Orchards near Waitsfield, VT

Waterbury Center

Hunger Mountain Orchard grows apples in Waterbury Center, on Thurston Lane below the Worcester Range peak that gives the orchard its name. The varieties, any pick-your-own schedule, and hours aren't confirmed here. Waterbury Center sits between Stowe and Waterbury in the Winooski corridor, apple country where harvest typically runs from Labor Day through October.

Brookfield

Liberty Orchard grows apples on West Street in Brookfield, a small Orange County town best known for its historic floating bridge over Sunset Lake. As a central Vermont orchard, its season centers on fresh and pick-your-own apples from late summer through the October harvest. Liberty is also a disease-resistant apple variety common in New England orchards. No website or contact details surfaced online beyond the Brookfield listing.

Bristol

Dreamhouse Orchard is an apple orchard on Hewitt Road in the Bristol area of Addison County, in the Green Mountain foothills along the New Haven River. Vermont's pick-your-own apple season generally runs September into October. The orchard keeps little online presence, so confirm varieties and picking dates before heading out.

Monkton

Boyer's Orchard is an apple orchard on Monkton Road in Monkton, a hill town in Addison County between Bristol and the Champlain Valley. Vermont's apple harvest and pick-your-own season typically run September into October. The orchard keeps little presence online, so confirm varieties and picking dates directly before making the drive.

East Montpelier

Peck Farm Orchard runs pick-your-own apples on Sibley Road in East Montpelier, pressing fresh cider every week through the season. The farm cooks cider donuts daily, pours dry hard cider, and adds a corn maze, weekend hay rides, and live music at its Apple Shack stage. The orchard is open Wednesday through Sunday in September and October. It sits a short drive from Montpelier in central Vermont.

Williston

Essex

Chapin Orchard grows pick-your-own apples, including Honeycrisp, on a hilltop in Essex with long Champlain Valley views. Beyond the trees, the orchard presses fresh cider, makes hard cider, and sells cider doughnuts, pumpkins, honey, and maple syrup. Fall brings pick-your-own crowds and school field trips. It's a short drive from Essex Junction and the Burlington area. Reach them at 802-879-6210 or [email protected].

Vergennes

Shelburne

Sunrise Orchards is a large apple grower in Cornwall, in Vermont's Champlain Valley. The orchard raises many apple varieties for wholesale and retail, and Vermont's cool nights and long autumns give the fruit its firmness and acidity. Harvest and fresh-cider season runs from late summer through fall.