About Wood Orchard Market
Wood Orchard Market is a large roadside market on Highway 42 just north of Egg Harbor, run by the Wood family, who have been in the orchard business since 1955. Steve Wood opened the market in 1996, largely to sell Honeycrisp apples, and the family's apple-growing operation is based in Sturgeon Bay. The market says it is the only SweeTango grower in Wisconsin, and it trials new apple varieties with researchers and universities.
Fall is the market's busiest season. The orchard's apples, SweeTango, Honeycrisp, Smitten, Cortland and McIntosh, come in through the fall, and fresh apples are available from September into January. The bakery turns out apple, caramel apple nut and pumpkin pies, apple cider donuts and hand-dipped caramel apples, and apple cider is sold year-round. As the weather cools, part of the store fills with Christmas gifts and decor.
Cherries are the other theme: shelves of cherry salsa, cherry butter, cherry horseradish sauce and cherry honey mustard sit alongside jams, preserves, pickles and dressings. Kids get a free frozen apple cider pop, and there is a playground and an apple-shaped pedal-cart track around the market's big red apple.
Island Lavender is about 20 minutes northeast across the peninsula, so a summer drive up Highway 42 can take in the lavender and end with cherry treats at the market.
What to do
- Buy SweeTango, Honeycrisp and other orchard apples in fall
- Try an apple cider donut or a hand-dipped caramel apple
- Pick up cherry salsa, cherry butter or cherry horseradish sauce
- Let kids race the apple-shaped pedal carts and use the playground
- Shop Christmas gifts and decor later in the fall
Season, hours and prices
- Season
- Market open daily in season; fall apples September onward, fresh apples into January
- Hours
- In season (as posted October 2026): daily 9 am–5 pm
Tips for your visit
- Come in September or October for the widest choice of the orchard's own apples
- Kids get a free frozen apple cider pop
Pair it with a lavender farm
Island Lavender · about 20 minutes away
Visit Island Lavender, about 20 minutes northeast, then stop at the market on Highway 42 for cherry products and baked goods.
Getting there
Questions
What apples does Wood Orchard grow?
SweeTango, Honeycrisp, Smitten, Cortland and McIntosh, sold each fall; the market says it is Wisconsin's only SweeTango grower.
Where is Wood Orchard Market?
On Highway 42 just north of Egg Harbor; the orchard operation is based in Sturgeon Bay.
Is there anything for kids?
Yes: a playground, an apple-shaped pedal-cart track and a free frozen cider pop for every child.
🗺️ Part of the guide Things to Do Near the Lavender Farms of Door County, Wisconsin
Checked in October 2026 against the business’s own website and local tourism pages. Hours and seasons change, so check with them before you go. How we check listings · Is this your business? Claim it free
