Here's what's happening at Date Creek Ranch in the weeks and months ahead.

Date: SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER

FALL APPLES: RED AND GOLDEN DELICIOUS

Our U-Pick fall apple season will start September 6th and 7th and every weekend thereafter into October as long as there are fruit left. Opening hours are 7:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. on weekends. Admission is free. Apples are $1.50/lb. or $1.25 if you pick 50 pounds or more. Fruit is pesticide-free. Everything you need to harvest your apples is supplied: boxes, pickers and wheelbarrows. You bring the hats, sunscreen and picnic lunch. Where: 22 miles northwest of Wickenburg on Hwy. 93. Turn right between mileposts 178 and 177 (Look for the sign.) and follow the road to the end (4 miles). The second weekend of September, the 13th and 14th, be sure to come out for the Apple Festival. You won't want to miss the homemade pies, cakes, butters and craft products the Rainbow Girls of Wickenburg will have for sale near the fruit stand. This is the main fundraising project for this non-profit organization which molds girls for leadership roles in their communities. So come lend your support and head home with the best Date Creek Ranch apple dessert you've ever tasted!

Date: 08/01/08

End of Peach Season

This year's peach season is over! We are closed in August and will start picking fall apples the first weekend in September. The Rainbow Girls of Wickenburg will have their annual Apple Festival with home-made pies etc. etc. the second weekend in September. Please mark your calendars. The road has been graded and is better than usual. However, it is a dirt road and you always have to drive it with care. This drive is part of the adventure to experience the "true" ranch life.

Date: 7/18/08

Correction to Directions in AZ Republic

One of the recent articles in the Arizona Republic was slightly incorrect with reference to where you turn into Date Creek Ranch Road. If you are coming from Wickenburg or Prescott/Congress you don't want to go to milepost 177 but rather get ready to turn after milepost 178 (which comes first). If you go to mp 177 you have gone too far!!! and you need to turn around. Sorry for the confusion.

Date: September 13th and 14th

Rainbow Girls' Apple Festival

The second weekend of September, the 13th and 14th, be sure to come out for this year's Apple Festival. You won't want to miss the homemade pies, cakes, butters and craft products the Rainbow Girls of Wickenburg will have for sale near the fruit stand at Date Creek Ranch and Orchard. This is the main fundraising project for this non-profit organization which molds girls for leadership roles in their communities. So come lend your support and head home with the best Date Creek Ranch apple dessert you've ever tasted!