Abel's Apple Acres
Orchard · Placerville · California
A Placerville orchard that opens Labor Day weekend and stays open through Christmas Eve, with a mining themed adventure and a life-size maze running weekends and holidays. Stop at the activity center for a barbecue lunch between rounds of apple picking on the Carson Road side of Apple Hill.
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Color nearby peaks: November 1–November 5
Color builds from October 17 · mostly bare by November 25
Sampled at Abel's Apple Acres’s own coordinates and elevation (793 m) rather than a regional average.
74 weather points cover California, and the model shifts their answer 3 days later, which is what it takes to match 3 published peak dates from monocounty.org and explorefall.com. This year's weather has the peak running 1 day later than a normal year. How the forecast works
When to go to Abel's Apple Acres
The color window runs about 26 days, holding until around November 12. That is about 13 days earlier than California as a whole. Most of that is elevation. It sits at 2,602 ft.
Figure about 42 mi from Sacramento.
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Frequently asked
- When does Abel's Apple Acres peak in 2026?
- Peak color is predicted for November 1–November 5 (best estimate November 3). Color starts around October 17 and is mostly bare by November 25.
- How do I get to Abel's Apple Acres?
- Abel's Apple Acres is in Placerville. The closest city is Sacramento, about 42 mi away. It's part of California's fall lineup.
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