20 Orchards for Apple Picking Near Philadelphia (MAP)
We're collecting community recommendations for the best apple picking near Philadelphia on this interactive list!
In addition to picking apples, some farms might offer kid-friendly activities like petting farms, play areas or pumpkin patches. Check directly with each farm's website or social media for updates on when you can pick apples and which varieties are available.
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Cherry Hill Orchards
Sue Krawitz Tandoc: Cherry Hill Orchards features Pick-Your-Own Apples with a wide selection of varieties such as Ginger Gold, Gala, Fuji, Honey Crisp, Golden Delicious, Pink Lady and many more. Bring your own containers and pick delicious fruit with your family! This family-owned farm also practices conservation and protection of the environment.
T.S. Smith & Sons
Sue Krawitz Tandoc: T.S. Smith & Sons offers Pick-Your-Own apples in 12 crisp varieties including Gala, Fuji, Pink Lady, Honey Crisp, Romeo, Black Twig and more. They also feature special events to celebrate the Fall Harvest! They are a family-owned farm with 800 acres of farm land and the mission of growing high-quality produce for the community.
Fifer Orchards
Fifer Orchards offers pumpkins, an apple orchard, a corn maze, tractor train rides, photo ops, & so much more!
Brecknock Orchard
Pick Your own pumpkins, gourds, squash, and apples at Brecknock Orchard. Enjoy wagon rides, make-your-own caramel apples, and children's fall-themed crafts. There is a straw maze and corn kernel box in the big barn. The play area features rope mazes, pumpkin tic tac toe, apple checkers, pumpkin toss, tire mountain, corn hole, ring toss, trike bale trail, and mini diggers.
Highland Orchards
Vanessa M.: There is always something fun happening at Highland Orchards. In addition to apple picking, Highland Orchards has a playground, hayrides, animals, and their events schedule lists a 5K, cooking and canning classes, children's story time, and more. Don't miss their baked goods - fresh baked pies and award winning apple cider donuts are available all year!
Weaver's Orchard
Vanessa M.: With a year round farmer's market, seasonal classes, events, and children's storytimes, Weaver's Orchard has lots to do in addition to picking your own apples. Deli and bakery on site offers deli sandwiches, soups, fresh cider, homemade fudge, and fresh baked pies.
Linvilla Orchards
Don't miss Linvilla Orchards' Pumpkinland in the fall, chock full of activities including piles of pumpkins, apple picking, corn maze, straw maze, hay and train rides, games, pony rides, live music, food and much more.
Indian Orchards Farm
Vanessa M.: Indian Orchards Farm offers organically grown fruits and vegetables available to pick at their 100+ year old farm. Pick your own apples, pumpkins, and persimmons in the fall, and even your own Christmas trees in December!
Hill Creek Farms
Sue Krawitz Tandoc: Hill Creek Farms features 3 apple orchards boasting 17,000 apple trees with a wide variety of juicy apples such as Fuji, Cameo and Jonagold. Perhaps the best part for kids is that they plant dwarf trees so even the youngest of kids can still reach up and pick apples all by themselves! Hill Creek Farms also features kid's activities and games throughout their orchards. Before apple picking, everyone is shown a brief film to teach the proper way to pick apples. Apple picking season begins in Early Fall with their Apple Kickoff Festival followed by Family Fun Days full of amazing attractions!
Mood's Farm Market
Sue Krawitz Tandoc: Mood's Farm Market offers Pick-Your-Own Apples for family Fall fun. They have a wide selection including Gala, Ginger Gold, Pippen, Empire, Red Delicious, Fuji, Pink Lady and more. For added fun, they feature Apple Hayrides on select September days that include a ride to the orchard, your choice of picking 3 pounds of apples, apple cider and apple cider donut. For more apple fun, come out to their Apple Festival for kid's activities, a maze, apple hayrides, contests music, food and more!
Frecon Farms
Michele Barrett: This is an annual favorite tradition for our family. We first picked apples when the kids were 5 and 7. They are now 17 and 19 -- and we plan to keep coming back. Thank you for helping us make these precious memories and giving us time to relax, unwind, and enjoy time together on the farm.
Duffield's Farm & Market
Sue Krawitz Tandoc: A family-owned and operated farm, Duffield's Farm & Market offers wholesome fun with Pick-Your-Own Apples during harvest season. They also feature an Apple Festival to start the season off right, along with seasonal hayrides, kid's activities and more family fun!
Tabora Farms & Orchard
Sue Krawitz Tandoc: Enjoy fresh apple picking & the annual Great Apple Festival at Tabora Farms and while you're there, check out their bakery, winery and deli. There's more Fall and kid friendly Halloween fun on weekends in October such as wagon rides, kids maze, crafts, live music and more.
Johnson's Corner Farm
During the Fall season, the hayrides at Johnson's Corner Farm take you to their pumpkin patch, apple orchard, and corn maze for Autumn family fun. The Farm offers other Fall weekend fun such as pumpkin picking, corn maze, animal farm, discovery barnyard, live music, gem mining, and more.
Styer Orchard
The fall harvest at Styer Orchard brings acres of pick-your-own apples, as well as many varieties of squash & pumpkins.
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