Apple Picking in New Jersey

Northern NJ Apple Picking Farms

Demarest Farms
244 Wierimus Road
Hillsdale, NJ 07642
201-666-0472

In addition to apple picking, they offer pre picked produce, gift shop, snacks and refreshment stand, rest rooms, picnic area, face painting, birthday parties, school tours.

Alstede Farms
84 Route 513 (Old Route 24)
Chester, New Jersey
908-879-7189
In addition to apple picking, they offer Fall Family Fun Days from September 9th - 30th, 2010! FREE Pick Your Own Admission on Tuesdays & Wednesdays From 9 am - 1 pm Hayrides Running Everyday From 9:00 am - 7:00 pm
Features scenic hay wagon rides to pumpkin patch
Two corn mazes. Both mazes feature corn stalks that are over 10 feet tall with pathways carved through the immense plants. The adult maze is many acres in size and contains lots of turns and intersections. The children's maze is only one acre is size and is much easier to transverse through.

Riamede Farm
122 Oakdale Road
Chester, N.J. 07930
908-879-5353
They have over 34 varieties of apples ranging from traditional classics to heirloom specialties to modern favorites.

Stony Hill Farm Market & Gardens
15 North Road 8 Route 24
Chester, NJ 07930
908-879-2908
In addition to apple picking, they offer a Maze Fun Park and lots of activities for kids, families, and groups.

Sun High Orchard
19 Canfield Avenue
Randolph, NJ 07869
973-584-4734
In addition to apple picking they offer a "Kiddie Corn Pit Play Area" -a giant corn filled sand box for ages 1-6, and other children's activities including a Rope Maze, a Tile Maze, a Pipe Maze, and a Kiddie Hay Maze.

Melick's Orchards
472 Route 513
Califon, NJ
908-832-2905
Pick your own Fuji, Honey Crisp and Gala apples as well as Asian pears every day 9-5

Peaceful Valley Orchards
150 Pittstown Road
Pittstown, NJ 08867
908-730-7748
In addition to apple picking they offer The Fall harvest with live music, food, hayrides, a straw bale maze, face painting, and more

Mackey's Orchards
284 Route 519
Belvidere, NJ
908-475-1507
Varieties include MacIntosh, Red Delicious, Golden Delicious, Winesap, Granny Smith, Ida Red, Cortland, and dozens more.. Central NJ Apple Picking Farms

Tree-Licious Orchards
135 Karrville Road
Port Murray, NJ
908-689-2906

Central NJ Apple Picking Farms

Battleview Orchards
91 Wemrock Rd
Freehold, NJ 07728
(732) 462-0756

Terhune Orchards
330 Cold Soil Road
Princeton, NJ 08540
609-924-2310
Fall Family Fun Weekends - Saturday & Sundays, September 25th to October 24th, 10 am – 5 pm. Enjoy a day of family fun on the farm! What better way to celebrate fall than with Pick-Your-Own Apples and Pumpkins! Enjoy pony rides, wagon rides, visit the Corn Stalk Maze, the Barn of Legends and Lore, and our barnyard of farm animals. Don't worry about lunch, there's lots of food available – soup, chili, hot dogs, pies, apple cider donuts, apple cider, and more! Terhune Orchards features live music played by some of our best local talent, (between noon and 4pm). No admission. Parking is at the farm.
They also offer a Read & Pick Program - Tuesday, October 5th - 2 sessions - 9:30 am & 11 am Read & Pick is an innovative program that combines picking with your young child and listening to a story highlighting the crop. Parents and young children (ages preschool to 8 years) are welcome to celebrate everything wonderful about pumpkins. We will be reading two books about pumpkins. Then everyone will pick his or her own decorative pumpkins. The cost is $7.00 per child and includes the pumpkin. Pre-registration is requested.

Giamarese Farm
55 Fresh Pond Road
East Brunswick, NJ
732-821-9494
In addition to apple picking, they offer free hay rides on weekends in Oct., education farm tours (September & Oct.), and a corn maze.

VonThun Farms
519 Ridge Road
Monmouth Junction, NJ 08852
732-329-8656
In addition to apple picking, they offer many activities for kids (may vary each weekend) including our 5+ acre interactive corn maze, straw maze, pony rides, petting zoo, pedal courses, face painting, inflatable moon jump, rubber duck racing, sand art, and candy art.

Eastmont Orchards
169 County Rd E.
Route 537, 1 mile E of Route 34
Colts Neck, NJ
732-542-540
Apple Varieties: Arkansas Black, Braeburn, Empire, Fuji, Golden Delicious, Ida Red, Jonathan, McIntosh, Red Delicious, Rome, Stayman/Winesap.

Southern NJ Apple Picking Farms

Strawberry Hill Farm
Corner of Waln & Ellisdale Road
Chesterfield, NJ 08620
609-298-0823
Golden Delicious, Gala, Empire, and Macintosh apples available.

Hill Creek Farms
1631 Route 45
Mullica Hill, NJ 08062
856-223-0028
They grow three varieties on dwarfing rootstock including; Cameo, Jonagold, and The Autumn Rose Fuji apples. In addition to apple picking they offer a snack and refreshment stand, picnic area, face painting, pony rides, and school tours.

Mood's Farm Market
901 Bridgeton Pike (Route 77)
Mullica Hill, NJ
856-478-2500
They also have an Apple Festival on Saturday, September 11, 2010 10:00am - 4:00pm. The festival kicks off with the interactive story of Johnny Appleseed at 10:00. The Donut Eating Contests will follow at 10:30. The winner receives a cash prize and a bag of donuts. There is one adult contest and two kids contests.

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