Overhiser Orchards

Kim and her family were so helpful and accommodating. Another orchard close by recommend we stop by Overhiser for some peaches. We were very surprised that they also had a small petting farm where my daughters (age 2 & 6) could feed the animals. After we visited with the animals we were picked up on a cart and brought to a part of the orchard to pick peaches which felt like a private tour. The peaches were good but there apple cider was soooo YUMMY! We made an appointment to come back the next day and go fishing in their private pond/​lake and boys in the family were so helpful and we caught a lot of fish. What a great experience!

Wonderful family owned U-​Pick farm. Apparently they have been farming for 5 generations! Not a bad drive from Chicago and well worth the trip. Went for an afternoon of cherry picking and it was a very pleasant experience. Plenty of ladders to reach the cherries high up! Staff was very kind and incredibly helpful. They also sell multiple types of fruit if you aren’t in the mood to pick your own, along with jams and other treats. Very reasonable prices too. Will definitely be coming back to pick whatever is in season!

Great place. Kids loved it. Little petting zoo out front. Some fruits and veggies for sale inside. Very picturesque barn in the background. You get a plastic bag and let you know what is ready for picking and where to go. We picked gala apples and plums fresh from the tree. There’s a lot of satisfaction in picking your own. My daughter wants to go again.

It is located just north of South Haven, MI and not too far from the highway. There is a medium sized gravel parking lot in front of the big red barn with a small hen house and 2 portapotties to the side.
You go inside and let the high school staff you’re going to pick your own fruit (cherries, in my case). They ask whether you want the big bucket or small bucket. We chose the big bucket and they lined it. You can either walk, get a ride on a golf cart, or drive yourself to the orchard. We chose to drive since it was warm that day but it’s not too far although you have to consider if you want to walk back with a 10 pound bucket of fruit amidst the heat.
It’s clearly marked as to where you have to go and parked near the other 2 cars that were already there. The cherry orchard is pretty small but each tree can produce a pretty healthy amount of harvest. There are a few smaller tart cherry trees and they are quite tart. Then there are the black cherry trees, which were definitely ripe and ready for picking. We were looking for the Rainier/​Queen Anne cherries and found them behind the black cherry trees. Although there’s plenty of cherries that can be picked while standing on the ground, there are plenty more when you get on the ladders they provide. They are 3 legged ladders with a pole for the back which is kind of unstable, especially since it rained the night before and the trees are slightly on a hill.
The black cherries were pretty ripe so I ate a bunch while picking them. The Rainier were a little inconsistent so you had to select the right ones. The tart cherries are 75cents per pound for u pick while both the black and Rainier were $ 1.50 per pound, which is a great deal. Other orchards in the area do not have Rainier. Inside, they had already picked blueberries, tart cherries, black cherries ($ 2.75/lb.) and Rainier cherries ($ 3.25/lb.). Overall, it’s a really good place to pick fruit and a place I would definitely go for future seasonal fruit.