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Honey Hill Orchard

Waterman, Illinois · Rockford
Open now for the season
2026 season · Sep 4 - Oct 31 · posted by farm ✓
Today's Hours
9 AM–5:30 PM
Closes
Oct 31
Closes in
29d
Hours this season
Mon9 AM–5:30 PM
Tue9 AM–5:30 PM
Wed9 AM–5:30 PM
Thu9 AM–5:30 PM
Fri9 AM–5:30 PM
Sat9 AM–5:30 PM
Sun9 AM–5:30 PM
Where this date comes from
“Regular Season Hours: Sept. 4th-Halloween from 9...”

honeyhillorchard.com, read September 19, 2026

Getting there
Address11783 Waterman Rd, Waterman, IL 60556
Drive time68 min from Rockford
RegionRockford
About Honey Hill Orchard

Honey Hill Orchard on Waterman Road is a family apple orchard with 25 varieties of apples and an 1880s barn turned into a store and bakery. It is open daily from 9 AM to 5:30 PM through Halloween.

Do we pay to get in?

No, admission and parking are free, and so are the sunflower patch and the children's play area with a petting zoo and straw maze. To ride a wagon and go into the picking areas, everyone over 2 buys a picking bag: $13 for a quarter peck, or $35 for a peck shared by up to three people. U-pick is cash only.

When can we pick pumpkins?

U-pick pumpkins start Friday, October 2. Wagons to the orchard and pumpkin patch run on weekends only, weather permitting, and October 16 to 18 is Pumpkin Harvest Weekend with special pumpkin prices and pumpkin donuts.

What about food and pets?

The bakery sells apple cider donuts, raw apple cider, caramel apples and pies, and food trucks come on weekends. The donut fryer shuts at 4:30, so get donuts early. Outside food and pets are not allowed.

✓ Season dates posted by the farm

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