Orchards near Portland, ME

Cumberland

Sweetser's Apple Barrel and Orchards runs a farm stand and orchard on Blanchard Road in Cumberland Center, confirmed active via its Facebook page. No product list, hours, or direct contact details were confirmed beyond that listing.

North Yarmouth

Hansel's Orchard picks apples off trees that are roughly 80 years old, big and wide enough that the farm says stories get written about them. McIntosh comes in first in September, followed by Cortland and Macoun through October. Open 10 to 5 during harvest, with pre-picked bags left at the entrance stand after hours for latecomers.

Cumberland

Cumberland

Terison has run as a u-pick orchard since 1946, now in its fourth generation, and the family calls it the first pick-your-own orchard in Maine. The picking list stays short and deliberate — McIntosh and Cortland only, grown low-spray. Dogs are welcome on leash. Find it on Whitney Road, about two miles north of the Cumberland Fairgrounds.

Gorham

Orchard Ridge Farm runs a farm stand and orchard on Sebago Lake Road in Gorham, on the corridor between Portland and the lake region. No product list, hours, or contact details were confirmed online.

New Gloucester

Thompson's Orchard is on Gloucester Hill Road in New Gloucester, a Cumberland County town also home to the Shaker Village and Pineland Farms. The name points to an apple orchard, though no working website or contact details for the farm could be verified.

Standish

Randall Orchards grows apples on Randall Road in Standish, a Cumberland County town along the Saco River. No variety list or seasonal hours are published online for this listing; call ahead before a visit.

Lewiston

Benoit Orchard grows apples near the corner of Ferry and Cotton Road in Lewiston, Maine's second-largest city. No hours, variety list, or contact details were confirmed online.

Bowdoin

Rocky Ridge sits on Route 201 in Bowdoin, about six miles north of Mt. Ararat High School, with both pick-your-own and in-store apples plus a large pumpkin selection come fall. The bakery turns out bread and whoopie pies alongside deli sandwiches and ice cream, and the place doubles as an antiques stop. It runs summer through fall only.

Alfred

An Alfred orchard growing apples for its cider house and farm stand bakery and kitchen, currently leased and operated by Adam Brock. The 2025 season opened September 12th, seven days a week.

Limington

Brackett's has stayed in the same family since 1783, making it the oldest continuously operated orchard in Maine. U-pick covers Honeycrisp and seven other apple varieties, plus blueberries and peaches, with a bakery, cider donuts, an apple cannon, and a trackless Apple Express train for kids. The farm stand runs 9am to 4pm on weekends through late October.