Apple picking on Long Island
The best apple picking on Long Island is a drive east. We have gathered 5 farms here for apple season, from pick-your-own orchards on the North Fork and in the Hamptons, where kids fill a bag straight from the tree, to farm markets selling apple cider and cider doughnuts.
Long Island is not apple country the way the Hudson Valley is, so the pickable orchards are a small handful out on the East End, on the North Fork and in the Hamptons. Picking season runs from roughly early September through October, and the good weekends get busy, so go early. Farm stands are usually free to browse, while the fall-festival extras like hayrides and corn mazes typically charge admission or per-activity fees. Some of these farms link their own page, so check there for hours and what is ready to pick. For the wider list of family farms year-round, see our farms guide, and for one-off fall fairs and festivals, the free family events feed keeps a running list.
This fourth-generation family farm was the first on Long Island to offer pick-your-own produce, including pumpkins, apples, berries, and Christmas trees. Families can tackle the farm's massive 4-acre corn maze which gets a redesign each year.
Why it's hereThe first farm on Long Island to offer pick-your-own produce: fourth-generation growers with pick-your-own apples, pumpkins, and berries, plus a massive four-acre corn maze that gets redesigned every year.
Wickham's Fruit Farm is a historic, bicentennial farm on Long Island's North Fork where families can pick their own fresh fruit including strawberries, raspberries, cherries, blueberries, apples, and peaches. The farm offers both U-Pick experiences and educational group tours that include orchard visits, beehive observation, and wagon rides during peak seasons. With 300 acres of beautiful farmland overlooking Peconic Bay, it's a scenic destination for families seeking a working farm experience.
Why it's hereA historic, bicentennial farm on the North Fork where families pick their own apples and peaches across 300 acres overlooking Peconic Bay, with orchard tours and wagon rides in peak season.
Families can pick their own apples and pumpkins directly from the trees and vines at this working orchard in the Hamptons. With over 20 apple varieties and 60+ pumpkin varieties to choose from, visitors select and fill their own bags while enjoying the farm experience. The property also offers farm wagon tours, refreshments, and school group educational programs.
Why it's hereA working orchard in the Hamptons where you pick your own apples straight from the tree, choosing from more than 20 apple varieties, with farm wagon tours on site.
Hank's features more than 30 acres of attractions, including on-the-vine pumpkin picking, three interactive corn mazes, and a jump pad. The farm market sells apple cider slushies, homemade donuts, and hand-dipped candy apples.
Why it's hereA pumpkin-picking farm with more than 30 acres of attractions, three interactive corn mazes, and a jump pad, whose farm market sells apple cider slushies and hand-dipped candy apples.
See beautiful flower and pumpkin displays, pick your own pumpkins, gourds and squash, and purchase fresh local produce and baked goods. The farm also sells roasted corn as well as apple cider and apple cider doughnuts.
Why it's hereA pick-your-own pumpkin farm with flower displays and fresh local produce, which also sells roasted corn, apple cider, and apple cider doughnuts.
Common questions
When is apple picking season on Long Island?
Pick-your-own apples run from roughly early September through October, with the best picking in the first half of the season before the popular varieties are picked over. Weekends are the busiest, so arrive early at the East End orchards. Some farm listings link the farm's own page, so check there for current hours and which apples are ready.
Where is the best apple picking on Long Island?
Long Island's pick-your-own apple orchards are nearly all out east in Suffolk, on the North Fork and in the Hamptons, where the working farms have the acreage and the apple trees. There are only a handful, so this guide leads with the true pick-your-own orchards and rounds out the list with apple-season farm markets for cider and cider doughnuts.
Do Long Island apple farms charge admission?
It depends on the farm and the day. Farm stands are usually free to browse, while the big fall-festival weekends with hayrides, corn mazes, and rides typically charge admission or per-activity fees. Prices change every season, so check the farm's own site before you go.