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Apple Picking in Sussex County

September 25, 2014
Apple Season has arrived!  Look no further as Sussex County offers a plethora of family fun orchards all within our reach.  Check out my featured family owned orchards guide below.  Pack a picnic lunch and spend a fun and relaxing day taking in the surrounding beauty of nature.  Don't forget to wear boots and grab that camera! 

Pochuck Valley Farm
Rt. 517, Glenwood Rd.
Glenwood, Sussex County, NJ
973-764-4732
Web
Open Daily 9am-4pm
$25 1/2 bushel (20lbs)
Wagon Ride to Orchard, Kid Play Area, Store/Deli

Windy Brow Orchard
359 Ridge Rd.
Newton, Sussex County, NJ
973-579-9657
Web
Open Daily 9am-5pm
Choice of bags: $9/$15/$25 (1/2 bushel)
Wagon Ride to Orchard, Homemade pies/donuts/cider/PYO pumpkins

Beemerville Orchards
Lusscroft Rd.
Beemerville, Sussex County, NJ
973-875-3729
Web
Open Mon-Sat 9am-6pm
Homemade cider, mums, pumpkins

Hillcrest Farms
2 Davis Road
Agusta, Sussex County, NJ
973-703-5148
Web (sister farm in Denville's FB site but you'll find info for Hillcrest here too)
Open Sat & Sun 11am-5pm
Apples are weighed in bag at $1.59 lb
Working dairy farm, petting zoo, hay ride, corn maze, donuts & cider