B.J. Reece Orchards
Dawsonville, Georgia
B.J. Reece is the apple-country day trip: u-pick apples September and October, plus a fall lineup that scales with your ticket — petting zoo, farm slide, and corn box on weekdays, adding wagon rides, pig races, cow milking, a jumping pillow, cow train, apple cannon, and pony rides on weekends. The farm market and bakery run year-round, and the fried pies and apple cider doughnuts are the reason people leave with two boxes. It's up Highway 52 past Amicalola in Ellijay — a real outing, worth a full morning.
Before you go
Best time to visit: Market and bakery year-round; apple picking and farm activities September-October
Worth packing
- Closed-toe shoes
- Water bottles
- Cash to skip the 3% card surcharge
Good to know
- Restrooms
- Parking
- Dog-friendly
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