Prey's Fruit Barn

Our take

The short version

Prey’s Fruit Barn has been open since 1979, and the record is clear about one thing up front: this is a farm stand, not a u-pick field. If a bucket-in-hand picking experience is what you’re after, this isn’t the stop. But if you want to taste your way through a wide range of apple varieties in a single visit without walking an orchard, Prey’s is built for exactly that.

A stand, not a field

The record explicitly notes that no u-pick operation was found for this location. Instead, the Prey family sells apples and pears grown in its own orchard alongside produce sourced from other Wenatchee-area growers. That combination — some fruit grown here, more brought in from neighbors — is different from most other entries in this research batch, which tend to be either straightforward single-farm u-pick operations or pure farm stands with no orchard of their own. Prey’s sits in between: a real orchard business that’s expanded into a broader local marketplace.

Roughly 40 varieties, informally counted

Research notes describe something like 40 apple varieties available across the stand at various points in the season, drawing on both the family’s own trees and neighboring growers. That’s a notably wide range compared to farms in this batch that name two or three confirmed varieties at most. The caveat is that this figure comes from general research notes rather than a formal, dated inventory pulled from the farm’s own site, so treat it as a reasonable characterization of the stand’s breadth rather than an exact, checkable number for any given week.

Hours you can plan around

Prey’s posts daily hours of 9am to 4pm, which is straightforward and consistent — no split schedules or weekend-only windows to track here. What isn’t specified is when apple season actually starts or peaks at this stand specifically, so the daily hours tell you when the doors are open, not necessarily what the shelves will look like on a given visit.

Homemade cider and a gift shop

Beyond the fruit itself, the record lists homemade cider for sale and a gift shop as part of the stand. No pricing or production details are given for the cider — whether it’s pressed on-site from the family’s own apples or sourced elsewhere isn’t stated in the record, so this is one detail worth asking about directly (509-548-5771) if the cider itself is a draw.

Getting there

Prey’s is located at 11007 US Hwy 2 in Peshastin, right along one of the main highway routes through the Wenatchee Valley area. As with other records in this batch, the lat/lng on file represent Peshastin’s city-center coordinates rather than a geocoded address, so navigate using the street address. It’s in the same broad region as Stutzman Ranch in Wenatchee, also covered in this research batch, though the drive between the two is enough that combining them into one outing takes some planning rather than being a quick add-on.

Bottom line

Prey’s Fruit Barn is a good stop if variety and convenience matter more to you than the experience of picking fruit yourself — decades of history, daily hours, and a wide range of apples in one place. Just go in knowing it’s a stand you shop, not a field you pick.