Top Apple Orchard in St. Croix River Valley Area

Pleasant Valley Orchard is open for apple season! This family-owned apple orchard is located near Taylors Falls, Minnesota, in the scenic St. Croix River Valley. The family is passionate about the land and growing top-quality apples and pumpkins. Their fall season always kicks off with a bang, featuring fun, family-friendly events: hay rides, live music, a local artisans’ fair, an authors’ event, and the orchard’s anniversary event. A fully stocked bakery and the Pleasant Valley Food Trailer serve yummy apple donuts, apple brats, and apple cider slushies. Plus, additional food trucks will be there; see the calendar below. Including wood-fired pizza! Enjoy while sipping on one of their delicious hard ciders.

See —EVENT CALENDAR.

You can also visit the Orchard Blog to stay up to date on apple varieties.

Or call their apple hotline 651-257-9159 for apple variety updates and announcements.

Don’t miss the freshest apples this season! And take in the fall colors and beautiful views in the Chisago Lakes area.

Fun Halloween Events in Minnesota

In late September, pumpkin season starts! You can Pick Your Own pumpkins from their pumpkin pile or get a hayride to the pumpkin patch and pick your own there. See details at https://www.pleasantvalleyorchard.com/pick-your-own-pumpkins/.

Celebrate the Halloween season October 20-31 at Pleasant Valley Orchard. The 12 Days of Halloween is the big end-of-season event, including daily sales, spooky story time for the kids, a scavenger hunt for all ages, pie baking, and pumpkin carving.

Other Things To Do in the Chisago Lakes Area

Take a tour of the Barn Quilts; see the Explore Chisago Lakes website https://chisagolakes.org/chisago-lakes-barn-quilt-trail/ to follow the trail and learn more about each barn quilt.

Make a day of it and visit Interstate State Park and Taylors Falls.

Life is short; never stop searching for what stirs your soul. ❤️

©Tracy Blowers