PROMOTIONS

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Daily Farm
Updates Tuesday, June 25, 2019

Hours Country Store opens August 17

Admission Price

Farmyard opens
September 7

Farm Conditions

Closed for season

Country Store Apples Closed for season

Special Events Farm Camp 2019

Available Promotions

Shop our store online year 'round!

Make Memories That Last A Lifetime

Summer Updates

So much happens here during the summer growing season!

Keep up with us on Facebook and Instagram, and watch for us in Ankeny’s SummerFest and Maxwell’s Old Settlers Days parades.

Mark your calendar! Our Country Store opens for the season on August 17. Shop online anytime.

School Tours and group reservations are now available for booking.

Family Fun Starts at Center Grove Orchard

Pick apples, get lost in a corn maze, befriend animals, enjoy a great meal, and more at Center Grove Orchard. No matter what you want to do during your day on the farm, you’ll leave with priceless memories.

The Farmyard

Apple Orchard

Shop + Eat

Pricing + Admission

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Have a Large Group?

Farmyard Season Pass

With a Season Pass to the Farmyard at Center Grove Orchard, your family can enjoy unlimited access to our Farmyard activities all season long!

Season Pass - available for 2019!
$39.95

Access to the Farmyard from September 7 to November 3, 2019
- Great value for frequent visitors
- Unlmited CGO Express Train rides
- Ticket (for four apples) for Apple Slingshot - per person, per visit

Learn more about Season Pass here →

Please note, apple and pumpkin picking is not included in the Farmyard admission. Inquire about prices at check-in or at our Country Corner.

Get Picking

Our 20-acre Apple Orchard features more than 34 types of delicious, home-grown apples throughout the season. At Center Grove Orchard, we invite you to experience apple picking first-hand. All you have to do is purchase the right size U-Pick bag and fill it up with juicy, perfectly ripe apples!

Once you arrive at CGO, you can take the Hayride to the Orchard and be dropped off at the Country Corner stand, where you can purchase a U-Pick bag in the following sizes:

1/4 peck bag: $9.95
1/2 peck bag: $11.95
1 peck bag: $19.95
1/2 bushel bag: $36.95
1 bushel bag: $64.95