Long Island Apple Picking Guide 2017

The 2017 apple picking season is here.

Patch has compiled a list of where Long Islanders can take part in the classic fall activity.

Many of these apple picking locations offer a little bit of everything for fall fun, while other places stick to the basics and provide their customers with you-pick orchards where they can get the freshest apples.

Be sure to check out each location to find out what type of experience you’re looking for.

Remember to call ahead or check the orchard’s website to clarify hours of operation or to check for availability of apples and other produce.

Where to go apple picking on Long Island:

Hank’s PumpkinTown

• 240 Montauk Highway in Water Mill
• Apple picking at Hank’s Pumpkintown starts Sept. 9 and runs until Oct. 29. Apple picking is open Saturday's, Sunday's and select school holidays from 9:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.
• More apple picking information is available here.

Harbes Farm

• 5698 Sound Avenue in Riverhead
• Harbes Farm offers apple picking from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays from Labor Day until Oct. 29. Apple picking is also available on Sept. 21, 22 and Oct. 9. Click here for more information.

Lewin Farms

• 812 Sound Avenue in Calverton
• Pick Your Own apples at Lewin Farms is available from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. starting in late August/September through October. Call (631)-929-4327 prior to making your trip to make sure Pick Your Own apples are available.
• The farm says pick your own apples are currently only available on the weekends as of Sept. 6.

Milk Pail Farmstand

• 50 Horsemill Lane in Water Mill
• Milk Pail Farmstand apple picking season begins Labor Day weekend and goes until October. The farm is open from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on Friday, Saturday and Sunday (and holidays). For more information, click here.

Seven Ponds Orchard

• 67 Seven Ponds Road in Water Mill
• Open daily from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
• Call the orchard at (631) 726-8015 before coming and to find out which apples they have ready for picking.

Wickham’s Fruit Farm

• 28700 Route 25 in Cutchogue
• Apple picking at Wickham’s Fruit Farm says it will open on Sept. 9 and go until all the apples are picked. Pick-you-own is available from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on Monday through Saturday. Check out the U-Pick rules here.

Windy Acres Farm

• 3810 Middle Country Road in Calverton
• U-pick is open on weekends now and during the fall season from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
• Call (631) 727-4554 for availability.

Woodside Orchards

• 729 Main Road in Aquebogue and Manor Lane in Jamesport
• Woodside Orchards grows a large variety of apples. The U-pick season is from Saturday, Sept. 16 (in Jamesport) and mid-September at the Aquebogue location until October.
• Apple picking hours for the Aquebogue location are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily.
• Hours for the Jamesport location are 10 a.m. to 5 a.m. on Saturday and Sunday.

Fort Salonga Farm

• 30 Meadow Glen Road in Northport
• One of the smaller farms on this list, apple picking is available from Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Check out estimated ripening dates for apples here.

Where are your favorite Long Island apple picking spots? Share them in the comments section below.

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