A no-admission-fee Lincoln orchard with 25+ apple varieties on 20+ acres, built around a picnic-and-orchard-tour experience and accepting SNAP/EBT — but the farm's own site directs visitors to Facebook for current hours rather than posting them directly.
All fruit is priced by the bag; no general admission charge. Exact per-bag price not posted.
Picnic Hill Orchard, on Yankee Hill Road in Lincoln, sets itself apart with a no-admission-fee model — visitors pay only for what they actually pick and bag, rather than a flat entry charge on top of produce costs. With more than 25 apple varieties across 20-plus acres, it’s also one of the wider-selection orchards in this Nebraska research, and it markets itself specifically around a picnic-and-orchard-tour experience rather than a straightforward pick-and-leave visit.
Unlike the tiered, ticketed admission structures at some larger Omaha-area operations, Picnic Hill charges nothing just to walk in. Fruit is priced by the bag once you’re ready to check out, with the specific dollar amount not posted on the page fetched for this record. That structure makes this a lower-commitment option for a family unsure how much picking they actually want to do, compared to a farm where you’ve already paid a per-person fee before setting foot in the orchard.
The farm’s own marketing leans into more than just picking — it specifically promotes a picnic-and-tour experience, with tables, blankets, and games provided as part of a visit. That’s a distinctive angle among the orchards in this research, suggesting a slower, more leisurely style of visit is the intended experience here, rather than a quick grab-and-go stop.
One detail worth highlighting specifically: the farm accepts SNAP/EBT and Senior Farmer’s Market vouchers, a payment option not confirmed at most of the other orchards in this research. For visitors relying on those programs, that’s a meaningful and practical piece of information.
The farm’s own site describes more than 25 apple varieties without naming any of them individually on the page fetched. That’s a genuinely wide selection, on par with some of the larger operations covered elsewhere in this research, but it also means anyone chasing a specific variety has no way to confirm its availability from this record alone — a call ahead is the only way to close that gap.
Rather than posting specific hours on its own website, Picnic Hill’s site directs visitors to check Facebook for current hours. That’s an unusual but understandable choice for a smaller operation that may adjust hours based on weather or crop conditions more frequently than a larger, more rigidly scheduled farm. Practically, it means this record can describe the general August-to-end-of-October season but can’t give you a specific day’s hours — checking the farm’s Facebook page close to your visit is the necessary extra step.
Picnic Hill Orchard is at 10500 Yankee Hill Road in Lincoln, in Lancaster County. No precise photo or street-view marker is on file for this location.
Picnic Hill Orchard offers a genuinely appealing structure — no admission fee, 25-plus varieties, a picnic-focused visit, and SNAP/EBT acceptance — that stands out from the more commercialized options nearby. The trade-off is a real hours gap: this record can’t tell you when the gates are open on a given day, so checking the farm’s own Facebook page or calling 402-417-0734 shortly before visiting is genuinely necessary here.
The farm's own site describes apples available 'from August until the end of October.' No explicit 2026 season dates, hours, or per-bag pricing were posted — the site itself directs visitors to Facebook for current hours.
You need confirmed hours before leaving home — the farm's own site sends visitors to Facebook rather than posting hours directly, so some extra legwork is required.
No. All fruit is priced by the bag, with no general admission charge — a different model than the ticketed pricing at some larger nearby operations.
More than 25, per the farm's own site, though none are individually named on the page fetched.
Not posted directly. The site describes apples available from August until the end of October generally, but directs visitors to check Facebook for current hours.
Yes, along with Senior Farmer's Market vouchers, per the research notes — a detail not every orchard in this research offers.
Yes — the farm markets a picnic-and-orchard-tour experience, with tables, blankets, and games provided, alongside the u-pick access.
2026 dates had not been published when we last checked. In past seasons it has run: Weekends (typical); check Facebook for current schedule. Check with the orchard before driving out.
Pricing was not published when we last checked. All fruit is priced by the bag; no general admission charge. Exact per-bag price not posted.
Yes — it's a pick-your-own orchard.
10500 Yankee Hill Road, Lincoln, NE 68526, in Lancaster County. It is one of 1 orchards we track in Lincoln Area.
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picnichillorchard.com
Checked September 2026.