Belkin Lookout Farm – South Natick, MA

Pick-your-own apples, peaches, and pumpkins. Train rides to the fields, a children’s play area, picnic tables, and seasonal activities.

Berlin Orchards – Berlin, MA

Address: 310 Sawyer Hill Rd.
Season dates: Through the end of October
Hours: 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily
Cost: 1/2 bushel $40; 1 peck $30
Phone: (978) 838-2400
Fun features: Hay wagon rides, farm store with cider donuts, pumpkins, squash, honey, and cider.

Bolton Spring Farm – Bolton, MA

Address: 159 Main St.
Season dates: Through October
Hours: Mon–Fri 10 a.m.–5 p.m.; Sat–Sun 9 a.m.–5 p.m.
Phone: (978) 779-2898
Fun features: Country store, wagon rides, hot apple dumplings, cider donuts, cinnamon bread.

Boston Hill Farm – North Andover, MA

Pick-your-own apples on fall weekends. Varieties include McIntosh, Ginger Gold, Paula Red. Enjoy cider donuts, ice cream, live music, and a petting zoo with goats, rabbits, and more.

Carlson Orchards – Harvard, MA

Address: 115 Oak Hill Rd.
Hours: 9 a.m.–4 p.m. daily
Phone: (800) 286-3916
Fun features: Over a dozen apple varieties, hard cider, taproom, retail store.

Connors Farm – Danvers, MA

Pick apples, try the corn maze, enjoy hayrides, jumping pillows, play area, and seasonal Haunted Farm and Zombie Paintball.

Carver Hill Orchard – Stow, MA

Less crowded, wide variety of apples, fresh cider, and seasonal cider donuts.  Great choice for a more laid back apple picking experience.

Davis Farmland – Sterling, MA

Address: 145 Redstone Hill
Season dates: Sept. 13–last crop
Hours: Sat–Sun 11 a.m.–5 p.m.
Cost: 1/2 peck $20; full peck $26
Phone: (978) 422-6666
Fun features: Mega maze, pumpkins, baby animals, play zones for kids.

Doe Orchards – Harvard, MA

Address: 327 Ayer Rd.
Hours: Tue–Sun 10 a.m.–5 p.m.
Phone: (978) 772-4139
Fun features: Apples, peaches, sunflowers, local honey.

Hollis Hills Farm – Fitchburg, MA

Address: 340 Marshall Rd.
Season dates: Through late October
Phone: (978) 696-3130
Fun features: Bar and restaurant, pumpkins, farm animals, store, live music.

Honey Pot Hill Orchards – Stow, MA

Address: 16 Boon Rd.
Season dates: Mid-August–late October
Hours: Daily 9 a.m.–6 p.m.
Cost: Peck ≈ $26; 1/2 bushel ≈ $40
Phone: (978) 562-5666
Fun features: 25+ varieties, hayrides, hedge mazes, animals, cider donuts, pies, cider.

Nicewicz Farm – Bolton, MA

Address: 116 Sawyer Rd.
Season dates: Through October
Hours: Weekdays 12–6 p.m.; Sat–Sun 9 a.m.–6 p.m.
Phone: (978) 779-6423
Fun features: Apples, pears, peaches, pumpkins, flowers, vegetables.

Parlee Farms – Tyngsboro, MA

Address: 95 Farwell Rd.
Season dates: Early September–late October
Hours: Tue–Sun 10 a.m.–5 p.m. (closed Mon except holidays)
Cost: Peck ≈ $28; 1/2 bushel ≈ $42
Phone: (978) 649-3854
Fun features: Easy-pick dwarf trees, hayrides, cider donuts, animal barns, play area.

Russell Orchards – Ipswich, MA

10 apple varieties, hayrides, fresh cider pressing, bakery with donuts and pies, farm animals.

Shelburne Farm – Stow, MA

Address: 106 West Acton Rd.
Season dates: September–late October
Hours: Daily 9 a.m.–6 p.m. (orchard closes ~5–5:45 p.m.)
Cost: Peck ≈ $29 (3 people); 1/2 bushel ≈ $42 (5 people)
Phone: (978) 897-9287
Fun features: 90+ apple varieties, cider donuts, caramel apples, hayrides, animals, playgrounds, weekend food trucks, live music.

Smolak Farms - North Andover

Enjoy the crisp outdoor air and awesome atmosphere at  Smolak Farms in North Andover.  Pick fruit from the orchards and shop at the farm's bakery and farm stand, which features mouth-watering pies, muffins, famous cider donuts, breads and wonderful gift items for the homestead!

Make friends with the wide variety of animals that call Smolak Farm home  including Fallow Deer, Zebu Cow, Pygmy Goats, Pigs, Sheep, Mute Swans, Peafowl, Pheasants, Ducks and Geese.

Address: 315 South Bradford St.
Season dates: Early September–late October
Hours: Daily 7 a.m.–6 p.m.
Cost: Peck ≈ $28; 1/2 bushel ≈ $42
Phone: (978) 682-6332
Fun features: Wide fruit variety, bakery with pies and donuts, farm animals, kids’ activities, seasonal festivals.

Stowe Farm – Millbury, MA

Address: 15 Stowe Rd.
Season dates: Through Nov. 2
Hours: Sat–Sun & Columbus Day 10 a.m.–5 p.m.
Cost: Peck $30; 1/2 bushel $45
Phone: (508) 865-9860
Fun features: Pumpkins, petting zoo, trail rides, climbing wall, weekend festivals.

Tougas Family Farm – Northborough, MA

Address: 234 Ball St.
Season dates: Through early November
Hours: Tue–Sun 9 a.m.–4 p.m. (Fri until 5 p.m.); closed Mondays
Phone: (508) 393-6406
Fun features: Pumpkins, wagon rides, farm animals, children’s play area.