Long Island Apple Picking Guide 2018

After months of anticipation, one of the true harbingers of the glorious harvest season is ready to unfold, as Long Islanders gather up their baskets and head out for a favorite family fall activity — apple picking.

Patch has put together a comprehensive list of where to go for U-pick orchards, as well as apple festivals and other fun activities.

Remember to call ahead or check the orchard's website to clarify hours of operation or to check for availability of apples and other produce.

Where to go apple picking on Long Island:

Hank's PumpkinTown

• 240 Montauk Highway in Water Mill.
• Apple picking at Hank's Pumpkintown starts Sept. 8 and runs until Halloween. Apple picking is open Saturdays, Sundays and select school holidays — school holidays are Sept. 10, 11, 19 and Oct. 8 — from 9:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.
• More apple picking information is available here.

Harbes Farm

• 5698 Sound Avenue in Riverhead
• Harbes Farm offers apple picking from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays through Oct. 28. Apple picking is also available on Sept. 3 (Labor Day), Sept. 10 and 11 (Rosh Hashanah), Wednesday, Sept. 19 (Yom Kippur) and Oct. 8 (Columbus Day).
• Harbes Orchard Apple Festival takes place Sept. 8 and 9 from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. and is free.
• Click here for additional information.

Lewin Farms

• 812 Sound Avenue in Calverton
• Pick your own apples at Lewin Farms is available daily from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. starting Sept. 1 through October. Call (631)-929-4327 prior to making your trip to make sure Pick Your Own apples are available.
• For additional information, click here.

Milk Pail Farmstand

• 50 Horsemill Lane in Water Mill
• Milk Pail Farmstand's apple picking season begins Labor Day weekend and runs through October. The farm is open from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on Friday, Saturday and Sunday (and holidays). For more information, click here.

Seven Ponds Orchard

• 65 Seven Ponds Road in Water Mill
• Open daily from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
• Apple picking kicked off on Aug. 26 and runs through October. Call the orchard at (631) 726-8015 before coming and to find out which apples they have ready for picking. For additional information, check out their Facebook page.

Wickham's Fruit Farm

• 28700 Route 25 in Cutchogue
• Apple U pick begins on Sept. 7.
• Open daily from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Closed Sundays.
• For additional information and updates, click here.

Windy Acres Farm

• 3810 Middle Country Road in Calverton
• U-pick is open on weekends now and during the fall season from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Harvest weekends.
• Call (631) 727-4554 for availability or click here.

Woodside Orchards

• 729 Main Road in Aquebogue and Manor Lane in Jamesport
• For information on U pick hours and dates, call (631) 722-5770 or send a message to their Facebook page.

Fort Salonga Farm

• 30 Meadow Glen Road in Northport
• One of the smaller farms on this list, apple picking is available from Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Check out estimated ripening dates for apples here or call 631-269-9666.

Where are your favorite Long Island apple picking spots? Share them in the comments section below.

Patch photo courtesy Wickham's Fruit Farm.