Food and Travel: Apple Hill in Camino, CA

 

Our family loves going up to Apple Hill in Camino, CA every Fall to visit the Apple Orchards, Wineries and Bake Shops. It takes about an hour and a half from Roseville up the 50 to get to the little area of Placer County. It is a nice environment to spend quality time with family. We start off in the morning by grabbing an Apple Cider Donut and Coffee and Rainbow Orchards. They also offer wine tasting at Rainbow Orchards but usually we are there too early to want to drink wine.

 

 

I like to stop every year to look at ornaments from Boa Vista Orchards. I can't wait to start my own family and get an ornament every year like Connie does. At Boa Vista they also have a huge variety of Apples to choose from. They also have a little wine stand in the back where they offer wine tasting. They have good Apple Wine here.

 

Then we wander down the road to Jack Russell Farm Brewery & Winery. This area is cool, there is a lawn with picnic tables and vendors in booths along the out skirts. They have a cave for you to wine taste or try hard cider in and then a "log cabin" where you do your beer sampling. Connie has a beer growler that she likes to fill up every time we are in the area.

 

 

Around lunch our favorite spot for a picnic (partnered with a glass of wine) is Lava Cap winery. The view overlooking the vineyard is beautiful and so peaceful.

 

 

One awesome place that is often very crowded is High Hand Ranch. There is an outdoor trout pond where you are allowed to fish (with the proper license), a large shopping area, fresh baked goods, chocolate fudge shop, pony rides, hay rides, a little pumpkin patch and our favorite Apple Cider Milk Shakes from the Cider Shack.

 

 

Below are some past memories in Apple Hill. One year we went to Apple Hill and it started raining on us, it was really cool because it wasn't crowded at all!!

 

One of our favorite spots for coffee & apple donuts in the morning.

 

 Checking out pumpkins @ High Hand Ranch (circa 2010)

 

Mom & Dad enjoying a moment in Apple Hill.

 

We also love to go wine tasting in Apple Hill. There are a lot of nice little wineries in the area. This photo was taken on my 28th birthday (circa 2012).

 

Until we blog again, XOXO, The Sisters Connie & Jenn