Collegeville Orchards — Local services in St. Joseph

Not really worth the drive from St. Cloud, unfortunately. Went with a friend and no one was there. The little store is cute but the variety is very limited. There isn't many places to walk and see either as it's very small. Tractor rides were not going. Additionally, the alpaca had super overgrown, painful looking hooves and spit at us for no apparent reason (can't blame the animal as it is an animal and will do as it will. Likely had its reasons). I really don't like to give bad ratings to small businesses but if you are expecting a big orchard or lots of things to see and do this...

Great pumpkin patch on a gorgeous little plot of land with a petting zoo, tractor ride, pumpkin painting, live music, and a koi pond. Prices for the store full of local produce, cider, honey, and preserves were all reasonable. I have enjoyed their honey and cider in the past, and am looking forward to trying their apple butter and making apple pie and squash soup from their produce. Highly recommend, I know we will be going...

9/29/2024. Fun place to visit and my Grandsons enjoyed feeding the animals, pumpkin painting, picking their own pumpkins from the pumpkin field. The only disappointment/complaint we had was the wagon ride. The cost for the ride we had just was extremely high. We were in the wagon for about 8-9 minutes and just did a small loop, basically up the hill turned around and back down the hill. But otherwise we...