While the farmer’s market or local grocery store may seem like the best place to get produce in the Hudson Valley, you can double the fun by going to a U-Pick Farm and picking your own fresh fruits and veggies at a local farm. More than that, many of these farms offer other agritourism attractions for big and little kids, such as taprooms, petting zoos, hayrides, farm stands, and bakeries. Whether you’re looking to inaugurate summer with a quart of sun-ripened strawberries or usher in fall with fresh apples and pumpkins for the porch, here are the Hudson Valley’s pick-your-own farms.
Dubois Farms | Highland
Voted the best pick-your-own farm in the Hudson Valley and a favorite among Chronogram readers, Dubois Farms offers a wide variety of possibilities for pick-your-own produce. Amongst the beautiful landscape, you can pick both fruits and vegetables from summer squash and leafy greens to nectarines, peaches, and plums in the summer. In the fall, say hello to apples, grapes, pumpkins, and gourds. And that’s not all: when you’re finished filling your fridges, you can head over to the farm market, bakery, or tavern and fill up your stomachs as well. Open seven days a week from 10am-5pm.
Fishkill Farms | Hopewell Junction
The 100-year-old, family-owned Fishkill Farms is a 270-acre apple orchard and vegetable farm that specializes in pick-your-own. Starting with strawberries and sugar snap peas in June, and moving to blackberries, blueberries, and cherries in July as well as peaches, nectarines, and eggplants in August, Fishkill Farms has something tasty and fresh to pick all summer long. Then, in September and October, as fall rolls in, pears, apples, and pumpkins take the spotlight. To ensure fruitfulness, reservations are required for Pick Your Own, and can be made on Fishkill Farms’s website.
Greig Farm | Red Hook
“What’s Pickin’?” Greig Farm’s website asks when you first land on the homepage, entreating you to sign up for their weekly newsletter, which includes a harvest report. The answer, broadly speaking? Asparagus starts in May; strawberries and snap peas in June; blueberries, blackberries, and raspberries in August; and apples and pumpkins in September and October. After you pick-your-own fruit, you can also explore Greig Farm’s old dairy barn, now home to local artists showing and selling their work, or visit the farm market and cafe for a fresh apple cider donut or a classic BLT. With no entry or parking fees, you only pay for what you pick. Open every day, hours vary for each Pick-Your-Own variety.
Jenkins-Lueken Orchards | New Paltz
While aptly named as an orchard for its apple-picking offerings during the fall season, Jenkins-Leuken Orchards also hosts berry picking during the summer. Starting in early June, you can pick a plethora of strawberries; in July, blueberries and raspberries become available; with blackberries ending the summer picking season in August. Then, come fall, the magnum opus of the orchard arrives to weigh down the branches of over 500 apple trees. This orchard operates out of a farm stand and offers a more personal, small-scale experience. Stop by on the weekend for full access, or during the week for restricted farm access, and pick till your legs give out.
Kristy’s Barn | Schodack
Kristy’s Barn is a 114-year-old family farm dedicated to low-spray, eco-friendly practices. This farm offers a variety of berries to be picked during the summer months, as well as lovely ripe peaches in late July and August, and 12 apple varieties in September and October. Additionally, they offer locally raised poultry, a CSA, and their harvest baking mixes. Kristy’s Barn is open seven days a week, although hours may vary.
Clarke’s Family Farm | Modena
The only pick-your-own farm in the Hudson Valley that offers certified organic apples, Clarke’s Family Farm in Modena, offers nine varieties of organic apples to be picked during September and October, as well as 17 other varieties grown through a more conventional integrated pest management system. Some notable varieties include Golden Delicious, Macintosh, Honeycrisp, and Golden Russet. After picking your apples, you can also pick pumpkins, buy farm-fresh jams, or visit the farm’s chicken residents.
Masker Orchards | Warwick
Starting in August, the 200-acre Masker Orchards offers 14 different varieties of fresh apples. Masker allows you to drive right up to the orchard’s trees, armed with all the picking and picnicking gear you will need for an idyllic autumn day in the Hudson Valley. A valued, traditional, family destination, the orchard offers all services free, given a minimum purchase of one bag per car for just $39.95. Open seven days a week from the hours of 9am-5pm.
Lawrence Farm Orchards | Newburgh
The family-run and operated Lawrence Farm offers a wide variety of produce for you to pick. In the summer, you can pick a wide range of treats from strawberries to bok choy and lettuce, and even attend the yearly strawberry festival in June, complete with strawberry-flavored drinks and ice cream. As fall approaches, apples, grapes, plums, pears, broccoli, and tomatoes become available. Lawrence Farm Orchards, and their wide variety of fruits and veggies, can be accessed daily 9am–4pm, June through October.
Rose Hill Farm | Red Hook
Practicing holistic growing methods and management, Rose Hill Farm is a family-owned, family-friendly pick-your-own paradise with 114 acres of fruit trees. Their taproom sells cider made from over 175 homegrown apple varieties all year long. Another draw is their onsite fermentation program, which allows them to make low-intervention wines, ciders, and co-ferments from primarily estate-grown fruit, using traditional methods and native yeast. The first pick-your-own fruit of the year is cherries, with a very brief picking period of only around 15 days, followed by blueberries, apricots, plums, and apples. The farm stand also sells goodies like local honey, hot mulled cider, and fresh-baked cider donuts.
Soons Orchards | New Hampton
Started over 100 years ago as a small dairy, home to just a few fruit trees, Soons Orchards is now a fourth-generation full-fledged farm. Peaches are available for picking in August, apples start Labor Day weekend, and pumpkins start in mid-September. While their pick-your-own is best suited for the last summer and fall, this farm offers a plethora of other activities, including yoga or dinners on the farm, and a farm store open every day from 9am to 6pm. Beyond that, they also have a cider taproom and are partnered with Suzie Q’s Cookies and Cream. Be aware that the locations for the store and for picking differ.
Boehm Farm | Climax
Since 1903, Boehm Farm has offered both residents and visitors of the Hudson Valley a climactic U-pick experience. This family-run orchard opens briefly in July for the fleeting cherry season, and they open fully in the middle of August for peaches and apples, going all the way through November. The wide array of apples includes Pink Luster, Honey Crisp, Gala, Mac, and Cortland, all available for U-pick. Their farm store carries seasonal decor like corn stalks, gourds, and hay bales, as well as cookies, pies, honey, jams, and jellies. They also have special treats like apple turnovers and dumplings offered every day. Boehm is open daily from 10am-5pm, although the orchard closes at 4:30pm for pick-your-own.
Minard’s Family Farm | Clintondale
Although closed during the summer months, Minard’s Family Farm offers an exciting stop on your fall farm exploration of the Hudson Valley. Their amenities include a barn market selling fresh Minard’s Family Farm baked goods such as pies, turnovers, cider donuts, and jams, as well as other local products from the Hudson Valley, including roasted corn from Wallkill View Farms and Al’s Smokin’ BBQ Sauce. Their pick-your-own apple selection includes Gala, Jonamac, and Honey Crisp apples starting in early September and ending in late October, with Empire, Fuji, Stayman, Winesap, and Rome apples. Purchase a wristband for $17 and get to experience events like the petting zoo, pony hop, barnyard football, apple checkers, and pumpkin bowling.
Samascott Orchards | Kinderhook
Recently recovered from a fire in their main barn in January of 2025, Samascott Orchards will reopen sometime in June for pick-your-own, all dependent on crop yield and availability. The entry fee is an accessible $5 per person, with kids under nine getting in free. Produce goes all summer and fall, starting with strawberries, then both sweet and sour cherries, and finishing off with apples, concord grapes, and hardy kiwi berries. The Samascott Market, unaffected by the fire, is also a destination in and of itself with a full garden center containing annuals, perennials, and gardening supplies, as well as a bakery and cafe with baked goods, prepared foods, ice cream, and produce. Open every day from 9am-7pm, the ice cream window closes at 9pm daily.
Fix Bros Fruit Farm | Hudson
Gather together all your favorite people and head out to Fix Bros Fruit Farm. While their pick-your-own dates for the season are not yet set in stone, you can be sure to expect sweet cherries, red and black sour cherries, peaches, and apples. Apple varieties include: Honey Crisp, Golden Delicious, Jonagold, Mutsu, Fuji, Acey Mac, McIntosh, Red Delicious, Ever Crisp, Fuji, Reuben Red, Crimson Crisp, and Koru.
Dressel Farms | New Paltz
Now in season at Dressel Farms: strawberries. Starting on June 16, strawberries, the banner event of the year for Dressel Farms, will open to the public for picking. As the season progresses, peaches, apples, and pumpkins also become available. More than just a pick-your-own operation, Dressel Farms also annually packs and ships more than 100,000 bushels of apples to grocery stores all along the East Coast as well as overseas. The farm also hosts a farm stand, where you can get strawberries, local honey, local maple syrup, fresh eggs, and homemade ice cream. Roadstand open daily, 9am-5:30pm, pick-your-own hours vary.
Brittany Hollow Farm | Rhinebeck
Unlike its many counterparts, Brittany Hollow Farm’s specialty is not fruit. Instead, you can come here to pick a bouquet of flowers worthy of any occasion: wedding, birthday, or just to add a pop of color to your dining room table. The farm provides a yellow one-gallon bucket for you to fill with flowers from our fields for $25, cash or check only. And, since there is never enough time to pick flowers, you can then reuse the yellow bucket on subsequent visits for only $20. Flower varieties change often, but favorites include ageratum, amaranthus, butterfly weed, many celosia varieties, cleome, cockscomb, cosmos, gomphrena, snapdragons, snow on the mountain, statice, strawflowers, sunflowers, and zinnias. Brittany Hollow Farm is open every day, from 7am-7pm for pick-your-own.
Mead Orchards | Tivoli
Offering a classic pick-your-own experience and over 100 years old, Mead Orchards is famous for its sweet cherries, plums, and spray-free blueberries in the summer. In the fall, they also offer pumpkins and nearly 50 different apple varieties. When you’re not up for picking yourself, you can head over to the Hudson, Rhinebeck, or Irvington farmers’ markets to pick up your favorites from Mead. Hours are published when the farm opens for the season, so make sure to keep your eyes on the website.
Philip Orchards | Claverack
Just a hop, skip, and a jump off Route 9H lies Philip Orchards with its large barnyard, spacious orchards, and specialty selection of apples and pears for U-pick. With a small entrance fee, the staff will greet you at the entrance, give you full details on what’s best to pick at the time of your visit, a map, and half-bushel bags. Some of their many varieties include Gala, Golden Delicious, Honey Crisp, Jonamac, and Mutsu for apples and D’Anjou, Bartlett, Bosc, Harrow Sweet, and Seckel for pears. After picking, feel free to picnic in the orchard or watch the free-range chickens run around the barnyard. Open in late August, 9am-5pm Friday-Monday, other days by appointment only.
Thompson-Finch Farm | Ancram
Certified organic since 1988, Thompson-Finch Farm specializes in selling all-organic blueberries and strawberries, both of which are available for PYO all season long. Strawberries go from the second week of June to the second week of July, with blueberries available from July through August. Besides growing organic produce, Thomas-Finch Farm is also well on its way to becoming a net-zero farm, meaning it will produce as much energy as it uses, through producing its own biofuel and solar energy. The farm opens at eight and closes when picked out; no sign-ups necessary.
Cedar Heights Orchards | Rhinebeck
Family-owned, 150-year-old Cedar Heights Orchard lies just three miles outside the town of Rhinebeck, with views overlooking the Hudson River and Catskill Mountains. Offering Galas, Cortlands, Jonamacs, Empires, Macouns, and Red Delicious apples in their upper orchard, their lower orchard offers experimental heirloom apples, old English cookers, and local varieties such as Liberty, Golden Russet, Gold Rush, Baldwin, Spitzenburg Esopus, and Bramley’s Seedlings. The pick-your-own season is short, ending in late September, so make sure to stop by any day, 9am-5pm, until then.
Apple Hill Farm | New Paltz
Opening for the 2025 pick-your-own season in September, Apple Hill Farm has something to offer for people of all ages. Besides apple picking, they also offer hayrides, a farmstand, and stunning views of Shawangunk Ridge and the Catskill Mountains beyond. For apples, pick-your-own runs Friday through Sunday, 10am-5pm, more details available on their website in September. Hayrides Saturday and Sunday, 12-5pm.
Hurds Family Farm | Modena
This seventh-generation farm encompasses 120 acres of apple orchards. Hurds Family Farm is not your typical pick-your-own operation. While they offer many different apple varieties including Cameo, Fuji, Granny Smith, Rome, and Ida Red to be picked in pre-paid bags, they also offer summer camps and field trips for kids, gold cart adventures, a petting zoo, pony rides, duck racing, and a corn maze, making the perfect place for young kids. Pick-your-own prices range from $15-$55, open to the public Friday, 2-8pm.
Prospect Hill Orchards | Milton
Offering a plethora of options, Prospect Hill Orchards offers people a scenic pick-your-own experience overlooking Milton and the Mid-Hudson Valley. Offering strawberries in June; sweet and sour cherries in late June and early July; apricots, plums, peaches, and nectarines in July and August; and apples, pears, and pumpkins in September and October. They are now available to be booked for corporate events, and soon hope to add a tasting room to their farm. Tickets are required for pick-your-own, available ahead of time on the website or for purchase at the farm.
Saunderskill Farm | Accord
One of the oldest farms on our list, Saunderskill Farm, which dates back to 1680, is also one of the only farms in the nation to have received the Tricentennial Award from the US Department of Agriculture. Saunderskill offers pick-your-own strawberries, typically available for the first three weeks of June, and blueberries, available in July and early August. Beyond that, they offer apples from mid-August through November, and pumpkins in October. They also have an always-buzzing market and bakery that serves coffee, freshly baked cider donuts, muffins, bagels, cookies, fruit pies, local provisions, and grab-and-go options. There is also a garden center on site. They are open Tuesday through Saturday, 8am-5pm, and Sunday, 8am-4pm.
Weed Orchards and Winery | Marlboro
A fifth-generation, pick-your-own farm and winery, Weed Orchards offers a wide variety of pick-your-own fruit, vegetables, and flowers, with a guide available on their website. Weed Orchards also offers hayrides on the weekends, a hand-crafted wooden playground called “Weed Town,” and a bakery that produces freshly made apple cider donuts, pies, and cookies. Weed Orchards is also famous for its winery, which features a tasting room and a farm-to-table cafe with a full menu. It also hosts many special festivals and events such as a Sangria and Food Truck pop-up, and the Hudson Valley Peach Fest weekends in July. Make sure to check the website regularly for an updated events calendar.
