Orchards near Boston, MA

Harvard

Westward Orchards in Harvard runs a farm stand and pick-your-own operation through the whole season — strawberries and blueberries opening things up in June, apples and a pumpkin patch carrying through October. The farm also runs a CSA share program for customers who want produce delivered on a schedule rather than picked by hand. Vegetables round out the stand between fruit seasons.

Sherborn

Dowse Orchards has grown apples, vegetables, and flowers on the same Sherborn land for 200 years, making it one of Massachusetts's certified Century Farms. The roadside stand, running for more than 60 years, stocks over 20 apple varieties — McIntosh, Cortland, and Macoun among the favorites — plus fresh-pressed cider, maple syrup, and preserves. Spring greenhouses supply perennials and flowers; December brings cut-your-own Christmas trees. Open Monday through Saturday, 9am to 6pm.

North Andover

Smolak Farms in North Andover is a working farm that has combined agriculture, education, and entertainment for 50 years under Michael Smolak's stewardship. Pick your own apples, blueberries, and peaches, browse the well-stocked farm stand and on-site bakery, bring kids to the playground and animal viewing area, or book the farm's signature Whim farm-to-table dinners, weddings, and the annual Blueberry Festival.

Ipswich

Russell Orchards on Argilla Road in Ipswich runs a working orchard, farm stand, bakery, and winery under one roof. Pick-your-own rotates through the season — blackberries, blueberries, raspberries, and currants in summer, apples and cherry tomatoes by late August — while the Donut Hut sells cider donuts alongside wine flights and frozen sangria on weekends. There's a barnyard for kids and a full tasting room for everyone else.

Westford

Westford

Stow

Carver Hill Orchard grows blueberries, peaches, and apples on Brookside Avenue in Stow, with cider donuts drawing as much of a following as the fruit itself. It's open Tuesday through Sunday during the summer season, 9am to 5pm, with picking hours shifting as each crop comes ready. Call ahead for what's currently ripe before making the drive.

Stow

Stow

Honeypot Hill Orchard is on Sudbury Road in Stow, in the apple country that runs through Bolton and Harvard along Route 117. The orchard's own website returned no content, and no independent listing confirms current hours or varieties.

Stow

Known locally as Derby Ridge Farm, this fifth-generation Stow orchard grows more than 30 varieties of apples plus peaches and pears across 75-plus acres, and presses its own unpasteurized cider. Pumpkins and Christmas trees fill out the fall and winter seasons, with honey and jam stocked at the farm stand.

Harvard

Carlson Orchards has grown apples on this Harvard property since 1936, and the family operation now runs a hard cider taproom alongside its farm stand, pouring the full current lineup of Carlson-made ciders. It's a working orchard first, with the taproom giving visitors a reason to stick around after the apple bags are packed. The farm store stays open through the harvest season, with cider and fresh fruit sold daily.

Harvard

Old Frog Pond Farm & Studio in Harvard is one of New England's few certified organic pick-your-own orchards — saved and reshaped by sculptor Linda Hoffman, who pairs apples and PYO blueberries and raspberries with an annual outdoor sculpture exhibit, poetry, and Zen meditation events. The self-serve farmstand carries fruit jams, honey, herbal tea, and calendula oil under the philosophy "Feed the Soil, Heal the Earth."

Westborough

Harvard

Harvard

Doe Orchards farms 60 acres in Harvard growing apples, blueberries, vegetables, sunflowers, and Christmas trees, with pick-your-own and a farm stand as the main draw — no admission charge, no extra fees for wandering the rows. Current summer hours run Tuesday through Saturday, 9am to 4pm, with raspberries and blueberries ready for picking as of this season.

Berlin

Berlin Orchards traces back 50 years to Chedco Farm, renamed in 1995 after Barry O'Brien expanded the property's apple, pear, and peach production across 200 rolling acres. Visitors pick Macs, Macoun, Jonagold, Mutsu, and Honeycrisp in season, then work through cider donuts, pumpkins, a hayride to the orchard, and a small petting zoo. It's a full fall-outing farm, not just a fruit stand.