Apple U-Pick Orchards in Southern Maine in 2024, by county
Below are the U-Pick orchards and farms for apples that we know of in this area. Not all areas of any state, nor even every state, have apples orchards that are open to the public. If you know of any others, please tell us using the add a farm form!
Remember to always check with the farm's own website or Facebook page before you go - or call or email them if they don't have a website or Facebook page. Conditions at the farms and crops can change literally overnight, so if you want to avoid a wasted trip out there - check with the farm directly before you go! If I cannot reach them, I DON'T GO!
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Cumberland County
- Brackett's Orchards - apples,
224 Sokokis Ave Rt. 11, Limington, ME 04049. Phone: 207-637-2377. Email: brackettsorchards@gmail.com. Open: Pick Your Own Times are 10-5 Sat & Sun and the farm stand is open 8 to 6 to 7 Days a Week (Mid - August - May); Pick Your own is available in September and October in our most scenic hilltop orchard; Hayrides, pumpkin painting, balloons, and baked goods available most weekends in September and October as well. Directions: Brackett Orchards is located on Route 11 in Limington Maine. The mailing address is: 224 Sokokis Avenue Limington, ME 04049. . Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Check. . Crops are usually available in September, October. is thought to be the oldest family owned and operated apple orchard in Maine. All common apple varieties are available including Honeycrisp and peaches. Pick your own apples and hayrides are available most weekends from our most scenic hilltop orchard Mid-September through October. Credit cards accepted! Enjoy our new apple train, the apple express, goats, apple donuts and pumpkins on most weekends! Brick oven pizza baked fresh in front of you onsite. Pumpkins, vegetables, jams, maple syrup and Maine products are also available. - Doles Orchard - strawberries, blueberries, cherries, raspberries, peaches, plums, Apples, flowers, free hayrides, pick-your-own pumpkins, farm market, U-pick and already-picked
187 Doles Ridge Road, Limington, ME . Phone: 207-793-4409. Open: Strawberries normally start in mid June and continue into early to mid July; For an update, please call the farm. Directions: Take Route 22 to 202. Turn left, follow 202 to 117 N. Follow 117 7.5 miles. Watch for signs, you will be making a left hand turn after a bridge, and we will be 1.8 miles on the right. . Click here for a map and directions.
Doles Orchard Facebook page. . click here for their feedback form. ! Click here for more directions. and for updates, is a family owned and operated farm that has been focusing on pick-your-own fruit for over 20 years. Agritainment has become a great part of the success of many local farms, including Doles. In addition to seasonal hayrides, live music, and a gift shop, offers a beautiful location with many home made products, including pies, cakes, home made pie crust, their infamous mini pumpkin whoopies and best of all, their delicious fruit preserves! Pick-Your-Own season: Strawberries from mid-June to mid-July. Tart Cherries from early/mid-July to mid/late-July. Raspberries from mid-August to early-October (raspberries are available for pick-your-own only, the other fruit are also available already picked. ). Blueberries from mid-July to mid/late-August. Peaches from late-July to early September. Plums from early to Late August & late-September. Apples from late-August. (UPDATED: July, 5, 2021, JBS)
Comments from a visitor on July 02, 2016: "They have fresh, dried, and pick your own flowers, as well as a farm stand. The have home made products, pies; jams; pickles; wreathes that are wonderful. They are open daily during the seasons. They have pre-picked produce. They do take checks, but I'm unsure about credit cards. In the fall during apple picking season, they have their Harvest Concert Series every Sunday, they have a hay maze for children, and farm tours. " - Douglas Hill Orchard - Apples, pumpkins, gourds
Orchard Road, Sebago, ME . Phone: 207-787-2745. Email: frimorn@pivot.net. Open: Sunday up to Sunday down daily in the fall. Directions: Located near Sebago Lake in the foothills of the White Mountains. Click here for a map and directions. Douglas Hill Orchard. Email . Conveniently . Come enjoy panoramic views while picking apples and pumpkins. Restrooms and picnic area available. Near Douglas Mountain hiking. Follow signs from Rte 107 to Orchard Road. Sebago, ME. Restrooms Available. (UPDATED: August 20, 2020 JBS) - Five Fields Farm - apples
720 South Bridgton Road, South Bridgton, ME . Phone: 207-647-2425. Email: fivefields@roadrunner.com. Open: late August through November from 9 am to dusk. Click here for a map and directions. . six miles south of Bridgton, 8 miles north of Naples on Rte 107. Drive your vehicle into the field and pick your own fruit, or arrange in advance for travel by tractor. Fruit is easily picked from trees managed specifically for pick-your-own harvest. 30 kilometers cross-country skiing from late December through March. Restroom Available. - Gile's Family Farm at Notre Dame - - apples and pumpkins, maple syrup sugarhouse
139 Waterboro Road, Alfred, ME 04002. Phone: 207-324-2944. Email: fboucher@psouth.net. Open: Labor Day weekend through mid- October, 7 days, 9 am to 5 pm. Click here for a map and directions. Gile's Family Farm at Notre Dame Fax 207-324-9820. Email . PYO apples and pumpkins and enjoy the view of the Shaker valley. Picnic tables available for your use. Handicapped Accessible. Restroom available. Bus parking. (UPDATED: October 1, 2018, JBS) - Hansel's Orchard - apples
Rte 9, North Yarmouth, ME . Phone: 207-829-6136. Email: mhansel@maine.rr.com. Open: September and October on Saturday, Sunday and Holidays from 10 am to 5 pm and Wednesdays from 1 pm to 5 pm. Click here for a map and directions. . East on Rte 9, first right after North Yarmouth Memorial School. Enjoy the pastoral setting while picking your own McIntosh and Cortland in a choice of five different quantities. Freshly picked also available. - Kelly Orchards - Minimizes chemical and pesticide use, apples, blueberries, pumpkins, raspberries (Autumn, red), prepicked produce, farm market, picnic area, school tours, wholesale
82 Sanborn Road, Acton, ME 04001. Phone: 207-636-1601. Email: kellyorchards@gmail.com. Open: Daily, Mid - August through Thanksgiving, 10am to 5pm. Directions: Route 109 to Sanborn Road, Acton, ME. . Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Check.
Kelly Orchards Facebook page. . Crops are usually available in August, September, October. We minimize use of pesticides and other chemicals. Call ahead to find out what's available. PYO apples including Gala, Macoun, Jonagold, Cortlands, Macs and Northern Spy. Also, pumpkins. And pre-picked in the farm stand. Typical harvest dates are: Jerseymac in Mid-August, Paulared in Late August - Early Sept., Sunrise in Late August, Gingergold in Late August, Gala in Early September, McIntosh in September - October, Honeycrisp in Mid-September, Cortland in September - November, Macoun in Late September - November, Jonagold in Late September - November, Red Delicious in October - November, Spencer in Mid-October - November, Golden Delicious in Early October - November, Northern Spy in Early October - November, Mutsu/Crispin in October - November, Crabapples in Early September, Lady Apples in Mid-October, Peaches in Early August - Late Sept., Blueberries in Mid-July - Mid-August, Raspberries in Mid-August - Frost, Pumpkins in Mid-September - October, Fall Squash in Late September - October. We now offer some antique and heritage varieties on a limited basis. We raise apples, peaches, plums, pears, blueberries, pumpkins and fall squash. We also provide the apples for After Harvest Cider Company, a craft hard cider producer. Our crops are grown using Integrated Pest Management (IPM) and are available PYO, at local farmers markets and wholesale. (UPDATED: July 10, 2020 JBS) - Lakeview Orchard - apples, porta-potties are available, picnic area
301 Brock Rd, Alfred, ME 04002. Phone: 978-729-5667. Email: lunkntosh@verizon.net. Open: late August through October, Thursday through Sunday, 9 am to 5 pm. Directions: driving on route 202 and 4 through Alfred Center, continue to Brock road , opposite State Police Station. Take a right and follow signs to Lakeview Orchard. 3/4 mile on left hand side. Drive the Road beside the flag, through large parking lot and gate. . Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Check. . September to October Paula Reds, Macs, Cortlands October Macouns, Golden and Red Delicious, and Brocks also for sale pumpkins, cranberries and cider. Catch and release fishing for kids. Bring your own gear. Never fail pond. Come pick apples on Thursdays when it is 10cents less per lb!. (UPDATED: May 05, 2015, JBS) - Libby & Son U-Picks - Uses integrated pest management practices, apples, blueberries, peaches, raspberries (red), raspberries (Autumn, red), Cider mill fresh apple cider made on the premises, gift shop, concessions \\/ refreshment stand, restrooms, picnic area, school tours
86 Sawyer Mountain Road, Limerick, ME 04048. Phone: 207-793-4749. Email: libbysonupick@sacoriver.net. Open: hours, days and dates. Directions: Follow U-Pick Signs off Route 11 in Limerick. Visit our site for more directions. . Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Check.
Libby & Son U-Picks Facebook page. . Daily from 8am to 5pm, however there are days that we close for ripening; it's always best to call or visit our web site (both are updated daily in season) before you come; Crops are usually available in July, August, September and October. Click here for current open Picking updates: Click here for picking updates. Blueberries: Early July into October; Apples: August to end of October Raspberries: Early July into October Peaches: Late August into September - very limited check for availability. We use integrated pest management practices. "Over Forty Acres of Fruity Family Fun!" Our Own Freshly Pressed Old-Fashioned Apple Cider. Pumpkins too! Free shuttle rides. Come watch and enjoy Homemade Blueberry Donuts or Apple Cider Donuts or Pumpkin donuts being made daily! Fresh Kettle Corn and Caramel Apples too! Free Live Music most weekends and some weekdays. Also hot food on the weekends. We have an ATM. Can Accommodate Bus Tours, Handicapped Accessible. We have acres and acres of great tasting pick-your-own Highbush Blueberries, Raspberries, Apples and Peaches! (UPDATED: October 18, 2012, jbs) - McDougal Orchards - Nectarines, pears, plums, fall raspberries, pumpkins and apples, corn maze
Hanson\'s Ridge Road, Springvale, ME . Phone: 207-324-5054. Email: mcdorch@gwi.net. Open: daily 9 am to 5 pm from August through October . Click here for a map and directions. . Fax 207-459-7849. Email . Updates for 2020: The long stretch of hot, dry weather has impacted our corn maze, but we're still hoping that it will grow tall enough. A light peach crop and a large number of pre-paid CSA shares means that we will have NO u-pick for peaches and nectarines in 2020. Any extra fruit will be sold in the Farm Store, ready picked. There will be NO wagon rides this year and the swing set will be unuseable. One mile south of Rte 11A on Hanson's Ridge Road. Drive your car into the field and pick your own fruit in our historic farm setting. Mostly dwarf trees provide easy picking. New varieties added frequently. Restroom available. Bus parking. (UPDATED: August 8, 2020 JBS) - Meadow Brook Farm - apples
Rte 85, Raymond, ME . Phone: 207-627-7009. Open: from September 11 to October 31 on Saturdays and Sundays from 9 am to 6 pm. Click here for a map and directions. Meadow Brook Farm. Rte 302 to Rte 85; then 7 miles to farm. We offer 20 beautifully landscaped and natural acres of land on which we grow , plus a farm pond and picnic area everyone is welcome to enjoy. Come, pick and relax. , Handicapped Accessible. Bus parking. - Orchard Hill Farm - apples, gift shop, snacks and refreshment stand, restrooms, picnic area, school tours
36 Orchard Rd, Cumberland, ME 04021. Phone: 207-829-3581. Email: epierce3@maine.rr.com. Open: weekends from 9 am to 5pm, September - December; Our gift shop is open seven days; Enjoy horse and buggy rides; Handicap accessible. Directions: . Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Debit cards, Visa, MasterCard, Discover. Orchard Hill Farm . Our gift shop is open seven days; Enjoy horse and buggy rides; Handicap accessible. (UPDATED: May 10, 2018, JBS) - Orchard Ridge Farm - apples, blueberries, pears, Fresh eggs, concessions \\/ refreshment stand, restrooms, picnic area, farm animals, birthday parties, school tours, group reservations
236 Sebago Lake Road, Gorham, ME 04038. Phone: (207) 712-1433. Email: apples@orchardridge.farm. Open: see our website for current hours. Directions: . Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Debit cards, Visa, MasterCard, Discover, AmEx.
Orchard Ridge Farm Facebook page. . Alternate Phone: (207) 239-0442. . Picking updates: Click here for picking updates. Blueberry season is typically: July 15 to September 7 Apple season is typically: August 5 to October 31 Asian Pear season is typically: August 20 to September 30 European Pear season is typically: September 10 to September 30. We use integrated pest management practices (IPM). During the U-Pick season, we host special tastings and demonstration events. We make our own NY style pizza featuring local ingredients, and we offer a wide selection of local foods in our farm market. Goat feeding and a variety of farm animals are always available. A public-access walking trail (the Mountain Division Trail) intersects our farm and adds an adventurous addition to your farm visit. Typical harvest dates: Apples: August through November; Blueberries: July and August ; Pears: begins in August; please check our Facebook page for regular crop updates!.(UPDATED: July 17, 2018) (ADDED: June 10, 2015) -
Pietree Orchard -
UPDATE for 2023: They are permanently closed apples, beans, blueberries, peas, peaches, pumpkins,
strawberries,
803 Waterford Road, Sweden, ME 04040. Open: UPDATE for 2023: They are permanently closed - Pine View Orchard -
permanently closed
17 Sunset Lane off Pine Hill Road, Berwick, ME 03901. Open: UPDATE for 2022: permanently closed
A visitor writes on October 12, 2022: "update to your page about Pine View Orchard in Berwick ME - we used to go there for one or two specific varieties of apples. A few years ago the house and land were sold to new owners. If I remember correctly, they had fruit picking for that first year because it was close to harvest time. The orchard is now gone - if you use your link for directions, switch to satellite view on google maps and you'll see that beautiful orchard has been completely bulldozed. The new owners apparently liked the house and the view but didn't much care for fresh fruit. You could either remove the entry or add a note that they're now closed and all of the trees are gone." - Pulsifer's Orchard - Apples, pumpkins
Brackett Road, Cornish, Cornish, ME . Phone: 207-632-1720. Open: Call for hours and updates; Picking season for apples typically starts here in Maine the end of August in most places. Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, only. . .
Comments from a visitor on August 12, 2011: "AWESOME!! Fran is SO SWEET! I can't say enough about her orchard!! Not sure if they have pumpkins? I think so? They also have watermelon I think too. Not sure about other produce? I know they sell maple syrup, honey, homemade jams, pickles, etc. I don't think she is organic "per se" but I do know they are the best apples I've ever tasted and they are HUGE! I don't think she uses pesticides on her apple trees though?" - Randall Orchards - apples, pumpkins, cider mill
Randall Road, Standish, ME . Phone: 207-642-3500. Open: late August through middle of November. Directions: off Rte 25 one quarter mile over the Gorham Standish line, on left. Family-owned farm with pick-your-own apples. Produce grown for sale include: peaches, pears, squash, gourds, pumpkins, and cider. Handicapped Accessible. Restrooms Available. Bus parking. We have many varieties of apples, pumpkins, gourds and squash. We also have a working cider mill and a tractor display. In good weather, we have trailer rides. Our orchard is . Click here for a map and directions. . Fax. open for Pick-Your-Own in apple season. - Smith's Red Apple Farm - Apples, pumpkins, honey, farm market, gift shop
1008 Route 109, Acton, ME 04001. Phone: (207) 636-1639. Open: August , September, October on Monday to Friday from 9 am to 5 pm and Saturday and Sunday from 8 am to 5 pm. Directions: We are right across the street from Willy's Ale House and Crabby Bear Restaurant, and just up the hill from Apple Valley Campground. . Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Check . . They also have pumpkins, jams, pickles and honey. Apple varieties include cortland, macintosh, macoun, red delicious, jona gold and northern spy apples. (ADDED: August 10, 2020, Suggested by a visitor)A visitor writes on August 10, 2020: "Wonderful people; beautiful apples." - Snell Family Farm - apples, raspberries
1000 River Road, Buxton, ME 04093. Phone: 207-929-6166. Email: info@snellfamilyfarm.com. Open: Mid-September through mid-October, open 7 days 9 am to 4 pm (some days to 5 pm). Click here for a map and directions. . Fax 207-929-5421. Email . Pick your own apples in our established orchard. Picking poles available. McIntosh, Cortland, Macoun, Delicious, Spy varieties available. Also farm stand open. From Portland, follow Route 22, from Saco, Route 112 North, 10 miles. Handicapped Accessible. Restroom available. Bus parking. Raspberries ripen from mid-July to mid-August, and are the epitome of summer's richness. Many of our customers capture that richness in jam, pies, and winter smoothies made from frozen berries. Pick your own times vary depending on the weather and the ripening status of the fruit. Call the farm to see if we are open for picking on a given day. Please check in at the farm stand before heading out to the patch. PYO Apple Season is Mid September to Mid October. (UPDATED: September 17, 2019, JBS) - Spiller Farm - apples, blueberries, pumpkins, raspberries (red), rhubarb, strawberries, porta-potties
85 Spiller Farm Ln, Wells, ME 04090. Phone: (207) 985-2575. Email: spillerfarm@maine.rr.com. Open: Please see our website for current hours up dated daily on our home page. Directions: From 95 Wells exit 19 drive right on Route 109 1 mile. Take Route 9A East 2 1/2 miles OR from 95 Kennebunk exit 25 follow signs to Kennebunk. Drive south on Route 1 to Route 9A West ( at Dairy Queen ) 4 miles. Look for a yellow U PICK sign on 9A Drive in the direction of the arrow and PARK past the park sign on grass. . Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, only.
Spiller Farm Facebook page. . Our U PICK begins about June 15 with strawberries, then blueberries, veggies, apples and pumpkins until October 15;. We use integrated pest management practices. We do group wagon ride farm tours week days mid September to mid October (reservations required) Our cows, calves and bull can usually be seen in "their " rotational pastures. We have a FREE picnic/play area with a retired farm tractor for the kids, corn stalk teepee, goats and geese to see and a little red covered bridge to a sand pile. Picnic supplies could be purchased at Spillers' Farm Store We hope everyone enjoys our farm. Anna and Bill Spiller. (UPDATED: January 31, 2021) - Terison Apple Orchard - Minimizes chemical and pesticide use, apples, pumpkins, porta-potties are available, picnic area
1 Whitney Road, Cumberland, ME 04021. Phone: 207-829-3965. Email: nettiet@maine.rr.com. Open: Saturdays and Sundays 9 am to 6 pm. Directions: 2 miles north of the Cumberland Fairgrounds, 1 Whitney Road Cumberland, ME 2nd Apple Orchard on the road, Look for signs stating Terison Apple Orchard. . Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Check. Terison Apple Orchard Alternate Phone: 207-650-3781. . We minimize use of pesticides and other chemicals. MacIntosh, Cortlands, Crab Apples, Red and Yellow Delicious. was established in 1946. 4th Generation. U-Pick only. $15 for a 1/2 bushel, $20 for a full bushel.-"Where you can afford to buy apples".Heirloom apple trees. First apple orchard in southern Maine to offer pick-your-own. - Thompson's Orchard - Pick-your-own apples. Christmas trees and wreaths also available.
276 Gloucester Hill Road, New Gloucester, ME . Phone: 207-926-4738. Email: apples@maine.rr.com. Open: for fall season. Click here for a map and directions. . Apple products, candy, confections, bakery products, maple syrup, maple products, jams, jellies, preserves, sauces, honey, fresh cider, homemade donuts and apple dumplings for sale.
Apple Picking Tips, Recipes and Information
Apples ripen from the outside of the tree towards the center, so the apples out the outside of the tree will ripen first. Once they are picked, they stop ripening. Picking apples directly from a tree is easy. Roll the apple upwards off the branch and give a little twist; don't pull straight away from the tree. If two apples are joined together at the top, both will come away at the same time. Don't shake the trees or branches. If the apple you are trying to pick drops, (or others on the tree) go ahead and pick it up. They're perfectly fine! But do wash them before you eat them! More info: How to tell when apples are ripe
- Once picked, don't throw the apples into the baskets, place them in gently, or they will bruise and go bad more quickly.
- Don't wash apples until just before using to prevent spoilage.
- For an explanation of why apple slices turn brown and how to stop it, see this page!
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Keep apples cool after picking to increase shelf life. A cool basement is ideal, but the fruit/vegetable drawer of a refrigerator will work, too. A refrigerator is fine for small
quantities of apples. Boxed apples need to be kept in a cool, dark spot
where they won't freeze. Freezing ruptures all of an apple's cells, turning
it into one large bruise overnight. The usual solution is to store apples in
a root cellar. But root cellars often have potatoes in them: apples and
potatoes should never be stored in the same room because, as they age,
potatoes release an otherwise ethylene gas, which makes apples spoil faster.
If you can keep the gas away from your apples, they will keep just fine.
Just don't store them right next to potatoes.
Prevent contact between apples stored for the winter by wrapping them individually in sheets of newspaper. The easiest way to do this is to unfold a section of newspaper all the way and tear it into quarters. Then stack the wrapped apples . See more here: How to store apples at home - Apples don't improve or "ripen" after being picked - this is an urban myth - see this page for the truth - with references!
Which apple variety is best?
There are tens of thousands of varieties of apples, developed over centuries. They vary in sugar, acoidity, flavors, storing, crispness and many other attributes. See our guides to apple varieties:
- Summary table of many apple varieties and their characteristics
- Detailed descriptions of each apple variety with detailed characteristics
- Apple varieties, sorted by the order in which they typically ripe
- Apple varieties that don't turn brown when they are cut
- Why are some apples brown or spotted inside when you first cut them open?
Canning apples - fully illustrated, with step-by-step instructions
- How to make applesauce
- How to make apple butter
- How to make apple jelly
- How to make apple pie filling (canned)
- How to can apples
- Home canned apple juice
Recipes, illustrated with step by step instructions
- Apple pie recipe and directions and illustrated! I can say, with, ahem, no bias at all, that this is the best apple pie recipe in the world! (Alright, I did have an apple strudel in Vienna once at that place listed in Fodors that was REALLY good, but that wasn't a pie, was it? And since this was the recipe my grandmother used, it must be great!)
- How to make applesauce for a single meal (not canning it) with NO special equipment
- Apple cobbler
- Apple crunch - best of all! Moist, low sugar and using oats!
- Apple crisp - ever-popular, low sugar and using oats!
- Apple, blackberry, cherry, and/or peach cobbler
- Apple-blackberry, crumble - a English favorite (or favourite)
Using fresh apples and miscellaneous
- How to stop cut apples from browning
- Apple festivals - find one near you!
- Apple facts
- Apple seeds and cyanide