Thanks for another great season of pick-your-own apple weekends

Lots of info on our site - please check it out BEFORE calling! If you need to reach us, the Orchard store is open daily 9 to 6: 845-374-5471. REMINDER U-Pick is open 10 to 4 only, fall weekends, plus Labor Day, Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur and Columbus Day!!

Great pie, fun apple picking, delicious cider
---Meg Ann B., Middletown

Our pick your own orchard is just 1 minute away from our main retail store. Closest address for your GPS is 632 County Rt. 50, New Hampton, NY. Directions from New York City and nearby areas are here.

Love your store and enjoy picking too!
---Lewis M., New City, NY

Enjoy great views and great apples with family and friends!

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About our U-Pick Apple Orchard

NOTE: more than a light drizzle closes U-Pick... remember it might not be raining where you are, and still be raining here!
We have smaller sized "dwarf" apple trees, so kids and adults alike will have a great time picking their own apples. Plus our orchard is easy to navigate and not *so* big that anyone will get lost! And we have easy highway access off I-84 and Rt. 17 - avoid those one-way in & out traffic jams! [Directions] U-Pick address for GPS: 632 County Route 50, New Hampton NY.

How does it work? You can buy as many bags as you like (we offer 8 qt or 1/2 bushel bags, $13 & $24) and then go pick! It's that easy. (cash only - we don't have electricity/phone hookup at the orchard; or pay by credit card at the main store first) Parking is free and there's no "entry fee."(Note: we *always* pick off the trees - unlike some places that have deceptively called pulling apples out of a bin or basket "apple picking." Also note these are the only bag sizes available; sorry, but smaller bags are not available for children etc; we've found kids often spill their bags, leading to a lot of waste, so we're counting on the parents to be designated bag handlers.)

Please note that due to an excess of inappropriate behavior in recent years that there will be zero tolerance for prohibited actions such as climbing trees, shaking trees, picking apples you don't intend to purchase, or putting apples in anything other than purchased bags. Our U-Pick Patrol is watching! Offenders will be asked to leave the orchard and no refunds will be given; those caught stealing will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.

U-Pick what to wear: Wear sturdy shoes and consider pants ... our orchard is grassy so you'll probably be happier with your legs covered. If it's been wet you may want boots.

U-Pick how to pick: Pick in the designated ready rows (no sense picking fruit that isn't mature - it won't taste the way it should!) what you can reach. Pick by grasping the apple and gently twisting and bending at the stem. Don't pull - you'll likely knock other apples to the ground. The best pickers don't knock any apples off the tree. Treat your apples like eggs - they bruise easily. Refrigerate them when you get home for best crunch! Climbing trees or shaking trees is a big no-no. Respect your fellow pickers and our orchard by picking with care! :) Please note, we do not allow "pole pickers" - no exceptions. Our policy is to always have apples you can reach, if we don't we'll issue a refund. When there are not enough apples for everyone to reach, we close U-Pick (some years this is mid-October, some it's early November. Check back/call us for updates).

Groups larger than 12: (for school groups, see here) please call or e-mail us so we can plan for your arrival. [Please note that we typically limit groups; NO BUSSES - other, larger, orchards are more appropriate and equipped for groups by bus.] Groups should plan on a 1/2 bushel-per-five-person minimum (i,e, for every 5 people, plan on getting at least one half-bushel bag). Sufficient adult supervision of younger visitors and those with special needs is a must. Large groups (more than 10 children or 15 adults) require advance notice and appropriate adult supervision. We encourage you to plan your visit for weekend mornings, to avoid the busiest part of the day.
We reserve the right to ask groups without sufficient supervision to leave the orchard. Payment is required upon entry into the orchard; cash or institutional check. Call ahead for those needing to pay by credit card.

Other things:
Pets - No pets allowed in the orchard please; parking area is OK; dogs should be friendly to humans and fellow dogs. Respect your fellow pickers by cleaning up, and keeping your pet on-leash and under control at all times.
Picnics - there is no designated area for picnics at the U-Pick and facilities are limited. If you like, you can hang out by the main store, on the lawn, we do have some seating there.
Pole Pickers - we don't allow these. see above.
Cars - this is a 5-acre orchard, so only access by foot is possible. U-Pickers should be steady on their feet - this is a working orchard with the usual obstacles - try as we do to fill every woodchuck hole, we can't seem to keep up!

Expected apple picking schedule*: 8/25 'til supplies last (sometime between Columbus Day and Nov 1., depending on weather, supply & demand)

Some U-Pick rules to remember: Only pick the rows marked as ready. Don't climb the trees - it hurts them and it could hurt you! DO NOT shake the trees. WE pick the apples you can't reach. Treat the apples like eggs - they are delicate. Do not bring your own bags. Do not pick apples you don't intend to purchase. Refrigerate your apples promptly.

You're a great place to go apple picking! ---Rachel W., Middletown, NY

Pick your own pumpkins begins about the third weekend in September and runs Sat/Sun about 11 to 4:30, depending on demand, from the main store. We run one or two wagons continuously; depending on which field we go to, the whole trip is about 30 to 45 minutes. Happy wagon riders get ready to head to the pumpkin patch! Pumpkins of all shapes & sizes for kids of all ages! Bring the family, bring your friends, bring everyone -- it's fun for all ages!

Here's the full list of pick-your-apples we are growing at Hampton Station...something for everyone!

>> Braeburn
>> Cortland
>> Empire
>> Eusopus Spitzenberg*
>> Frieheir von Berlapsch
>> Golden Delicious
>> Golden Supreme
>> Jonagold
>> Lady Jean
>> Liberty
>> Macoun
>> Newtown Pippin
>> Red Cort
>> Red Delicious
>> Sansa
>> Tydeman's Late Orange
>> Yataka Fuji
*significantly damaged by fireblight in 2005-06, none til further notice.

The Soons store has many more varieties available. See our full list here.