Apple Picking in the Lakes Region

What's a great thing to do in the fall?  Apple picking!!

The Lake Winnipesaukee region has several farms and orchards where you can pick your own apples.

It's fun to take the kids too.  Most of the farms will offer free wagon/hay rides to get to the apple orchard.  This is fun and also great for the ride back when you have a heavy bag of apples!

All of the orchards have different varieties of apples to pick.  The most popular in the northeast are McIntosh  They're great for making applesauce and just plain, old eating.  Cortland apples are great for baking pies. Mmmm! 

The fun thing about apple picking is eating the apples as you pick.  There's nothing tastier than a fresh picked apple.

How do you pick apples?  The workers at the farm stand will tell you how to pick apples.  In case they're busy, this is how.  You grasp the apple and twist it gently so the apple and stem come off.  It's that easy!

Many of the farms also offer cider, pumpkins and other related products. 

Local Farms

Some of the local apple picking farms in the Lake Winnipesaukee area are:

Hackleboro Orchards

Hackleboro Rd.

Canterbury, NH

(603)783-4126

Meadow Ledge Farm

612 Route 129

Loudon, NH

(603)798-5860

Smith Apple Orchard

184 Leavitt Rd.

Belmont, NH

(603)524-1674

Stonybrook Farm

128 Glidden Rd.

Gilford, NH

(603)293-4500

Surowiec Farms

53 Perley Hill Rd.

Sanbornton, NH

(603)286-4069