Summer can’t come soon enough! Escape to the beautiful farms outside NYC this summer and pick fresh, local berries. Right now is prime strawberry season and soon the farms will be booming with blueberries, raspberries, cherries and more. Check out this list below of some berry-picking favorites and make plans to escape this weekend for some farm fresh fun.
Please note that U-Pick is available at farms until the crop runs out, so please check website and social media updates and/or call ahead before you visit to ensure there is enough left to pick!
Central New Jersey (1-2 HOURS FROM NYC)
Snyders Farm in Central New Jersey (strawberries, blueberries, aronia berries) | 732-496-0441
Terhune Orchards in Central New Jersey (strawberries, cherries, blueberries, blackberries) | 609-924-2310
Catskills (1-3 HOURS FROM NYC)
Story Farm (strawberries) | (518) 678-9716
Kelder’s Farm (strawberries, blueberries, blackberries, raspberries) | (845) 626-7137
Long Island (1-3 HOURS FROM NYC)
Garden of Eve Farm (strawberries) | 631-722-8777
Patty’s Berries and Bunches (strawberries, raspberries, blueberries, blackberries)
Hudson Valley (2-3 HOURS FROM NYC)
Samascott Orchards (strawberries, blueberries, cherries)| 518-758-7224
Greig Farm (strawberries, blueberries, blackberries)| (845) 758-8007
Fishkill Farms (strawberries, cherries, blueberries, raspberries, blackberries) | 845-897-4377
Mead Orchards (strawberries, cherries, blueberries) | 845-756-5641
Central New York (3-4 HOURS FROM NYC)
Brick House Acres (raspberries, blueberries) | 315-737-5635
Candella’s Farm (blueberries, strawberries, raspberries) | 315-736-8782
Ithaca / Finger Lakes (4+ HOURS FROM NYC)
Littletree Orchards (raspberries, cherries) | 607-564-9246
Kestrel Perch Berries (strawberries, raspberries, blueberries, gooseberries, elderberries) | 607-275-0272
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