Orchards near Candia, NH

Chester

Pick-your-own apples run across a dozen varieties at this Chester orchard on Harantis Lake Road, alongside more than a dozen kinds of peaches and nectarines. The farm stand sells fresh vegetables, pumpkins, jellies and jams, frozen foods, syrup mixes, plus candles and soaps, with picnic areas set among the trees. Hazelton posts what's in season and current picking hours to its Facebook page, the best place to check before driving out.

Londonderry

Elwood Orchards, a family-owned orchard on Elwood Road in Londonderry, has closed permanently, according to its own website. The listing here reflects the former pick-your-own farm in southern New Hampshire's Merrimack Valley. Other Londonderry orchards nearby still run seasonal apple picking for anyone in the area.

Pittsfield

Appleview Orchard on Upper City Road in Pittsfield grows apples for pick-your-own and scoops Richardson's Farm ice cream in homemade waffle cones. The farm sells fresh-pressed cider, baked goods and apple crisp in season, plus local treats and gifts in its country gift shop. It looks out over the hills of the Suncook Valley.

Merrimack

Currier Orchards offers pick-your-own apples in Merrimack, growing McIntosh, Cortland, Honeycrisp, Macoun, Gala, and more. The farm presses unpasteurized cider and runs a stand with jam, jelly, syrup, donuts, and baked goods, plus peaches, squash, and pumpkins as they ripen. Merrimack sits in southern New Hampshire between Nashua and Manchester, an easy drive for pick-your-own crowds.

Concord

Carter Hill Orchard grows apples, peaches, plums, blueberries, and pumpkins on the hills west of Concord, with pick-your-own apples and blueberries in season. The farm presses its own cider and boils maple syrup, and its bakery turns out cider donuts, whoopie pies, and pies. A country store sells farm-grown vegetables. The orchard is a longtime Concord fall destination.

Madbury

Canterbury

Hackleboro Orchards is an apple orchard on Orchard Road in Canterbury, north of Concord. Orchards in this part of New Hampshire open for the fall harvest, roughly September into October, selling apples and often cider straight from the farm.

Canterbury

Hackleboro Orchards is a longtime apple orchard on Orchard Road in Canterbury, north of Concord. New Hampshire apple season opens around Labor Day and runs through October, when hill orchards like this one open their rows for picking. The farm's former website is no longer active, so check locally or by phone for varieties and picking hours.

New Boston

Mapadot Orchard is a small orchard on Valley View Lane in New Boston, in the hills of southern New Hampshire's Hillsborough County. Its fruit varieties and pick-your-own schedule aren't posted online; contact the orchard directly for what's ripe and when to visit.

Hopkinton

Milford

McLeod Orchards has grown apples in Milford for about 80 years, selling pick-your-own fruit off North River Road each fall. The farm also runs a Harvest Subscription, a CSA that packs fresh fruit and vegetables through the season. Apples come off the tree and go straight to the stand.

West Newbury

Long Hill Orchards sits on Route 113 in West Newbury, in the same Merrimack Valley apple country as nearby Maple Crest Farm. Its old web domain no longer resolves, and no listing confirms current varieties or hours.

West Newbury

Milford

McLeod's Orchards on North River Road in Milford grows apples for pick-your-own and runs a farm stand, plus a harvest CSA subscription of fresh fruit and vegetables. The stand and PYO close once apple season wraps for the year, so the farm's Facebook and Instagram carry current openings. It sits in the Souhegan River valley of southern New Hampshire.

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.

Amesbury

Cider Hill Farm in Amesbury, Massachusetts welcomes all to create and share memories — exploring the orchards, picking peaches and apples, cutting flowers, and eating the farm's famous apple cider donuts fresh from the farm store.

Lyndeborough

Holt Brothers Orchards grows apples on Center Road in Lyndeborough, a hill town in the Souhegan Valley of southern New Hampshire. Local apple picking generally runs from early September into October. No active website turned up, so check locally for the varieties Holt Brothers grows and its picking hours.

Hampton Falls

Applecrest Farm Orchards in Hampton Falls is New Hampshire's largest apple orchard and one of America's oldest, farmed by the same family for four generations. Pick your own apples, blueberries, and more; browse the daily farm market with its own cold-storage apples, meats, cheeses, and local produce; and follow the smell of scratch-made pies, cider donuts, and the seasonal creamery.

Lyndeborough

Paradise Farm in Lyndeborough is a quintessential New England hilltop farm that Adrienne and Wayne have shaped since 2002 — apple, pear, and peach orchards for PYO, berry rows, Christmas trees, and pastures with Scottish Highland cattle, goats, sheep, pigs, and chickens. The farm sells USDA-certified 100% Highlander grass-fed beef, all-natural chicken, heritage turkeys, duck eggs, goat milk products, and honey — call to visit the store anytime, year-round.

Berwick

Pine View Orchard grows apples on Sunset Lane in Berwick, a York County town on the New Hampshire border. No variety list, u-pick policy, or hours are published online for this listing; call ahead before visiting.