One of the most thoroughly documented orchards in this research batch — two separate sites, six named varieties, a full cafe, and confirmed 2026 dates — with only the exact final picking day left unstated.
1913 Kickapoo Orchard is one of the better-documented stops in this entire research batch, and one of the more logistically complex — it isn’t a single property but two separate u-pick locations, East and West, along Highway 171 above Gays Mills, with different opening dates for each. Add six named apple varieties, a full-service Orchard Cafe, fresh-pressed cider, and cider donuts, and this reads as one of the more complete fall destinations covered here.
The main address in this record, 46490 State Highway 171, is the “1913 East” location, which the farm’s own site says opens August 17. A separate “1913 West” location, at 52132 WI-171, opens later — September 17, 2026, the same weekend the site explicitly dates for its corn maze opening. That’s a meaningful distinction: depending on when you visit, you may only have access to one of the two sites, and it’s worth confirming with the farm which location has which activities before driving out, since the lat/lng on file is for the East (main) address only.
The named varieties — Haralson, Pinova, Honeycrisp, Dick’s Delicious, Cortland, and Wolf River — cover real ground. Haralson and Wolf River are classic tart, baking-oriented apples (Wolf River in particular is known for its unusually large fruit), while Honeycrisp and Pinova lean toward the crisp, eating-out-of-hand end of the spectrum. Cortland and Dick’s Delicious sit somewhere in between. That range gives visitors a reason to come back more than once across the season depending on what kind of apple they’re after.
Beyond the confirmed cider mill and cider donuts, 1913 Kickapoo runs a full Orchard Cafe on site — a step up from the grab-and-go stands typical of most orchards in this research batch. Group tours and photo sessions are also explicitly offered, which suggests the farm is set up to handle larger, planned visits rather than only casual walk-ins.
The site gives an explicit 2026 date for the corn maze’s opening weekend, but the main season’s hours are simply described as running daily, 9am to 5pm, “to Mid-November” — without pinning down an exact last day. If your visit is planned for late in the season, that’s worth a direct call to 608-735-4637 to confirm the property is still open before making the drive.
No pricing is posted in this record — no per-bag, per-pound, or admission figures for either location. There’s also no distinction in the record between which specific activities (corn maze, sunflower u-pick, cafe) are available at the East site versus the West site, so don’t assume every activity is available at both.
The main (East) location is at 46490 State Highway 171 in Gays Mills, Crawford County, part of a cluster of six orchards along Highway 171 in the historic western fruit belt above town — a cluster that also includes Sunrise Orchards, covered elsewhere in this research batch. The lat/lng on file reflects Gays Mills’ city center for the East address, not a geocoded street address, and doesn’t apply to the separate West location at all.
1913 Kickapoo Orchard offers real depth — two locations, six named varieties, a full cafe, and confirmed dates for most of what matters — making it one of the stronger-documented stops in this research batch. The main gaps are pricing and an exact closing date, both worth a quick call before a late-season visit.
The farm's East location opens August 17, and its separate West location opens September 17, 2026 (the corn maze's opening weekend is explicitly dated). Main-site hours run daily 9am-5pm 'to Mid-November,' without an exact closing date.
You're trying to time your very last visit of the season precisely — the exact closing date beyond 'mid-November' isn't posted.
1913 Kickapoo Orchard is one of six orchards clustered along Highway 171 above Gays Mills, including Sunrise Orchards, also covered in this research batch.
Six are named: Haralson, Pinova, Honeycrisp, Dick's Delicious, Cortland, and Wolf River — a spread that runs from tart baking apples (Haralson, Wolf River) through crisp eating apples (Honeycrisp, Pinova).
Yes — the farm operates two separate u-pick sites along Highway 171: the main East location (46490 State Highway 171) opening August 17, and a West location (52132 WI-171) opening September 17, 2026.
Hours are listed as daily, 9am-5pm, running 'to Mid-November,' but no exact closing date is posted — only the corn maze's opening weekend has an explicit calendar date.
Yes — a full-service Orchard Cafe is on site, beyond the cider mill and cider donuts also confirmed in the record.
Yes, both are listed as available: group tours and photo sessions.
Opens August 17, 2026 (closing date not published). Daily. Hours: 9am-5pm (to mid-November).
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.
Haralson, Pinova, Honeycrisp, Dick's Delicious, Cortland, Wolf River — note that what's actually ready to pick changes week to week through the season.
46490 State Highway 171, Gays Mills, WI 54631, in Crawford County. It is one of 2 orchards we track in Western Fruit Belt (Gays Mills).
There is 1 other orchard we track in Crawford County. All Western Fruit Belt (Gays Mills) orchards →
Map pin is set to the town centre. Navigate to the street address above, not the pin.
1913kickapoo.com
Checked September 2026.