Mt Lemmon General Store and Gift Shop

I really love this little shop. They seem to have a good variety of things available, and all of the ladies working there were very polite and helpful. I didn’t personally have the fudge, but my date did and said it was amazing. I’ll definitely be stopping back here on my next trip up to Mt Lemmon!

Go for the fudge. Definitely, go for the fudge. It’s all about the fudge. There are other things, for sure. Gifty things, souvenir things, basic grocery things, soft drink things … but the fudge? Outstanding!

I really hate having to leave such a low review for a local business but I just couldn’t get over the rudeness of the lady that was working the front counter. I know that children and sometimes be a little crazy and sometimes cause a scene, but both of my children were so well behaved in the store that I couldn’t believe the reaction from the lady. My kids didn’t touch a thing. They never once raised their voice, and when I asked for some fudge I got a quarter pound for my mom then asked my three year old what kind he wanted. The kid is three. He isn’t going to answer right away, so the sigh and roll of the eyes was very unappreciated. If you’re tired of the tourists, close shop. Or if you don’t want kids in the store, have a sign that says no kids, and I will happily shop somewhere else.

Cute little place in Mt Lemmon. Went in specifically for the fudge. Pointed to the rum raisin fudge and asked the lady what it was. She sighed as if I annoyed her then cut me a sample. Never asked her for a sample but enjoyed the fudge nonetheless and bought a pound of mixed flavors. The takeaway: your in business to make money. Treat people like you want their money not like they owe you. It would have been easy enough to get cookies from across the street. Cheers.

Bummed it wasn’t open. This place is a «if the owner wants to be open» kinda place.

Fudge is top notch and that is pretty much the reason we ended up here before heading downhill. Try the Vanilla Walnut, it wasn’t too sweet and had full walnuts inside. The Rocky Road wasn’t bad either. We picked up some magnets as a memory, but they have all the usual tourist trinkets. They also take your ATM card, unlike at the ski slope.

Great little place to stop in and grab some souvies! The staff was super friendly, they told us some funny wildlife stories!

Cute little store selling locally produced goods. We walked out with a jar of lovely candied jalapenos and a pound of fudge. The fudge was creamy smooth, with a plethora of options. I opted for the mint chocolate, chocolate peanut butter, cappuccino, and pistachio. The latter two were my favorites. The candied jalapenos were more like very sweet pickled jalapenos and were excellent on sandwiches we ate later as an extra sweet spicy kick.

The five-​star review is based on their amazing FUDGE.
Here you will find your favorite ice cream, popsicle, pudding, or cappuccino in solidified cube form. As soon you take a bite, it quickly transforms into a creamy, perfectly smooth liquid state, washing well-​crafted waves of flavor over your palate. The taste of sugar is subtle in comparison to the flavor of the fudge. I was most impressed by the cappuccino fudge; it had a dusting of nutmeg powder on top, which was the perfect finishing touch.
Each flavor is sold in multiples of a quarter pound, so don’t expect to be able to buy a single serving. However, they give you mini knives to cut the fudge into smaller pieces to trade («share» is too unstructured and careless when dealing with this fudge) with family or friends.
I will be back on subsequent hikes to try the raspberry, vanilla-​orange, and pistachio flavors!

I’m not sure if this place was as great as I think it was as I rode my bike up the mnt and all I bought was a coke and a bottle of water and I felt like Harold and Kumar when they got to white castle!

Holy FUDGE this place has great fudge.
There may be other reasons to go to the Mt Lemmon General Store. I think they sell water and gifts and whatnot. I’ve never bothered with anything other then the fudge.
Is it pricey? Yup, everything in Summerhaven is, which is pretty standard for smaller towns on the top of mountains.
Is it delicious? Every kind I have tried has been. Rocky Road is my favorite. The chocolate raspberry is mighty delicious as well.
A trip to the top of Mt Lemmon is simply much much sweeter if you stop and get a little fudge.

Get out of my way– the cappuccino/​mocha fudge is mine! This was the best fudge ever– better than mine! Next time I will get more than a pound. But don’t bother with the Heath fudge– not so good.

If there’s a better way to celebrate being on top of a mountain than buying fudge & overpriced souvenirs & general grocery items, I’d sure like to hear it. (Jumping off the mountain doesn’t count, though I imagine it’d be cheaper.)
My best friend was visiting for the week, & we all went up Mt. Lemmon one afternoon. Unfortunately, most of the stores were closed when we got to Summerhaven. The only store open was the General Store. We hung out for a few minutes & bought a few items, including a metric freakin’ ton of fudge. While the fudge wasn’t awful by any means, I don’t think it was anything special, either. It was average, & I came nowhere near eating all of it. The guy also seemed a little grumpy that day… either that, or he was having none of my perkiness. :P

the fudge that they sell is the bomb!

I like this little gift store. It’s quiet and cute and I am glad there is one up here.
For me I am not the best photographer so its nice to be able to grab postcards and gifts for others.
For the not so artistic inclined folk you can get lots of great stuff here to remember your visit upto Mt. Lemmon.

Mt Lemmon General Store is really a godsend to the area that suffered so much devastation from the fires in 2003. It certainly stands center stage in the redevelopment of the area. In my case it was the only place open one friday morning at 10:00 am. You can talk about the Café that serves the wonderful pies — and you can talk about the Cookie Cabin– but for the most bang for the buck, I really am thankful the general store is still hanging on.
I was hankering for a little nutrition after the nice drive up and all the other businesses were closed. Not too many cars or people in sight to care. What is one to do? Well hang out on the general store’s nice porch, watch the hummingbirds flying around, enjoy some nice fresh air and when the doors open– go for the fresh fudge. Like the program «Arizona Highways» has mentioned before it all comes down the amazing varieties of fudge. We sampled chocolate mint and peanut butter/chocolate…delish. If you happen to want other things such as souvenirs, geodes, frozen white castle burgers, or dream catchers they have those too.