Pine Tree Apple Orchards
450 Apple Orchard Rd, White Bear Lake, MN, 55110
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Address :
450 Apple Orchard Rd
White Bear Lake, MN, 55110 - Phone (651) 429-7202
- Website https://www.pinetreeappleorchard.com
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Carly M.
Pine Tree is our Apple Orchard of choice. The drive to the orchard is beautiful, it is very fairly priced (unlike some larger orchards I've been to), and there is NOTHING like the apple donuts. Also, it also moonlights as a pick-your-own strawberry patch in the summer (tons of berries for super-cheap).
(5)AnnaMarie F.
We went today (October 17). No more apples to be picked, but lots of fresh apples for sale. The whole place smells like apples, you can't help but buy some. Pretty decent prices. Unavoidable to buy doughnuts, apple cider, or any number of other goods. I loved that they had a bakery, and plenty of picnic tables to sit at. We like to avoid crowds, so went on a weekday (nice that they're open weekdays!) and it was perfect. In the pumpkin patch, a truckload of men were unloading pumpkins picked elsewhere into the patch...sort of lame, but I get it. The apple orchards were nice to walk through. The maze was $3, we didn't do it. Beautiful location. Nice that there's not a "cover charge" to get in...you spend enough on the baked goods!
(4)Marci M.
On a beautiful fall day we decided to go to an orchard. We try a new one each year because we just haven't found one we love so this year we headed to Pine Tree. I have two sons ages 5 and 2 so looked for one with more than just apple picking so the kiddos would have a little fun. We expected it to be busy, but it's how a place handles the crowds that I have a problem with. Many other local orchards are similarly busy but allow you to do more things in your couple of hours spent there. Here is a summary of our day in pros and cons: Pros: Beautiful location Fun corn maze (5 year old loved it, 2 year old tripped a lot when not being carried) Cons: We left without apples. Unless you want to spend a family day separated from your family ("honey I'll wait in this long ass line to buy apples while you take the kids through the corn maze") or have small children with unusually large amounts of patience you're not leaving here with apples. The line to park was insane It would be a great orchard if you don't have kids (and weigh less than 75 lbs and like pony rides...)
(3)Ben D.
It's a freakin apple orchard. Seriously. If you go here and you are giving it a bad review because you waited a really long time please try to remember that this is a family destination and that they are ALWAYS busy. I look at the wait as something to enjoy along with the rest of the experience. It's something to do right? You talk to your family/friends, listen to your favorite tunes.. yeah! And the parking? It's a field. Just find a spot. The food here is absolutely to die for! Fresh baked goodies (apple oriented of course), apples, fresh honey, yummmmmm! I did enjoy picking up a few baskets of apples for Apple Crisp and pie! I would probably never buy a pumpkin from here... but again, if you already know it will be super picked over, then by all means, get your pumpkin from Cub Foods! As for me and my friends?? We will continue to enjoy this FREE togetherness opportunity!
(4)Beth F.
I grew up in a drafty but quaint 1930's farm house about a mile from here...less than a mile if you're a kid with a bike and you know some short cuts. So this past weekend when my sister and her 9-month-old son came for a visit and she asked, "Beth? When was the last time you went to the Apple Orchard?" And I had to admit that I couldn't remember but that it was probably before I got my driver's license that we decided it was time to make another visit. What I'd really like to know is how could I have allowed myself to forget how truly amazing this place is? The day we went it was a perfect fall day so it was INSANELY CROWDED. Normally I allow myself to get really worked up when I'm stuck in a crowd, but there is something so peaceful about the Pine Tree Apple Orchard that it never phased me and I was cool as a cucumber from start to finish. We had to stand in line for almost 10 minutes just to get into the salesroom floor. And once inside, it was a race to see which guests could grab the fresh baked goods off the shelves as fast as possible (luckily my only confrontation was with a haggard Gen X'er by the apple rollover table--I won--so it looks like Gen Y isn't as worthless as X likes to think!) Because of the crowd, we didn't have nearly as much time as we'd have liked to watch the apple sorters and the equipment at work, but once we made it outside with our stash of goodies, all was forgotten. And we assured ourselves that we'd see it all again because there's no way we're not going to become regulars at the orchard again! To quote my sister, "Ohhh...that food was DELICIOUS! How could we take this place for granted when we were kids?!?" Since we had a teething baby in our group, we opted out of the hayride, the corn maze and the pick-your-own pumpkin patch. But we did partake fully in the live folk music on the lawn with a picnic table in the shade, a gentle breeze, hearing the wind rustling through the leaves...and then we sampled our apple donuts, apple rollovers, caramel apples, apple cider... Oh, the caramel! You haven't HAD caramel until you've tried theirs!
(5)Kevin M.
One of the highlights of any Midwestern Autumn is a trip to the apple orchard. This, my friends, is the one to go to. They have all kinds of processing machinery in the main building where you can climb up and watch the apples move down the conveyors, they have an extensive tasting room menu (apple donuts, cookies, sauce, cider, pie, the list damn near never ends), a wagon ride, a corn maze, a pumpkin patch (so you can pick your own jack o' lantern), and so many apples. Haralson is my preferred variety - I like sour and crunchy - but all the apples that the University of Minnesota has cross-bred over the years to thrive in this hardy zone are represented, from the sweet Fireside to the tart Honeycrisp. And the drive to get out here is gorgeous with some fall colors on winding State Highway 96 out of White Bear Lake. A tip: Wait until the weather is brisk enough for a medium sweater, and walk yourself and a date up the path to the pumpkin patch, or try to navigate the corn maze. Stash a flask of Calvados in your coat pocket, and share it with your companion to make the stroll a little warmer.
(5)Jess R.
If you only go to one orchard a year, this is the one. I love driving through the million dollar homes and the view on a sunny day of the lake. It has ample parking and if you get a pumpkin from their patch they will even transport it to the parking area so you don't have to lug it down the hill. Wonderful! A great drive on a gorgeous fall day. Now, go hungry - because you will want to sample everything from their little bakery. I love the fact you can get one of everything and it doesn't break the bank, but bring a buddy, cause there is no way you will be able to eat it all. I don't come home without their apple turn-overs and a Strawberry/Rubarb pie, I just don't. It would be wrong. They also have cookies, donuts, muffins, bread - all apple of course. And tons and tons of apples and pumpkins. If you can go mid-week, it is advised as slowly this place is getting to be more popular. Ironically they don't do much advertising, word-of-mouth has worked for them.
(5)Corey C.
This apple orchard is the one we all go to anytime we want to hit up the apple orchard. Its nice and big, yet small enough to still feel cozy not all commercialized like Aamodt's. They have $1.75 hay rides which are always fun and offer a lot of great photo ops. (If your into photography like myself) The bakery at this place is by far one of the best Bakery's your gonna find at a apple orchard! They Apple Turn overs and the Apple doughnut are the best!! One downside, they're already all out for the season of the new apple "Sweet Tango" so if your looking for that, head somewhere else. Also make sure not to skip over their free samples and the Carmel apples they sell in the check out lines!!!
(4)Vivian F.
LOVE. I've been going here since I was a kid, when I used to ride my bike here after school to get a tasty fall snack. It still causes traffic jams in front of my parents' house on weekends (annoying, but hey, I can't blame people for liking it!) I know everyone likes the hay rides, but I have to say my favorite part was always the platform where you can watch them sorting the apples. And the apple-tasting counter, of course. Their frozen homemade pies are awesome for stocking up before thanksgiving too. OH! Almost forgot the best part: the apple cider freeze pops (or whatever you want to call them- basically apple cider in a stick-shaped plastic container.) Best. Popsicle. EVER. The absolute ONLY thing that I lament is that, once upon a time, years ago, they used to make their own caramel apples. I think they order them in these days, and they're just not the same. But if you want the real deal, they do have caramel apple making kits available, which I'm sure are tasty and fun. Much like the Apple Orchard itself. :)
(5)Kirsten O.
$3 corn maze with word scrabble. I have been wanting to go to a corn maze forever. We finally did it. What a fun concept they had letters scattered throughout the maze so if you spelled the mystery word when you exited you got a free apple. They had a cafe that we didn't check out and a very busy store where we bought expensive carmel apples and cider. It was the weekend when we went and sup
(4)Jennifer T.
Love their pies and the strawberry picking is fantastic.
(4)Sarah G.
The only reason I didn't give it 5 stars, is because I thought we'd be able to pick our own apples, and they didn't start letting you pick pumpkins until the next day. That aside, we had a great time. My mom took me, my husband, our daughter (1 year) and our niece (3 1/2 years) on Friday afternoon, so it wasn't super packed as I'm sure it is on the weekend. Both the girls loved the wagon/ tractor ride through the orchard. We like that they told us about the orchard and gave us a little history. It was $1.75 per person (except for the baby). There was a little "house" that my niece loved to go in and out of, and so did my daughter once she got over her uneasiness about something new. (In fact, as we were walking away from it, she kept running back to go inside it.) My niece loved watching the apple sorter and the people pack the apples up into bags. (I thought it was pretty cool myself how the thing worked like it did!) We also did their short walk through the apple orchard. The girls weren't super impressed, but I liked reading the signs they had up about different things in the orchard. They had so many yummy treats to taste, that we had to try several. We got the apple rollovers, apple donuts, and chocolate chip apple cookies.: all were delicious. Last year we went to a different apple orchard on the weekend, and they were putting out fresh, hot donuts all the time. I would say those fresh, hot ones were better, but I can't complain about the ones we had either. On our way out we bought some apples. I was pleased with their prices, so I bought some this year (the orchard we went to last year, I thought, was a little over priced). They were a little more than I would pay for them in the grocery store, but not by much. Plus, you are paying, in part, for the experience. My mom bought some 1st Grade Honey Crisp, and they were delicious. I bought some 2nd grade Cortland for cooking, but haven't tried them yet. (I'll be making a roast this week with them!)
(4)Britt B.
Exceeded my expectations and I will be back! I love that if you want to you could just go and walk around here for FREE! We went on a Saturday in mid October around noon. The drive there was beautiful. Past a lake and some beautiful homes. Parking was really easy. Lots of people directing us where to go. And it's free. The orchard was bustling with activity, but it was so well staffed and run that our whole experience was great. I saw not one single crabby kid or adult. Lots of great photo ops. Cut outs of cartoon characters, corn maze, apple trees, the pumpkin patch, the wagon ride (the wagon driver even offered to take photos for groups before we took off). Lots of families setting their babies up in front of pumpkins for photos. SO CUTE! There was a line for the wagon ride but the line went really fast (10 minutes). The driver told us about the different apples and the history of the orchard as we drove around the orchard. The ride cost us $1.75 and lasted about 15 minutes. After we picked pumpkins from the pumpkin patch they put our names on them and took them by shuttle down to the parking lot for us. AWESOME! The pumpkin patch goes on for like three blocks (acres?) and there are a few different types of pumpkins. You pay by the pound. We paid $0.40 a pound. The corn maze was A-MAZE-ING. 80 acres!!!! In an actual corn field! $3.00 to enter. And there is a puzzle if you want to try it. You find letters around the maze and then unscramble them to spell something. There's a prize if you solve the puzzle. The shop was full of delicious takeaway items. Pies, apple donuts, apple rollovers, apple jam, apples (imagine that!), honey, jams, and lines were short. And if our day at the orchard wasn't perfect enough, as we were driving away a doe crossed our path. BEAUTIFUL! It was as if they planned it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
(5)Gina G.
Going to Pine Tree is so intensely nostalgic for me as I went here at least twice a year with my Mom in the early nineties, both for fall apple procuring and summer strawberry picking. I have extremely fond memories of both and luckily, returning to the orchards only reinforces how awesome those memories are because this orchard was and still is my favorite. You can't pick your own apples, but I guess I've never been that interested in doing so when you can find them already in a bag in a barn with the promise that every single apple will be awesome. Because you can also find some seriously amazing apple cider donuts, cider chip cookies, pies, cakes, caramel and apple cider in the same barn I sometimes consider doing all of my grocery shopping here from September through November every year. Sadly, I am too far away and not insane enough to justify doing so. But I dream about it.
(5)EssJay C.
Three things I love about Pine Tree.... 1) There isn't an entrance fee. 2) Great place to wander the orchard and pumpkin patch with the family and enjoy nature. 3) Cafe and store offer so many delicious options for having a donut with hot apple cider or taking some goodies home. Vising Pine Tree has become an annual outing for me and my family. We all love it!
(4)Sara J.
I love Pine Tree Apple Orchards, it's a little over priced and touristy but it's also consistently great and will continue to be one of our favorite fall traditions. Pros: -Large pumpkin patch and corn maze. They even take credit card at the pumpkin patch (not positive about the maze). -Beautiful scenery -Great apple treats (donuts, cider, and caramel apples) -Lots of parking Cons: -You aren't able to pick your own apples, it's not a problem except for the fact that the apples on the trees look amazing; they beckon to be picked but stay just outside of reach... -It gets very muddy after a rain, the hill to the pumpkin patch can get slippery if its wet. -It can get crowded, the line for snacks in the barn can be a little long. Overall I would say you should check this place out, we go as a group of adults but it would be wonderful for families too.
(5)Karen F.
5 stars for the delectable "Sweetango" hybrid eating apples. 3 stars for the cold, crowded (ridiculously crowded) store crammed with tourists stocking up on frozen pies, cookies and cider donuts. (Wish they would have been hot and fresh.) SOld out of nearly everything - like they were giving it away! I am spoiled by our local Linvilla orchards (Google it - it's in Media, PA) so this place was decidely 3 star for me - but great fun for kids and families - and if you can come on a weekday I would bet it is much more sane. The Sweetango apple is a cross between a Honey Crisp and a Zesta - and boy is it crunchy and juicy and sweet and just plain AWESOME. Very excited to find good tasting apples!
(4)Dave M.
Pine Tree Apple Orchard has the best apple pastries I've ever experienced. My favorite treat is the rollover-- a flaky pastry around an apple filling with an apple cider icing. The donuts, pies, cookies, rolls, and caramel apples are excellent, too. Their apples are of premium quality, and you do pay for that. Family favorites are the Sweet Tango, Honeycrisp, and McIntosh. The gift shop has a wide variety of apple-themed items and baking equipment. In fall, they offer a corn maze, pumpkin patch, and hay rides. Unfortunately, these activities and the top-notch food are well-known. Saturdays and Sundays are a nightmare in late September and throughout October. Cars line up for a mile to get into the large parking lot, and then everyone must stand in line for an hour or longer to get into the apple building. Come when they open or on a weekday if you're not an extremely patient person.
(5)Alexandra H.
I must have picked the wrong day to go (a Wednesday afternoon) because Pine Tree was lacking a few key orchard 'must-haves' in my opinion. 1. We didn't get to pick our own apples. Bummeroni. 2. The orchard area was mostly roped off, meaning we saw all that we could see in approximately 10 minutes. 3. ¿Dónde está la pumpkin patch? Perhaps it's too early in the season, but my rule-of-thumb is that if the grocery stores have the pumpkins out, the orchards should too. 4. No hay rides or corn maze access during the week. Despite the missing components, I was really pleased with the dessert shop & gift store. My group got really hungry looking at all the delicious apple-y products so we were really pleased to see that we could order treats to snack on there. I had an apple cinnamon sugar donut with cinnamon ice cream and apple topping. (Yes, they sell all of that.) I left with a gallon of cider, a bag of Honeycrisp apples, apple butter and apple donuts. Score.
(3)Jennifer R.
I really enjoy this orchard, mostly because of the beautiful location: it is RIGHT on the shores of a lovely little lake, surrounded by big trees that are always in a state of glorious reds, oranges, and yellows around apple season. Now keep in mind: I do not have children, nor am I the corn maze/wagon ride type of person. When I go to an apple orchard, I want a donut and a cup of cold cider, and then I want to take my bag of apples and my jug of cider and get out of there. It's true that the lines can sometimes be a bit ponderous, but we lucked out yesterday. I think we hit the sweet spot around lunch time, when most orchard-going people (and their hordes of children) were at the local Applebee's eating a generic burger with a side of tasteless fries. We barely had to wait in line at all, either for our donuts or in the retail section. It does tend to get a little crowded, but it's nowhere near as bad as Aamodt's or some of the other local fall hotspots. And it sure is nice to enjoy your cold cider and donut with that gorgeous lake view.
(4)Tash N.
Oh my gosh this place is terrific! The women at the bakery are so cheerful and friendly! I bought some potpourri , apple bars, apple donuts and apple cider! My friend and I took our bounty and sat near the water on one of the many picnic benches they have disbursed around. We had a lovely day out there and can't wait to go back again!
(5)Rick T.
This is a place where family's are always welcome and are the normal crowd here at this orchard. You may want to stroll through the apple tree path and get some exercise in before you go inside and give into temptation. The apple doughnuts must be bought w the cold apple cider that is available in three sizes depending how thirsty you are, I tend to get a half gallon to take home with me. But the cookies and the jams and jellies are always tasty and must not be missed. It's free to come here and the quality of family fun is priceless. I counted three photographers taking pictures of the grounds which are beautiful and make you wish you had money to live in the surrounding neighborhood.
(5)Mike M.
Hands down best apples you can find in the twin cities. They are just on a whole other level than those careless, conformist apples you find at the grocery store. They have a huge variety of different strains each with a unique flavor. My personal favorites are Tango, Honeycrisp, and McIntosh. You really can't beat these apples. On top of the amazing apples they have a delicious assortment of bakery goods, pies, jams, ciders, and just about anything you could transform an apple into. I bought a dozen of their apple doughnuts two days ago and shamefully there is only one left. Wish I could say I shared them with friends... So I would definitely recommend those. Pine Tree Apple Orchards has a bunch of activities to do as well. It's fun to walk through the apple orchard and see all the apple trees, there is a pumpkin patch as well. They have hayrides which I opted out of, and in late Fall they have a corn maze I've heard. It's a great spot to take your kids, or a date to try and get outdoors and try something new!
(5)Leslie V.
I woke up early this morning and got the family ready for a morning of fun at Pine Tree apple orchard! I loooove apple orchards and had not been here before, so I was excited to try something new. We pulled up right at 9:00 when they were supposedly "open" and were ready for some apple donuts and hot apple cider on a chilly fall morning. I was feeling accomplished for getting my whole family up and rolling so early on the weekend! Well, nothing was actually open until 11. So much for beating the crowd. We bought some pre-packaged pastries (because not even the cafe with warm food was open) from the gift shop area and I started looking for my hot apple cider. In my mind, no trip to the orchard is complete without it. Guess what? They weren't serving it yet because its not cold enough. So, we found a wet picnic table, ate cold apple donuts from a plastic box, then went looking for something to entertain the kids. Even the path was roped off, so we could only walk around in circles in one small area of the orchard. My daughter was so cranky and bored that we ended up waiting in the car until the wagon ride at 11:00. Now on to the wagon ride! $1.75 per person and it lasted a total of maybe 10 minutes. We left right after the ride ended and decided to not come back. Bottom line: this place is extra pretty because it's on a lake, but only an average orchard experience compared to others in the area. Customer service was also lacking for a place that should be a fun family experience.
(2)Lisa A.
It's June and I have a craving for fresh strawberries. Was not in the mood to pick my own berries so headed straight to the store. Small to large sizes of strawberries to choose from for purchase. A freshly made strawberry pie and strawberry muffins were calling my name. They were delicious! Making Belgium waffles with fresh strawberries for breakfast this weekend. Can hardly wait. Great scenery with many winding roads to get to the orchard. Highly recommend.
(5)Barclay W.
I found this place to be really cute and quaint. I was taken here by my friend who had grown up with this place. We checked out the orchard which was pretty cool, but you can't see much. What made this place special to me was the stuff they do with the apples. We got some cider and apple doughnuts. YUMM! So good. I didn't make it back this year sadly, but I still think about those doughnuts.
(4)Katherine B.
Strawberry picking = awesome. I've been taking my kids for a few years to the strawberry fields at Pine Tree and we just love it. The berries are bigger than other places we've been. Very easy to fill your flats quickly. There are crowds, but there is space for everybody. There's a tractor ride involved and on hot days they have water coolers out on the fields. At checkout there are a few baked goods available plus you can buy pectin for jam. Strawberries are not in the same location as the apples, so pay attention to the directions. The website is pretty clear, but if you're a city kid like me you might get nervous driving on all those curvy roads.
(4)Amy R.
I used to like going to the Pine Tree Apple Orchard when I was younger, but as an adult it's not as fun. Now it just seems like kind of a hassle. I should have thought twice about asking J to come with me. He tends to shy away from these types of things and any sort of fest that's named after a fruit or vegetable. His reply after coming with... "Please don't ask me to come with, ever again". Well then... I have to agree with his frustration on some levels. 1. The onslaught of vehicles waiting to get in was ridiculous. We sat in the line with no possible way to turn around for 35 minutes. 2. Grumpy policemen's presence (maybe they were just there for the apple donuts)- It's Dellwood Hills how out of hand are people going to get at an Apple Orchard? 3. A super long long just to get in to purchase a bushel of apples or their savory apple frosted pastry. Even longer line to check out. 4. Pumpkin Patch looked a bit scarce. All the good pumpkins were gone. All that was left was the bruised, dented and dirty pumpkins. It's a MN tradition and a great place to take kids to get their picture taken by the cardboard cut out scarecrow and then post on Facebook. I think 2/3 of my friends had the same picture and pose as their profile pic last year. On a positive note, the Apple filled pastries with frosting are realllllly good and worth a purchase if you have the patience to wait in line.
(3)Mere W.
This review is for their Strawberry patch. For the past two years now my friends and I have ventured to their fields to get our fix. Note that the fields are further north of the orchard but really worth the trip. Unlike other pick your own places, they do not charge you for the containers they provide. They are extremely helpful for beginners / famiies and their fields are HUGE. We (6 of us) were able to pick over 100 pounds of berries in about 45 minutes this year. They transport you and your berries with a tractor and are extremely efficient at check-out. Also, their berry line is extremely helpful becasue they detail out their hours for the season and update it often. They truly make it fun to pick berries!
(5)Lisa M.
Where is the orchard? Okay, so besides a corn maze the other thing I've wanted to do my whole life in the fall is go to an apple orchard, so we went here on a recent Sunday afternoon. It wasn't a perfect day for the orchard, but we haven't had many perfect days for anything lately around here, huh? I had very high hopes for my first experience at an apple orchard. I was let down. I wanted to do the self guided tour through the orchard. Well, that takes about 5 minutes since it's about 30 yards of walking. So, we decide to check out the mud maze, I mean the corn maze and the pumpklin patch. We walk up the hill and pay the $2 each to get in and I would have paid $5 to get out. It's muddy and gross. Who is going to carry a pumpkin down that hill? We are now bored and irritated. We decide to get on the wagon ride, I stop by the stand to get the tickets and I decide to get a cider chocolate chip cookie. I get these after I wait 7 minutes for the dude in front of me to finish WRITING HIS CHECK for $9.07 or some ridiculous amount. The cookie was probably baked at Rainbow a week and a half ago. It has no taste, literally. We get on the wagon ride which lasts about 10 minutes. We saw the orchard and some nice scenery, but it wasn't worth it. It's cold, so we go in to get a hot apple cider, which was neither hot nor cider. I'm almost certain it was apple juice. I didn't even drink it. I dumped it out the car window while saying, "I hate apple orchards." Someone PLEASE tell me if I had (a) a bad apple orchard experience, (b) too high of expectations, or (c) this is what apple orchards are like. I don't get it. I need someone to shed some light on this situation. I'm very disappointed and now jaded.
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