CT Pick-Your-Own: Find Out Where to Go Apple Picking Near New Milford

NEW MILFORD, CT — Nothing says autumn in New England like apple picking. With Labor Day weekend upon us and fall just around the corner, we’ve compiled a list of Connecticut apple orchards in your area. Blue Jay Orchard's opening day is Saturday, Sept. 3, 2016.

What's in season now? According to PickYourOwn.org, McIntosh, Honeycrisp, Royal Gala and Golden Supreme are now ripe for picking. In a few weeks Cortland and Jonagold will be ready. See the full list of what's in season on PickYourOwn.org.

Here’s a list of apple orchards across County where you can pick your own apples.

Fairfield County

• Beardsley's Cider Mill & Orchard: 278 Leavenworth Road (Rte. 110), Shelton. (203) 926-1098
• Blue Jay Orchards, 125 Plumtrees Road. Bethel. (203) 748-0119
• Silverman's Farm, 451 Sport Hill Road, Easton. (203) 261-3306

Hartford County

• 4-H Center At Auer Farm, 158 Auer Farm Road, Bloomfield. (860) 242-7144
• Belltown Hill Orchards, 483 Matson Hill Road, South Glastonbury. (860) 633-2789

• Berruti's Harvest House, 1098 Main Street, South Glastonbury. (860) 657-8158
• Bushy Hill Orchard & Cider Mill, 29 Bushy Hill Road, Granby. (860) 653-4022
• Dondero Orchards, 529 Country Club Road, South Glastonbury. (860) 659-0294
• Easy Pickin's Orchard, 46 Bailey Road, Enfield. (860) 763-3276
• Karabin Farms, 894 Andrews Street, Southington. (860) 620-0194
• Lost Acres Orchard & Farm Store, 130 Lost Acres Road, North Granby. (860) 653-6600
• Peter Draghi Farm, 379 Scantic Road, East Windsor. (860) 282-9063
• Rogers Orchards-Sunnymount Farm, Rt. 322 Meriden-Waterbury Road, Southington. (203) 879-1206
• Rose's Berry Farm, 295 Matson Hill Road, South Glastonbury. (860) 633-7467
• Scott’s Orchard & Nursery, 1838 New London Turnpike, Glastonbury. (860) 633-8681

Litchfield County

• AUTUMN HARVEST ORCHARD, LLC, 879 Winchester Rd., Norfolk. (203) 592-0554
• AVERILL FARM, 250 Calhoun St., Washington Depot. (860) 868-2777
• ELLSWORTH HILL ORCHARD, 461 Cornwall Bridge Rd., Sharon. (860) 364-0025
• MAPLE BANK FARM, LLC, 57 Church St., Roxbury. (860) 354-7038
• MARCH FARM, 160 Munger Lane, Bethlehem. (203) 266-7721
• STARBERRY FARM, 47-81 Kielwasser Rd., Washington. (860) 868-2863
• TONN’S ORCHARD, 270 Preston Rd. (off Route 72), Terryville. (860) 585-1372

Middlesex County

• LYMAN ORCHARDS, 32 Reeds Gap Rd., Middlefield. (860) 349-1793
• SCOTT’S CONNECTICUT VALLEY ORCHARDS, 274 Kelsey Hill Rd., Deep River. (860) 526-9633
• SCOTT’S FARM AND GREENHOUSES, 81 Plains Rd., Route 153, Essex. (860) 767-7059
• STAEHLY FARM AND WINERY, 278 Town St., East Haddam. (860) 873-9774

New Haven County

• BISHOP’S ORCHARDS FARM MARKET, 1916 Middletown Ave., Northford. (203) 458-PICK (7425)
• BISHOP’S ORCHARDS FARM MARKET, 1355 Boston Post Rd., Guilford. (203) 458-PICK (7425)
• DRAZEN ORCHARDS, 251 Wallingford Rd., Cheshire. (203) 272-7985
• HICKORY HILL ORCHARDS, 351 South Meriden Rd., Cheshire. (203) 272-3824
• NORTON BROS. FRUIT FARM, 466 Academy Rd., Cheshire. (203) 272-8418

New London County

• GRANT’S BERRY PATCH, 188 Mell Rd., Lisbon, (860) 376-5625
• HOLMBERG ORCHARDS, 12 Orchard Lane, Gales Ferry. (860) 464-7305
• MAPLE LANE FARMS, 57 N.W. Corner Rd., Preston. (860) 889-3766
• SCOTT’S YANKEE FARMER, LLC, 436 Boston Post Rd., East Lyme. (860) 739-5209
• WEST GREEN FARM, LLC, 119 West Town St., Lebanon. (860) 642-6745
• WHITTLE’S WILLOW SPRING FARM, 1030 Noank Ledyard Rd., Mystic. (860) 536-3083

See a full list of all Connecticut pick your own farms on the State of Connecticut's Department of Agriculture website. Where is your favorite place to go apple picking? Tell us in the comments.


Photos taken at Blue Jay Orchards, Bethel, Conn. Credit: Wendy Ann Mitchell, Patch Staff