Gilcrease Orchard Open For Picking

Posted on 09 June 2008

The Gilcrease Orchard is now open Tuesdays through Sundays for you to pick your own fruits and vegetables.

Apricots, zucchini and pecans are available now. Tomatoes, cantaloupes a figs will be ready later this month.

Hours are 7am to noon at the corner of North Tenaya Way and Whispering Sands.

Admission is $2 for adults and $1 for children. Pay for your produce on the way out.

Long sleeve shirts, closed toe shoes and water are recommended for picking.

The Gilcrease’s have an interesting history. The family, who originally bought the farm in the 1920′s, owned about 1500 acres in the northwest valley. The farm supplied almost half the chicken eggs used in Las Vegas through the 1940′s. After that, they moved on to alfalfa and grains. It wasn’t until the late 1980′s that they began to grow fruits and vegetables. Over the years, some of the land has been sold for construction around the orchard, including houses and schools. This was also necessary to finance the orchards. Bill Gilcrease and his late brother John (Ted) had set up a nonprofit foundation to sustain their legacy. Ted’s wish was to have a place for people to come and pick fresh produce because many told him that it was an important form of recreation for them. Ted Gilcrease died in 2003 at the age of 87 and left behind a trust to support the orchards.

Gilcrease Orchard
7000 Gilcrease Ave
Las Vegas, NV 89131
(702) 645-1126