This was our first time out here, but my husband's second time. When he said he wanted to drive out to Wilcox for Apple picking I wasn't sure about it, but I'm glad we went! I love that there is no fee to get in, you pay for what you pick. My kids loved picking apples from the tree and we were able to get some really lovely Granny Smith apples. There was a wagon and an apple picker provided and you paid $1 for a sturdy cardboard crate (you don't have to get it, but it's a convenient way to get our apples home). We paid $29 for our apples which yea is more than what you pay in the super market, but the experience was really nice and I know where they came from. We also visited the country store and bought pickled eggs, cranberry orange pecan butter, pumpkin chocolate fudge and a whole pecan pie. We spent $41 there, but I'm pretty excited to try all of these yummy things. We also got a big cherry lemonade that is all organic, but it was super sugary and tasted like cherry syrup and lemon juice so I would recommend passing on that. Overall a really fun experience. read more

Oh apple Annie's, I do heart you so hard. But... you just... I don't know... your largeness seems to have weighed you down, I think. Your selection of veggies and apples is skimpy. Your prices are no better than anywhere else, your branded merchandise has become more "factory made" and less yummy, and yet your lines have become longer. I've been taking my kids there for 10 years - since my oldest was just a baby - but this latest trip was a bit of a letdown. I started at the Orchard location (Apple Annie's is split into the Orchard, and everything else) and inquired about the apples - red delicious and fuji only? A bit disappointed for sure. I decided to *not* pick the apples this year since we'd be spending a lot of time picking things at the other location. We grabbed some homemade apple cider ice cream - we tossed about half of it as it didn't have much flavor. The apple cider donuts - maybe the best donut I've ever had. Definitely worth the price ($1 each, $5 for 6, or $8 for a dozen at the time I went). The shop had their traditional flavored preserves, syrups, salsa, breads, and more. I got three flavors of syrup (blueberry, apple butter, and pumpkin spice) and all three were so-so. They tasted like corn syrup with flavorings added instead of home-made. I grew up near Kimmswick, Missouri, and their yearly Apple Butter festival is... amazing. This apple butter was no John Kennedy (analogy license still pending). The pumpkin spice was good, but like the blueberry, just lacked yumminess. I'll be trying the salsa another day so no comment on that yet - I have high hopes though! So, a bit disappointed with the actual "apple" side of Apple Annie's. But ever onward! At the other side, we quickly got our pass to go in the Corn Maze. This is a yearly tradition and is always fun. They carve out a maze - actually three mazes - in the cornfields and give you a "passport" with questions geared toward your group. So that my youngest would have a chance, we went with the "easy" questions (they also have intermediate, hard, and Arizona Trivia, I think). Entering the maze you come to numbered signs at an intersection. You read the question and your answer tells you which path to try. To spice things up (more than the pumpkin spice, though hopefully less than the salsa) there are other forks in between the signs. Sometimes they lead to dead ends, sometimes they just loop around. There's a big bridge about halfway through that rises above the cornfields and gives you a good view of the field and tents without giving away the solution. All in all, the corn maze was a hit as always and well worth the price. My kiddos decided they "weren't into hayrides" this year so no report on that - though it looked fun from the sidelines! Back to the fields and tents and the semi-farmer's-market setup. We grabbed a wheelbarrow and went picking. It was slim pickings in early October - few good tomatoes, bell peppers, jalepenos, green beans - and no pumpkins for picking. We picked what we could (because it's fun!) and went under the big tent to pick out the rest. They had pumpkins there - and they were all good looking (good for seeds and good for carving) - just none that you could pick from the field. The sweet corn they keep hidden back in a cooler as well so no luck in picking your own. But we got a decent amount of fresh produce and we at some hawaiian ice and munched on some roasted corn. The ice was more snowconey (lots of ice chunks instead of the smooth hawaiian style the namesake implies) but the corn was good. All in all we spent a good three hours in and around Apple Annie's and had some fun, but everyone was ready to just head back to Tucson. I'm used to leaving there with bags of apples and visions of making pies dancing in my head while sipping cider and munching on chips and salsa. This year we were all looking forward to some DQ treats and seeing what "The Thing" was all about. I wouldn't trade the experience of going or getting the kids outdoors to do some handpicking for anything, but I wish Apple Annie's were just... a little more like it used to be. read more

Annie's is the go-to kid-packing fruit-picking venue of Southern Arizona; we know this because of your well-timed ad saturation in Tucson. Annie's is a road trip destination if you need one, and the peaches, apples, and oddly-paired condiments are a farmers' market fan's dream. The jalapeno honey mustard is fantastic, and the peach jam decent although the chunks were way too big to spread. You will be joined by busloads of seniors, schoolkids, and other groups if you brave AA's on a weekend. I like my rural experience with a little more peace and quiet than this, but the self-picking and hayride experience is a worthy one for urban kiddos. Just bring your own flask of cider if you can't hack the noise and mayhem. read more

Fun place to go and pick your own fruit when in season. Awesome inside the store, no sales tax! :)

My boyfriend and I took a drive down from Phoenix to pick our own fruits and veggies. So worth the trip. So much fun in picking your own food to eat. Can't wait to go back. Everyone who works there is so pleasant, and it's nice to see the young people employed. read more

We visited Apple Annie's to pick some fruits & vegetables this week. It's very easy to find the orchards and vegetable farm - signage is great. Weekday visit - was not very busy. We picked peaches on this day at the orchard and bought green beans & corn at the other location. Prices are on the expensive side whether you pick or they pick. Their fruits & vegetables are very fresh & tasty. Many different varieties are available at both locations. It was a little too early for the vegetable side - not too much to pick from. read more

Love it Love the pies! I love the sweet corn we go to the orchards one a week . Great produce great tamales too !

We saw a sign for this place from I-10 and decided we needed some pie. We drove off of the expressway and followed the flags that said open. When we arrived it was closed. I wouldn't have been so upset if there weren't flags that said open. I would have checked handy-dandy yelp for the times. It looked liked a fun spot but I shall never know. read more

So much fun! Great for the whole family! We love to go and get peaches in the summer and we usually end up with about 50lb pick after all is said and done. My advice would be to arrive when they open and bring your own boxes especially if you're doing peaches, and bring something to cushion them because they get beaten under their own weight if you pile them in the buckets provided. Make sure if you go in the warmer months that you wear plenty of sunscreen and bring lots of water and comfy shoes as it can be a little bit of a hike to get to the grove you're looking for. They also offer a breakfast that is to die for! Go now! read more

I went around Halloween time so it was pretty packed but I had a good time. Produce and Fruit there was pretty good (not great) but pretty good. I thought things were a little overpriced ($8 for some pancakes?). If you're looking to get out of Tucson definitely make a trip out there but she sure to go in the fall or spring on days when it's not too hot. read more

I go here twice a year, once for peaches and once for apples. The fresh fruit I pick from their trees tastes much better than what I buy in the stores. The apples and peaches were around $1 to $1.20 per pound so the price was not bad. It is a long drive but well worth it to me to get fresh organic fruit right off the tree. I always bring back about 50 pounds and share with some local friends. read more

Worth the drive, very nice orchard with nice people. We spent about $50 on 2 five gallon buckets of peaches but they were so juicy and delicious I wanted to get more. I was only afraid that they would go bad so I did not. They had popcorn, ice cream, shaved ice, fudge, all kinds of jars of all sorts of different items in the little store. There was also a burger shop that was so busy there was a long line so we did not get to eat there. They also tractor ride you to where you can pick and the owner was there educating us and answering all our questions. Will definitely go back. read more

Very friendly people. No frills apple orchard. They have great tasting roman apples and other varieties for a little over a dollar a lb. Apple pies are not baked on the spot but baked the morning of the day. Apple crumb crust isn't that good. Their "apple smoked burgers" are gross overlooked frozen patties...nothing original about that. Beware if going after it rains, roadways on the way to the orchard were flooded. read more

went to the corn extravaganza. corn stalks weren't even 6 ft tall which meant small corn and they are charging 75 cents each! went back to area where you make purchases. As I'm picking up 2 jars of various products the "staff person" & a local had a conversation that went like this: local: where's the already picked corn? staff person: we had to put it in there (pointing to a room behind registers) because they were tromping thru the fields picking the corn & throwing it on the ground but what do you expect they weren't raised in the country like we were. local: you can say that again. OK. I am from Tucson, AZ. Apple Annie's is in Willcox, AZ as everyone knows. I was furious seeing as probably over 80% of their $$ comes from "those people not raised in the country"!!!! I put down the jars in my hands & said very nicely I might add..."If those vegetables I just picked wouldn't rot I wouldn't give you a damn penny of mine seeing as I wasn't raised in the COUNTRY!" We were going to go to the apple orchard to pick peaches but I kept my $$ in my pocket & will NEVER visit Apple Annie's again. I was raised in southern Arizona & have been there many times but I guess times are good for staff members to be saying stuff like this in FRONT of customers. SAVE YOUR $$ VEGETABLES ARE EXPENSIVE & NOT WORTH THE TRIP! YOU CAN GET CORN FOR 6 FOR $1 HERE IN TUCSON! 75 CENTS EACH! GIVE ME A BREAK! read more

I had been wanting to visit for some time, but we live 4 hours away. Last year we decided to come down for the Pumpkin Festival and had a blast! My family and I had so much fun picking apples in the orchard and walking the grounds. We also enjoyed the General Store and sampling the homemade fudge. After lunch we headed over to another property they own and let the kids pick fresh vegetables from the field. It was a terrific experience for three city kids and they've been asking to go back ever since. This has become a family tradition and we're looking forward to coming back in a few weeks. The experience can get pricey depending on how much produce you leave with, but it's money well spent. read more

the apple trees were mostly bare but we were able to pick our own pears this trip which were super tasty. And the price was great! I'm looking forward to going back in July when their peaches are in season - I can't wait! read more

the people here are nice and the apple picking is fun you should try sometime the food is way over price 10$ for two pieces of pie with ice cream.they have a store inside but its a little pricey. they staff is nice maybe a good place for your kids or if your a big kid like me lol read more

i had the unfortunate experiance of meeting the owners the husband and wife team.not very friendly and down right rude i had purchased some hard cider before arriving and was taking the bottle to a trash can when the wife pulled up in a silver toyota suv and began screaming at me about there bieng no drinking on the property i explained to her that i was headed for the trash.she repeatedly screamed at me saying you cant drink beer here.my son explained to her that it was cider and then she started screaming at him ,i finaly had to step between her and a 16 year old because i feared she might actually assault him.afterwards she got in her car and drove away giving me the middle finger.once inside i approached what i thought was an employee about the matter and lucky me it was her husband.when i tried to discuss the matter with him i was not treated any better.i was accused of breaking the law,drinking and driving which i was not. i explained to him that the easiest solution to the problem was post a sign out front stating the rules whatever they may be.because apparently this happens often. you would think with the amount of money people are spending there 8 dollars for homemade apple doughnuts they would be a little friendlier. i will not be going back ever. read more