Hello, friends!
We want to encourage visitors to give yourself more time to navigate the construction when planning your visit. Please be aware that Highway 55, also known as Karcher Road, is currently under construction is several places between the Sunnyslope area of Caldwell (where we are located) and I-84.
ITD has warned us of a chip sealing project that would impact our section of Highway 55 and is scheduled to start July 14th, however this could change.
If you are coming from Boise, Eagle, Star, Meridian or Middleton and want to avoid the heavy construction on Karcher Road between I-84 and Farmway road, consider avoiding Exit 33 (Karcher Interchange in Nampa) altogether as it’s often reduced to one lane or closed for construction. Instead, think about using Exit 27 (Centennial Exit in Caldwell) and taking Highway 19 west, turn left at Pinto Rd, and then right on Lower Pleasant Ridge Road. From there, you take the next left on Pride Lane. Pride Lane will intersect with Karcher Road in about 5 miles. Turn left on Karcher and follow this road as it drops down into the Sunnyslope valley and curves to the south. Williamson Lane and the access to our U-Pick orchard is about 3 miles south of the curve.
Finally, we’ve come to understand that some GPS systems are leading folks to us from Eat-A-Bite Lane (off of Chicken Dinner Road). Be aware Eat-A-Bite Lane is a private lane with posted signage stating “No U-pick access. Private Property”. So if your GPS tries to route you down this back way, we are asking ALL visitors to re-route and continue west on Highway 55, past the big curve in the highway and turn left (uphill) on WILLIAMSON LANE to access our U-Pick orchards.