Orchards near Litchfield, CT

Norfolk

Autumn Harvest Orchard is a USDA Certified Organic farm and apiary that's been growing in Norfolk since 2000. The orchard produces apples, pears, chestnuts, blueberries, blackberries, nectarines, potatoes, herbs, and honey, sold through CSA memberships and pick-your-own organic apple picking by appointment each September and October. The farm is veteran-owned and sells through the Connecticut Grown Farm to Chef program and area farmers markets.

Terryville

Tonn's Orchard in Terryville spans ten-plus acres of pick-your-own apples, peaches, plums, pumpkins, and flowers on flat, easy-walking ground. Peter Tonn runs the orchard as part of a multi-generational family operation that also owns Tonn's Marketplace in Burlington, rated the state's top farm store since 2019.

Sharon

Sharon

Ellsworth Hill Orchard picks apples, peaches, blueberries, strawberries, raspberries, sour cherries, pears, and plums across a season that runs mid-June through November on Route 4 in Sharon. The farm stand backs up the pick-your-own fields with fresh-baked pies, apple cider donuts, sweet cider, muffins, and honey. It's a family-owned operation in Connecticut's Northwest Corner, with hours that shift by season — best to call ahead.

Bristol

Roberts Orchard is a farm stand and orchard on Hill Street in Bristol, in the central Connecticut hill country west of the Farmington River. No additional details were found online for this listing.

Sandisfield

Southington

Rogers Orchards has grown apples in Southington since 1809, making it one of Connecticut's oldest working orchards. The Sunnymount Farm location bakes cider donuts, pies, and apple dumplings daily and presses its own hard cider under the Long View Ciderhouse label. Pick-your-own apple season runs Labor Day weekend through late October, Friday through Sunday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Bethel

Southington

Rogers Orchards has grown fruit in Southington since 1809. The Shuttle Meadow Farm location on Long Bottom Road opens for pick-your-own apples from Labor Day weekend through October, Friday through Sunday, and bakes apple cider donuts fresh daily year-round alongside fruit pies, apple dumplings, and coffee cakes. Fresh produce and hard cider from sister company Long View Ciderhouse round out the market.

Southington

The Sunnymount Farm location of Rogers Orchards sits on Meriden-Waterbury Road in Southington, one of two family orchards the Rogers have run since 1809. Like its sister farm, it sells apple cider donuts baked fresh daily, fruit pies, and locally grown produce, with pick-your-own apple picking open Friday through Sunday from Labor Day weekend into October.

Cheshire

Drazen Orchards ran as a pick-your-own apple, blueberry, peach, and nectarine farm on Wallingford Road for close to 75 years, started by David and Ida Drazen in 1951 on land tracing back to an early-1800s farm and wood mill. The family closed the orchard for good in 2026, citing rising costs and the physical toll of the work.

Cheshire

Hickory Hill Orchards has grown apples, pears, nectarines, and peaches on 33 acres since 1977, offering pick-your-own for more than twenty apple varieties plus pumpkins. The South Meriden Road orchard closed for several years before reopening under new ownership, a Milford family who gave the country store, hayrides, and pie garden new life.

Shelton

The Beardsley family has farmed this Shelton land since 1849 and has pressed cider commercially here since 1999. Pick-your-own apples run weekends in September and October, backed by pre-picked apples, peaches, plums, and nectarines, plus cider donuts, pies, and jams from the farm store, open daily 10 to 5:30 from August through Christmas. Weekend visitors after 11 a.m. can also buy unpasteurized cider by the jug for home fermenting.

North Granby

Lost Acres Orchard runs as a farm kitchen and bakery on Lost Acres Road, selling baked goods, catering, and gift cards, with online ordering through Toast. Hours run Wednesday through Sunday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., closed Mondays and Tuesdays.

Granville

Granville sits in the Berkshire foothills and was once known for its cheese-making, and Roberts' Hillside Orchards on South Lane Road grows tree fruit on the sloped ground its name describes. Specific varieties and picking season aren't posted publicly.

The 4-H Farm Resource Center-Orchard sits on Auer Farm Road in Bloomfield, the working orchard and produce side of the Auerfarm 4-H property. It sells fresh produce direct from the farm rather than through a retail middleman. Seasonal produce stands like this one shift their hours with the harvest, so call ahead to confirm what's open.

Granby

Clark Farms has run Bushy Hill Orchard since 2010, growing roughly 15,000 apple and peach trees on a trellis system plus an acre of blueberries, Asian pears, nectarines, and plums on Bushy Hill Road in Granby. Pick-your-own opens with blueberries in July and apples in August. The farm presses its own hard cider — a dry, a cranberry, and a honey-sweetened blend — and runs a weekend breakfast cafe on site.

Wallingford

Town of Beekman

High Hill Orchard, at 170 Fleming Road in Meriden, Connecticut, is a family-owned pick-your-own operation known for apple picking, fresh cider, and a full seasonal produce stand. Call 203-294-0276 for picking conditions and hours before visiting.