Apple Season

Autumn is the perfect time to take a country drive and bag yourself a bushel of apples.

For those without fruit trees in the yard or a share in a community-supported agriculture farm, autumn is the perfect time to take a country drive and bag yourself a bushel of apples. Beginning in September and running well into October, pick-your-own apple orchards welcome people to wander their rows of trees and twist free McIntoshes, Cortlands, Golden Delicious, and dozens of other varieties. Following is a list of Maine’s pick-your-own orchards, arranged alphabetically by town, where you can stock up on enough fruit to keep you in apple pies and crisp until the snow flies.

Blueberry Hill Farm
231 Blueberry Hill Farm Rd., off Fox’s Ridge Rd., Acton, 207-457-1151. blueberryhillfarm.us

Gile’s Orchards
Junction of Routes 202 and 4, Alfred, 207-324-2944.

Apple Ridge Farms
1040 Perkins Ridge Rd., Auburn, 207-777-1696.

Wallingford’s Fruit House
1240 Perkins Ridge Rd., Auburn, 207-784-7958. wallingfordsorchard.com

Snell Family Farm
Route 112, Bar Mills (Buxton), 207-929-6166. snellfamilyfarm.com

Pine View Orchard
17 Sunset Ln., Berwick, 207-698-5891.

Lyon Orchard
684 Grover Hill Rd., Bethel, 207-824-2842.

Rocky Ridge Orchard
Rte. 201, Bowdoin, 207-666-5786. rockyridgeorchard.com

Harris Orchard
372 Wiswell Road, Brewer, 207-989-3435.

Littlefield’s Orchard
2 Littlefield Ln., Burnham, 207-948-6218.

Maine-ly Apples
372 Moosehead Trail, Rte. 7, Dixmont, 207-234-2043. mainelyapples.com

Harnden’s Harvest Hutch
1152 Main St., East Wilton, 207-645-2433.

The Apple Farm
104 Back Rd., Fairfield, 207-453-7656. lakesideorchards.com

Shalom Orchard
Rte. 200, Eastbrook Road, Franklin, 207-565-2312. shalomorchard.com

Hardy Farms Apple Orchard
106 Church St., Hope Corner, 207-763-3262. hardyfarms.com

Hope Orchards
434 Camden Rd., Rte. 105, Hope, 207-763-2824. hopeorchards.com

County Fair Farm
Rte. 32, Jefferson, 207-549-3536.

Kents Hill Orchard
Rte. 17, Kents Hill, 207-685-3522.

Treworgy Family Orchards
3876 Union St., Levant, 207-884-8354. treworgyorchards.com

Benoit Orchard
Ferry and Cotton Rd., Lewiston, 207-783-0875.

Stukas Farms
Ferry Rd., Lewiston, 207-786-2639.

Brackett Orchards
224 Sokokis Ave, Rte. 11, Limington, 207-637-2377. brackettsorchards.com

Doles Orchard
187 Doles Ridge Rd., Limington, 207-793-4409. dolesorchard.com

Sewall Organic Orchard
259 Masalin Rd., Lincolnville, 207-763-3956. sewallsorchard.com

Libby & Son U-Picks!
86 Sawyer Mountain Rd. off Rte. 111, Limerick 207-793-4749. libbysonupicks.com

Applewald Farm
525 Huntington Hill Rd. Litchfield, 207-268-4042.

Shackley Hill Orchard
Shackley Hill Rd., Livermore, 207-897-4283.

North Star Orchards
Rte. 43, Madison, 207-696-5109. northstarorchards.me

Lakeside Orchards
Readfield Rd. (Rte. 17), Manchester, 207-622-2479. lakesideorchards.com

Mount Nebo Orchard
339 Wings Mills Rd., Mount Vernon, 207-685-3627.

Thompson’s Orchard
276 Gloucester Hill Rd. New Gloucester, 207-926-4738. thompsonsorchard.com

Rowe Orchards
Rte. 7, Newport, 207-368-4777. roweorchards.com

Meadow Brook Farm
Rte. 85, 7 miles north of Rte. 302, Raymond 207-627-7009.

Douglas Hill Orchard
42 Orchard Rd., Sebago, 207-787-2745.

Cayford Orchards
99 Hilton Hill Rd., Skowhegan, 207-474-5200. cayfordorchards.com

Five Fields Farm
720 South Bridgton Rd., South Bridgton, 207-647-2425. fivefieldsski.com

Apple Acres Farm
363 Durgintown Rd., South Hiram, 207-625-4777. appleacresfarm.com

McDougal Orchards
201 Hanson’s Ridge Rd., Springvale, 207-324-5054. mcdougalorchards.com

Randall Orchards
Randall Rd., off Rte. 25, Standish, 207-642-3500.

Schartner Farms
Rte. 220, Thorndike, 207-568-3668.

Ricker Hill Orchards
295 Buckfield Rd., Rte. 117, Turner, 207-225-3455. rickerhill.com

Spiller Farm
85 Spiller Farm Ln., Wells, 207-985-2575. spillerfarm.com