Orchards in Connecticut

4-H Farm Resource Center-Orchard

The 4-H Farm Resource Center-Orchard sits on Auer Farm Road in Bloomfield, the working orchard and produce side of the Auerfarm 4-H property. It sells fresh produce direct from the farm rather than through a retail middleman. Seasonal produce stands like this one shift their hours with the harvest, so call ahead to confirm what's open.

Autumn Harvest Orchard, LLC

Norfolk, CT

Autumn Harvest Orchard is a USDA Certified Organic farm and apiary that's been growing in Norfolk since 2000. The orchard produces apples, pears, chestnuts, blueberries, blackberries, nectarines, potatoes, herbs, and honey, sold through CSA memberships and pick-your-own organic apple picking by appointment each September and October. The farm is veteran-owned and sells through the Connecticut Grown Farm to Chef program and area farmers markets.

Beardsley's Cider Mill & Orchard, LLC

Shelton, CT

The Beardsley family has farmed this Shelton land since 1849 and has pressed cider commercially here since 1999. Pick-your-own apples run weekends in September and October, backed by pre-picked apples, peaches, plums, and nectarines, plus cider donuts, pies, and jams from the farm store, open daily 10 to 5:30 from August through Christmas. Weekend visitors after 11 a.m. can also buy unpasteurized cider by the jug for home fermenting.

Bishop's Orchards Corn Maze

Guilford, CT

Bishop's Orchards cuts a 4-acre corn maze each fall on New England Road in Guilford, part of a sixth-generation family farm's fall festival lineup that also runs hayrides, pumpkin picking, and scarecrow-making. The on-site Cider Hut pours wine and hard cider alongside the maze, open daily 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. in season. Maze themes change annually with the harvest calendar.

Bishop's Orchards Farm Market & Winery

Bishop's Orchards has farmed the same land on Boston Post Road in Guilford for generations, and the retail market now sells its own cider, wine, baked pies, and pick-your-own fruit alongside a working creamery and winery tasting room. Pick-your-own runs from strawberries in June through pumpkins in October, and the farm also operates a CSA-style Farm Share program. Call the farm store at 203-453-2338 or the pick-your-own line at 203-458-PICK.

Bishop's Orchards - Guilford

Guilford, CT

Bishop's Orchards' flagship farm market and winery sits on Boston Post Road in Guilford, near Exit 57 off I-95, where a sixth-generation family runs a year-round bakery, prepared-foods kitchen, creamery, and winery alongside the produce stand. The farm also runs a CSA Farm Share program and keeps llamas, alpacas, and goats on the property for visitors.

Bishops Orchards location 1

Guilford, CT

Bishop's Orchards is a family-operated farm market and winery at 1355 Boston Post Road in Guilford, run under the name B.W. Bishop & Sons. Pick-your-own runs June through October, starting with strawberries and ending with pumpkins, alongside a year-round farm market, bakery, creamery, prepared foods, wine tastings and tours, and a CSA farm share program.

Bishop's Orchards - Northford

Northford, CT

Bishop's Orchards' Northford fields, on Middletown Avenue, are where the pick-your-own happens — strawberries, blueberries, raspberries, peaches, pears, apples, and pumpkins across the season. Apple picking runs weekends, plus Columbus Day, from mid-September through late October, and pickers pay for their bag before heading into the rows. Varieties like Honeycrisp and Granny Smith are sold at the market instead, not offered for picking.

Buell's Orchard

Eastford, CT

Buell's Orchard has farmed the same ground on Crystal Pond Road in Eastford since 1889, now pick-your-own for strawberries, blueberries, peaches, apples, and pumpkins alongside a farm market selling sweet corn and other local produce. The farm closes out the season with an annual Harvest Festival on Columbus Day weekend and a Trunk or Treat the last Sunday of October. No pets allowed on the grounds.

Bushy Hill Orchard at Clark Farms

Granby, CT

Clark Farms has run Bushy Hill Orchard since 2010, growing roughly 15,000 apple and peach trees on a trellis system plus an acre of blueberries, Asian pears, nectarines, and plums on Bushy Hill Road in Granby. Pick-your-own opens with blueberries in July and apples in August. The farm presses its own hard cider — a dry, a cranberry, and a honey-sweetened blend — and runs a weekend breakfast cafe on site.

DeFazio Orchard and Greenhouses

Dayville, CT

DeFazio Orchard and Greenhouses is a family-owned farm growing apples and peaches for pick-your-own picking, plus fresh vegetables and flowers. Free wagon rides run around the property during harvest, making it a family outing spot in Windham County. Open seven days a week, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Dondero Orchards

South Glastonbury, CT

Dondero Orchards has been in the same family for generations, growing strawberries, raspberries, peaches, apples, blackberries, blueberries, and pears on Woodland Street. Visitors pick their own fruit in season or cut their own flowers, then stop by the farm store for cider donuts from the bakery. Open Wednesday through Monday, 8am to 5pm, May through October.

Drazen Orchards

Cheshire, CT

Drazen Orchards ran as a pick-your-own apple, blueberry, peach, and nectarine farm on Wallingford Road for close to 75 years, started by David and Ida Drazen in 1951 on land tracing back to an early-1800s farm and wood mill. The family closed the orchard for good in 2026, citing rising costs and the physical toll of the work.

Easy Pickin's Orchard

Enfield, CT

Easy Pickin's Orchard runs a farm stand on Bailey Road in Enfield, part of the area's cluster of pick-your-own orchards along the Massachusetts border. It's a smaller, low-key operation compared to some of its Enfield neighbors.

Ellsworth Hill Orchard and Berry Farm

Sharon, CT

Ellsworth Hill Orchard picks apples, peaches, blueberries, strawberries, raspberries, sour cherries, pears, and plums across a season that runs mid-June through November on Route 4 in Sharon. The farm stand backs up the pick-your-own fields with fresh-baked pies, apple cider donuts, sweet cider, muffins, and honey. It's a family-owned operation in Connecticut's Northwest Corner, with hours that shift by season — best to call ahead.

Hickory Hill Orchards

Cheshire, CT

Hickory Hill Orchards has grown apples, pears, nectarines, and peaches on 33 acres since 1977, offering pick-your-own for more than twenty apple varieties plus pumpkins. The South Meriden Road orchard closed for several years before reopening under new ownership, a Milford family who gave the country store, hayrides, and pie garden new life.

High Hill Orchard

High Hill Orchard, at 170 Fleming Road in Meriden, Connecticut, is a family-owned pick-your-own operation known for apple picking, fresh cider, and a full seasonal produce stand. Call 203-294-0276 for picking conditions and hours before visiting.

High Springs Orchard

Woodstock, CT

High Springs Orchard runs pick-your-own blueberries, peaches, and apples from July through mid-October, and its country store sells farm vegetables, jams, jellies, cider, and Grandma Miller pies year-round. The Dividend Road orchard is open Tuesday through Sunday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., June through December.

Holmberg Orchards

Gales Ferry, CT

Holmberg Orchards grows native fruit and vegetables on Orchard Lane and turns part of the harvest into its own wines and hard ciders, alongside an in-house bakery and specialty food shop. Pick-your-own runs 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Tuesday through Sunday, and the year-round farm market is open daily, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Horse Listener's Orchard

Ashford, CT

Horse Listener's Orchard farms 153 acres in Ashford as both a CSA and a pick-your-own operation. Apples, peaches, tomatoes, blueberries, and other vegetables come off the same ground through the season, available either by CSA share or by picking your own in the field. Call ahead for what's currently ready — availability shifts fast with weather during peak season.

Irish Bend Farm Orchard

Somers, CT

Irish Bend Farm Orchard is a pick-your-own fruit orchard on Pioneer Heights Road in Somers, part of the area's cluster of small u-pick farms.

Lapsley Orchard

Pomfret Center, CT

Lapsley Orchard has grown food on its 200 acres in Pomfret Center since colonial days, with land tied to Israel Putnam's 1750 purchase. The farm runs pick-your-own apples, blueberries, and pumpkins plus cut-your-own flowers, and its retail stand sells cider, maple products, honey, baked goods, and jams from fruit and vegetables grown on site.

Lost Acres Orchard

North Granby, CT

Lost Acres Orchard runs as a farm kitchen and bakery on Lost Acres Road, selling baked goods, catering, and gift cards, with online ordering through Toast. Hours run Wednesday through Sunday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., closed Mondays and Tuesdays.

Lyman Orchards

Middlefield, CT

Lyman Orchards runs pick-your-own strawberries, raspberries, blueberries, peaches, pears, and apples across the season, plus a farm market selling award-winning pies, baked goods, deli food, and ice cream. The Middlefield property also has a 45-hole golf course, seasonal corn and sunflower mazes, and the 1741 Pub & Grill.

Palazzi Orchard

Dayville, CT

Palazzi Orchard sells fresh-picked asparagus, vegetable plants, herb plants, perennials, and herbal teas from its North Road stand in Dayville, and takes part in a CSA program. The family also runs a second stand on Mashentuck Road in Danielson on Tuesdays and sets up at the Danielson Farmers Market Saturday mornings at Killingly Library.

Palazzi Orchard

East Killingly, CT

Palazzi Orchard, run by Mark and Jean Palazzi, is a pick-your-own orchard open daily 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. from August through November or December. Free weekend hayrides run through harvest season, and the farm sells at the Danielson farmers market on Saturdays and the Putnam market on Mondays and Thursdays.

Roberts Orchard

Bristol, CT

Roberts Orchard is a farm stand and orchard on Hill Street in Bristol, in the central Connecticut hill country west of the Farmington River. No additional details were found online for this listing.

Rogers Orchards Shuttle Meadow Farm

Southington, CT

Rogers Orchards has grown fruit in Southington since 1809. The Shuttle Meadow Farm location on Long Bottom Road opens for pick-your-own apples from Labor Day weekend through October, Friday through Sunday, and bakes apple cider donuts fresh daily year-round alongside fruit pies, apple dumplings, and coffee cakes. Fresh produce and hard cider from sister company Long View Ciderhouse round out the market.

Rogers Orchards Sunnymount Farm

Southington, CT

Rogers Orchards has grown apples in Southington since 1809, making it one of Connecticut's oldest working orchards. The Sunnymount Farm location bakes cider donuts, pies, and apple dumplings daily and presses its own hard cider under the Long View Ciderhouse label. Pick-your-own apple season runs Labor Day weekend through late October, Friday through Sunday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Rogers Orchards Sunnymount Farm

Southington, CT

The Sunnymount Farm location of Rogers Orchards sits on Meriden-Waterbury Road in Southington, one of two family orchards the Rogers have run since 1809. Like its sister farm, it sells apple cider donuts baked fresh daily, fruit pies, and locally grown produce, with pick-your-own apple picking open Friday through Sunday from Labor Day weekend into October.

Rose Orchards

North Branford, CT

Rose Orchards picks strawberries, raspberries, blackberries, and blueberries through summer before moving into peaches, apples, and pears each fall. The North Branford farm runs pick-your-own May through October and bakes its own cider donuts, alongside ice cream and a farm store on site.

Scott's Connecticut Valley Orchards

Deep River, CT

Scott's Connecticut Valley Orchards grows fruit in Deep River along the lower Connecticut River valley, a stretch of the shoreline known for its apple and stone-fruit orchards.

Scott's Orchard and Nursery

Glastonbury, CT

Scott's Orchard and Nursery is a working apple orchard and garden nursery in Glastonbury, part of the cluster of pick-your-own farms along South Glastonbury's orchard belt near Dondero Orchards and Rose's Berry Farm.

Shashok's Orchard

Chaplin, CT

Shashok's Orchard on Route 6 in Chaplin is a pick-your-own operation for apples, peaches, and pumpkins. It's a straightforward roadside orchard rather than an event destination — bring a bag and expect to do your own picking. Call ahead, since hours follow the ripening of each crop.

Tonn's Orchard

Terryville, CT

Tonn's Orchard in Terryville spans ten-plus acres of pick-your-own apples, peaches, plums, pumpkins, and flowers on flat, easy-walking ground. Peter Tonn runs the orchard as part of a multi-generational family operation that also owns Tonn's Marketplace in Burlington, rated the state's top farm store since 2019.

West Green Farm Orchard and Dairy

Lebanon, CT

West Green Farm combines an orchard with a working dairy in Lebanon, a farming town in New London County's interior.

Woodstock Orchards LLC

Woodstock, CT

Woodstock Orchards grows more than 20 apple varieties on Route 169, along with blueberries, peaches, and pumpkins, all picked on site. The bakery opens at 6:30 a.m. daily for cider donuts and pies; the retail store runs until 6 p.m. Beyond pick-your-own apples and blueberries, the farm bottles an award-winning hot sauce and sells it alongside the produce.

Wright's Orchard and Dried Flower Farm

Tolland, CT

Wright's Orchard sits on South River Road in Tolland, where visitors pick apples, blueberries, raspberries, pumpkins, and flowers straight from the fields, or buy them already picked at the stand. The farm keeps shorter fall hours — Thursday through Tuesday, 12:30 to 5:30 p.m., with Sunday starting at 1 — and stays open into December for pumpkins and late-season stock.

Belltown Hill Orchards

South Glastonbury, CT

Blue Hills Orchard

Wallingford, CT

Blue Jay Orchards

Bethel, CT

Buell's Orchard

Eastford, CT

Ellsworth Farm Orchard and Berry Farm

Sharon, CT

Holmberg Orchards

Gales Ferry, CT

Horse Listeners Orchard

Ashford, CT

Rose Orchards

North Branford, CT