Apple Picking Is Fun For All
...And Riley's Farm Is The place To Go!
It's Apple Picking Time! Off To Riley's Farm
Oak
Glen is located in the San Bernardino mountains at the 5200 foot level,
just above Yucaipa and Beaumont in Southern California. Oak Glen
is surrounded by beautiful pine, cedar, and oak trees. Summer days are
warm with cool nights and the winters are mild, though the landscape
is occasionally blanketed with snow. Mountain-fresh water flows through
the community.
Call them and pick some apples... and other fruits. Great fun
for the entire family!
Getting There
Oak
Glen, California, is a small apple growing community situated
between the San Bernardino Mountains and the Little San Bernardino
Mountains. The area has been growing apples and other crops for over
150 years, however the native peoples have benefitted from the
bounty of acorns and fresh mountain streams for a thousand years.
The Cahuilla and Serrano peoples harvested acorns and leached them
in the streams to draw out the tannins, many Manos and Metates can
still be found in the areas streambeds.
Though the surrounding area has grown exponentially, Oak Glen
remains largely unchanged and quite rural. Several of the original
ranches are still in operation and apple season is still the biggest
draw in the area. Oak Glen is home to many antique varieties of
apples that are no longer commercially produced such as, Ben Davis,
Gravenstein, Pink Pearl and more. This area is also home to some of
the last operational cider mills in Southern California, producing
unpasteurized and unfiltered raw apple cider.
In the past Oak Glen grew apples mainly for export, however in the
1940s several ranches began selling at roadside stands directly to
the consumer. In recent years the export trade has all but
disappeared and the apple season has become a time for families to
visit and get their fruit directly from the growers.
Riley's Farm Is Our Recommendation!
We recommend Riley's Farm. Riley's Farm in the historic apple growing region of Southern California, helps you relive scenes from America's past by letting you dress, act, speak, and live the part. Spend an evening in our version of an 18th Century Tavern , waiting for news from Boston of the redcoat departure. Watch members of the 7th Virginia Regiment re-enact battles from America's Civil War. Help historical and fictional characters from the Old West settle the great frontier. Hitch up the team, put your hand to stone wall building, take a turn at the spinning wheel. There's work to do! Call them at (909) 797-7534! See The WebMovies (It is 19 MB)
Highlights from our September 23, 2000 visit
