Discover Connecticut's Best Apple Picking Spots
With the crisp feeling in the air, pumpkin and apple flavored everything, and beautiful foliage in varied shades of yellow, red, golden, and orange, fall in Connecticut is the best time of the year. In the fall, so many fun season-based activities pop up such as fairs, food festivals, and apple picking. Grab the family and get ready to pick a bushel or two of apples to create amazing apple pies, apple sauce, and other delicious apple desserts at home. Here are our favorite places to pick apples in the Nutmeg State.
Rose's Berry Farm, South Glastonbury, CT
Rose's Berry Farm is a pick-your-own farm that is fun in the summer and fall with its pick-your-own berries, apples, pumpkins, and peaches. Their selection of apples, including Golden Delicious and Macoun, can be picked in September and October. If you can't be bothered to make your own, apple pies and apple butter are available in their store and farm stand.
Lost Acres Orchards, North Granby, CT
Lost Acres Orchards is a family-run farm that offers visitors a quaint atmosphere, farm-fresh produce, a small lunch restaurant, and a lovely bakery. Pick-your-own apples begin at the start of September, and other fresh produce, including pumpkins, apple cider, squash, mums, and more, can be purchased in their store. In addition, they have quilting events where you can purchase fabrics and quilts and learn about quilting.
Rogers Orchards, Southington, CT
A fruit orchard and farm for over eight generations, Rogers Orchards is proud to have served the community for more than 200 years. Here, you can pick your own apples in their beautiful orchard or purchase apples, apricots, peaches, plums, pears, and nectarines in a multitude of varieties depending on the season. In addition, Rogers Orchards has a tantalizing bakery selling apple cider donuts, cookies, coffee cake, and so many different flavors of pies! Yum!
Lyman Orchards, Middlefield, CT
Lyman Orchards has numerous spots throughout Connecticut, including its golf center, homestead, and market, but we're focusing on its pick-your-own orchards. Depending on the season, you can pick your own juicy apples, peaches, pears, blueberries, nectarines, squash, and more. They also have a fun sunflower maze that is perfect for a family-friendly day out.
Beardsley’s Cider Mill & Orchard, Shelton, CT
Beardsley's Cider Mill & Orchard offers pick-your-own apples each weekend in September and October. Apple varieties mature at different times, so if you are seeking a specific type of apple, check their Facebook page to see what apples are available for picking before planning your trip. Beardsley’s offers many different apple varieties to suit every taste.
Bishop’s Orchards, Guilford, CT
Bishop's Orchards primarily focuses on apples, so you can enjoy picking from approximately late August until the end of October. You'll be able to choose from 20 different varieties of apples, with some apples maturing before others. If you'd like to pick a specific variety, like Honey Crisp, be sure to call ahead to see if it is ripe,
Scotts Yankee Farmer, East Lyme, CT
Plan your visit to Scotts Yankee Farmer to pick your own orchard fresh apples. Also, during this time, you can enjoy a corn maze, wagon rides, and a pumpkin patch. Their 125 acres are gorgeous and filled with cut flowers, vegetable plants, produce, and a wide array of fruits growing on bushes, plants, and trees.
Averill Farm, Washington Depot, CT
Averill Farm offers mouthwatering doughnuts and pick-your-own apples. They also offer delicious apple cider, wine, jams, jellies, maple syrup, honey, and more. You can also pick your pears and apples to create delicious sweet treats at home. Visit their page for specific details of their open days and what products are available for picking or purchasing from their farm stand.
Blue Jay Orchards, Bethel, CT
Be ready for tons of fall fun at Blue Jay Orchards, including pick-your-own apples, a pumpkin patch, wagon rides, and a bakery selling all things apple. You can also purchase freshly picked corn, peaches, plums, and tomatoes to turn into a farm-fresh meal at home. Blue Jay Orchards also offers apple orchard and pumpkin patch tours for a reasonable rate per person. These fun tours allow participants to learn more about working on a farm and these two fruits.
Drazen Orchards, Cheshire, CT
Drazen Orchards is a classic New England orchard whose earliest days date back to the 1800s. Today, a trip to Drazen Orchards will afford guests a delicious variety of apples, including Honeycrisp, Macoun, MacIntosh, Gala, Golden Delicious, and many more. Be sure to stop by when blueberries, peaches, nectarines, pears, quince, Asian plums, and Italian prune plums are in season. With a kind, welcoming atmosphere and some of the finest selections in the state, you can't go wrong with Drazen Orchards.
