Orchards near Cumberland, ME

Cumberland

Sweetser's Apple Barrel and Orchards runs a farm stand and orchard on Blanchard Road in Cumberland Center, confirmed active via its Facebook page. No product list, hours, or direct contact details were confirmed beyond that listing.

Cumberland

Cumberland

Terison has run as a u-pick orchard since 1946, now in its fourth generation, and the family calls it the first pick-your-own orchard in Maine. The picking list stays short and deliberate — McIntosh and Cortland only, grown low-spray. Dogs are welcome on leash. Find it on Whitney Road, about two miles north of the Cumberland Fairgrounds.

North Yarmouth

Hansel's Orchard picks apples off trees that are roughly 80 years old, big and wide enough that the farm says stories get written about them. McIntosh comes in first in September, followed by Cortland and Macoun through October. Open 10 to 5 during harvest, with pre-picked bags left at the entrance stand after hours for latecomers.

New Gloucester

Thompson's Orchard is on Gloucester Hill Road in New Gloucester, a Cumberland County town also home to the Shaker Village and Pineland Farms. The name points to an apple orchard, though no working website or contact details for the farm could be verified.

Gorham

Orchard Ridge Farm runs a farm stand and orchard on Sebago Lake Road in Gorham, on the corridor between Portland and the lake region. No product list, hours, or contact details were confirmed online.

Lewiston

Benoit Orchard grows apples near the corner of Ferry and Cotton Road in Lewiston, Maine's second-largest city. No hours, variety list, or contact details were confirmed online.

Standish

Randall Orchards grows apples on Randall Road in Standish, a Cumberland County town along the Saco River. No variety list or seasonal hours are published online for this listing; call ahead before a visit.

Poland

Mechanic Falls

A 22-acre family-owned orchard operating for over 20 years with pick-your-own strawberries, raspberries, blueberries, apples and plums. A farm bakery sells pies, cakes and homemade pie crusts, and a box shop sells custom engraved gift boxes and totes; the farm also hosts seasonal hayrides and live music.

Greene

Gagnon Family Orchard grows apples on trees over a century old, part of the original Saunders Apple Orchard dating to the 1890s, alongside high-bush blueberries and wild raspberries. The family-run business took its current form in 1998 and now ships fruit directly to customers nationwide from its farm store in Greene.

Greene

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Bowdoin

Rocky Ridge sits on Route 201 in Bowdoin, about six miles north of Mt. Ararat High School, with both pick-your-own and in-store apples plus a large pumpkin selection come fall. The bakery turns out bread and whoopie pies alongside deli sandwiches and ice cream, and the place doubles as an antiques stop. It runs summer through fall only.

Sebago

A small, family-run orchard in the foothills near Sebago Center selling Macs, Cortlands, and Red and Golden Delicious apples along with pears, pumpkins and cider. Both pre-picked and you-pick apples are available, and the property has a gift shop, picnic area and weekend hay rides with panoramic hill views.

Limington

Brackett's has stayed in the same family since 1783, making it the oldest continuously operated orchard in Maine. U-pick covers Honeycrisp and seven other apple varieties, plus blueberries and peaches, with a bakery, cider donuts, an apple cannon, and a trackless Apple Express train for kids. The farm stand runs 9am to 4pm on weekends through late October.

Alfred

An Alfred orchard growing apples for its cider house and farm stand bakery and kitchen, currently leased and operated by Adam Brock. The 2025 season opened September 12th, seven days a week.

Cornish

Pulsifer's Orchard grows apples on Brackett Road in Cornish, in the foothills west of Sebago Lake. No hours, variety list, or contact details were confirmed online.