Center Grove Orchard is about an hour and 40 minutes west of Cedar Rapids in Cambridge, Iowa. Make the trip and you'll find a 20-acre orchard with more than 34 apple varieties, a pumpkin patch, a four-acre corn maze, and 40+ attractions, all on one family-owned farm.
Buy Tickets108 miles, about 1 hour 40 minutes. Take US-30 west through Marshalltown to Nevada, then head southwest on Highway 210 to Cambridge and turn north an eighth of a mile on 610th Avenue. You'll see the barns from the road.
Allow an extra 10 to 15 minutes on October Saturdays. Parking is free and there's plenty of it. For drive times from 26 Central Iowa towns, see our directions page.
Our You-Pick apple season runs August 30 through November 2, or until the trees are picked clean. More than 34 varieties grow across our 20-acre orchard, and September brings the widest lineup on our calendar. Honeycrisp and Jonathan are our two most popular.
Grab your You-Pick bag at the You-Pick entrance or the South Train Station, wander the rows, and fill it to the brim. Bags run from $9.95 for a quarter peck to $64.95 for a full bushel. Honeycrisp, Evercrisp, and Ludacrisp are our premier apples, so they cost more.
Everything you need to know is in our apple picking guide, and our month-by-month variety guide shows what we expect to be ripe when.
Find your pumpkin in the patch, then take the hayride out to the orchard and the corn maze. It's all on the same farm, so pumpkins and apples are one trip.
October is Pumpkin Fest, and on Friday and Saturday evenings from October 2 through 24 the farm stays open until 9 PM for Pumpkin Nights, with fireworks every Saturday night. That gives you more evening on the farm after the drive from Cedar Rapids.
Since you're coming a long way, check the patch status on our pumpkin patch page before you head out.
The farm is open 9 AM to 7 PM, closed Tuesdays, and until 9 PM on Pumpkin Nights. Online admission is $14.95 on weekdays and $19.95 on weekends, and ages 2 and under are free.
Coming back more than once this fall? The Fall Season Pass is $69.95 and covers unlimited admission from August 29 through November 8, Pumpkin Nights included.
Planning a long drive around the weather? Admission tickets are transferable to another date during the season, up until one hour before closing on your ticket's date. Once you've checked in at Admissions, refunds and date transfers aren't available for weather.
About 108 miles, or roughly an hour and 40 minutes. Take US-30 west to Nevada, then Highway 210 southwest to Cambridge.
Yes. The orchard, the pumpkin patch, and the corn maze are all on the same farm, and the hayride runs between them.
Yes. Costume Weekend is October 24 to 25. Come dressed in your best costume, trick-or-treat across the farm, and visit with the Pumpkin Princess.
August 30 through November 2, or until the trees are picked clean. September has the widest lineup of varieties.
Yes. The Fall Season Pass is $69.95 and includes unlimited admission from August 29 through November 8, Pumpkin Nights included.
The farm opens and stays open in rainy weather. Admission tickets can be moved to another date during the season, up until one hour before closing on your ticket's date. Once you've checked in at Admissions, refunds and date transfers aren't available for weather.
