You-Pick-It Orchards

• The most popular options for apple picking in northeast Pennsylvania include pick-your-own orchards and farms. Pickyourown.org lists handfuls of pick-your-own apple orchards and farms in every northeast Pennsylvania county. Prices vary for picking your own apples, but generally patrons are charged by the bushel or basket.
  
  

Timing

• Apple picking stands as a classic fall activity, especially in northeast Pennsylvania, because apples typically ripen there between the first of September and mid-October. Apples can be picked as early as mid-July and as late as Halloween, but the best months remain September and October.
  
  

Other Orchard Activities

• In addition to apple picking, many of the northeast Pennsylvania orchards and farms sell homemade apple cider, apple butter and other apple products. Visitors can also enjoy other fall activities like hay rides, pumpkin carving and petting farms.