Historic Orchard at Altapass

The hundred-year old Historic Orchard at Altapass is directly on the Blue Ridge Parkway, nestled in mountain ridges that treat its visitors to breathtaking views. The Orchard is preserving dozens of varieties of old-time mountain apples and providing heritage-filled activities for its many guests.

All visitors are invited to be a part of the storytelling hayrides, traditional live mountain music and dancing, arts and craft demonstrations, nature walks, a monarch butterfly program (The Orchard is an official Monarch Waystation Facility), an on-the-grounds working blacksmith shop, and all the gift shop offerings of fabulous local arts and crafts, books, clothing, jams, jellies, condiments, Orchard-made fudge, hand dipped ice cream and a hot snacks wagon. The Historic Orchard at Altapass, a 501(c)3 public charity, is known throughout the Blue Ridge for 'Saving the Good Stuff.'