A working cidery east of Wichita with a modest year-round entrance fee separate from produce pricing, an unusually long July-through-October apple season, and season passes that include a free bucket of apples among other perks.
Facility/entrance fee $3.50/person (ages 10+) Wed-Fri in summer season, $4 weekends; season passes $70 (single) or $80 (double), which include a free bucket of apples among other perks. Apples themselves are priced separately by weight, not posted.
Meadowlark Farm Orchard & Cidery, east of Wichita in Rose Hill, operates as a working cidery with a year-round schedule and a modest entrance fee — a different pricing model than the free-entry orchards found elsewhere in this Kansas research. Its apple season is unusually long, described on the farm’s own site as running generally from July through October, and the property stays open Wednesday through Sunday all year, not just during the fall harvest.
Unlike orchards that let you walk in for free and pay only for fruit, Meadowlark charges a facility or entrance fee — $3.50 per person (ages 10 and up) Wednesday through Friday in the summer season, rising to $4 on weekends. That fee is separate from whatever you spend on apples themselves, which is worth factoring into a budget, especially for a family visiting multiple times across the long season.
For repeat visitors, a season pass runs $70 for a single or $80 for a double, and notably includes a free bucket of apples among its other perks. Given how long this orchard’s season runs — July through October — a family planning several trips could reasonably get real value out of that pass, though the exact size of the “bucket” and the pass’s other perks weren’t spelled out in full on the page read.
July through October is a notably wide window compared to most orchards in this research, many of which don’t really get going until late August or September. That earlier start suggests Meadowlark may carry very early-season varieties not commonly available elsewhere in the Wichita area, though the farm’s own site doesn’t break out which specific varieties ripen when.
Meadowlark’s own branding centers it as a cidery, and third-party listings describe more than 20 apple varieties supporting that operation. Weekend cider donuts specifically in October are confirmed on the farm’s own site, adding a seasonal food draw layered on top of the apple picking and cider production itself.
No explicit 2026 season start or end date was posted, and specific apple pricing by weight wasn’t detailed either — the entrance fee and season-pass pricing are clear, but what a bucket or bag of picked apples costs beyond that wasn’t spelled out. Calling 316-518-8907 ahead of a special early-season trip is worth doing to confirm exact per-visit apple costs.
Meadowlark Farm Orchard & Cidery is at 11249 SW 160th St in Rose Hill, in Butler County’s Wichita area. No precise photo or street-view marker is on file for this location.
Meadowlark Farm Orchard & Cidery offers an unusually long apple season and a genuine working-cidery identity, but it charges entrance separately from produce — a different model than several nearby free-entry Kansas orchards. The season pass, with its included bucket of apples, is worth considering for repeat visitors given how long the picking window runs.
The farm's own site describes apple picking generally 'July - October,' open Wed-Sun year-round, 10am-5pm (Fridays until 6:30pm, May-Oct). No explicit 2026 season start/end dates were posted.
You want free orchard entry — Meadowlark charges an entrance fee ($3.50-$4/person depending on day) separate from the cost of the apples themselves.
A facility/entrance fee of $3.50 per person (ages 10+) Wednesday-Friday in summer season, $4 on weekends. Season passes run $70 (single) or $80 (double), including a free bucket of apples among other perks.
The farm's site describes apple picking generally running July through October — an unusually long window compared to most orchards in this research.
Wednesday through Sunday, 10am-5pm year-round, with Friday hours extending to 6:30pm from May through October.
Yes, specifically on weekends in October, per the farm's own site.
More than 20, per third-party listings (TravelKS, LocalHarvest), consistent with but not verbatim from the farm's own page.
2026 dates had not been published when we last checked. In past seasons it has run: Wed-Sun, year-round. Check with the orchard before driving out.
Prices start at $3.5. Facility/entrance fee $3.50/person (ages 10+) Wed-Fri in summer season, $4 weekends; season passes $70 (single) or $80 (double), which include a free bucket of apples among other perks. Apples themselves are priced separately by weight, not posted.
Yes — it's a pick-your-own orchard.
11249 SW 160th St, Rose Hill, KS 67133, in Butler County. It is one of 4 orchards we track in Wichita Area.
We track 4 orchards in Wichita Area, 4 of which let you pick your own apples. At $3.5 to start this one sits right on the regional median of $3.5.
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 Wichita Area had. Treat any date you see elsewhere as last year's until the orchard confirms it.
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Checked September 2026.