Orchards near Cambridge, NY

Bennington

The Blueberry House at Apple Hill Orchards grows blueberries and tree fruit on Apple Hill Road in Bennington, in the southwestern corner of Vermont. The orchard sits in the hills east of downtown, an area of small pick-your-own berry and apple growers near the New York and Massachusetts borders.

East Dorset

Mad Tom Orchard grows pick-your-own apples on Mad Tom Road in East Dorset, near Manchester in the Green Mountains, with varieties including Honeycrisp, McIntosh, Crimson Crisp, and Cortland. The farm also sells cider, cider doughnuts, and maple syrup, and hosts school field trips. It posts an apple-availability calendar and runs its own weather station. In season it opens Tuesday through Sunday, 9 to 5, closed Mondays.

Clifton Park

Malta

Malta Ridge Orchard and Garden works land on Van Aernem Road in Malta, Saratoga County, between Saratoga Springs and the Capital Region. The name pairs an apple orchard with garden produce, suggesting fall apples plus summer vegetables and small fruit sold direct. This is a seasonal farm rather than a year-round market. Check with the orchard for picking dates and stand hours.

Clifton Park

Devoe's Rainbow Orchards keeps a farm market on U.S. Route 9 in Clifton Park, in Saratoga County north of Albany. Apples anchor the orchards across this stretch of the upper Hudson Valley, with fresh fruit, cider, and fall produce for sale in season. Contact the market for pick-your-own availability and what's ripe before you drive over.

Rexford

Lindsey's Idyllwood Orchard grows tree fruit on Sugar Hill Road in Rexford, Saratoga County, north of the Mohawk River. The listing points to apples, with picking and farm sales through the fall. The Capital Region's climate favors hardy varieties like McIntosh, Cortland, and Macoun. Confirm pick-your-own days and hours before visiting, as the apple season runs only a few weeks.

Rexford

Bowman Orchards farms roughly 98 acres in Rexford, growing more than 60 apple varieties plus strawberries, raspberries, blueberries, cherries, peaches, and plums. Pick-your-own runs June through October on select days, and the farm store sells produce alongside a petting area, horseback riding, an apple cannon, and an ice cream window. A second stand, The Farmers Wagon, operates on Grooms Road in Clifton Park.

Rexford

Apples are the centerpiece here, with more than 65 acres and over 60 dwarf varieties grown off Sugar Hill Road in Rexford, near Clifton Park. The farm also raises strawberries, raspberries, blackberries, blueberries, peaches, cherries, and plums, with u-pick open select days June through October. There's a farm store and a seasonal ice cream window, plus an off-site Farmers Wagon stand on Grooms Road in Clifton Park.

Rexford

Apples are what Riverview Orchards grows, on Riverview Road in Rexford within the town of Clifton Park. The farm store and pick-your-own run September through December, seven days a week, and the kitchen turns out pies. It sits along the Mohawk River northwest of Schenectady.