10 Awesome Places to Go Apple Picking in RI

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Apple picking is a staple of fall fun, especially in New England. Each state has its own orchards and farms where you can go and pick-your-own apples or purchase them pre-picked and fresh from the fields, and apple picking in Rhode Island is always a good time!

Many of these places offer other fall activities for visitors, too, like corn mazes, live music, cider sampling, and so much more.  If you want to have great fall fun in Rhode Island, take a day in September and head to one of these top places to go apple picking in RI.

PS: Many of these can make great day trips from Boston.

Apple Picking in RI

Pippin Orchard – Cranston, RI

A 17-acre, well-kept orchard, Pippin Orchard offers many varieties of apples you can pick yourself for $25 a bag. It’s not just a top spot for Rhode Island apple picking, but for purchasing other farm products as well. They make tons of maple products, syrups, candy apples, and of course, cider donuts, which you can watch being made in the bakery. You can also order products online if you’re unable to visit this charming RI apple farm.

Dame Farm & Orchards – Johnston, RI

Three generations of the Dame family are proud to serve visitors to the farm. A range of favorite apple varieties can be picked at Dame Farm & Orchards, plus pumpkins, berries, and fresh flowers. 

Traditional fall activities like wagon rides and a corn maze are also available at this Rhode Island apple farm. Their “Amaize-ing” maze is around 2 miles in length. 

In July, don’t miss their stunning sunflower fields. 

Sweet Berry Farm – Middletown, RI

Near Newport, RI, Sweet Berry Farm grows all kinds of things for you to pick, harvest, and cut. From berries in the summertime to Christmas trees in the winter, this can be your go-to Rhode Island farm stop for seasonal fun. And of course, they have apples!

Their farm market is well-stocked with gourmet food and farm-fresh products, as well as prepared foods at the Farm Cafe. Want to cool down? Premium ice cream is available, too. 

Sweet Berry Farm is open every day from 9am-6pm, from May until Christmas. 

Young Family Farm – Little Compton, RI

For a lovely apple orchard in Rhode Island, visit Young Family Farm, with a quaint little 5-acre apple orchard that provides the perfect amount of family apple-picking fun! Each October, Young Family Farm hosts their Apple Festival, where you can pick your apples, take a hayride, paint some punpkins, listen to live music and eat to your heart’s content at the food trucks onsite.

It’s basically the perfect spot for apple picking in Rhode Island.

Closeup of apple tree in an apple orchard
Rhode Island apple picking is a great fall activity.

Knight Farm – North Scituate, RI

Knight Farm has been operating for almost 200 years here in Rhode Island. They are a 40-acre farm as well as a restaurant, bakery, and ice cream shop. 

This is a classic spot where the mums line the sidewalks, pumpkins lie at every doorstep, and the smell of fresh, hot apple cider donuts lingers on the breeze. In other words, an ideal place to spend an autumn afternoon with the family. 

In addition to picking your own apples from their orchards, you can tuck in at their famous breakfast/lunch restaurant: Farmer’s Omelette.

Salisbury Farm – Johnston, RI

When it comes to adorable apple orchards in Rhode Island, Salisbury Farm sits at the top of the list! Not only is this apple farm as cute as can be, but they also offer apple picking, a pumpkin patch, a corn maze, and delicious fall treats like caramel and chocolate apples!

Jaswell’s Farm – Smithfield, RI

According to their website, Jaswell’s Farm lies in the heart of “apple valley” in Smithfield, Rhode Island. They are proud to be the oldest operating apple orchard in Smithfield, run currently by the 4th generation of the Jaswell Family. 

You can arrange for special tours at this working farm, giving visitors an inside look at how it operates and seeing how items such as apple cider are made.

The farm market is bursting with the fruits of the land, so pay a visit and find your favorite items freshly grown. Apple picking at this Rhode Island orchard is available in September and October. 

Girl holding an apple in front of each eye
Apple orchards in Rhode Island are a perfect place for wholesome fall fun!

Appleland Orchard – Greenville, RI

Appleland Orchard has received the honor of producing the “Best Apple Cider in New England” according to Yankee Magazine. Additionally, this Rhode Island apple orchard has apple wine, plump cider donuts, massive pumpkins in the patch, and adorable fall displays to make your visit oh-so-lovely. 

Barden Family Orchard – North Scituate, RI

When you’re looking for that perfect apple picking in Rhode Island experience, a place like Barden Family Orchard in North Scituate delivers! This cute RI apple orchard offers a variety of different PYO fruits and veggies throughout the year, but during early fall, their apple orchard becomes the place to go in this little area of Rhode Island for apples!

Old Stone Orchard – Little Compton, RI

If you love having a picturesque fun fall day out at the apple orchard, then Old Stone Orchard in Little Compton is the RI apple orchard for you! Wander up and down the rows of the orchards, picking the perfect apples for you and yours, then go and say hello to the farm animals; does it get more fun at the farm than that?

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