14 Orchards for Apple Picking Near Philadelphia
No matter where you are in Philly, perfect apples are in reach.
Can you feel the crisp air rolling in, Philly? As the sun sets on summer, throw on your favorite sweater and indulge in all your cottagecore fantasies. Fall in the Philadelphia area brings plenty of seasonal things to do like visiting nearby orchards brimming with seasonal harvests. Best of all, they’re all less than two hours from the city. These nearby farms and orchards offer pick-your-own apple adventures—perfect for those apple pies and strudels you’re definitely going to make—along with other fall festivities, so lean into the season and get out there.
Mullica Hill, New Jersey
Distance from Philly: 30 minutes
This South Jersey farm is open to pick-your-own apples Fridays through Sundays during the fall. If you’re making the half-hour trek on the weekend, you’ll need to reserve a time to arrive. Pay the $35-75 per person entrance fee (Fridays are free), which includes picking bags, apple cider donuts, apple cider, and hayrides, and head out to the huge apple fields to harvest your own goodies. Oh yeah, there’ll also be free wine tastings on the weekends, too.
Media, Pennsylvania
Distance from Philly: 30 minutes
Daily apple picking at Linvilla Orchards runs until late November with more than 25 varieties to choose from—and it's just half an hour away. You’ll need to purchase a $9 picking ticket online ahead of time, which’ll get you 2.5 to 3 pounds of apples. Before heading out, visit the orchard’s beer garden to try the Ship Bottom Brewery Linvilla Hard Cider.
Medford, New Jersey
Distance from Philly: 30 minutes
Over the bridge in New Jersey is a cutesy farm offering daily pick-your-own apple adventures through mid-October. Take a hayride out to the orchard (book your ticket online ahead of time or at the farm) and pick from the 10 varieties of apples the farm grows. Reward yourself with some soft serve at the farmhouse after an afternoon in the orchard.
Sewell, New Jersey
Distance from Philly: 35 minutes
Supplying produce to the fine folks of Philadelphia for nearly a century, Duffield’s goes all out for fall. Take a hayride out to the apple orchards at this South Jersey farm, which offers you-pick fun every day but Sunday until the end of October. Wander through the rows of trees and harvest your bounty—which’ll cost you $21 for a small bag, $36 for a large bag, and $8 for just the hayride. You’d be remiss not to grab a deli sandwich and fresh apple cider donuts from the farm market, too.
Media, Pennsylvania
Distance from Philly: 40 minutes
This century-old farm uses organic and sustainable methods to grow its produce, which includes many varieties of apples in the fall. Pay $3.50 a person for admission, grab some baskets for your haul, and pick-your-own apples through November. The farm is open daily and you’ll have to pay for what you pick.
Langhorne, Pennsylvania
Distance from Philly: 40 minutes
Through early November, apples are ripe for picking every day but Monday at this orchard. Pick only what you’re going to purchase and don’t climb the trees or eat any fruit while in the fields. Plus: free hayrides and free orchard admission.
Warminster, Pennsylvania
Distance from Philly: 45 minutes
This lesser-known farm has been in family hands for more than 100 years just north of the city in Bucks County. The farm’s apple picking season is more loosey goosey with pick-your-own starting daily in late September until the crop runs out. The bakery’s wide selection of fruit pies should also whet your appetite.
West Chester, Pennsylvania
Distance from Philly: 1 hour
Perfect for a weekend road trip, apples are available to pick every day except Monday through October. No reservations are necessary; just pay for your picking containers and hop on the shuttle out to the orchard. Nearly two dozen apple varieties are grown at Highland and each is available to pick for about two weeks, so if you want Granny Smiths, make sure you’re coming at the right time when they’re ripe for the picking (mid-October).
Princeton, New Jersey
Distance from Philly: 1 hour
More than a dozen varieties of apples are available through October at this farm in stately Princeton. The fields are open daily, and the trees are kept short enough so picking is easy for harvesters of all heights. Weekends in the fall will feature hay bale mazes, wine tasting, and live music, too, so make a day out of it. Apples are sold by weight—and remember, if you pick it, you buy it.
Yardley, Pennsylvania
Distance from Philly: 1 hour
You can pick your own apples on Wednesdays through Sundays until late September and get an old-fashioned wagon ride out to the fields at Shady Brook Farm. Either reserve your spot online ahead of time or pay for admission when you arrive. Other fall activities include corn mazes, live music, pumpkin picking, and more.
New Hope, Pennsylvania
Distance from Philly: 1 hour
In quaint New Hope, you can pick apples through early November on Thursdays through Sundays. Throughout the season, the farm yields more than 20 different varieties of apples, from Sun Crisp (available early-to-mid October) to Crimson Crisp (available mid-to-late September). Check in at the market to grab a bag, walk or take a wagon ride out to the orchard, and be sure to pick only what’s in-season (there’ll be signs letting you know). Heads up: Reservations are required for weekend pickin’ and remember to only pick what you’re willing to pay for.
Morgantown, Pennsylvania
Distance from Philly: 1 hour
Out in Morgantown you can pick from more than 30 varieties of apples—like Red Delicious and Pink Lady—every day but Sunday through early November. Upon check-in, you’ll have to purchase one of the farm’s picking containers (remember to only pick what you’ll buy) and then walk a short distance to the orchard to get picking. Oh yeah, and there’s fresh pressed apple cider and homemade apple cider donuts, too.
Mohnton, Pennsylvania
Distance from Philly: 1 hour and 15 minutes
On the longer end of a day trip drive, this farm just south of Reading has 35 varieties of apples available until November. Open every day but Sunday, you’ll have access to wagons, complete with a free bottle of water, to haul your haul. For a more in-depth PYO experience, take a tractor-drawn tour through the farm and learn how apples are grown. Don’t climb on trees or eat fruit out in the orchard. And be sure not to miss the famous apple cider donuts.
Breinigsville, Pennsylvania
Distance from Philly: 1 hour and 15 minutes
More than 20 different kinds of apples are at your fingertips during the picking season at this Lehigh Valley orchard, which runs until mid-November. Open every day, pickers can select a bag for your haul ranging from a quarter peck to half bushel, and get plucking. Come on a weekend and enjoy a corn maze and hayrides. Oh, and they’ve even got a pick-your-own hotline (610-841-1417) updated with weather announcements so you’ll always be in the know.