Apple Picking Season is here! We are so excited to share a list of the Best Apple Picking Farms in Central New Jersey. Find the farm closest to you and have some family fun. And here’s a quick tip to check if the apples you choose are ready to be picked. If they require too much yanking and tugging then move on to the next because those aren’t quite ready just yet.

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Battleview Orchards

91 Wemrock Road, Freehold, NJ 07728

Pick your own, family farm that comes with a country store and excellent baked goods.

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Bonacorsi Family Farm

1137 Croton Road Flemington, NJ

Over 60 varieties of apples to choose from. You can visit their website to confirm fall apple-picking dates.

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Eastmont Orchards

181 County Road 537 East, Colts Neck, NJ 07722

Apple Picking Schedule Early-September Honeycrisp, McIntosh; Mid-September to Mid-October Cameo, Cortland, Crispin, Empire, Golden Delicious, Idared, See more of the list on their website.

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Giamarese Farm

155 Fresh Ponds Road East Brunswick, NJ 08816

They are usually open early July to September for pick your own apples, nectarines, and peaches.

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Lee Turkey Farm

201 Hickory Corner Rd. East Windsor, NJ

Roam on the 54 acres nestled in the arms of suburbia. Hundreds of fruit trees and acres of vegetables all yours to pick. The picking/market hours are from 9:00 am till 6:00 pm and normally begins about the 2nd week in July. You must be at the farm no later than 5:15 pm to enter the fields and orchards. A lot of offers to pick your own Apples, Peaches, and pumpkins.

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Terhune Orchards

330 Cold Soil Road Princeton, NJ 0854

Spend your Fall weekends with a day of family fun on the farm. Celebrate fall with their Pick-Your-Own Apples! They also have pony rides, wagon rides, the Corn Stalk Maze, the Barn of Legends and Lore, and a barnyard of farm animals. There's lots of food that is available too! – soup, chili, hot dogs, pies, apple cider donuts, apple cider, and so much more! Parking is at the farm.

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Von Thun's Country Farm Market

519 Ridge Road Monmouth Junction, NJ 08852

Von Thun is a family owned farm. They offer U-pick Strawberries, blueberries, blackberries, apples, and pumpkins. U-pick strawberries normally starts the berry picking in late May. Blueberry picking traditionally starts in late June, followed by blackberries later in the summer. Apples and pumpkins are available for picking from mid-September through October.