Pick-Your-Own Apple Spots Near Wilmington

Apple picking season is here and after last year’s not so great apple crop for many farmers in New England, this year’s apple picking crop is looking to be one of the best.

This season is off to an early start and is expected to be most active through late October.

There are more than two dozen apple varieties available this season. Want to know when to find your favorite? Check out the breakdown here >>>

So where do you to go to pick your own apples?

Below is a list of some of our picks nearby. In addition to pick-your-own, most orchards sell fresh-picked apples at a farmstand and also have other activities. Take a look:

Barker’s Farmstand

• Where: 1267 Osgood St. (Rte. 125), North Andover
• When: Picking, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Farm stand, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
• Details: Pick your own apples, including Honeycrisp, McCoun. Empire, Cortland and McIntosh

Boston Hill Farm

• Where: 1370 Turnpike St. (Route 114), North Andover
• When: Daily, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
• Details: Pick-your-own McIntosh, Cortland and MaCoun apples plus hayrides, petting zoo, farm store, bakery and flowers.

Cider Hill Farm

• Where: 45 Fern Ave., Amesbury
• When: Daily, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
• Details: Pick-your-own McIntosh, Gala and Cortland apples plus free hayrides to the orchards from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays.

Parlee Farms

• Where: 95 Farwell Road, Tyngsboro
• When: Daily, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. (but check website for daily updates)
• Details: More than 20 varieties of apples. On weekends and fall holidays, a hayride to our apple orchard is included as part of your purchase of an apple bag.

Smolak Farms

• Where: 315 South Bradford St., North Andover
• When: Picking, 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Farm stand, 7 a.m. to 5 p.m.
• Details: Pick-your-own apples include Cortland, Macoun, Golden Delicious, Imperial Red, Red Delicious, Northern Spy, Gravensteins, McIntosh and Mutsu. Additional activities include wee wagons, duck races, games, food, bouncy house, face-painting, batting cage, hay pyramid animals, etc. There are also hayrides, a playground and animals.

Search for more pick-your-own apple locations in Massachusetts at pickyourown.org