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A Michigan landmark for over six generations

Making Delicious Cider The Old Fashion Way Is Part Of What Makes Yates A Special Place!

Our water-powered, double table press can produce 300 gallons of fresh cider per hour! Visitors are able to watch cider being made most fall Wednesdays through Sundays.

Our Truly Unique Atmosphere Offers A Place To Relax, A Place To Make Memories And For Many, A Place To Indulge!

Thousands of visitors pay us a visit throughout the fall (and our Ice Cream Shoppe during the summer). Yates Cider Mill has a quaint atmosphere for an experience that doesn’t disappoint. We are a ‘piece of the country pie’ amidst a fast growing suburbia in Oakland County

(Open Labor Day Weekend Through November)

The Frankenmuth Fudge Shoppe

We are thrilled to have a piece of Michigan’s heritage seen in Frankenmuth here at Yates Cider Mill! The fudge is made using only the finest, all natural ingredients by The Frankenmuth Fudge Shoppe.

Add Some Fudge To Your Visit And You’ll Have The Sweetest Experience Inside Of Oakland County.  Check out the flavors here!

Also available is salt water taffy and caramel corn. Visitors can often see fudge being made on weekends.

(Open Labor Day Weekend Through October)

Our Apples Are Exclusively Michigan Grown. Every Week We Restock With The Latest Available Varieties.  It’s your choice to either select and bag your own, or buy them pre-bagged if you like.  We continually strive to give you the best apples and service possible!

We have MORE than just apples in the Apple Tent! We also offer snacks, candy, gifts and Apparel.

Let your children have the time of their life taking a ride on one of our gentle ponies in the historic environment at Yates Cider Mill! Weekend pony rides and our petting zoo animals make this beautiful slice of country worth a visit!

Saturdays & Sundays in September and October until 6pm - weather permitting

The cost is $7 per ride. There is a weight limit of 80 pounds

Our Animals Are Waiting For You To Visit.  Children And Adults Alike Will Love Our Petting Zoo!

On Saturdays and Sundays in September & October until 6pm, many goats, sheep, and maybe a llama or two fill our Petting Zoo.  That makes lots of hungry mouths to feed!

Goat chow is available for only $1.50…but petting is always free!

*Please keep your dogs distanced from the Petting Zoo.

Our trail is about 3/4 mile long - it can easily be enjoyed by just about anyone. Come visit us, have some cider and donuts and then enjoy a relaxing stroll. Many of our faithful customers make their trip to Yates a tradition just to see the richest colors that fall has to offer! Enjoy the Michigan view! Many of our guests tell us about their memories from family walks on the River walk Trail!

We see parents who were once the ‘kids’ in the bunch and are now with their own children. Senior citizens who still remember some of their children taking their first steps here are sipping coffee and walking a little slower these days, but still enjoy their walk down the river trail. Marriage proposals, anniversaries, and birthdays are also celebrated here regularly.

Yates Cider Mill works hard to keep the heritage authentic, grounds spotless, and visitors happy so your family continues their own “Yates Tradition” for years to come.