Late summer to fall is a great time to go apple picking and there are many farms in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area where you can pick a variety of apples – from Crimson Crisp to Ginger Gold.
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**Call ahead for best picking times and availability. **
2025 Apple Picking in the Toronto Area has begun. Most Farms will open by the weekend after Labour Day.
I. U-Pick Apple Orchards in Durham Region
More Things to Do in Fall:
1. Pingle’s Farm Market
Pingle’s Farm Market brings high-quality farm-fresh food & lots of fun to the Durham Region! Pingle’s Farm is located on 148 acres of land and hosts various pick-your-own apples, pumpkin & sunflower experiences alongside their famous corn maze and year-round farm market. The pick-your-own experience starts in the late summer, with apples and pumpkins.
Hours:
2025 Dates — Apple Picking – Late August/September onwards
Pingle’s Harvest Festival: September 5 to October 31, 2025
Cost: $8 to $28
Apples: 10 lb for $24.84 and 20 lb for $40.37
Address: 1805 Taunton Rd. E., RR 1 Hampton (Directions)
Phone: (905) 725 6089
2. Archibald Orchards & Estate Winery
PYO Apples at Archibald Orchards & Estate Winery has become a tradition for many folks who visit the orchard. This is easily understandable as the place has almost 10,000 apple trees in their orchard, with many apple varieties, delicious apple-themed treats and ciders to choose from.
Hours:
U-Pick Apples: Opens on September 6
- Weekends – 9 am – 4:30 pm; Weekdays 10 – 4:30 pm
Winery hours are Friday to Sunday: 10 AM – 5 PM
Cost: minimum purchase of 1/2 bushel (20 lb.) for $45.00 per car.
Address:
RR 5, 6275 Liberty St.N. Bowmanville (Directions)
Phone: 905-263-2396
3. Watson Farms
Watson Farms offers the following apple varieties: Gingergold, Macintosh Gala, Honeycrisp, Empire, Mutsu (Crispin), Fuji, Cortland, Ambrosia, Red Delicious, Golden Delicious and Northern Spy. The farm also offers strawberries, peas, raspberries, beans, apples, pumpkins and Bartlett pears. They also have a corn maze on site.
Hours: Opens in September
Open 9:00 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. daily until mid-October
Admission:
Adults: $5, Children: $3, Seniors: Free on Mondays and Wednesdays, +minimum 1L basket/person
Includes Petting Zoo, Watsonland Playground, Wagon Ride Tour Fun photo stations, Access to PYO fields, pop-up markets, food trucks and more!
Apples: Now Open;
$2.75/lb; $40/25 lb Bag
Address: 2287 HWY 2 Bowmanville (Directions)
Phone: 905-261-3750
Crop Report Phone: 905-623-7252
3. Nature’s Bounty Farm
Soak in the beauty of your surroundings on a self-guided nature walk around the property and visit the sheep in the pasture. Challenge the young ones to race through the obstacle course and navigate the corn maze. Enjoy a picnic on the lawn and finish off with a glass of fresh cider. Nature’s Bounty Farm has over 25 acres of apple orchards with two unique categories of apple varieties: their Classic Apples, which they describe as well-suited to their growing conditions and produce a large crop yearly. Their Premium Apples require more time and energy to grow but are prized for their unique flavours and appearance. Classic Apples include everything from Salalia to Idared, while Premium Apples only include Honeycrisp, Ambrosia and Golden Russet apples. You can also trek out into the pumpkin patch and pick your perfect pumpkin.
Hours: Open Daily, 9 am – 5 pm during season starting September 2, 2025 until the end of October
Cost: No Admission fee. Apple picking cost varies with varities
Address: 651 Scugog Line 2, Port Perry (Directions)
Phone: (905) 985-2096
Credit: Nature’s Bounty Farm
II. U-Pick Apple Orchards in the York Region
More Things to Do in Fall:
1. Organics Family Farm
Organics Family Farm is a health-conscious farm that has been offering fresh and organic apples, ready-picked vegetables, a healthy organic farm market & wood-fired bakery for you to enjoy since 2001. In the 2025 season, the family farm will be offering a wide variety of apples, including Empire, Spencer, Honey Gold, Crimson Crisp and delicious Ginger Gold apples.
Hours:
Apple Season begins August 23, 2025 and Usually Runs Until the Thanksgiving Weekend
Weekdays: 9am – 6pm
Weekends: 9am – 5pm
Cost: $17 per person, three years old and up to enter the orchard. This price includes a 5lb bag of pick-your-own apples. This is a minimum purchase and is not refundable.
Address: 7550 19th Avenue at Reesor Rd. Markham (Directions)
Phone: 905-640-5206
Website
Credit: Organics Family Farm
2. Applewood Farm
Applewood Farm is a family-owned business that allows you to pick your own apples and drink from their amazing winery in Stouffville. The farm is a great and welcoming destination for the whole family, and you can come and spend a while under the applewood tree.
Hours:
Opens on August 23 for Apple Picking, 9am to 5pm.
Last admission is 4pm.
Tuesday to Friday 10am to 5pm
Saturday and Sunday 9am – 5pm
Holiday Mondays 9am to 4pm
CLOSED Mondays and Tuesdays.
Cost:
Admission to the farm is $12.00 per person ages 3 and up.
Pick-your-own apples are:
2025 rate:
Large Bag $35 (holds close to 20lb)
Small Bag $20 (holds close to 10lb)
Address: 12416 McCowan Rd. Stouffville (Directions)
Phone: 905-640-5357
3. Pine Farms Orchard
Pine Farms Orchard is offering a wide variety of different breeds for the U – Pick season apples including Melba, Paula Red, Jonagold, Golden Delicious, Red Delicious, Russet and Northern Spy.
Hours:
Now Open.
From Mid August to Thanksgiving Weekend
Monday & Tuesday, 10–5
Wednesday through Sunday, 9–5
Open Holiday Mondays
Cost:
Adults & children 3-64: $10.00 each (includes tax)
Seniors 65+: $5.00 each
Infants/Children 2 & under free
PYO COST:
$2.35/lb. You must pay for what you pick.
Address: 2700 16th Sideroad King City (Directions)
Phone: 905-833-5459
Credit: Pine Farms Orchard
4. Brooks Farms
Brooks Farms offers PYO apples, squash, and pumpkins, coupled with an amazing farmer’s market, bakery, and a 10-acre farm for you and your kids to play in. The farm also hosts a fall festival.
Hours:
Farm Market Hours: Open Daily 8am – 6pm
Pick your own apples: September, 2025, Weekdays 10 – 3pm
Weekends 9 – 5pm
Cost:
TBA – 2025
Everyone 6+ requires their own bag or basket to pick into. Those 5 and under are able to pick into an adults bag or basket.
Address:
122 Ashworth Rd, RR 3 Mount Albert (Directions)
Phone: 905-473-3920
Credit: Brooks Farm
5. Homestead Orchards
Homestead Orchards grows over twenty varieties of apple,s from Ida Red to Ida Red. Apples are available fresh-picked in the farm store, and you can also pick them at the accessible Pick Your Own Orchard.
Hours:
During 2025 PYO is Late August. Call before you go.
Apple picking is usually available from Late August to October.
Store hours:
Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Sunday – Closed
Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday – 10 AM – 4 PM
Cost:
Bags for picking apples are pre-sold before you pick.
Address: 3961 Old Homestead Road, Georgina (Directions)
Phone: 905-722-5325
6. Royal Orchards
Royal Orchards, formally known as JC Agri Orchards, offers 12 acres of apple picking. They offer live music every Saturday and Sunday during the harvest season, tractor rides, fresh-pressed cider, pies and more.
Hours: 2025 – Opening September 2025
Friday to Sunday, from 9 AM to 6 PM
Cost :Cost of apples extra
Admission 2025 – TBA
Address: 3105 16th Sideroad, King City (Directions)
Phone: 705.817.0943
III. U-Pick Apple Orchards in Peel Region
More Things to Do in Fall:
1. Dixie Orchards
The Dixie Orchards apple farm offers a variety of fruit and activities for the whole family. The farm offers PYO apples, hazelnuts and pumpkins. It also offers a corn maze, wagon rides, a marketplace, and a sunflower field. There’s a variety of activities to keep everyone in the family entertained!
Hours:
Opens August 30th to October end, 7 days a week from 10 am to 5 pm
Last admission to the apple orchard is 4:30 – it closes at 5 pm
Cost:
Farm Admission Fee applies –
$13.28/person for guests age 10 & older
$6.00 for children age 2-9
Apples extra
Address: 14309 Dixie Rd. Caledon (Directions)
Phone: 905-838-5888
Credit: Dixie Orchards
2. Downey’s Strawberry & Apple Farm
Downey’s Farm is a 215-acre farm owned and operated by the Downey family since 1920. The farm is located on Heart Lake Road, North of Brampton, and it provides the freshest apples, strawberries, raspberries, sweet corn, squash, and pumpkins for you to pick directly from its fields.
Hours:
August 16 – October 31, 2025
Cost:
There is no entrance fee to enter the orchard.
Pick-Your-Own Price: Guests have the choice of picking a 10 lb bag of apples for $26 (max 3 people per bag) or a 20 lb bag of apples for $42 (max 5 people per bag).
Address: 13707 Heart Lake Rd, Caledon (Directions)
Phone: 905-838-2990
3. Albion Orchards
Deemed by Chatelaine Magazine and the Food Network as one of the top four apple orchards in Canada, apple picking at Albion Orchard is an amazing way for families to spend time together and buying fruit right off the farm ensures your family gets some of the freshest produce in Ontario. Albion Orchards has several varieties of apples available for picking in late summer and fall.
Hours:
Opens Late August, 2025
Farm Store: Wed-Fri: 10 AM – 6 PM
Sat & Sun 10 AM – 5 PM
PYO is open: 10 AM – 4 PM (Weekends & Holidays).
Cost: $25 for 10 lb bags (maximum 3 people to share a 10 lb bag) and $45 for a 20 lb bag (maximum 5 people to share a 20 lb bag).
Address: 14800 Innis Lake Rd, Caledon (Directions)
Phone: 905-584-0354
Credit: Albion Orchards
4. Carl Laidlaw Orchards
Carl Laidlaw Orchards is a 7th-generation farm which grows over 20 varieties of apples and three types of pears and offers a simple, charming country experience for guests. Their 100 acres of farmland are nestled in the gorgeous Credit River Valley and are described by many as being just lovely! The farm also has loads of amazing activities for both you and your family!
Hours:
Opens August 30
Open Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays and holiday Mondays in September and October, 9-5 each day.
The last entry is at 4:30 pm.
Cost:
2025 children 2 and older $9 plus hst.
adults 18 and older $16 plus hst.
Picking extra. – 10 pound bag to pick in for $20.
Address: 9496 Heritage Rd, Brampton (Directions)
Phone: (905) 456-2095
5. Big R’ Apple Farm
The Big R’ Apple Farm is a farm with a story and some amazing produce! The Big R’ Apple Farm offers a variety of produce including apples, pears, strawberries, sweet corn, spinach and lots of other vegetables. The apples will be ready in September and the varieties include: Empire, Fortune, Ginger Gold, Golden Delicious, Honey Crisp, Jona Gold, McIntosh, Mutsu, Northern Spy, Red Delicious, Royal Gala and Wealthy.
Hours:
Saturday–Sunday | 8am-7pm
Apple picking begins in September
Address: 8674 Heritage Road Brampton (Directions)
Phone: (647) 929-5408
Credit: Big R’ Apple Farm
IV. U-Pick Apple Orchards in the Halton Region
More Things to Do in the Fall:
1. Chudleigh’s Apple Farm
Chudleigh’s Apple Farm is a place for families to select their own apples, while savoring the bliss that can come with country life. The apples at Chudleigh come in 22 different varieties and has over 47,500 trees across 60 acres in our orchard.
Hours:
August 20 to Late October, 2025, 11:00 AM – 7:00 PM
Cost: Farm admission: Adult $14.50, Child (4 – 13): $12.50 /Senior (65+) $13.50, Infant Free
Apples extra
Address: 9528 Regional Road #25 Milton (Directions)
Phone: 905-878-2725
V. U-Pick Apple Orchards in Hamilton & Brant
1. Luna Farms
Luna Farms offers apple picking right off the tree. Choose from over 25 varieties of your favourite, locally grown apples and immerse yourself in the age-old fall tradition of harvesting fruit.
Hours:
Opens in September 2025
Fri–Sun from 9AM to 6PM (Including Holiday Mondays)
Cost:
Free
Minimum purchase of apples required per person
Address: Luna Farms, 8th Road, Stoney Creek (Directions)
Phone: 6472372321
2. Puddicombe Farms
Puddicombe Estate Farms, Winery and Cider is a family-owned farm where you can enjoy the fresh air and the beautiful scenery of the countryside. The farm offers a wide range of PYO apple varieties, including Ambrosia, Cortland, Empire, Fuji and Gala. The venue also offers a wide range of activities centred around their farm, estate and winer,y including tasting tours and train rides. In September, during Apple-lee Fun Weekends, enjoy P.Y.O Apples, live entertainment, children’s village, fall harvest train rides, 3 wine/cider tastings, juice tasting, campfire & marshmallow roast, fall craft, and kids’ bouncy fun.
Hours:
You Pick: Late September to October
Monday-Friday | 8:30am – 6pm
Saturday & Sunday | 8:30 – 4pm
Address: 1468 #8 Hwy, 1468 #8 Highway Winona, Hamilton (Directions)
Phone: 905-643-1015
Credit: Puddicombe Estate Farms and Winery
3. The Apple Orchard
Enjoy a fun-filled farm experience with the entire family at The Apple Orchard that features over 10,000 apple and pear trees. While here, enjoy wagon rides, animals, pumpkin/squash patch, sunflower fields, corn maze, and more!
Hours: Monday, Thursday to Sunday: 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
Cost: 18 and over – $11.73 + HST
Seniors – $11.29 + HST
2 to 17 – $10.84 + HST
under 2 – Free
Admission includes Wagon rides, Animals, Walking Trails, Corn Pit, Grain Bin, Hay Barn, Sunflowers, Pick your own Apples, Corn maze, Vintage Tractors and more!
All types of Apples & Pears – $2.25/pound
Address: 1668 ON-6, Hamilton (Directions)
Phone: (647)-500-4769
4. Carluke Orchards
A third-generation farm, Carluke Orchards, features a bakery and gourmet food market, has 13 apple varieties available, and allows you to pick your own pumpkins.
Hours: Early September until mid-October.
Tuesday – Saturday | 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Sunday | 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Address: 2194 Shaver Road S.
Ancaster (Directions)
Phone: 905-648-2775
5. Brantview Apples & Cider
The Brantview Apples & Cider orchard has been in production for almost 200 years, where they have been harvesting the land and supplying quality apples, cider and baked goods till today. The farm offers up to 22 varieties a season, as well as offering a wide variety of apple themed sweets and treats.
Hours: U-Pick and Farm Market is open seven days a week. September & October
September & October
Monday-Saturday 9am-6pm
Sunday 9am-5pm
Cost:
You only pay for apples you take home.
Wagon rides are available on weekends.
Address: 225 Howell Rd., St. George (Directions)
Phone: 519-448-1323
6. Orchard Home Farm
Orchard Home Farm is a family-run 80 acre apple and pear orchard that has been in the family since 1949. The farm is committed to growing great apples, providing great value and quality family time. Some of the different apples the farm offers are: McIntosh, Braeburn, Mutsu, Ambrosia, and Fuji. In addition to the delicious apples and pears, the farm also sells items like honey, maple syrup, squash, caramel sauce, sparkling cider and apple pies from their bakery.
Hours: Open from Late August to mid-November, daily including weekends and holidays
Address: 235 Howell Rd. St. George (Directions)
Phone: 519-448-1111