A small diversified family farm growing apples alongside blueberries, peaches, pecans, and vegetables — but whether visitors can actually pick apples here isn't stated anywhere in the record.
Gnat Hill Orchard & Farms is located on Wall Spring Rd off Hwy 76 in Long Creek, Oconee County — part of the same apple-belt cluster as Chattooga Belle Farm and Blue Haven Orchard in this South Carolina batch. The record is upfront that the exact street number wasn’t published in any of the sources checked, so the address should be treated as a general location rather than a precise pin. Three apple varieties are named: Golden Delicious, Granny Smith, and Gala. Pre-picked apples are confirmed as available; the phone number on record is 864-723-2410.
Per the source_note, this information comes from visitoconeesc.com, upcountrysc.com, and the NC Apple Growers Association member directory, all read on 2026-09-03 — no dedicated orchard website was located during research.
What the research notes add is useful context: Gnat Hill is described as a small, diversified family farm growing apples alongside blueberries, peaches, pecans, and vegetables, with a growing season running roughly from June through mid-November. That framing matters for expectations — this isn’t presented as an apple-first destination the way Chattooga Belle Farm or Windy Hill Orchard & Cidery are, but as one crop among several on a working farm. The apples described here (Golden Delicious, Granny Smith, Gala) are a fairly standard mid-to-late-season trio, sold pre-picked rather than confirmed for u-pick.
The research notes also mention that owner Bill Butts has represented the orchard as a vendor at the nearby South Carolina Apple Festival in Westminster — a specific, checkable detail that at least confirms the farm has a public-facing presence in the local apple-growing community, even without its own website.
Unlike Hollifield’s Orchard, where u_pick is explicitly marked false based on the way the business is described, Gnat Hill’s record leaves u_pick as null — meaning no source stated the answer either way. That’s a meaningful difference: it’s not that picking is confirmed unavailable, it’s that the question simply wasn’t answered by anything found in research. Anyone hoping to pick their own apples here would need to call ahead (864-723-2410) rather than assume either outcome.
Beyond the u-pick question, the record has no confirmed hours, no season_start or season_end date, and no pricing information of any kind. There’s also no cider mill or cider donuts confirmed, and no additional on-site activities listed. In short, the record establishes that Gnat Hill exists, grows a specific trio of apple varieties among several other crops, and has some public visibility through the Apple Festival — but almost everything a visitor would need to actually plan a trip (hours, dates, u-pick status, price) remains unconfirmed.
Gnat Hill Orchard & Farms reads as a genuine small diversified farm rather than a polished agritourism stop, with apples as one part of a broader June-through-mid-November growing operation. The three named varieties and the Bill Butts / Apple Festival detail are real, checkable specifics, but the practical questions — u-pick availability, hours, and season dates — are all unanswered in this record, so a phone call ahead of any visit is essentially required.
Not stated precisely. The record's research notes describe the farm's overall growing season as running roughly June through mid-November, which would put apples toward the later part of that window, though no season_start or season_end date is confirmed.
u-pick is the reason you're going — the record leaves u_pick unstated (null), meaning it's genuinely unknown whether picking your own apples is offered here.
The record places Gnat Hill in the same Long Creek, Oconee County apple belt as Chattooga Belle Farm and Blue Haven Orchard, both listed nearby in their own records.
The record names three: Golden Delicious, Granny Smith, and Gala.
Unknown. The record leaves u_pick as null because no source stated whether picking is offered.
The record's research notes describe a diversified operation also growing blueberries, peaches, pecans, and vegetables, roughly June through mid-November.
Not a full one. The record gives the location as Wall Spring Rd off Hwy 76 in Long Creek, noting the exact street number wasn't published in any source checked.
The research notes name Bill Butts as the owner, and mention he has represented the orchard as a vendor at the nearby South Carolina Apple Festival in Westminster.
2026 dates had not been published when we last checked. Check with the orchard before driving out.
Pricing was not published when we last checked.
No — this orchard sells pre-picked apples from its own trees rather than u-pick.
Golden Delicious, Granny Smith, Gala — note that what's actually ready to pick changes week to week through the season.
Wall Spring Rd off Hwy 76, Long Creek, SC 29658 (exact street number not published in available sources), in Oconee County. It is one of 4 orchards we track in Oconee County Apple Belt.
We track 4 orchards in Oconee County Apple Belt, 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.
One caveat worth repeating: this orchard had not published its 2026 dates when we last checked, while 0 of the 4 orchards we track in Oconee County Apple Belt had. Treat any date you see elsewhere as last year's until the orchard confirms it.
There are 3 other orchards we track in Oconee County. All Oconee County Apple Belt orchards →
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visitoconeesc.com · upcountrysc.com
Checked September 2026.