Photo: apples in wooden crates
Apples
Pick a bag of ready-picked apples in the store, or head out and gather your own straight from the tree.
Come for the apples. Stay for the view.
A family-run orchard just south of Eau Claire. Pick your own apples, wander a 10-acre corn maze, and take home fresh cider, pies, and donuts.
Orchard and store
See the calendarWednesday through Sunday
10am to 6pm (2026 hours)
Night maze
Buy maze ticketsFridays and Saturdays in October
6pm to 10pm (weather permitting)
Find us
Get directionsW2369 Maple Rd
Eau Claire, WI 54701
Plan your visit
There’s no rush here. Stop in for a quick trip to the store, or stay for the afternoon.
Maple Harvest is the orchard many of you knew as Leffel Roots. Same recipe, same pies, new name.
Get directionsFall fun for everyone
- Pick your own apples
- Pick your own pumpkin
- Wander ten acres of corn maze
- Shoot apples from the slingshot
- Yard games and seating areas
What’s in the store
Smells and samples are free when you walk through the door.
Photo: a tray of donuts
Apple cider donuts
Made fresh every day. They’re the ones people remember long after the season ends.
Photo: a pie, just baked
Apple pies
The pies you know from Leffel Roots: same recipe, new name. Take one home hot from the oven, or frozen for the holidays.
Photo: cider jugs
Fresh cider
Pressed fresh with less than 0.1% preservative. Have a cup hot or cold while you’re here, and bring a gallon home.
Which apples are ripe
The orchard changes week by week. Here’s what to look for as the season goes on.
Early season
August to early September
- Zestar
- Pristine
Mid season
September
- Blondee
- Chestnut Crabapple
- Honeycrisp
Late season
October
- SnappyMac
- Haralson
- Wolf River
- Connell Red
Availability changes with the season. Check back often.
Corn maze, day and night
Ten acres of corn to get lost in. Buy your tickets ahead and walk right in.
By day
Wander the maze any day we’re open, along with the pumpkin patch and yard games.
By night
Fridays and Saturdays in October, 6pm to 10pm. Weather permitting.
Read Meghan’s letterI didn’t inherit these rows; I dreamt them.
Meghan Dorn, owner
Good neighbors
- Feed My PeopleWe aim to donate over 10,000 lbs of apples to food banks this year.
- TrinityYouth and trauma-survivor programs in Eau Claire.
- Fair Food ProgramWe’re proud members, supporting fair wages for farmworkers.
Parties, photos, and group visits
We host private events here, and they always show on our calendar. The orchard stays open to everyone while they happen.