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Curran's Orchard

6385 Kilburn Ave., Rockford, IL 61101

Farms & Orchards

Choose pre-picked or you-pick apples, donuts and cider, and more. Children's activity center.

If you prefer apples raised without a lot of chemicals, Curran's Orchard is the place to find them. More than a dozen varieties, pre-picked or you-pick: Gala, McIntosh, Cortland, Jonathan, Empire, Yellow Delicious, Red Delicious, Jonagold, Northern Spy, Blushing Gold, Rome Beauty, HoneyCrisp and Granny Smith. Apple pies, awesome apple donuts, fresh-pressed award-winning apple cider (state and national awards), raspberries, pumpkins, apple butter, real maple syrup. Also featured: a glass-sided beehive, petting corral, autumn crafts, apple slingshot, corn tunnel, straw tunnel and straw bale pyramid. Hay rides on weekends.

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  • Mon: 9:00am – 6:00pm
  • Tue: 9:00am – 6:00pm
  • Wed: 9:00am – 6:00pm
  • Thu: 9:00am – 6:00pm
  • Fri: 9:00am – 6:00pm
  • Sat: 9:00am – 6:00pm
  • Sun: 9:00am – 6:00pm

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