Morris Orchard

Our take

The short version

Morris Orchard is a family farm in Amherst County, near Lynchburg, growing apples, peaches, blueberries, and blackberries alongside a farm store that presses its own cider. It’s a genuinely distinct entry from the Charlottesville and Winchester orchard clusters that dominate Virginia’s better-known apple destinations. The record confirms two apple varieties and on-site cider pressing, but leaves a real gap around exactly when u-pick apples are available.

Two confirmed varieties, and a caveat on timing

Gala and Ginger Gold are the two apple varieties confirmed directly from the orchard’s own site. Both tend to ripen earlier in the season relative to classics like Honeycrisp or Fuji, which fits a farm that’s clearly diversified — peaches, blueberries, and blackberries all share space here, meaning apples aren’t necessarily the singular focus. Whether the farm grows other varieties beyond these two isn’t stated in the record, so treat Gala and Ginger Gold as what’s confirmed rather than the full picture.

Store hours versus picking hours

This is the detail most worth flagging before you plan a trip. The record lists Monday-Saturday, 8am-4pm as the general operating hours (closed Sunday), but a WebSearch summary of local Lynchburg-area coverage notes that u-pick apples specifically run on select weekends, with a recommendation to call ahead. In other words, the farm store being open doesn’t necessarily mean the orchard rows are staffed for picking that day. If u-pick is the point of your visit, calling 434-929-2401 first is the only reliable way to confirm a given date works.

Cider pressed on-site

One thing the record does confirm cleanly: Morris Orchard presses its own cider at the farm store. That’s a real point in its favor if a fresh, farm-pressed cider is part of what you’re looking for, distinct from an orchard that simply resells cider sourced elsewhere.

A different corner of Virginia’s apple country

Local guides to Central Virginia orchards consistently name Morris Orchard as a notable option, and it fills a real geographic gap in this dataset — most Virginia entries cluster around Charlottesville to the north or Winchester in the Shenandoah Valley further northwest. Amherst County, just outside Lynchburg, is a different pocket of the state’s fruit-growing regions.

What’s still missing

No 2026 season start or end date is published, and no pricing is available for u-pick apples or farm-store purchases. Given the farm’s diversified crop list, it’s plausible the picking calendar shifts around what’s ripe at any given time rather than following a single fixed window — another reason a phone call ahead of a visit is the sensible move.

Getting there

The address is 226 Tobacco Row Lane, Monroe, VA 24574. The listed coordinates are Monroe, VA city-center coordinates rather than a geocode of the exact street address, so treat the map pin as approximate.

Bottom line

Morris Orchard is a legitimate, lesser-known Central Virginia stop with confirmed cider pressing and two named apple varieties, but the u-pick schedule isn’t a simple “open whenever the store is open” situation. Call ahead to confirm a specific weekend before making the drive from Lynchburg or elsewhere.