This season
The orchard is closed for the season. The cidery is open Friday to Sunday. Pick-your-own apples and orchard field trips run in season, by reservation.
Checked August 21, 2026
About This Farm
Doc Waters Cidery at Germantown makes cider from its own trees, and it says so on its masthead: "From Our Trees to Your Glass."
What You Can Pick
Apples, at the orchard, in season and by reservation. There are also apple orchard field trips.
Good to Know
Two sites, and this catches people out. The cidery is at 22529 Wildcat Road and the orchard is at 22711 Wildcat Road. They are not the same place.
Cidery hours: closed Monday to Thursday, Friday 4pm to 9pm, Saturday noon to 8pm, Sunday noon to 6pm.
Orchard: closed for the season at the time of checking.
On animals: "Leashed pets are welcome at Doc Waters Cidery! No pets are allowed at The Orchard." Which is exactly the right rule and rarely stated so clearly.
Email info@docwaterscidery.com, phone 301-972-1814.
Pro tip: a cidery that opens at four on a Friday and picks apples down the road is a good autumn afternoon in the right order. Pick first, drink after.
What You Can Pick
Apples
Sep - Oct
Facilities
Cafe
Pet Friendly
We list what we have confirmed. If something you need is not shown, it is worth calling the farm to check.
How we rate it
Our own assessment, scored the same way for every farm on the site, from what each farm publishes about itself. Not a visit, and not a public review score.
4.4out of 5, the Pickeria rating
- Fruit qualityHow good the picking actually is
- 4.5
- ExperienceWhat the visit itself is like
- 4.6
- Family friendlyHow well it works with children
- 4.4
- FacilitiesToilets, seating, parking, shade
- 4.4
- ValueWhat you get for the entry and the fruit
- 4.2
Plan Your Visit
Address
22529 Wildcat Rd, Germantown, MD 20876, USA
Germantown, MD 20876
Germantown, MD 20876
Opening Hours
MondayClosed
TuesdayClosed
WednesdayClosed
ThursdayClosed
Friday4:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Saturday12:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Sunday12:00 PM - 6:00 PM
CIDERY hours from the farm. The orchard is a separate site at 22711 Wildcat Road and was closed for the season when checked.
Checked August 21, 2026 against the farm's own website
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