One of the larger u-pick operations between La Crosse and Winona, pairing apple picking with a full family activity park — but note that free areas and paid areas are genuinely separate.
Admission charged for orchard/Apple Blossom Park; country store, pumpkin patch and picnic area are free
Ferguson’s Orchards’ Galesville location bills itself as one of the larger u-pick operations between La Crosse and Winona, and the record backs that up with a genuinely full activity lineup: a hayride, a cow train, a corn pit, and a pumpkin patch, built around what’s called Apple Blossom Park. The 2026 season dates are confirmed directly and explicitly by the farm: August 15 through November 1.
Most orchards in this research batch list one or two extra activities alongside apple picking. Ferguson’s Galesville location goes further, with a hayride, cow train, and corn pit rounding out Apple Blossom Park — a level of build-out that suggests a full afternoon or day trip rather than a quick in-and-out apple run. That’s a meaningful differentiator if your visit is really about entertaining a group of kids for several hours rather than efficiently filling a bag of apples.
This is the detail worth building your trip budget around: admission is charged specifically for the orchard itself and for Apple Blossom Park’s activities, while the country store, the pumpkin patch, and the picnic area are free to access on their own. That’s a distinction some visitors might miss, assuming a single ticket covers the whole property. If your goal is mainly a free pumpkin-patch visit with a picnic, you can do that without paying the orchard/park admission — but if picking apples or riding the hayride is part of the plan, budget for that access fee separately.
The farm’s own site states the 2026 season runs August 15 through November 1 — a clean, explicit statement without the year ambiguity that shows up in several other records in this research batch. Hours are generous too: Monday through Friday, 10am to 6pm, and Saturday and Sunday, 9:30am to 6pm, giving visitors a wide daily window on both weekdays and weekends.
No specific apple varieties are named in this record, and pricing is described as a flat orchard-access fee rather than a per-pound or per-bag rate — so there’s no way to say from this record alone exactly what that fee is, or how it compares to other orchards’ per-pound pricing. There’s also no confirmation of a cider mill or cider donuts.
Ferguson’s Orchards’ Galesville location is at N17543 Grover Lane in Galesville, Trempealeau County, part of the La Crosse area cluster in this research batch alongside Ecker’s Apple Farm in Trempealeau. The lat/lng on file reflects Galesville’s city center rather than a geocoded street address, so navigate by the posted address.
Ferguson’s Orchards is a strong pick if the goal is a full family day out rather than a quick apple stop, with confirmed 2026 dates and generous hours working in its favor. Just budget for the split between free areas and paid orchard/park admission, and call 715-830-9370 if you need exact pricing or variety information before you go.
The farm's own site states explicit 2026 dates: August 15 through November 1, 2026.
You're expecting a single flat ticket price — admission to the orchard and Apple Blossom Park is separate from the free country store, pumpkin patch, and picnic area.
August 15 through November 1, 2026, stated explicitly on the farm's own site.
It's mixed. Admission is charged for the orchard itself and for Apple Blossom Park's activities, but the country store, pumpkin patch, and picnic area are free to access.
Monday-Friday, 10am-6pm; Saturday-Sunday, 9:30am-6pm.
Not stated in the record. No specific varieties are named, and pricing is a flat orchard-access fee rather than per-pound or per-bag.
The record lists a hayride, a cow train, and a corn pit as activities, in addition to the pumpkin patch — a fuller family activity lineup than a typical farm stand.
August 15 – November 1, 2026. Daily. Hours: Mon-Fri 10am-6pm; Sat-Sun 9:30am-6pm.
Pricing was not published when we last checked. Admission charged for orchard/Apple Blossom Park; country store, pumpkin patch and picnic area are free
Yes — it's a pick-your-own orchard, with pre-picked apples at the farm stand too.
N17543 Grover Lane, Galesville, WI 54630, in Trempealeau County. It is one of 2 orchards we track in La Crosse Area.
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Map pin is set to the town centre. Navigate to the street address above, not the pin.
fergusonsorchard.com
Checked September 2026.