard is a genuine apple pick-your-own destination that happens to carry a peach-focused name, built around a live variety chart rather than a fixed season calendar. That system rewards checking right before a visit rather than planning weeks out around a printed date range. Paired with a wine bar, flower fields, and cornhole, it offers a broader farm-day experience than a picking-only stop — and for anyone touring the area, it shares ownership with Carter Mountain Orchard in Charlottesville, making a two-stop day realistic within Albemarle County.
The orchard's own site displayed a live status banner reading 'Apple picking is now open!' as of September 2, 2026, along with a picking chart tracking which varieties are currently ready. No fixed date range is posted — status is meant to be checked in real time.
you're set on a specific apple variety without checking the live chart first, or you're expecting a dedicated apple-only visit — the property leads with peaches in its name and branding.
Carter Mountain Orchard in Charlottesville is operated by the same family business (chilesfamilyorchards.com) and is also in Albemarle County — a natural second stop on the same trip.
As of September 2, 2026, the orchard's own site displayed a live banner saying 'Apple picking is now open!' — but this is a real-time status message, not a fixed calendar date, so it should be rechecked closer to your visit.
Not named specifically in the record. The site maintains a live picking chart showing which varieties are currently ready, rather than a fixed list.
Yes — a wine bar, flower cutting fields (pick-your-own), and cornhole, per the record.
9am-6pm daily, per the record.
The orchard's own site described 2025 as a record season, though the record doesn't say by what measure (attendance, yield, or something else).
2026 dates had not been published when we last checked. In past seasons it has run: Daily. 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.
1351 Greenwood Road, Crozet, VA 22932, in Albemarle County. It is one of 7 orchards we track in Blue Ridge / Charlottesville.
We track 7 orchards in Blue Ridge / Charlottesville, 6 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.
One caveat worth repeating: this orchard had not published its 2026 dates when we last checked, while 2 of the 7 orchards we track in Blue Ridge / Charlottesville had. Treat any date you see elsewhere as last year's until the orchard confirms it.
There is 1 other orchard we track in Albemarle County. All Blue Ridge / Charlottesville orchards →
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chilesfamilyorchards.com
Checked September 2026.