A Madison County u-pick orchard priced by the pound rather than by bag size — a distinctive, checkable pricing model — but its narrow weekday afternoon hours are easy to miss when planning a visit.
U-pick apples priced at $2.60/lb rather than a flat bag price.
Liberty Apple Orchard is located at 8308 Kuhn Station Rd in Edwardsville, Madison County, in the Metro East region. The phone number on file is 618-659-9217 and the website is libertyappleorchard.com. Four apple varieties are named directly from the site: Honeycrisp, Gala, McIntosh, and Jonathan, while the listing tags reference 21 varieties overall — meaning the four named are a sample rather than the complete roster.
The clearest standout detail in this record is how u-pick apples are priced: $2.60 per pound, rather than the flat bag, peck, or admission-plus-bag structures used at most other orchards in this file. That’s a meaningfully different way to budget a visit — the total cost scales directly and continuously with how much you pick, without any bag-size breakpoints to plan around. For a family planning to pick a lot of apples, it’s worth doing quick mental math against a comparable bag-based orchard to see which pricing model works out better for the quantity you actually want.
This is the detail most worth flagging clearly: Liberty’s hours are narrower than a typical 9-to-5 schedule, especially on weekdays. Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday all run from 2pm to 5pm only — no morning or early-afternoon access on those days. Saturday is the closest to a full day, running 9am to 5pm, and Sunday runs a shorter midday window from noon to 4:30pm. The orchard is closed entirely on Mondays. Anyone assuming they can swing by on a weekday morning, or planning a Monday visit as part of a longer trip, would find the gates closed based on this record. Saturday is clearly the most flexible day to visit given these hours.
The site describes itself as “Open for Season!” for “late August through November,” language that reads as current and specific but, per the source note, doesn’t actually spell out “2026” anywhere in that text. Even though the page was read live during the 2026 season on September 2, 2026, the confirmation field is left blank in the structured data because the year itself isn’t stated explicitly on the page — consistent with how this file treats similarly worded season descriptions at other orchards. Given the reading date, “late August through November” is a reasonable expectation for 2026, but it’s not a guaranteed, dated confirmation.
The record mentions a “Going Gold Kid’s Fest” scheduled for October 17, 2026, which includes pony rides and a petting zoo. This is deliberately not folded into the orchard’s regular activities list, because it reads as a one-time special event rather than something available on every visit throughout the season. If pony rides or a petting zoo are part of what you’re hoping for, that’s confirmed only for this specific date, not as a standing feature of the orchard.
No cider mill or cider donut offering is confirmed anywhere in the record, which is a point of contrast with several nearby Metro East orchards in this file that do confirm donuts. This looks like a picking-focused operation rather than a broader agritainment stop, similar in spirit to a few other orchards in this file that stick closely to apples without a wider activities build-out.
Liberty Apple Orchard offers a distinctive per-pound pricing model and a real, if partial, variety list among its 21 advertised apples — but its narrow weekday hours (2-5pm Tuesday through Friday, closed Mondays) are the detail most likely to derail a poorly timed visit. Saturday’s fuller 9am-5pm window is the safest bet for flexibility, and if the October 17 Going Gold Kid’s Fest interests you, that’s confirmed as a specific one-day event rather than a standing weekend feature.
The orchard's own site says it is 'Open for Season!' for 'late August through November,' though it doesn't spell out the year 2026 in that specific text, so exact 2026 dates aren't confirmed. Hours are Sunday 12-4:30pm, Tuesday-Wednesday 2-5pm, Thursday-Friday 2-5pm, and Saturday 9am-5pm. Closed Mondays.
you're planning a weekday morning or midday visit — Tuesday through Friday hours don't start until 2pm, and the orchard is closed entirely on Mondays.
By the pound — $2.60 per pound, per the record — rather than a flat bag or peck price like many other orchards in this file.
Sunday 12-4:30pm; Tuesday-Wednesday 2-5pm; Thursday-Friday 2-5pm; Saturday 9am-5pm. The orchard is closed Mondays.
Four are named directly in the record: Honeycrisp, Gala, McIntosh, and Jonathan. The listing tags reference 21 varieties overall.
The site says it's 'Open for Season!' for 'late August through November,' but doesn't type out the year 2026 in that text, so exact 2026 dates aren't fully confirmed in this record.
A one-time 'Going Gold Kid's Fest' on October 17, 2026 is mentioned, including pony rides and a petting zoo — but that reads as a special event rather than a standing activity, so it isn't included as a regular offering.
2026 dates had not been published when we last checked. In past seasons it has run: Sun, Tue-Sat (closed Mon). Check with the orchard before driving out.
Prices start at $2.6. U-pick apples priced at $2.60/lb rather than a flat bag price.
Yes — it's a pick-your-own orchard.
Honeycrisp, Gala, McIntosh, Jonathan — note that what's actually ready to pick changes week to week through the season.
8308 Kuhn Station Rd, Edwardsville, IL 62025, in Madison County. It is one of 3 orchards we track in Metro East / Southern Illinois.
We track 3 orchards in Metro East / Southern Illinois, 3 of which let you pick your own apples. At $2.6 to start this one sits right on the regional median of $2.6.
One caveat worth repeating: this orchard had not published its 2026 dates when we last checked, while 0 of the 3 orchards we track in Metro East / Southern Illinois had. Treat any date you see elsewhere as last year's until the orchard confirms it.
There are 4 other orchards we track in Madison County. All Metro East / Southern Illinois orchards →
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libertyappleorchard.com
Checked September 2026.