Orchards near Sterling, MA

Sterling

The Chandler family has grown apples, blueberries, pumpkins, and nectarines on this 100-acre Sterling farm since 1912, now in its fifth generation. The on-site bakery turns out cider donuts, turnovers, and pies, and the farmstand kitchen serves soups, sandwiches, and weekend breakfast alongside seasonal picking.

South Lancaster

South Lancaster

The Siver family has run George Hill Orchards since 1974, growing blueberries, peaches, nectarines, apples, and pumpkins for pick-your-own across central Massachusetts. School groups come for the Apple Tree Theater and the Tree-mendous Maze; everyone else comes for the fruit. The farm stays open Sunday and Wednesday through Friday, with self-serve hours extending into the evening, and closes entirely on Saturdays.

Lancaster

Apple Lane Orchard grows heritage apples, including Cortland, McIntosh, and Gravenstein trees planted since the Flint family founded the orchard in the early 1800s. Current owner Dayna Gant, who took over in 2000, runs it as a pick-your-own orchard alongside a Dutch sport horse operation on the same hilltop property in rural Lancaster.

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.

Lunenburg

Lunenburg

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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."

Harvard

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

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.

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.

Stow

Westborough

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.

Groton

Storybook Orchard is a fruit orchard in Groton, Massachusetts, part of a stretch of orchard country along the Nashua River that includes several long-established apple growers nearby. Specific details on its crops and hours are thin online — the operation's Instagram, @storybookorchard, is the more current source for what's picked and available week to week.

Millbury

Hawk Hill Orchards has grown apples, peaches, and plums on Carleton Road since Kent Stowe took over the family homestead in 1997, continuing a fruit stand his parents started decades earlier. The name comes from hawks that nest on the property. Pick-your-own visitors come mostly for the Northern Spy apples — an old variety that grows unusually large here, juicy enough for cider and firm enough to hold up in a pie.

Sutton

Keown Orchards grows apples on McClellan Road in Sutton, next to Foppema's Farm in the same pocket of Worcester County orchard country. Its old web domain is now parked for sale, and no current listing confirms whether pick-your-own hours still run.

Birchwood Orchard is an apple orchard on Old Turnpike Road (Route 124) in Mason, a hill town in New Hampshire's southwest corner. Orchards up this way open picking around Labor Day and run through October. A farm website appears to be under construction but isn't live yet, so check locally for the varieties on offer and current picking hours.

Groton

Autumn Hills Orchard has been family-run since 1945, and the orchard now carries more than 25 apple varieties alongside peaches, pears, plums, and newer raspberry and blueberry plantings. It's a fruit farm first — no corn maze or petting zoo — open Wednesday through Sunday, 10am to 4pm. The orchard posts picking updates on Instagram and Facebook through the season.

Greenville

Washburn's Windy Hill Orchard opens for pick-your-own apples each September and October, with more than 700 trees on Mason Road in Greenville. The farm also cuts a five-acre corn maze, grows a pumpkin patch, and fries apple cider donuts it bills as the best in New Hampshire. Free weekend hayrides, farm animals, and a gift shop stocking local maple syrup and honey round out the fall season.

Charlton

Charlton Orchards combines a fruit orchard with a farm winery, and the pick-your-own list covers apples, blueberries, peaches, pears, plums, pumpkins, raspberries, blackberries, and strawberries across the Old Worcester Road property. A cider mill, farm bakery, and wine tasting room round out the retail store, and the barnyard and picnic area host festivals, weddings, and birthday parties through the season.

North Brookfield

Brookfield Orchards has stayed family-owned and operated since 1918, and fall apple picking remains the draw at this North Brookfield farm. The snack bar's apple dumplings — served warm with vanilla ice cream and cheddar cheese — have their own following, and the country store carries the rest of a classic New England farm stand's stock. It's a seasonal operation built around one thing done well.

Westford

Westford

E. Douglas

Douglas Orchard & Farm grows pick-your-own blueberries and apples alongside no-spray vegetables, herbs, and raw honey from its own hives. The Socrat family bought the old Douglas Orchard in 2016 and built out a country store stocked with maple syrup, goat cheese, beeswax goods, and farm-raised pork and chicken. Visitors can walk the grounds to see the animals, play cornhole, or catch live music at the pavilion. Open Thursday through Sunday, 8am to 4pm.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

West Brookfield

Keith Arsenault has run this 14-acre pick-your-own orchard on a hilltop above the Pioneer Valley since 1985. Ragged Hill grows more than 30 apple varieties — Honeycrisp, Cortland, Gravenstein, and newer crosses like Ever Crisp — alongside pears, peaches, nectarines, and pick-your-own raspberries. The farm presses its own cider and bakes on weekends. Apple season runs into October, with the orchard open seven days a week.

Sturbridge

Hyland Orchard & Brewery runs pick-your-own apples each fall alongside a Pavilion Bar pouring its own draft beer, hard cider, and wine. The Fiskdale property doubles as a wedding and event venue from mid-April through mid-October and also books corporate outings and private celebrations. The orchard typically opens for picking in late September and runs through late October.

Warren

Breezelands Orchards has stayed in the Tuttle family since 1896, five generations working the same 100 acres of Central Massachusetts apple trees. The farm stand sells cider, pies, local honey, cheese, and maple syrup alongside award-winning cider donuts, and pick-your-own apples run from Labor Day weekend through Columbus Day. Tractor rides and picnic areas round out the fall visit. Open daily, 10am to 5pm.