About Klein Cider Mill & Market
Klein Cider Mill & Market is a family-owned and operated farm in Sparta, in the apple country north of Grand Rapids. Its cider has a good track record: Klein took first place at the 22nd annual Michigan Apple Cider Contest, judged in Grand Rapids in December 2018 against 26 other cider makers.
The market opens in June and runs through November. In fall you can pick your own apples and pumpkins, and the shelves carry raw honey, maple syrup, vegetables and gladiolus flowers. The cider mill itself opened for the 2025 season on September 2 and kept daily hours, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., through Thanksgiving.
Sparta is about 20 minutes from downtown Grand Rapids, and Klein fits easily into a fall drive through the orchards in this corner of Kent County.
Great Lakes Lavender Farm is about 25 minutes east near Rockford. It is not open for farm visits, but you can pick up online orders there on Wednesdays and Fridays and swing by Klein for cider on the same trip.
What to do
- Pick your own apples in fall
- Choose a pumpkin from the field
- Buy fresh cider from an award-winning mill, September to Thanksgiving
- Pick up raw honey and maple syrup
- Buy gladiolus flowers at the market
Season, hours and prices
- Season
- Market June through November; cider mill open daily from early September through Thanksgiving
- Hours
- Cider mill: daily 9 a.m.–5 p.m. from Sept. 2 through Thanksgiving (2025 season, reported by the Detroit Free Press)
Tips for your visit
- The market opens in June, but cider and U-pick apples and pumpkins are fall items
- Cider season starts in early September, so check opening dates before a late-summer trip
- The mill kept daily hours through Thanksgiving in 2025, including weekends
Pair it with a lavender farm
Great Lakes Lavender Farm · about 25 minutes away
Great Lakes Lavender Farm near Rockford is about 25 minutes east and open for order pickup on Wednesdays and Fridays, not for farm visits.
Getting there
Questions
When does the cider mill open?
In early September; in 2025 it opened Sept. 2 and stayed open daily through Thanksgiving.
Can you pick your own?
Yes, U-pick apples and pumpkins in fall.
Has the cider won awards?
Yes, first place at the 22nd annual Michigan Apple Cider Contest in 2018.
🗺️ Part of the guide Things to Do Near the Lavender Farms of Rockford, Lowell & Grand Rapids, Michigan
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