Fall is upon us with leaves turning, crisp nights and some of our favorite family activities! Check out these fun, local places offering apple picking, corn mazes, hayrides, pumpkin patches and more.
Note: please do not bring your dog to the orchards; they cannot allow dogs into the orchards and pumpkin fields per health regulations, so you'll have to leave your four-legged friend in the car.
ACTON
Cucurbit Farm
32 Parker St
Acton MA
978-460-7735 Facebook page
Open 9 AM to 5pm daily through the end of October. Cucurbit Farm offers pick-your-own pumpkins and a corn maze the whole family will love. Also, enjoy thier festive Scarecrow Contest supporting the National Alliance on Mental Illness now through October 31st.
BERLIN
Berlin Orchards
Rt. 62 and Lower Sawyer Hill Road
Berlin MA
978-838-2400 Facebook page
Open 10 AM to 5 PM every day through the end of October. Hay rides. apple picking, pumpkins and farm stand with mums, corn stalks, honey and maple syrup. Wagons to the orchard run daily from 11 AM to 4 PM.
BOLTON
Bolton Spring Farm
159 Main Street (route 117)
Bolton MA
978-779-2898 Facebook page
Open daily 9 AM to 6 PM, with apple-picking from 10 AM to 5 PM. Farm stand with fruit, vegetables, baked goods, decor and more. Cash only; no credit or debit cards. Hayrides to the pumpkin patch start the third weekend of September and run 12 - 4:30PM on weekends.
Schartner Farms
279 West Berlin Road
Bolton MA
978-779-6293 Facebook page
Corn maze, apple orchard, animal viewing area, farm stand and pumpkins. Farm animal viewing area included with maze, apple or pumpkin purchase. Open on Saturdays and Sundays only from 10 AM to 5 PM.
CONCORD
Verrill Farm
11 Wheeler Rd.
Concord, MA
(978)-254-0439 Facebook Page
Pick your own pumpkins fall weekends 10 AM - 4 PM. Be sure to stop in the farm stand and enjoy some fall foods or to pick up one of their famous pumpkin pies! Picking conditions can change based on weather and picking activity, please check Facebook for details before arriving.
DRACUT
Farmer Dave's
437 Parker Road
Dracut MA
978-349-1952 Facebook page
Apple picking Friday to Sunday from 9 AM to 5 PM. Cider doughnuts and other baked items. Hayrides available on weekends, with limited capacity (those who can walk to the orchard, about 5 minutes, are asked to walk to allow space for seniors, those with limited mobility, and families with young children). Coming in October: pumpkin picking, potato and carrot digging, and a corn maze.
GROTON
Autumn Hills Orchard
495 Chicopee Row
Groton MA
978-448-8388 Facebook page
Apple picking Wednesday and Thursday 10 AM to 5 PM, Fridays 10 AM to 6 PM, Saturday and Sunday 9 AM to 5PM. Bring your own bag and pick by the pound. Check their Facebook page for daily updates.
HARVARD
Carlson Orchards
115 Oak Hill Rd
Harvard MA
(978) 456-3916 Facebook page
Pick-your-own apples and pumpkins daily 9 AM-4 PM. Farm store with doughnuts, ice cream, baked goods, and fruit is open until 6 PM. Check the Pick Your Own page or their Facebook page for daily updates.
Doe Orchards
327 Ayer Rd
Harvard MA
(978) 772-4139 Facebook page
Pick-your-own apples and peaches daily from 10 AM to 5 PM. Note that days and hours may change as the Fall season starts; check their website or Facebook page for the latest updates. Also Christmas trees. Farm stand with apples, honey, cider, jam, maple syrup, and pumpkins.
Westward Orchards
178 Mass Ave
Harvard MA
978-456-8787 Facebook page
Pick your own apples daily 10 AM to 4 PM from September 10 - October16. Wagon rides to their pick-your-own pumpkin patch September 24 - October 16 from 11 AM TO 4 PM, weekends only. Cider doughnuts, pumpkin patch and farm store (please wear masks inside). Check their Facebook page for the latest updates.
(Interested in other family-friendly activities in the Harvard/Leominster area? Check out Macaroni Kid Leominster-Clinton!)
PEPPERELL
Kimball Fruit Farm
184 Hollis St
Pepperell MA
(978) 433-9751 Facebook page
Pick-your-own apples, pumpkins and farm stand open daily 9 AM to 7 PM. Cider doughnuts and fresh cider available.
LEXINGTON
Wilson Farm
10 Pleasant St.
Lexington MA
Hay maze and potato blaster offered weekends this October from 11 AM to 5 PM, with hay maze only Fridays 12 PM to 5 PM. The hay maze and potato blaster are great fun for the whole family. The maze is built with Wilson Farms own hay and is free of chard. Potato blaster tickets go towards Team Wilson Farm's 10th PMC Ride. While on the farm also enjoy apple cider daunts, caramel apples and local apple cider.
STOW
Carver Hill Orchard
101 Boxmill Rd
Stow MA
(978) 897-6117 Facebook page
Open daily from 9 AM to 5 PM with last entry at 4PM. Pick-your-own apples, pumpkins and vegetables. Farm store with picked fruit, vegetables, cider, doughnuts, cheese and baked goods.
Honey Pot Hill Orchards
138 Sudbury Road
Stow MA
978-562-5666 Facebook page
Pick-your-own apples 9 AM to 5 PM daily. Farm store with apples, corn, tomatoes, doughnuts, caramel apples, baked goods and ice cream. Hayrides available on weekends (extra fee). Large and small hedge mazes (additional cost) and farm animals. Check their Facebook page for the latest update and daily specials.
Shelburne Farm
106 West Acton Road
Stow MA
978-897-9287 Facebook page
Pick-your-own apples and pumpkins 9 AM-5 PM daily. Farm animals, playgrounds, hay rides, farm store and cider doughnuts. Check their Facebook page for the latest update.
(Interested in other family-friendly activities in the Stow/Marlborough area? Check out Macaroni Kid Marlborough!)
TYNGSBORO
Parlee Farms
95 Farwell Road
Tyngsboro MA
978-649-3854 Facebook page
Families are encouraged to visit on weekdays (Tuesday to Friday 10 AM to 4 PM) when the farm will be quieter, and there will be free hayrides and other weekday-only options.
Pick-your-own apples, flowers, and pumpkins (mid-September to late October) Tuesday through Sunday 10 AM-5 PM, closed Mondays. Call ahead or check Today's Farm News for current picking conditions and hours as some varieties may be picked out earlier in the day. Farm store and outdoor store annex with doughnuts, baked goods, fruit, vegetables, jams, cider and more. Hayrides have limited capacity; groups who can walk are asked to in order to save space for those who are less mobile. Farm animals and ice cream stand.
WESTFORD
Drew Farm
31 Tadmuck Rd
Westford MA
(978) 807-0719 Facebook page
Open daily 10 AM-5 PM. Apples and pumpkins. Mums available for purchase. On weekends apple cider and cider doughnuts are available.
Farmer Dave's at Hill Orchard
4 Hunt Rd
Westford MA
(978) 392-4600 Facebook page
Entrance to the pick-your-own orchard is off of Chamberlain Rd. Pick-your-own on weekends only from Labor Day to Halloween, 10 AM to 4 PM. Farmstand with picked fruit, honey, pies, vegetables, jams and more open from 10 AM-5 PM. Check their Facebook page for the latest updates, since hours/days can change.
Good Pickin' Farm
5 Gould Rd
Westford, MA
(425) 306-7203 Facebook page
Fall Farm Days begin Sunday, September 25th and run Saturdays and Sundays from 11 AM - 3 PM throughout the fall season. Come out to Good Pickin' Farm, pick-you-own pumpkins, enjoy the petting zoo, explore the farm on a hayride, and shop farm store goodies!
Scanlan Orchards
22 Texas Rd
Westford MA
(978) 692-8881
This no-frills orchard is open weekends from 9 AM to 6 PM through late October. 26 varieties of apples are available.
OUTSIDE GREATER LOWELL BUT A GREAT DAY TRIP!
Mack's Apples
230 Mammoth Rd
Londonderry NH
(603) 434-7619 Facebook page
This 400-acre farm features 100 acres of apple trees, pumpkin-picking, beautiful walking trails with scenic overlooks, and a Farm Market with local fruits and veggies, maple syrup, and baked items.
Applecrest Farm
133 Exeter Rd
Hampton Falls NH
(603) 926-3721 Facebook page
This pick-your own farm has a HUGE farm market in a 200-year-old barn, roasted corn and other hot food items, farm animals, tractor rides, and corn mazes. Follow it up with a drive along the coast in NH and through beautiful foliage.
Russell Orchards
143 Argilla Rd
Ipswich MA
(978) 356-5366 Facebook page
Apple picking, farm animals, farm market, and a winery too!
Smolak Farms
315 South Bradford St
North Andover MA
(978) 682-6332 Facebook page
Pick-your-own apples and pumpkins, hayrides, farm animals, playground and farm market.
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