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Apple Picking Season Guides
When does apple picking season start in your state? Browse our state-by-state guides to peak harvest timing, the best regions, top varieties, and tips for planning your visit.
Apple Picking Season by State: Peak Months at a Glance
Every state's peak window, side by side. Find your state's row to see which months to plan around, then click through for the full guide.
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Tips & Guides
State-by-State Apple Picking Guides
Apple Picking Season Alabama
Apple picking season in Alabama runs from late July through August, driven by the state's warm climate that pushes harvest weeks ahead of most of the country.
Read guide →Apple Picking Season Alaska
Apple picking season in Alaska runs from August through September, concentrated in the Matanuska-Susitna Valley where the legendary long summer daylight hours produce surprisingly sweet fruit.
Read guide →Apple Picking Season Arizona
Apple picking season in Arizona runs from September through November at high-elevation orchards where the mountain climate is cool enough to grow the fruit successfully.
Read guide →Apple Picking Season Arkansas
Apple picking season in Arkansas runs from late August through October, with the Ozark Mountains in the northwest producing some of the state's best pick-your-own fruit.
Read guide →Apple Picking Season California
Apple picking season in California runs from August through November depending on region, with Apple Hill near Placerville and Sebastopol in Sonoma County offering the longest and most varied picking experiences in the state.
Read guide →Apple Picking Season Colorado
Apple picking season in Colorado runs from late August through October, with the orchards of Palisade on the Western Slope producing some of the most flavorful fruit in the Rocky Mountain region.
Read guide →Apple Picking Season Connecticut
Apple picking season in Connecticut runs from mid-August through October, with the Connecticut River Valley and Litchfield Hills hosting dozens of pick-your-own orchards within easy reach of Hartford and New Haven.
Read guide →Apple Picking Season Delaware
Apple picking season in Delaware runs from mid-August through September, with the state's small but active agricultural corridor in Kent County offering pick-your-own opportunities within a short drive of Dover.
Read guide →Apple Picking Season Florida
Apple picking season in Florida runs from June through July, limited to special low-chill varieties developed specifically for warm climates with minimal winter cold.
Read guide →Apple Picking Season Georgia
Apple picking season in Georgia runs from late June through August, with Ellijay — known as the apple capital of Georgia — producing the majority of the state's u-pick fruit in the North Georgia mountains.
Read guide →Apple Picking Season Hawaii
Apple growing in Hawaii is rare but possible at elevations above 3,000 feet, where Maui's upcountry region around Kula provides enough temperature variation to coax fruit from low-chill apple varieties year-round.
Read guide →Apple Picking Season Idaho
Apple picking season in Idaho runs from August through October, with the Emmett Valley in Gem County — known as the Gem of the Hills — producing some of the most commercially significant apple crops in the Pacific Northwest.
Read guide →Apple Picking Season Illinois
Apple picking season in Illinois runs from September through October, with orchards scattered from the rolling hills near Galena in the northwest to the Shawnee Hills in the south.
Read guide →Apple Picking Season Indiana
Apple picking season in Indiana runs from late August through October, with the rolling hills of Brown County and the surrounding south-central region offering the best concentration of pick-your-own orchards.
Read guide →Apple Picking Season Iowa
Apple picking season in Iowa runs from September through October, with u-pick orchards spread across the state providing a genuine fall tradition for families throughout the Midwest.
Read guide →Apple Picking Season Kansas
Apple picking season in Kansas is concentrated in September, with a limited but dedicated group of orchards operating across the state's varied terrain.
Read guide →Apple Picking Season Kentucky
Apple picking season in Kentucky runs from late August through October, with the state's Appalachian foothills in the east producing the largest concentration of pick-your-own orchards.
Read guide →Apple Picking Season Louisiana
Apple picking in Louisiana is limited and seasonal, running July through August in the northern parishes where winters are just cold enough for low-chill apple varieties to produce fruit.
Read guide →Apple Picking Season Maine
Apple picking season in Maine runs from September through October, with the state's centuries-old orchard tradition producing McIntosh and Cortland varieties that are among the finest in New England.
Read guide →Apple Picking Season Maryland
Apple picking season in Maryland runs from late August through October, with Frederick and Washington counties in the western part of the state producing the largest concentration of pick-your-own orchards.
Read guide →Apple Picking Season Massachusetts
Apple picking season in Massachusetts runs from late August through October, with Worcester County alone hosting more pick-your-own orchards than most entire states.
Read guide →Apple Picking Season Michigan
Apple picking season in Michigan runs from late August through October, with the state's famous Fruit Belt along Lake Michigan's eastern shore producing more apples than almost any state in the country.
Read guide →Apple Picking Season Minnesota
Apple picking season in Minnesota runs from September through October, and the state holds a special place in apple history as the birthplace of the Honeycrisp — bred at the University of Minnesota and now the most popular apple variety in the country.
Read guide →Apple Picking Season Mississippi
Apple picking in Mississippi is limited to July through August, when early-ripening varieties in the northern hill country can produce fruit before the summer heat becomes too extreme.
Read guide →Apple Picking Season Missouri
Apple picking season in Missouri runs from late August through October, with the Ozark Highlands and the orchards of the Missouri River valley offering the most established pick-your-own operations.
Read guide →Apple Picking Season Montana
Apple picking season in Montana runs from late August through September, centered in the Flathead and Bitterroot valleys where the mountain climate and long summer days produce uniquely flavorful fruit.
Read guide →Apple Picking Season Nebraska
Apple picking season in Nebraska runs from September through October, with a modest but active group of orchards operating primarily in the eastern part of the state.
Read guide →Apple Picking Season Nevada
Apple picking season in Nevada runs from September through October, limited to the high valleys of the western part of the state where elevation and Sierra Nevada snowmelt create conditions unusual for this desert region.
Read guide →Apple Picking Season New Hampshire
Apple picking season in New Hampshire runs from September through October, with the state's rugged countryside offering dozens of pick-your-own orchards alongside some of the most spectacular fall foliage in New England.
Read guide →Apple Picking Season New Jersey
Apple picking season in New Jersey runs from August through October, with Hunterdon County in the northwest and the fertile farmland of Burlington County producing the state's most established pick-your-own operations.
Read guide →Apple Picking Season New Mexico
Apple picking season in New Mexico runs from August through October, with the high-elevation orchards of the Alcalde and Dixon area north of Santa Fe producing fruit with a remarkable flavor concentration.
Read guide →Apple Picking Season New York
Apple picking season in New York runs from late August through October, with the Hudson Valley alone hosting more pick-your-own orchards than most entire states — making New York one of the premier apple picking destinations in the country.
Read guide →Apple Picking Season North Carolina
Apple picking season in North Carolina runs from late June through October, with Henderson County near Hendersonville — officially recognized as the Apple Capital of the United States — leading one of the most productive apple regions in the Eastern US.
Read guide →Apple Picking Season North Dakota
Apple picking season in North Dakota is concentrated in September, with cold-hardy varieties bred for the northern plains providing a brief but genuine harvest window.
Read guide →Apple Picking Season Ohio
Apple picking season in Ohio runs from late August through October, with the state offering one of the widest geographic spreads of pick-your-own orchards in the Midwest.
Read guide →Apple Picking Season Oklahoma
Apple picking season in Oklahoma runs from August through September, concentrated in the northeastern corner of the state where Ozark Mountain terrain provides the elevation and cooler temperatures that apple trees require.
Read guide →Apple Picking Season Oregon
Apple picking season in Oregon runs from August through October, with the Hood River Valley — one of the most celebrated fruit-growing regions in the Pacific Northwest — offering some of the finest pick-your-own apple experiences in the country.
Read guide →Apple Picking Season Pennsylvania
Apple picking season in Pennsylvania runs from late August through October, with Adams County near Gettysburg producing more apples than almost any other county in the Eastern United States.
Read guide →Apple Picking Season Rhode Island
Apple picking season in Rhode Island runs from September through October, with the state's compact geography meaning every resident is within a short drive of at least one well-established pick-your-own orchard.
Read guide →Apple Picking Season South Carolina
Apple picking season in South Carolina runs from late June through August, concentrated in the Blue Ridge foothills of the Upstate where elevation moderates the summer heat enough for apple production.
Read guide →Apple Picking Season South Dakota
Apple picking season in South Dakota is concentrated in September, with the Black Hills in the west and the eastern farmland producing limited but genuine u-pick opportunities with cold-hardy varieties.
Read guide →Apple Picking Season Tennessee
Apple picking season in Tennessee runs from late July through October, with the state's Appalachian highlands in the northeast and southeast providing the elevation needed for quality apple production.
Read guide →Apple Picking Season Texas
Apple picking season in Texas runs from July through September, centered in the Texas Hill Country around Medina — officially recognized as the Apple Capital of Texas — where the combination of thin limestone soils and high summer elevation creates genuine apple country.
Read guide →Apple Picking Season Utah
Apple picking season in Utah runs from August through September, with Cache Valley in the north and Utah County in the central part of the state offering the most established pick-your-own orchards.
Read guide →Apple Picking Season Vermont
Apple picking season in Vermont runs from September through October, with the Champlain Valley — Vermont's warmest and most agricultural region — hosting dozens of pick-your-own orchards alongside some of the most spectacular fall foliage in New England.
Read guide →Apple Picking Season Virginia
Apple picking season in Virginia runs from late July through October, with the Shenandoah Valley between the Blue Ridge and Allegheny mountains producing one of the most important apple regions in the Eastern United States.
Read guide →Apple Picking Season Washington
Apple picking season in Washington State runs from August through October, with the Yakima Valley and Wenatchee area producing more apples than any other region in the United States — Washington grows nearly 70% of the country's apple crop.
Read guide →Apple Picking Season West Virginia
Apple picking season in West Virginia runs from late August through October, with the Eastern Panhandle — geographically part of the same Shenandoah Valley apple country as Virginia and Maryland — offering the state's richest picking experiences.
Read guide →Apple Picking Season Wisconsin
Apple picking season in Wisconsin runs from September through October, with Door County — the narrow peninsula extending into Lake Michigan — providing the most celebrated orchard experiences in the state.
Read guide →Apple Picking Season Wyoming
Apple picking season in Wyoming is concentrated in September, with the Bighorn Basin and Star Valley producing modest but genuine orchards in a state not often associated with fruit growing.
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