Hillside Orchard Farms

“Hillside orchard is a beautiful place nestled in the mountains of northern Georgia close to Talluah falls state park. The farm used to make sorghum molasses in the old days. That also have a gemstone mining area for kids. They are vet kid friendly and handicap and wheelchair accessible. They have lots of jellies, syrups, candies, and bakery goods. They have restrooms available and have handicap parking along with plenty of regular parking. We ate a sweet potato fritter. It was very yummy! This is one of the farms on the Farm Bureau farmers market tour. You get a passport and have them stamp it to get different prizes. We have visited 10 farms so far. This farm is in the Blue Ridge Mountains region.”

“There a lot to see and do here. Selections of apples that we have never heard of were available. The staff will be glad to let you sample a slice before you buy a basket. All sorts of preserves and jams as well. Again, some that I've never heard of. Too many selections! If you have a sweet tooth check out their bakery, perhaps go for a peach or apple fried pie like I did. Warning, one fried pie is enough to share. Plenty of parking. Easy to find. While you are there be sure to get your Farm Passport book stamped. If you don't know about this program be sure to ask the staff for a book.”

“Stumbled upon this quant apple orchard just south of Clayton,GA while on our way to Clayton, GA for a foxfire festival. We were going to look for one anyway on our way back home but this was a very nice surprise. The staff was very polite and social in pointing out their great deals on which bag to fill up with a variety of apples of your choice, plus finding the apple butter and other varieties of goodies. Recommend, if you're ever in the area, to stop & be delighted with all the delicious goodness!🍎🍎👍”

“We loved our experience. They are open for U-pick apples during the week. The orchard was accessible for my daughter who uses a walker. I recommend it for anyone who needs stroller or wheelchair accessible experiences. The orchard was well maintained, flat and easy to navigate.”

“This place was fun. Store was packed with jams and jellies. I bought way too much. Small little animal farm in back so make sure to walk back there.”

“Low key orchard. Away from the crowds. Great apples & tomatoes. Just about any kind of jelly, jam or honey you could hope for. Corn maze, hay rides and feed the goats too. Perfect on a fall afternoon.”

“The fact that there were only two vehicles in the parking lot on a Saturday at 1:00 p.m. should have told us everything we needed to know. And as it turns out, the vehicles belonged to the employees. Overall impression was of a rundown and uncared about group of buildings. We went into the store, and there were two people behind the counter playing on their phones. We said hello, and never even received a glance. We wandered around looking at the shelves. They did have lots of items amongst the shelves, but many were covered in dust, which just added to the feeling that the place was not cared for. We purchased some strawberry jam, and when we were checking out we asked about the goats and if we could see them. We were told they don't allow people to see the goats anymore, which is contradictory to what the website says. Aside from that small interaction, and giving us our change, they went back to their phones and never acknowledged us again.”

“No one greeted me no one was friendly or knew how to talk to customers. NO you can't pick apples, NO we don't sell cull apples, even though trees still had apples with many on the ground. They actually told me the apples that were for sale they get from other growers they were waxed like grocery store apples.What answers I got were short and hostile. Prices were sky high. The animals are thin and uncared for. No southern hospitality and makes our town look bad.”