Orchards

More Than Apple Picking

A Complete Day of Farm-Fresh Fun

The best orchard trips combine fresh fruit with beautiful countryside, seasonal food, family activities and opportunities to make lasting memories together.

Finding the Right Orchard

Every orchard offers a different experience. Some are peaceful places centered on fruit picking, while others feature extensive fall festivals, hayrides, playgrounds, corn mazes, live entertainment, farm animals and food.

Something for Every Season

Although autumn is the most popular time to visit, many farms offer strawberries, cherries, blueberries, peaches, flowers and vegetables during spring and summer, followed by apples, pumpkins and harvest celebrations in the fall.

Choose Your Experience

Find the Perfect Orchard Day

Start with the type of outing your family is looking for.

□ Best Overall Alstede Farms □ Classic Apple Picking Riamede Farm □ Traditional Farm Visit Melick's Town Farm □‍□‍□‍□ Best for Families Ort Farms □ Relaxed Orchard Day Sun High Orchards □ Food, Music & Wine Terhune Orchards □ Scenic Pennsylvania Pick Solebury Orchards □ Biggest Variety of Fun Linvilla Orchards

Our Recommended Destinations

Favorite Orchards in New Jersey & Pennsylvania

From traditional pick-your-own farms to full-scale harvest festivals, these destinations offer some of the region's best combinations of fresh fruit, seasonal food and family activities.

Family picking apples together in a green orchard

Best Overall Orchard Experience

Alstede Farms

Chester, Morris County, New Jersey

Alstede Farms is one of the region's most complete agritourism destinations. Visitors can enjoy pick-your-own fruit, seasonal wagon rides, farm animals, food, homemade ice cream and activities that change throughout the year.

Fall visits can include apple and pumpkin picking, corn mazes, sunflower trails, hay pyramids and evening harvest activities. Because it is extremely popular, advance reservations are often the best choice during peak weekends.

Best For

Apple Picking Pumpkins Corn Mazes Wagon Rides Farm Animals Seasonal Food

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Best Classic Apple-Picking Experience

Riamede Farm

Chester, Morris County, New Jersey

Riamede Farm is an excellent choice for visitors who want the orchard itself to be the main attraction. The farm is known for traditional pick-your-own apple experiences in a scenic and relaxed country setting.

Families can stroll among mature apple trees, choose from varieties ripening throughout the season and enjoy a quieter alternative to the region's larger fall festivals. Pumpkin picking is also offered during the fall season.

Best For

Traditional Orchard Apple Varieties Pumpkins Scenic Setting Relaxed Visits

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Traditional rows of fruit trees in a peaceful country orchard

Best Traditional New Jersey Farm

Melick's Town Farm

Califon & Oldwick, Hunterdon County, New Jersey

Melick's Town Farm is a Hunterdon County favorite with a long agricultural tradition. Its Califon orchard offers seasonal fruit picking and a beautiful countryside setting that feels authentically rural.

Depending on the season, visitors may find apples, peaches, flowers, pumpkins and farm-market products. Melick's also produces its own hard cider, making it especially enjoyable for adult visitors as well as families.

Best For

Apple Picking Peaches Flowers Pumpkins Hard Cider Country Scenery

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Young child enjoying a family-friendly pumpkin patch

Best for a Full Family Farm Day

Ort Farms

Long Valley, Morris County, New Jersey

Ort Farms is especially well suited for families looking for a full day of seasonal activities. The farm combines fresh produce and fall crops with entertaining attractions for children of different ages.

Fall weekends may feature pumpkin picking, hayrides, farm animals, corn mazes, train rides and play areas. Its spacious Long Valley setting makes it an enjoyable destination for families who want more than a quick picking trip.

Best For

Young Children Hayrides Pumpkin Picking Farm Animals Corn Maze Family Activities

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Sheep grazing beneath fruit trees in a relaxed farm orchard

Best Relaxed Orchard Outing

Sun High Orchards

Randolph, Morris County, New Jersey

Sun High Orchards offers a smaller and more relaxed farm experience than many of the region's large fall attractions. It is a good option for families who want to focus on fresh fruit, farm animals and time outdoors.

Seasonal offerings may include apple picking, pumpkins, peaches, a farm market and homemade treats. Picnic tables overlooking the farm make it a pleasant place to slow down and enjoy the scenery.

Best For

Relaxed Visits Apple Picking Farm Animals Picnics Farm Market

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Autumn corn maze entrance surrounded by pumpkins

Best Convenient Morris County Farm

Wightman Farms

Morristown, Morris County, New Jersey

Wightman Farms provides a convenient farm escape close to Morristown and many surrounding communities. The family-run farm is known for seasonal produce, a farm market and popular fall activities.

Depending on the year's schedule, visitors can enjoy apple picking, pumpkin picking, hayrides, corn mazes and seasonal treats. It is an easy choice for families who want a fun outing without traveling far into the countryside.

Best For

Convenient Location Apples Pumpkins Hayrides Corn Maze Farm Market

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Visitor picking ripe peaches directly from an orchard tree

Best Bergen County Orchard Experience

Demarest Farms

Hillsdale, Bergen County, New Jersey

Demarest Farms is a popular northern New Jersey destination for pick-your-own fruit, seasonal events and family activities. Its Bergen County location makes it especially convenient for visitors from northeastern New Jersey.

The farm is known for apple and peach picking, fall attractions and elaborate seasonal light experiences. Reservations may be required for popular picking dates and special events.

Best For

Apple Picking Peach Picking Hayrides Seasonal Events Holiday Lights

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Best for Food, Music & Farm Wine

Terhune Orchards

Princeton, Mercer County, New Jersey

Terhune Orchards combines a traditional family farm with seasonal festivals, fresh baked goods, farm animals, a winery and live entertainment. It appeals to families, couples and groups of adults.

Visitors may enjoy fruit and pumpkin picking, wagon rides, children's play areas, farm festivals, music and wine tastings. Its broad mix of attractions makes it a strong choice when different members of the group want different experiences.

Best For

Families Couples Farm Winery Live Music Festivals Farm Animals

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Scenic rows of apple trees heavy with ripe red fruit

Best Scenic Bucks County Orchard

Solebury Orchards

New Hope, Bucks County, Pennsylvania

Solebury Orchards is a beautiful Bucks County farm near New Hope. It offers a peaceful setting for seasonal apple and berry picking, along with a market selling fruit and farm products.

The orchard is an excellent addition to a full day in the New Hope and Lambertville area. Visitors can enjoy a scenic farm outing and then continue into town for restaurants, shopping and a walk along the Delaware River.

Best For

Scenic Orchard Apple Picking Berry Picking Farm Market New Hope Day Trips

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Pumpkins and gourds displayed on hay bales beside a farm barn

Best for a Huge Variety of Activities

Linvilla Orchards

Media, Delaware County, Pennsylvania

Linvilla Orchards is one of eastern Pennsylvania's most extensive family farm destinations. The farm offers pick-your-own crops, seasonal festivals, a large farm market and a wide variety of activities.

Visitors may find apple picking, Pumpkinland, farm animals, fishing, playground activities, train rides, mini golf and seasonal food. It is particularly well suited for families who want enough attractions to fill an entire day.

Best For

Full-Day Trips Apple Picking Pumpkinland Farm Animals Fishing Children's Activities

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