Orchards near Troy, NY

Clifton Park

Clifton Park

Devoe's Rainbow Orchards keeps a farm market on U.S. Route 9 in Clifton Park, in Saratoga County north of Albany. Apples anchor the orchards across this stretch of the upper Hudson Valley, with fresh fruit, cider, and fall produce for sale in season. Contact the market for pick-your-own availability and what's ripe before you drive over.

Rexford

Apples are the centerpiece here, with more than 65 acres and over 60 dwarf varieties grown off Sugar Hill Road in Rexford, near Clifton Park. The farm also raises strawberries, raspberries, blackberries, blueberries, peaches, cherries, and plums, with u-pick open select days June through October. There's a farm store and a seasonal ice cream window, plus an off-site Farmers Wagon stand on Grooms Road in Clifton Park.

Rexford

Bowman Orchards farms roughly 98 acres in Rexford, growing more than 60 apple varieties plus strawberries, raspberries, blueberries, cherries, peaches, and plums. Pick-your-own runs June through October on select days, and the farm store sells produce alongside a petting area, horseback riding, an apple cannon, and an ice cream window. A second stand, The Farmers Wagon, operates on Grooms Road in Clifton Park.

Rexford

Lindsey's Idyllwood Orchard grows tree fruit on Sugar Hill Road in Rexford, Saratoga County, north of the Mohawk River. The listing points to apples, with picking and farm sales through the fall. The Capital Region's climate favors hardy varieties like McIntosh, Cortland, and Macoun. Confirm pick-your-own days and hours before visiting, as the apple season runs only a few weeks.

Village of Castleton-on-Hudson

Windy Hill Orchard sits on Brookview Station Road in Castleton-on-Hudson, in the apple country south of Albany along the Hudson's east bank. Rensselaer County orchards here grow apples for fall picking and press cider through harvest season. Public detail on this listing is thin, so reach out to the orchard directly for picking dates, varieties, and hours before planning a visit.

Castleton

Goold Orchards is an apple orchard on Brookview Station Road in Castleton (town of Schodack), in Rensselaer County south of Albany, and the home of Brookview Station Winery. The address and winery name check out, but the orchard's former website is no longer active, so current hours, u-pick dates, and offerings are best confirmed directly before visiting.

Rexford

Apples are what Riverview Orchards grows, on Riverview Road in Rexford within the town of Clifton Park. The farm store and pick-your-own run September through December, seven days a week, and the kitchen turns out pies. It sits along the Mohawk River northwest of Schenectady.

Malta

Malta Ridge Orchard and Garden works land on Van Aernem Road in Malta, Saratoga County, between Saratoga Springs and the Capital Region. The name pairs an apple orchard with garden produce, suggesting fall apples plus summer vegetables and small fruit sold direct. This is a seasonal farm rather than a year-round market. Check with the orchard for picking dates and stand hours.

Kinderhook

Altamont

Altamont Orchards on Dunnsville Road in Altamont, west of Albany, runs a large farm market with a bakery turning out apple cider donuts, pies, and breads, plus a gift shop and housewares. The farm grows apples and vegetables and offers pick-your-own strawberries in season. The property also includes Orchard Creek Golf Course and Allied Brewing Company, and ships farm goods nationwide near the holidays.

Altamont

A family-owned orchard and farm market at the base of the Helderberg escarpment in Altamont, running for more than 55 years. Apples anchor the operation, with pick-your-own strawberries in early summer and a bakery known for apple cider donuts, pies, and breads. The market also carries Northeast specialty foods, plants, and a gift shop, and ships fruit around the country from November to Christmas.

Richmond

Hilltop Orchards has grown apples, plums, pears, and grapes across 200 acres in the Berkshires for 25 years under the Vittori family, alongside Furnace Brook Winery and JMASH Cidery on the same property. Visitors get complimentary wine tastings, fresh cider donuts daily, and pick-your-own apples in fall, plus cross-country skiing and snowshoeing once the snow comes. Open daily, 9am-6pm.

Richmond

Four generations of the Bartlett family have grown, packed, and shipped apples from this Richmond orchard for more than 50 years, averaging 20,000 bushels a year across 52 acres. Beyond apples, the pick-your-own fields yield strawberries and blackberries, and the farm stand sells fresh-cut flowers alongside the harvest. Open seven days a week, with weekday hours starting at 7am.

Bennington

The Blueberry House at Apple Hill Orchards grows blueberries and tree fruit on Apple Hill Road in Bennington, in the southwestern corner of Vermont. The orchard sits in the hills east of downtown, an area of small pick-your-own berry and apple growers near the New York and Massachusetts borders.

Lanesboro

Adams

Jaeschke's Orchard has grown apples at the base of Mount Greylock for more than 130 years, now in its third generation. The 55-acre orchard grows 33 varieties, including Honeycrisp, Macoun, Baldwin, and Northern Spy, plus pears, peaches, and plums, with cider, honey, jams, and donuts at the stand. Open daily 9am-5pm, May through December, U-pick or pre-picked.

Adams

Jaeschke Orchards sits on Gould Road in Adams, in the Berkshire County apple country below Mount Greylock. Its old web domain no longer resolves, and no independent listing confirms current hours or varieties.