The Orchard at Fair Oaks Farms

Our take

What the record actually confirms

The Orchard at Fair Oaks Farms is located at 856 N 600 E in Fair Oaks, Jasper County, and is part of the much larger Fair Oaks Farms agritourism complex, also known for its dairy and pig adventure tours. This is one of the most thoroughly documented records in this research batch: the orchard’s own site, read September 2, 2026, states verbatim that “The Orchard will reopen for 2026 on August 29, 2026!” with a closing Pumpkin Smash Bash event dated November 7, 2026. Hours run 9am-5pm Monday through Saturday and 10am-5pm Sunday, Central Time. Phone is 219-394-2025.

Pricing is unusually specific and confirmed directly: a $5 per-person entry fee (children 2 and under free), plus $10 for an additional half-peck bag or $15 for a full peck. That’s a flat entry-fee model rather than the pure per-bag pricing used at several other orchards in this research — worth budgeting for differently, since you’re paying to get in regardless of how much you end up picking.

A genuinely granular variety calendar

The standout feature of this record is a week-by-week variety ripening schedule pulled directly from the orchard’s own site, running from Summerset in mid-August through Gold Rush in late October, and also including Honeycrisp, Pixie Crunch, Jonagold, Cameo, and Evercrisp along the way. That’s more granular than nearly every other orchard in this batch, most of which give either a static variety list with no timing or no variety list at all. If timing a visit to a specific apple matters to you, this record gives you the clearest roadmap in the state to do that.

The variety mix itself spans early (Summerset), mid (Honeycrisp, Jonagold, Cameo), and notably late-season types (Gold Rush, Evercrisp) — Evercrisp and Gold Rush in particular are known for good storage and tartness, popular with visitors looking to bring home apples for baking rather than just snacking.

Part of something bigger

Because The Orchard sits inside the larger Fair Oaks Farms complex, this is fundamentally a different kind of visit than a standalone family orchard. The record notes weekend golf cart rentals for touring the rows — a distinguishing amenity not found elsewhere in this research — alongside a wagon ride, photo ops, and live music. If you’re already planning a Fair Oaks Farms trip for the dairy or pig tours, folding in an apple-picking stop on the same visit is a natural pairing worth considering, and the confirmed hours here should make that easy to plan around.

What’s still open

Pricing, dates, and the variety calendar are all unusually well-documented here, so there’s little left unconfirmed in this record — a rarity in this research batch. The main thing worth double-checking closer to your visit is whether the golf cart rentals are available on the specific day you go, since the record notes this as a weekend offering rather than a daily one.

Bottom line

The Orchard at Fair Oaks Farms is one of the most fully documented stops in this research, with a firm opening date, a specific closing event, transparent per-person and per-bag pricing, and a week-by-week variety schedule straight from the operator’s own site. Its location inside the larger Fair Oaks Farms complex also makes it an easy add-on if a dairy or pig tour is already on your itinerary.