Stepp’s Hillcrest Orchard

Fall is Apple Picking Season at Stepp’s Hillcrest Orchard!
The Stepps have been welcoming families to our farm for apple picking since 1969, and there’s nothing quite like the feeling of eating a crisp apple you just hand-picked yourself! Apples are a versatile fruit and are good for eating, baking, or enjoying a healthy snack. Apples are also fat and cholesterol-free, high in fiber, vitamin C, and antioxidants. Luckily, our warm days and cool nights combined with good soil make Henderson County an ideal place to grow apples. Did you know Henderson County is the top apple-producing county in North Carolina and is in the top 20 apple-producing counties in the United States? Here at Stepp’s Hillcrest Orchard, we offer a taste of autumn with over 25 unique apple varieties ripening under the perfect Henderson County sky.