
13 farms near Rochester pick apples, running August to November and peaking in September and October. 13 ask you to check before you drive out.
apples near Rochester
farms: The Apple Shed 'just started picking our first apples of the season! NY 702 and Dandee Red!' on 23 August; Wickham opened with Zestar; Schutt's runs 'end of August to October' over six acres; Fisher's runs 15 August to 1 November; G and S opens 12 September. WHITTIER PICKS 32 NAMED VARIETIES on short trees in one compact block, which is the longest single-farm variety list in the region
13 farms across 13 towns, biggest cluster first.
Each one read against its own website. Where a farm publishes nothing, this says so rather than guessing.

Holley4.6
In the farm's own words, picking runs "Throughout the Season" from 1 June, Wednesday to Saturday 10am to 4pm. September brings red raspberries, peaches, blackberries and the early apples. Donut peaches were sold out for the season at the time of checking.
Read from the farm's own site on 2026-08-23

Rochester4.6
Apple picking runs through autumn across 32 varieties on short trees. Blueberries run mid-July to early September at the farm's separate field in Niagara County, an hour west along the Lake Ontario shore. A notice on the site about no picking until 12 November reads as last autumn's and should be checked by phone.
Read from the farm's own site on 2026-08-23

Sodus4.5
In the farm's own words: "Pick Your Own Peaches & Flowers NOW OPEN" and "Farm Fresh has arrived! OPEN for the season." Strawberries, cherries and raspberries come earlier in the year, apples and pumpkins later. Closed Tuesdays.
Read from the farm's own site on 2026-08-23

Brockport4.5
In the farm's own words: "Fruit season runs Aug 15 – Nov 1, Fri–Sun 9am–5pm." Cherries and peaches come first, Bartlett pears open in late August, and apples run from Paula Red through to the late Jonagolds.
Read from the farm's own site on 2026-08-23

Penfield4.5
Apple picking has begun with Zestar, the farm's first variety of the season. Admission to the Sunflower Spectacular is required through 7 September and the apples are charged on top of it. Open Thursdays to Sundays, with orchard hayrides every day the farm is open.
Read from the farm's own site on 2026-08-23

Penn Yan4.4
U-pick was listed as closed at the time of checking. The farm announces its picking dates by email rather than publishing a calendar, so the mailing list is the way to catch them.
Read from the farm's own site on 2026-08-23

Lockport4.4
The farm's site still carries last autumn's sign-off, "Thank you for a great apple picking season! The orchard is closed", with apples and cider available from the cold store on Thrall Road for cash. Picking returns in autumn; ring before travelling.
Read from the farm's own site on 2026-08-23

Hilton4.4
In the farm's own words: "Specializing in pick-your-own fruit. Open July through October." The cidery runs free live music through the season and closes with a Season Farewell. Closed on Labor Day.
Read from the farm's own site on 2026-08-23

Webster4.4
In the farm's own words: "Welcome in the 2026 apple crop! Now on the pound." U-pick apples run from the end of August through October across six acres, with cherries and raspberries earlier in the summer and flowers from July. Picking hours are 9am to 4pm.
Read from the farm's own site on 2026-08-23

Walworth4.3
In the farm's own words: "Picking Hours: Closed until September 12th." Three crops are marked season over and two open in September. The cherry season is finished and the apples are the September opening.
Read from the farm's own site on 2026-08-23

North Rose4.3
In the farm's own words: "OPENING AUGUST 2026 - STAY TUNED!!!" The farm keeps a U-Pick Dates page rather than a fixed calendar.
Read from the farm's own site on 2026-08-23

Newark4.3
In the farm's own words: "We just started picking our first apples of the season! NY 702 and Dandee Red!" Open Wednesday to Sunday, 10am to 5pm.
Read from the farm's own site on 2026-08-23

Williamson4.2
The farm invites visitors to "Start by picking your own fruit" and grows apples, peaches, pears, plums, cherries and blueberries. It publishes no dates, prices or hours, so a call is the only way to know what is open.
Read from the farm's own site on 2026-08-23