Apple and Pumpkin Picking in Morris County, NJ: Every Farm, Corn Maze and 2026 Price

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Updated September 18, 2026.

Before you plan a weekend around apple picking this year, there is something you need to know that most guides have not caught up to. A hard freeze in April damaged the Morris County apple crop, and three farms say so directly on their own websites.

Sun High Orchards in Randolph puts it bluntly: some apple varieties are a total loss, and there is no pick your own at all right now. Stony Hill Farms in Chester says the quantity is limited and expects to be picked out before October. Wightman Farms in Morristown has described staying up overnight in the spring trying to keep blossoms warm.

Pumpkins are fine. Corn mazes are fine. But if apple picking is the whole point of your trip, call ahead or check the farm’s own live picking page before you drive, because the answer is different at every farm this year.

Here is every pick your own farm, pumpkin patch and corn maze in Morris County, what each one actually costs, and what is genuinely open right now.

When is apple and pumpkin picking season in Morris County?

Apples start earliest. The first varieties come in at the very end of July, and picking usually runs through early November. Pumpkins are a shorter window, generally mid September through Halloween, with the patches at their fullest in the first two weeks of October.

The single busiest stretch at every farm in the county is the first weekend of October through Halloween. If you want a quiet visit, go on a weekday morning. Several farms price weekdays significantly cheaper for exactly this reason.

A rough apple ripening order, so you know what you are walking into:

Late July and August bring Lodi, Pristine, Red Free, Gala and Ginger Gold. Early September through mid October is the peak window, with Honeycrisp, Macoun, Cortland, Jonagold, McIntosh, Jonathan and Empire. Late October into early November brings Fuji, Braeburn and Granny Smith. Because of this spring’s freeze, some of those mid season varieties are thin or gone at individual farms, which is why the live picking pages matter more than usual this year.

Alstede Farms, Chester

1 Alstede Farms Lane, Chester. This is the biggest operation in the county and the one with the most going on. Apples, pumpkins, a giant corn maze with fact stations, a separate Evergreen Adventure Maze, the Blooming Giants Sunflower Trail, hay wagon rides, a hay pyramid, a tractor tire slide, a cider mill, an ice cream stand, a hard cider garden, farm animals and children’s rides.

The most useful thing about Alstede is that they publish a live What Can I Pick Today page. As of this update it lists pumpkins as excellent for large and sugar varieties, and apples as excellent for Honeycrisp and Red Cortland, good for McIntosh, Jonamac and Gala. Raspberries, sweet corn, tomatoes, eggplant, potatoes, zinnias, sunflowers, tomatillos and leeks are also picking.

Hours matter here and people get them wrong. The farm store is open daily 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., but the pick your own fields close earlier: weekdays 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., weekends and holidays 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., with last admission at 4:30 and fields closing at 6. If you show up at 5 expecting to pick, you will be turned away.

Pricing. A pick your own entry ticket runs from about $20 to roughly $100 depending on the container you choose, from a pint up to a box. Every child age 2 and up needs a ticket. Anything you pick beyond your container is charged by the pound. Buying online carries a flat transaction fee but saves the per ticket convenience fee charged at the gate, so online is cheaper. Ticket sales are final with no weather refunds.

Two money savers worth knowing: Sweet Savings Wednesday gives free farm and pick your own admission from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. with the purchase of a picking container, gate only. And there are discounted Sunrise Special slots at 9:00, 9:30, 10:00 and 10:30 on weekends.

There is a courtesy shuttle on weekends and holidays, but it needs 24 hours notice. Phone (908) 879-7189.

Riamede Farm, Chester

122 Oakdale Road, Chester. Sixty eight acres, and the Fall Fest runs September 1 through November 1. Apples opened back on August 22. Alongside picking there is a Pumpkin House, a Corn Trail, an apple slingshot, hay wagon rides out to the patch, cut your own sunflowers, zinnias and snapdragons, live music, lawn games, cider slushies and apple cider donuts.

Riamede is closed Tuesdays. Open Wednesday through Monday, 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., with last orchard entry at 4 p.m. and the gates closing at 5.

Pricing has changed substantially and older guides are badly out of date. General admission is $15.50 in advance or $19.50 at the gate on peak weekends, dropping to $12.50 advance or $16.50 gate at the start and end of the season. A season pass is $37.50 and covers unlimited visits all season plus 10 percent off in the store. The best value is the $5 Picking Pass, a flat rate available midweek only, every weekday except Tuesday. There is also an $89.95 family bundle covering four admissions, donuts and a basket of apples, all redeemed the same day.

Note their policy carefully: no dogs or other pets at all, including emotional support animals, under federal food safety rules. Tickets at tickets.riamedefarm.com. Phone (908) 879-7762.

Wightman Farms, Morristown

1111 Mount Kemble Avenue, Morristown. The closest real pick your own farm to Morristown, and the structure changed this year in a way that catches people out.

Apple picking is no longer a separate club membership. Those cards expired August 30 and are no longer valid. Pick your own is now part of the Fall Festival ticket.

That ticket is $30 per person, children under 3 free, and it covers unlimited scenic hayrides, one pumpkin from the hayride pumpkin field, entry to Mazeland, entry to the apple orchard, a souvenir tote and free parking. Apples are not included and are weighed and paid separately by the pound.

Mazeland is genuinely a lot for one ticket: a giant corn maze, a hay bale maze, a rope maze, a paver maze, a rock labyrinth, a hay bale pyramid and a hay bale tunnel, seven mazes in total.

Two things that will strand you if you do not know them. The Fall Festival is weekends only, 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., last ticket at 4:30, entry gates close at 5 and you must be inside by then. And tickets are sold on farm only, at a booth in the front parking lot. There is no online option. The farm market itself is open seven days, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.

No pets, ADA service animals only. No drones, no outside food or coolers. Bags are inspected on entry and exit. Phone 973-425-9819.

Ort Farms, Long Valley

25 Bartley Road, Long Valley. Over five acres of pick your own apples including Gala, Honeycrisp, Jonagold and Cortland, pumpkins reached by a John Deere hayride, and a five acre corn maze included in fall admission. Also u-cut sunflowers and wildflowers, a cow train, apple cannons, monster truck rides, pony rides, a barnyard bounce, farm animals, over 20 flavors of homemade ice cream and rotating weekend food trucks.

Hours: the farm market is open daily 9 a.m. to 7 p.m., ice cream runs 10 a.m. to 9 p.m., and the pick your own fields are 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.

Ort is the dog friendly option, and it is the only one that really is. Leashed dogs are allowed in the pumpkin patch, the sunflower field, the tulip field and the corn maze. They are not allowed on the hayride, in the fruit or vegetable areas, or in the market, where it is service dogs only.

Admission is date priced through their ticketing system, so the price only appears once you pick a date. Military members and veterans get free admission with valid ID. Kids are free until they turn three, and parking is free. Add ons include a mason jar to fill with flowers, the cow train and apple cannon on Fridays and weekends, and half peck produce bags. Restrooms are portable toilets with a hand wash station. Phone 908-876-3351.

Stony Hill Farms and Maze Fun Park, Chester

15 North Road, Chester. This is the maze destination. The Maze Fun Park season runs September 5 to November 1, open daily, and note it is closed Labor Day. Hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., with the last ticket sold one hour before closing, no exceptions.

The centerpiece is a 10 acre Maize Quest corn maze, the largest in the county, themed this year around New Jersey’s 250th anniversary. Around it sit a one acre mini corn maze, a rope maze, trike racing, a life size board game, gemstone mining, duck races, the Noah’s Ark playground and a Mega Slide that is new for 2026.

Ticket tiers, plus tax, with a saving for booking online: general entry without mazes or trikes is $15.99. The Maze Master ticket at $21.99 adds the giant maze, mini maze, rope maze and trike racing. The Adventurer at $25.99 adds a half peck of pick your own. Children 2 and under are free. Pick your own entry on its own starts at $7.99 online or $10.99 at the gate.

Apples here are limited this year by the spring freeze and the farm expects to be picked out before October. Their own site quotes slightly different apple prices on two different pages, so confirm at the booth.

The 21+ Glow Maze is the most distinctive fall event in the county and nothing else on this list is like it. Four glow stations inside the 10 acre maze, and the glow item you collect is exchanged for a flight of wine, sangria or cider. Live music, axe throwing, apple cannons, a fire pit and s’mores. After 6 p.m. anyone under 18 must be with a parent or guardian, and photo ID is required to buy tickets. Select Saturdays in October also run extended flashlight maze hours from 6 to 9 p.m.

Accessibility warning. The farm states plainly that it is not handicap accessible: rugged terrain and stairs on the maze bridges. Strollers are very difficult and carriers are recommended. No pets in the pick your own fields. Advance online tickets guarantee a time slot. Phone (908) 879-2908.

Hacklebarney Farm Cider Mill, Chester Township

104 State Park Road, Chester Township. Pick your own apples, pumpkins and sunflowers, a corn maze, and the cider mill that is the real reason to come. The farm store sells homemade baked goods, honey, candles and jams, and there are cider donuts, hot cider, pies, cider hot dogs and a cider donut ice cream float.

The farmhouse dates to 1850 and 1851, built by the Pitney family. A Sara Lee apple pie commercial was filmed in the orchard in 1980.

Open Thursday through Sunday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The farm has not posted 2026 season dates, admission pricing or a cider pressing schedule anywhere on its site, and directs all daily updates to its Facebook and Instagram. Call 908-879-6593 during business hours before making the drive.

Dogs are welcome on the property but not in the apple orchard or the farm store unless they are service animals.

Middle Valley Farms, Mendham

Mendham. A six acre corn maze, a hay maze for younger kids, hayrides, a pick your own pumpkin patch and a farm stand. They also run private night corn maze bookings.

This is the free one. No parking fee and no admission fee at all, which makes it the antidote to a county where most farms now charge $16 to $30 a head.

The 2026 season runs Saturday, September 26 through Sunday, October 25, open Saturdays and Sundays 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., plus Columbus Day, Monday, October 12. Phone 973-543-7789.

Conklin Farm U-Pick, Montville

10 Vreeland Avenue, Montville, on the corner of Vreeland Avenue and River Road. Thousands of pumpkins in every shape, color and size, plus a barn store with painted pumpkins, gourds, Indian corn, jams, mums, corn stalks and straw bales. Pumpkins only, no apple picking on site, though they do sell orchard fresh apples and cider.

Weekends bring regular hayrides, a haunted hayride, a 100 pound pumpkin giveaway shot, fresh baked apple and pumpkin pies and hot cider donuts. The haunted hayride is not recommended for under 10.

Their website has not been updated for the 2026 season and still shows a closed for the season notice. Call before you go. No one under 17 is admitted without adult supervision. Cards carry a 3 percent processing fee. Leashed, vaccinated pets are welcome.

Sun High Orchards, Randolph

19 Canfield Avenue, Randolph. Twenty five acres, first planted in 1945 by Fred and Ranghild Bostrom.

There is no pick your own here this year. The farm suffered severe crop damage from the April freeze and says some varieties are a total loss. They do not anticipate early season picking and have asked people to check back the first week of October. Apples are available in the store only, currently Honeycrisp, McIntosh, Summerset, Blondee and Gala.

It is still worth a stop. The farm market is open seven days from May 1 through New Year’s Eve, with daily fresh baked breads, pies, muffins and scones, homemade gourmet ice cream, their own wildflower honey, glass bottled milk from Springhouse Creamery, farm animals including an alpaca and a mini donkey, and self serve firewood year round.

Fall hours are weekdays 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and weekends 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Service dogs and miniature horses only. Phone 973-584-4734.

Three more fall farm stops

Union Hill Farms, 25 Cooper Road, Denville. A roadside farm stand rather than a pick your own, selling fall produce, mums, pumpkins and cut flowers. They are celebrating 40 years this season and claim to be the oldest continuously run farm in Morris County, dating to 1793. Open daily, Monday to Friday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and weekends 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Their apples come from a sister farm in Sussex County. Phone (973) 366-0440.

Brookhollow’s Barnyard, 301 Rockaway Valley Road, Boonton Township. A family run petting farm rather than a patch, but it sells pumpkins and it is the best option in the county for very young children. Train rides, tractor rides, animal feeding and a sunflower patch. Pumpkins begin September 19. Admission is $7.50, under 2 free, with train and tractor rides $3 each and carrot cups $3.50 with refills for a dollar forever. Large face pumpkins are priced by the pound. Closed Mondays, open Tuesday to Friday 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. and weekends 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. No pets of any kind. Phone (973) 335-3393.

Miller’s Hill Farm, 10 Combs Avenue, Mendham. Pick your own pumpkins with free hayrides every weekend in October, which is a genuine rarity now that most farms charge for them. They switch to choose and cut Christmas trees later in the season. They have not posted 2026 dates, so call (973) 543-1106 first.

Where to find a corn maze in Morris County

There are six, and they are not the same experience at all. Ranked by size:

Stony Hill Farms, Chester, 10 acres. The biggest, themed to New Jersey’s 250th, with a mini maze and a rope maze alongside it. Also the only one with a 21+ night option.

Middle Valley Farms, Mendham, 6 acres. The only free one, with a separate hay maze for small kids.

Ort Farms, Long Valley, 5 acres. Included in fall admission, and the only maze in the county you can walk with a leashed dog.

Wightman Farms, Morristown, Mazeland. Not one maze but seven, including hay bale, rope, paver and rock labyrinth versions. Best value if you have kids of different ages.

Alstede Farms, Chester. A giant corn maze with fact stations, plus the Evergreen Adventure Maze which runs spring through November and the Blooming Giants Sunflower Trail from July through October. All included with pick your own admission.

Hacklebarney Farm Cider Mill, Chester Township. The quietest of the six, and the one most guides miss entirely.

Which farm should you actually pick?

If you want a night out without kids: the 21+ Glow Maze at Stony Hill. Wine, axe throwing and a fire pit inside a 10 acre maze is not something the other farms are offering.

If you have young children: Wightman’s Mazeland gives you seven mazes and unlimited hayrides on one ticket, or Brookhollow’s Barnyard if your kids are under five and a petting farm is more the speed.

If you want to spend nothing: Middle Valley Farms, no admission and no parking fee.

If you are bringing the dog: Ort Farms is the only real answer. Riamede, Wightman, Sun High, Stony Hill and Brookhollow’s all ban pets outright.

If you want the most to do in one stop: Alstede, and check their live picking page the morning you go.

If you want a quiet weekday and a low price: Riamede’s $5 midweek Picking Pass, any weekday except Tuesday.

Picking after dark

Four farms run night events and no one collects them in one place, so here they are. Alstede runs Harvest Moon Nights. Stony Hill runs flashlight maze nights on select October Saturdays from 6 to 9 p.m., plus the 21+ Glow Maze. Ort runs bonfire nights with flashlight maze tours. Middle Valley takes private night maze bookings. Bring an actual flashlight, not a phone.

Tickets: who sells online and who does not

This trips people up every year. Alstede, Riamede, Ort and Stony Hill all sell online, and at Stony Hill advance purchase is what guarantees your time slot. Wightman sells on farm only, at a booth in the front parking lot. Middle Valley charges nothing at all. Show up at Wightman expecting to have bought ahead and you will simply join the line.

Bringing a dog

The policies differ more sharply than you would expect, and it is worth checking before you load the car.

Dogs are welcome, with conditions, at Ort Farms (leashed, not on the hayride or in the market), Hacklebarney (not in the orchard or store) and Conklin (leashed and vaccinated). Dogs are banned outright at Riamede, Wightman, Sun High, Stony Hill and Brookhollow’s. Riamede, Wightman and Sun High all specify that emotional support animals do not qualify, only ADA service animals.

Cider donuts, and where else to go

Nearly every farm here makes them, but if donuts are the actual mission rather than a bonus, see our guide to the best apple cider donuts in Morris County.

For something different, the Whippany Railway Museum runs a pumpkin patch train that takes you out to the patch by rail, which is the only one of its kind in the county and runs only a few days each October.

Tips for a good picking day

Wear closed shoes. Orchards and patches get muddy for days after rain and several of these farms are on genuinely rough ground.

Go early on weekends if you care about the pumpkin selection, because the good large ones go first.

Check the farm’s own site the morning of, not a guide, not an aggregator. This year in particular, apple availability is changing week to week.

Bring cash as a backup. Conklin adds a card processing fee, Wightman adds 3 percent, and several farms have spotty signal.

Take the bigger container if you are on the fence. Most farms charge by the container rather than by the apple, so the marginal cost of upgrading is usually better than the per pound rate for anything over.

Leave time for the extras. At Alstede, Ort and Stony Hill the picking is genuinely the smaller half of the visit.

Picking the rest of the year

Morris County is not only a fall destination. Strawberries come in late spring, blueberries and peaches through the summer, and Alstede adds cherries, flowers, tomatoes, peppers and potatoes across the season. Both Alstede and Riamede switch over to cut your own Christmas trees from late November, and Miller’s Hill does the same. Our guide to Christmas tree farms in New Jersey covers that end of the calendar.

Make a day of it

Four of these farms are in or around Chester, which means you can pair a morning of picking with an afternoon on historic Main Street. See our guides to fall festivals and fairs in Morris County, Morris County farmers markets and all 39 towns in Morris County.

Common questions

Is apple picking affected this year?
Yes. A hard freeze in April damaged the crop. Sun High Orchards has no pick your own at all right now, Stony Hill expects to be picked out before October, and availability varies farm by farm. Pumpkins and corn mazes are unaffected.

Which Morris County farm is free?
Middle Valley Farms in Mendham charges no admission and no parking fee. Miller’s Hill Farm in Mendham runs free hayrides every weekend in October.

Can I bring my dog apple picking in Morris County?
Only to Ort Farms, and only into the pumpkin patch, sunflower field and corn maze. Riamede, Wightman, Sun High, Stony Hill and Brookhollow’s prohibit pets entirely, including emotional support animals.

What is the biggest corn maze in Morris County?
Stony Hill Farms in Chester, at 10 acres, themed this year to New Jersey’s 250th anniversary.

When do pumpkin patches open in Morris County?
Mid to late September at most farms. Brookhollow’s Barnyard opens its pumpkins September 19 and Middle Valley Farms opens September 26.