Maine's blueberry season may be over, but it's prime apple-picking time. Visiting an orchard is a great way for the whole family to spend time outdoors together. So, be sure to put on a cozy sweater, grab the family and pull over at one of these great orchards listed below to do some good-old-fashioned apple picking and enjoy some fresh cider and a slice of pie.
This year, due to COVID 19 safety protocols, other orchard activities like wagon rides will not take place. Call ahead for details as these are constantly changing and the most accurate, up-to-date information may not be reflected here.
Douglas Hill Orchard
42 Orchard Road, Sebago | Get directions
207-787-2745 | www.facebook.com
Open dawn to dusk daily beginning in early Sept.
Pick your own apples. Pumpkins available for purchase. Apple products, maple syrup, honey, corn stalks, gourds.
Five Fields Farm
720 South Bridgton Road, South Bridgton | Get directions
207-647-2425 | www.facebook.com
Open daily
Pick your own McIntosh, Paula Red, Ginger Gold, Cortland, Honeycrisp, Macoun, Red Delicious, Golden Delicious and Lady Apples.
Hansel’s Orchards
44 Sweetser Road, North Yarmouth | Get directions
207-829-6136 | www.hanselsorchard.com
Open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesdays and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturdays, Sundays and Columbus Day.
Pick your own McIntosh, Cortland and Macoun apples.
Meadow Brook Farm
727 Webbs Mills Road (Route 85), Raymond | Get directions
207-627-7009
Call for hours.
Pick your own apples or buy fresh-picked, along with cider and baked goods.
Randall Orchards
1 Randall Road, Standish | Get directions
207-642-3500
Open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily
Pick your own apples and pumpkins, plus peaches and squash.
Thompson’s Orchard
276 Gloucester Hill Road, New Gloucester | Get directions
207-926-4738
Open 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily from Labor Day to the end of the year.
Pick your own apples and purchase fresh cider, homemade baked goods, pumpkins, squash, jams, jellies and more.
Brackett’s Orchards
224 Sokokis Ave., Limington | Get directions
207-730-9169 | brackettorchard.com
Open for picking 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday from early September through October.
Pick your own apples and purchase cider, jam, pumpkins, donuts and more.
Gile’s Family Farm
139 Waterboro Road, Alfred | Get directions
207-324-2944 | www.facebook.com/pages/Giles-Family-Farm
Open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily beginning Sept. 5
Pick your own apples.
Libby & Son U-Picks
86 Sawyer Mountain Road, Limerick | Get directions
207-793-4749 | www.libbysonupicks.com
Generally open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m daily (hours can change based on weather).
Pick your own apples, high-bush blueberries and raspberries – check website for what’s picking that day. Apples and raspberries should be available through October. Also purchase freshly pressed cider, donuts, kettle corn, caramel apples and more.
McDougal Orchards
201 Hanson’s Ridge Road, Springvale | Get directions
207-324-5054 | www.mcdougalorchards.com
Open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily.
Pick your own apples and raspberries. Check website for apple varieties. Enjoy wagon rides on weekends, pet farm animals and purchase pumpkins and sweet cider.
Pine View Orchards
17 Sunset Lane, Berwick | Get directions
207-715-0365 | www.pinevieworchard.com
Open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily (except Wednesday) through October.
Pick your own apples. Nine varieties (McIntosh, Cortland, Gala, Honeycrisp, Macoun, Empire, Yellow Delicious, Mutsu and Shizuka. Also peaches.
Snell Family Farm
1000 River Road, Buxton | Get directions
207-929-5318 | snellfamilyfarm.com
Open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.
Pick your own apples.
Spiller Farm
85 Spiller Farm Lane, Wells
207-985-2575 | spillerfarm.com
Pick your own apples from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sat. and Sunday; call for weekday availability or check the website. Hayrides and farm tours on weekends.
Ricker Hill Orchard
Route 117, Turner | Get directions
207-225-5552 | www.rickerhill.com
Open 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily. Pick your own apples (check the website for what’s picking now) and pumpkins through October and enjoy the corn maze, petting zoo, disc golf and more.
Wallingford’s Fruit House
1240 Perkins Ridge, Auburn | Get directions
207-225-3455 | wallingfordsorchard.com
Open 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily.
Pick your own apples and enjoy wagon rides, fresh donuts, pies and dumplings.
Rocky Ridge Orchard & Bakery
Route 201, Bowdoin | Get directions
207-666-5786 | www.rockyridgeorchard.com
Open daily 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. U-pick starts Sept. 11. Pick Macintosh, Cortland, Honeycrisp, Red Delicious, Crab Apples, Macoun, Red Free and others. Also buy homemade pastries, sandwiches, cider, ice cream, maple syrup, local crafts, soaps, honey and more.
Doles Orchard
187 Doles Ridge Road, Limington | Get directions
207-793-4409 | www.dolesorchard.com
Open 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday.
Pick your own apples and raspberries and buy other products from the farm store.
Lakeside Orchards
318 Readfield Road, Manchester | Get directions
207-622-2479 | lakesideorchards.com
Open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. Pick your own apples through Columbus Day. Wagon rides provide transportation to the orchard.
Boothby’s Orchard
366 Boothby Road, Livermore | Get directions
207-754-3500 | mainehoneycrisp.com
Open noon to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Wagon rides to pick-your-own apple orchard. Daily wine tastings, too!
Pietree Orchard
803 Waterford Road, Sweden | Get directions
207-647-9419 | pietreeorchard.com
Open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily for pick-your-own apples. Wagon rides every weekend through Columbus Day. Farmstand open daily from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. for pre-packed apples, cider, cheese, farm fresh produce and baked goods. Call 207-647-9419 for what’s picking.
Apple Acres Farm
363 Durgintown Road, South Hiram | Get directions
207-625-4777 | www.appleacresfarm.com
Open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily.
PYO apples or visit the gift store for pre-picked apples. Cider, wine, meats, cheeses. Playground.
Kelly Orchards
1881 Route 109 and 82 Sanborn Road, Acton | Get directions
207-636-1601 | kellyorchards.com
Open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. Call ahead to find out what’s available.
Pick your own apples (over a dozen varieties, including Gala, Macoun, Jonagold, Cortlands, Macs and Northern Spy) and pumpkins or buy pre-picked at the farm stand.
Sweetser’s Apple Barrel and Orchards
19 Blanchard Road, Cumberland | Get directions
207-829-6599 | maineapple.com
Open from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily. The orchard grows 50 varieties of apples for PYO, or buy them at the farm market. Check the website for what’s available.
Pick your own apples. Pumpkins available for purchase. Apple products, maple syrup, honey, corn stalks, gourds.
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| Douglas Hill Orchard |
Five Fields Farm
720 South Bridgton Road, South Bridgton | Get directions
207-647-2425 | www.facebook.com
Open daily
Pick your own McIntosh, Paula Red, Ginger Gold, Cortland, Honeycrisp, Macoun, Red Delicious, Golden Delicious and Lady Apples.
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| Five Fields Farm |
Hansel’s Orchards
44 Sweetser Road, North Yarmouth | Get directions
207-829-6136 | www.hanselsorchard.com
Open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesdays and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturdays, Sundays and Columbus Day.
Pick your own McIntosh, Cortland and Macoun apples.
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| Hansel’s Orchards |
Meadow Brook Farm
727 Webbs Mills Road (Route 85), Raymond | Get directions
207-627-7009
Call for hours.
Pick your own apples or buy fresh-picked, along with cider and baked goods.
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| Meadow Brook Farm |
Randall Orchards
1 Randall Road, Standish | Get directions
207-642-3500
Open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily
Pick your own apples and pumpkins, plus peaches and squash.
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| Randall Orchards |
Thompson’s Orchard
276 Gloucester Hill Road, New Gloucester | Get directions
207-926-4738
Open 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily from Labor Day to the end of the year.
Pick your own apples and purchase fresh cider, homemade baked goods, pumpkins, squash, jams, jellies and more.
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| Thompson’s Orchard |
Brackett’s Orchards
224 Sokokis Ave., Limington | Get directions
207-730-9169 | brackettorchard.com
Open for picking 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday from early September through October.
Pick your own apples and purchase cider, jam, pumpkins, donuts and more.
Gile’s Family Farm
139 Waterboro Road, Alfred | Get directions
207-324-2944 | www.facebook.com/pages/Giles-Family-Farm
Open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily beginning Sept. 5
Pick your own apples.
Libby & Son U-Picks
86 Sawyer Mountain Road, Limerick | Get directions
207-793-4749 | www.libbysonupicks.com
Generally open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m daily (hours can change based on weather).
Pick your own apples, high-bush blueberries and raspberries – check website for what’s picking that day. Apples and raspberries should be available through October. Also purchase freshly pressed cider, donuts, kettle corn, caramel apples and more.
McDougal Orchards
201 Hanson’s Ridge Road, Springvale | Get directions
207-324-5054 | www.mcdougalorchards.com
Open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily.
Pick your own apples and raspberries. Check website for apple varieties. Enjoy wagon rides on weekends, pet farm animals and purchase pumpkins and sweet cider.
Pine View Orchards
17 Sunset Lane, Berwick | Get directions
207-715-0365 | www.pinevieworchard.com
Open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily (except Wednesday) through October.
Pick your own apples. Nine varieties (McIntosh, Cortland, Gala, Honeycrisp, Macoun, Empire, Yellow Delicious, Mutsu and Shizuka. Also peaches.
Snell Family Farm
1000 River Road, Buxton | Get directions
207-929-5318 | snellfamilyfarm.com
Open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.
Pick your own apples.
Spiller Farm
85 Spiller Farm Lane, Wells
207-985-2575 | spillerfarm.com
Pick your own apples from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sat. and Sunday; call for weekday availability or check the website. Hayrides and farm tours on weekends.
Ricker Hill Orchard
Route 117, Turner | Get directions
207-225-5552 | www.rickerhill.com
Open 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily. Pick your own apples (check the website for what’s picking now) and pumpkins through October and enjoy the corn maze, petting zoo, disc golf and more.
Wallingford’s Fruit House
1240 Perkins Ridge, Auburn | Get directions
207-225-3455 | wallingfordsorchard.com
Open 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily.
Pick your own apples and enjoy wagon rides, fresh donuts, pies and dumplings.
Rocky Ridge Orchard & Bakery
Route 201, Bowdoin | Get directions
207-666-5786 | www.rockyridgeorchard.com
Open daily 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. U-pick starts Sept. 11. Pick Macintosh, Cortland, Honeycrisp, Red Delicious, Crab Apples, Macoun, Red Free and others. Also buy homemade pastries, sandwiches, cider, ice cream, maple syrup, local crafts, soaps, honey and more.
Doles Orchard
187 Doles Ridge Road, Limington | Get directions
207-793-4409 | www.dolesorchard.com
Open 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday.
Pick your own apples and raspberries and buy other products from the farm store.
Lakeside Orchards
318 Readfield Road, Manchester | Get directions
207-622-2479 | lakesideorchards.com
Open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. Pick your own apples through Columbus Day. Wagon rides provide transportation to the orchard.
Boothby’s Orchard
366 Boothby Road, Livermore | Get directions
207-754-3500 | mainehoneycrisp.com
Open noon to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Wagon rides to pick-your-own apple orchard. Daily wine tastings, too!
Pietree Orchard
803 Waterford Road, Sweden | Get directions
207-647-9419 | pietreeorchard.com
Open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily for pick-your-own apples. Wagon rides every weekend through Columbus Day. Farmstand open daily from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. for pre-packed apples, cider, cheese, farm fresh produce and baked goods. Call 207-647-9419 for what’s picking.
Apple Acres Farm
363 Durgintown Road, South Hiram | Get directions
207-625-4777 | www.appleacresfarm.com
Open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily.
PYO apples or visit the gift store for pre-picked apples. Cider, wine, meats, cheeses. Playground.
Kelly Orchards
1881 Route 109 and 82 Sanborn Road, Acton | Get directions
207-636-1601 | kellyorchards.com
Open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. Call ahead to find out what’s available.
Pick your own apples (over a dozen varieties, including Gala, Macoun, Jonagold, Cortlands, Macs and Northern Spy) and pumpkins or buy pre-picked at the farm stand.
Sweetser’s Apple Barrel and Orchards
19 Blanchard Road, Cumberland | Get directions
207-829-6599 | maineapple.com
Open from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily. The orchard grows 50 varieties of apples for PYO, or buy them at the farm market. Check the website for what’s available.
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