A 19-variety apple list with rustic extras like a log cabin, teepee, and hay-bale maze north of Traverse City — but the site's most recent visible news update appeared to date from 2023, a caution flag on how current the rest of the page is.
Rennie Orchards sits at 11221 Munro Rd in Williamsburg, Grand Traverse County, positioned by the record as about 15 minutes north of Traverse City proper, just south of Elk Rapids and off US-31. The phone number on file is 231-264-8387 and the website is rennieorchardsmi.com. General hours are listed as daily, 10am to 5pm, though the site itself notes that hours change seasonally without giving the specific current-season schedule.
What sets Rennie’s apart within this file is its lean into rustic, family-oriented extras: the record lists a hayride, a hay bale maze, a log cabin, and a teepee, alongside u-pick and pre-picked apples. That’s a distinctive combination — less about a working cider mill or winery, as with several other Michigan entries, and more about a hands-on, old-fashioned farm experience for kids.
The site advertises “19 varieties of Apples including Honeycrisp,” which would make this one of the longest apple lineups in the entire file if fully confirmed. In practice, only Honeycrisp is actually named — the other 18 varieties the site claims to grow aren’t individually listed anywhere found during research. That’s worth being upfront about: 19 is a real number pulled from the orchard’s own site, so there’s no reason to doubt the general scale of the operation, but anyone hoping to plan a visit around a specific variety beyond Honeycrisp won’t find confirmation of what else is actually available here.
Here’s the detail most worth flagging honestly: the most recent dated content visible on rennieorchardsmi.com — specifically farm-news updates — appeared to reference August 2023, not 2026. That doesn’t necessarily mean the orchard itself is out of date or no longer operating as described; farm websites often go long stretches without updating a news or blog section even while the core business runs fine. But it is a genuine signal that not every part of the site may reflect the current 2026 season, which is why this record couldn’t pin down a specific apple-picking date range even though general hours were posted. If timing matters for your trip, a phone call to 231-264-8387 is a more reliable way to get current information than trusting everything on the page at face value.
Being just north of Traverse City rather than out in more remote countryside is a real convenience factor — Rennie’s is easy to combine with a Traverse City trip rather than requiring a dedicated drive deep into the region. The rustic extras (log cabin, teepee, hay bale maze) also give it a different character from more commercial-feeling operations, which could appeal specifically to families looking for a lower-key, more old-fashioned farm visit.
Jacob’s Farm in Traverse City and King Orchards in Central Lake are both covered elsewhere in this file within the same broader Traverse City-area fruit region, giving options for a multi-stop day trip around the area.
Rennie Orchards offers a genuinely appealing family experience with real rustic character and a large advertised variety count, positioned conveniently close to Traverse City. But between the unconfirmed 18-of-19 varieties and apparently stale news content on the site, this is a record where a phone call before visiting will tell you more than the website can on its own.
Not stated with a specific date — the site gives general daily 10am-5pm hours with a note that they change seasonally, but no apple-picking date range was posted.
A couple of hours if you're combining u-pick with the hayride, hay bale maze, log cabin, and teepee.
you're relying on the site's posted news or updates for current-year information — the most recent visible update appeared to date from 2023.
Jacob's Farm and King Orchards are both covered elsewhere in this file within the broader Traverse City area fruit region, a short drive from Rennie Orchards.
The site advertises '19 varieties of Apples including Honeycrisp,' though only Honeycrisp is confirmed by name in the record — the other 18 aren't individually listed anywhere found.
The site lists daily 10am-5pm hours generally, with a note that hours change seasonally. No specific apple-picking date range was posted.
Yes — the record places it about 15 minutes north of Traverse City, just south of Elk Rapids, off US-31.
The record lists a hayride, hay bale maze, log cabin, and teepee.
Uncertain. The record notes the most recent dated farm-news content visible on the site referenced August 2023, not 2026, suggesting parts of the site may not be freshly updated for the current season.
2026 dates had not been published when we last checked. In past seasons it has run: Daily. Check with the orchard before driving out.
Pricing was not published when we last checked.
Yes — it's a pick-your-own orchard, with pre-picked apples at the farm stand too.
Honeycrisp — note that what's actually ready to pick changes week to week through the season.
11221 Munro Rd, Williamsburg, MI 49690, in Grand Traverse County. It is one of 4 orchards we track in Traverse City Area.
We track 4 orchards in Traverse City Area, 3 of which let you pick your own apples. The orchard has not published a starting price, so it cannot be compared on cost — call before you budget.
What sets it apart locally: it has a hayride or wagon ride, a corn maze, which most Traverse City Area orchards on our list do not.
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 Traverse City Area had. Treat any date you see elsewhere as last year's until the orchard confirms it.
There is 1 other orchard we track in Grand Traverse County. All Traverse City Area orchards →
rennieorchardsmi.com
Checked September 2026.