Red Apple Barn

My husband and I went to Red Apple Barn last October (mid-​October). We enjoyed it, but might consider going elsewhere this year. A few things: we managed to get plenty of apples, though it was a little tough and the trees were a bit sparse. Also, one of the major cons is that a lot of the trees are on a steep slope and we were sliding all over the place and it was near impossible to get to many of the trees (especially the ones with the granny smiths that I wanted!). The line was not bad at the front to get our bags though, and everyone was friendly enough. There is not much frill here, just a small store selling some apples and other various apple-​related items. We also bought a few pumpkins here. I did like this orchard because it was smaller and didn’t charge an admission fee from what I can remember.

for city slickers, i suppose this is great fun. I haven;t picked apples since I was a teen and I don’t think I will do it again. the farm is ok but u need to be a mountain goat to get from row to row. the biggest rip off is the $ 5 per head they charge for u to take a 6 minute tractor drive to the fields. go to publix and buy apples. it will be far cheaper.

Arrived here on a Saturday late morning. Stood in line for over 20 minutes to buy admission. Only 1 person cashing folks in for Apple picking and a hundred people in line. Long line for bathroom. Long line for 5 minute tractor ride. We gave up after 40 minutes and walked 10 minutes to orchards. Had we known it was only a 10 minute walk, we wouldn’t have waited 40 minutes for a tractor. Place is disorganized and parking was not orderly. This place could do so much more business if they understood how to organize it.

We had a great time at the Red Apple Barn. We arrived early and took some fun photos around the barn store before the tractor ride. The tractor ride was fun with a group while traveling up to the apple orchard. You could walk if you wanted as well. The apple orchard was beautiful and full of delicious apples! And WOW it’s giant! The prices were amazing to pick apples and they had beautiful wild flowers you can pick as well.
After picking apples and being taken back up to the barn, we decided to walk down and look at the beautiful Sunflowers they had growing… they were huge!
Remember things are seasonal, so the sunflowers, pumpkins and apples come at different times. They have very clean bathrooms which is always a plus in my book. At the end of your adventure, they give you a yummy donut and apple cider to munch on.
I highly recommend this orchard in Ellijay for picking apples, pumpkin, wild flowers and more!