A 130-year-old heirloom orchard that has confirmed, directly on its own site, that the 2026 apple season will be pre-picked only — not u-pick — due to unusual weather, with the season starting in October.
Stone Soup Farm & Heritage Orchard farms a 130-year-old heirloom orchard in Oak Glen, and its own website has already made a clear, current-season announcement worth taking seriously: the 2026 apple season will be pre-picked only, not u-pick, a decision the farm attributes to unusual weather. That’s a genuinely useful piece of information, confirmed directly by the farm rather than inferred — and it means anyone hoping to pick their own apples here this year should adjust expectations before making the trip.
Unlike many entries in this directory where u-pick status is a matter of inference or conflicting third-party reports, Stone Soup Farm’s own site states plainly that 2026 will be pre-picked only due to unusual weather. That’s about as direct and current a piece of information as this research process turns up — a farm actively communicating a specific, checkable fact about the season you’d be visiting. It’s worth taking this at face value rather than assuming it might change, since it’s the farm’s own stated plan, not a general policy or an old cached message.
Research notes describe the orchard’s history as spanning roughly 130 years, and its “heirloom” framing lines up with the one specific variety called out: Stayman Winesap. That’s a distinctive choice — Stayman Winesap isn’t a common supermarket apple, and research notes describe it specifically for a wine-like, spicy flavor profile, differentiating it from the more familiar Honeycrisp-or-Fuji lineup most orchards lead with. If heirloom varieties and their particular flavor characteristics interest you, that’s a genuine point of appeal here, even though the pre-picked-only apples mean you’d be buying rather than picking that Stayman Winesap yourself.
The activities list includes an orchard history tour and apple tasting — both suggest Stone Soup Farm has built a visitor experience around education and appreciation of the heirloom orchard itself, rather than positioning the visit purely around a transaction. That fits with the “Regenerative Farm” tag also attached to this listing, hinting at a farming philosophy focused on soil health and sustainable practices, though the record doesn’t go into further specifics on what regenerative methods are used here.
One practical note: no public phone number was found for Stone Soup Farm during research. The source note indicates the farm appears to prefer web or social media contact for general inquiries rather than phone calls. If you have questions beyond what’s covered here — specific October dates, pricing, or what else is available at the farm stand — reaching out through the farm’s website or social channels is likely to be more productive than searching for a phone number that may not exist publicly.
Beyond the confirmed pre-picked-only status and October start, there’s no exact calendar start date, no pricing for apples or the orchard tour, and no full apple variety list beyond the one highlighted heirloom, Stayman Winesap. It’s reasonable to assume other varieties are grown given the “heirloom” framing, but none are confirmed in the record.
The address is 12131 S. Oak Glen Rd, Oak Glen, CA 92399. Coordinates on file are an Oak Glen-area city-center fallback, not geocoded to the exact address.
Stone Soup Farm & Heritage Orchard offers a genuine heirloom-apple experience — a 130-year-old orchard, a distinctive Stayman Winesap, and an orchard history tour — but go in knowing the 2026 season is confirmed pre-picked only. If picking your own apples is the whole point of your Oak Glen trip, this isn’t the stop for that this year.
The orchard's own site confirms the 2026 apple season starts in October and will be pre-picked only, open Saturday-Sunday, 10am-4pm. No specific calendar start date was given beyond 'October.'
You specifically want to pick apples yourself this season — the farm's own site confirms 2026 is pre-picked only due to unusual weather.
Pre-picked only, confirmed directly on the farm's own site. The 2026 season will not offer u-pick, a decision the farm attributes to unusual weather.
The farm's site confirms the season starts in October 2026, though no exact calendar date was given.
Stayman Winesap is specifically highlighted in research notes for its wine-like, spicy flavor — a distinctive heirloom variety rather than a common supermarket apple. It's not stated whether other varieties are also grown.
Research notes describe it as a 130-year-old heirloom orchard.
No public phone number was found. The farm indicates it prefers web or social media contact for general inquiries, per the source note.
2026 dates had not been published when we last checked. In past seasons it has run: Sat-Sun. Check with the orchard before driving out.
Pricing was not published when we last checked.
No — this orchard sells pre-picked apples from its own trees rather than u-pick.
Stayman Winesap — note that what's actually ready to pick changes week to week through the season.
12131 S. Oak Glen Rd, Oak Glen, CA 92399, in San Bernardino County. It is one of 5 orchards we track in Oak Glen.
We track 5 orchards in Oak Glen, 2 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.
One caveat worth repeating: this orchard had not published its 2026 dates when we last checked, while 0 of the 5 orchards we track in Oak Glen had. Treat any date you see elsewhere as last year's until the orchard confirms it.
There are 4 other orchards we track in San Bernardino County. All Oak Glen orchards →
Map pin is set to the town centre. Navigate to the street address above, not the pin.
stonesoupfarmca.com
Checked September 2026.