Ochs Orchard

Went strawberry picking in June at Ochs Orchard and was pleasantly surprised! beautiful fruits, friendly service (with maps provided letting us know were the ripest fruits were), not too expensive (minimum $ 4 per adult). Great family friendly experience on a nice day!

I have been going here with my family since I was a little fat kid. It wasn’t pick your own back in the day and not sure if it is today. I remember the delicious pies I used to stuff my face with. The apples were too healthy for me. We also would go for peaches and the ride here was always fun.
I haven’t been in years. A nostalgic look back to my childhood. I will be going with my kids to relive the memories. I hear it’s still the same family as my uncle still goes and brings back apples/​peaches. Enjoy!

Had a wonderful time apple picking this past Saturday! Even though it was a bit chilly it was a beautiful autumn day and the beautiful landscape made for a wonderful outing with friends. We got a ½ bushel bag to fill up with apples for $ 27. The bag fits a lot more than you think in the beginning! I loved that it wasn’t crowded and we got to walk around and pick apples at a leisurely place, enjoying the view and our surroundings. My favorite apple was the golden delicious… it is seriously deliciously golden! You don’t have to be worried about a lack of apples here (though you might not get the exact apple type you want) and you’re not limited to what trees you can pick from.
Don’t forget to stop by the shop and grab some apple cider donuts! If you’re lucky you can get some while they’re warm… so yummy!

Great layout and clear and crisp Autumn day we wandered in — the front area with the store is only if you don’t want to pick your own and just want to buy the veggies out of coolers or apple cider donuts (good), homemade ice cream (ok) or cider (eh, ran out of cold cider when I was there). Cash only, they have an ATM in the store.
The parking lot you drive up into, and then check in — apple bags are $ 14 for a ¼ bushel, and $ 27 for ½ bushel (if you overpick, you can come back and exchange for the next larger size). The rest of the veggies you buy by the pound at the exit point. Cash only, again.
If picking apples, go over to the green-​lined tent just beyond the food area to the right, and pick up a wheelbarrow ($ 20 deposit, returned when you return the ‘barrow) and an apple picker ($ 8, $ 5 is the returned deposit). You can also rent little trolleys, but the ground is so uneven most places, not worth it.
The map shows you what they have — pumpkins, tomatoes, berries, all kinds of fresh produce and many different apple trees. Ask them upfront what’s in-​season. We took the long way around — with the picker, we could get at the highest, best fruit. The lower levels tend to be well-​picked and lack much larger or riper pieces.
The pumpkins were mostly smashed up at this point. The tomatoes smashed as they had touched the ground (rather than being held up on frames in order to better preserve them). The peppers were small. The apples, though — great groves of trees and sweet apples. Golden and red delicious were fantastic. The Fuji won’t be ready until late October after the first frosts, they think. Too late for raspberries and blueberries though, in October.
The store below — cash only and various local honey and apple butter products, too, along with bathrooms outside in a separate building near the animal feeding zones for chickens, goats, etc.
Overall, a nice place to go visit and let the little one chase apples and pick things, feed the animals and try the one-​path covered short haystack maze. Good for the trip out — there are some gorgeous dam pictures nearby and lots of great foliage shots in the various parks. About 1.5h from the Holland Tunnel area, so not bad. Reasonably cheap and plenty of exercise out there carrying around your sacks of food. Makes you feel a bit like a farmer for a day. Pathes are bumpy, so anyone with a handicap will find it tough. And the hot dogs are $ 3. But you didn’t come here to eat unless it was for the cider donuts!

Ive been coming to Ochs Orchard every year since I was a wee child over 40 years now. Apple picking is a family tradition and the store with their apple cider donuts (the best in Warwick) are a must. I also get purple potatoes and other things. Also the black and white cat is super friendly,. my daughter was sad because we couldn’t find her this time

Apple Picking at its finest. I grew up picking here and I worked here for a little bit as a teenager. Their apple cider is the best. They use all of the dropped apples and even pears and peaches. They use it to make fresh apple cider donuts that are simply to die for. My mouth is watering just thinking about them.
The orchard has the most beautiful views of any orchard I have ever seen and they have a huge and delicious variety. The also sell their own honey and locally grown produce and dried soup mixes.
I love that they have never bought into the circus approach that Heaven Hill and other local farm stores have taken and they keep it simple and charming.

My wife brought back apple cider donuts and apples but, she didn’t bring back enough!!! I hate that I live an hour away but I’ll make it out there soon. Cash only btw.

Good apple cider donuts, actually best one so far this year (I already went handful of apple/​donuts picking)
They also have unique variety of Apples, I got ‘Snap Dragon’ apple this time and this becomes my new favorite apple.
The entrance area at Rt 94 can be bit crowded in such seasons, but the view from rt 94 was amazing. Definitely come back!

Have you ever searched «apple picking» in NYC? Trader Joe’s was not what I had in mind… Ochs Orchard on the other hand? Best apple picking farm I’ve been to between NY, NJ, PA farms.
If you’re looking to apple pick with endless amounts of choices and great crop to pick from, come here. It’s just an hour north of NYC and it’s really a beautiful drive. Prices are reasonable, you pay for the bag and and fill that bad boy up until you can’t squeeze anymore!
The donuts get a ⁴⁄₅ because I’ve had better apple cider donuts but hey, it’s a donut. Cider was heart warming. And don’t forget to take a glance from the gazebo for «the view.» As scenic as scenic gets. Rock on Ochs!

Extremely highly recommend this orchard. It’s like the Disneyland of Orchards. After you’ve been here, you think those small, local fairs are ridiculous in comparison.
When you arrive, make sure you park at the orchards if you plan on picking. You pay for your bag of apples in advance and anything else you want to pick, you weigh and pay at the end. Make sure you get a map! You can also rent a wheel barrow and a ten foot long pole to help with picking. The pole is pretty ridiculous so only rent this if you’re a pro or want to have some laughs. Definitely rent a wheel barrow if you have a small child. Don’t be that person trying to push their city stroller up the hill.
There are so, so many places to pick here. It seems crowded at first but then almost empty once you start waking because there are so many places to pick fruit! They also grow a whole bunch of other stuff. The views are absolutely phenomenal and I highly recommend grabbing some apples and enjoying them at the gazebo on the top of the hill.
I gave it four stars instead of five because I was slightly disappointed in the actual amount and breath of ripe apples. They have signs saying what’s ripe and what’s not but things that they said were ripe clearly weren’t and visa versa. We weren’t even able to fill our ½ bushel with good, ripe apples. I think they need to put a rope on some rows to allow them to grow till they are ripe instead of letting people pick them to just throw them on the floor. It was legitimately very difficult to find ripe apples and this place is so big that it seemed absurd! I still would recommend coming here though because it’s so pretty to just walk around and try to find those ripe ones!

My #1 go-​to spot! I’ve been recommending this place to everyone I know.
They have every kind of veggies, fruits, and gourds growing there. After picking and we’re exhausted, we go feed the donkeys and goats (?) there, and then we finally make it down to the little market. Pick up some local raw honey, and then we head to the back where they have their fresh apple cider donuts and hot hot hot apple cider
Bonus: The staff is friendly and not peeking over your shoulder everywhere. Wish they would allow dogs since we bring the whole family!

Fun if you’ve never picked your own fruit before but not the friendliest place. We went in July and most of the raspberries were gone but the blueberries were plentiful. Wouldn’t necessarily go back but glad we went.

I came here because of all the positive reviews on Unilocal,plus I usually go to the same place for the past 5 — 6 years, and wanted to try something different.
From the moment we got there, we were… underwhelmed. The first place you arrive is the general store, you keep going past a tiny pen with 2 donkeys (I think), and continue up an extremely narrow path to the orchards.
There is a building, which is more of a hut where you buy the bags you use for the apples/​produce, rent wagons, and apple pickers. The bathrooms were port-​a-​pottys, and on an 87 degree day, they hadn’t been cleaned out. Words cannot explain what opening those doors was like. I had to get back in my car, and drive back down the narrow path just to use the store restroom.
The orchards themselves were nice enough, we picked a good amount of my favorite apples. The girl at the «hut» for checkout was nice as well.
The store was nothing compared to what we are used to at our usual orchard — which has fresh made apple doughnuts, pies, honey, etc. Plus the lady behind the counter was pretty rude.
All in all not a bad experience, but I’ll return to my usual place for pumpkin picking.

Beautiful orchard, very well kept, and spacious with lots of variety to choose from. I haven’t been to many orchards but I probably wouldn’t go to any other after visiting Ochs. After doing my research and reading reviews on other farms, I settled on this one and I’m glad I did.
First time I went was 2 yrs ago and I returned again this year, only to find my experience even better. Last time, I went to pick apples in late Sept and found the variety abundant with about 5 varieties in season (check the online calendar and call for availability). You get to sample a few to see what you like and that’s the best perk about this farm!
This year in late August, my boyfriend and I made it a one-​day getaway from the city by visiting Ochs to pick peaches (yellow, white, and donut), nectarines, plums (purple, red, green), and berries (black, blue, rasp). I love peaches many times over apples and the abundance of peach trees was amazing. I loved that there were multiple peach tree sections spread out over the orchard so you didn’t have to just stay in one area but explore the orchard.
The grounds are lovely and there is a gazebo at the top with a unbeatable view of the orchard and surrounding farms. With some solace from the sun, this also makes for the perfect spot for a picnic. I can’t wait to return!

I love the yellow corn on the cob ($ 5 for a dozen) and orange cherry tomatoes, all of which I purchased from the store. I saw one of the cashiers eating the corn raw at the orchard, so I went home and tried it raw as well. It was so sweet and delicious, I could not believe it was raw! The cherry tomatoes were so tasty they reminded me of the ones in Italy! I wish I had gotten more.
I also picked my own blackberries from the orchard. The blackberries were pretty good, but you have to eat them shortly after you pick them so they retain the sweetness. (I don’t know why, but they didn’t taste as sweet when I ate them hours later.)
I picked my own peaches (both red and yellow) as well, they were sweet and crunchy.
I thought the price was reasonable. I wasn’t a huge fan of the cider donut, it was just ok, I would rather stick with the fresh produce. You can also pick your own vegetables, such as kale, broccoli, basil, eggplants, bell peppers, etc.
The drive to the orchard from NYC passing the Hudson River was also quite scenic. The orchard is well maintained. I highly recommend it.

Imagine it, a big city girl moving to Orange County and getting to hit up an orchard to pick blueberries and peaches! I’ve never picked my own blueberries (and I have a new appreciation for HOW LONG IT TAKES lol). Great place for the family. Wonderful fresh food and they also have a store with pies, jams, jellies, PB, snacks, fresh grown vegetables. I can’t wait to go back. Tip: They have a brochure with the fruit/​veggie pickin’ season so grab one (it’s on their website also), then just leave it the fridge so you know when you want to go visit!

Delicious apples, donuts and ice cream. Other produce available such as tomatoes, pumpkins, peppers, onions, sweet potatoes and berries. ¹⁰⁄₁₀ would go again! Family friendly and great for groups!
Parking is easy and slight traffic with any bottlenecked road but not too congested at all.

Oh this is a lovely orchard at the top of a windy hilly country road w beautiful valley views. They offer a good variety of apples for picking. You can also choose your own pumpkin from the patch.
There are barns, a retail area, ice cream, hot apple cider donuts, and farm animals to feed.
Inside get a warm apple cider donut, Indian corn, gourds, local honey, jams, and root veggies.
A beautiful way to enjoy an Autumn weekend.

This past Saturday I attempted what I thought would be the impossible: Gathering friends for a late season apple picking. Not only is it nearing the end of the season but this year’s crops seemed to be pretty low for most of the Warwick orchards. After careful research (and calling Ochs the day before) I felt confident in my choice.
Ochs rocked. They have an orchard so large that although the trees along the main paths were picked clean all you had to do was wander farther into the orchard and boom! I could barely lift my bag by the time we were finished. And make sure you rent a grabber ($ 5 deposit, $ 3 rental fee). Oh, and having someone tall in your group also helps. Prices for apples were $ 14 for a quarter bushel bag, $ 28 for a half bushel bag. Unless you’re going to do some serious baking, the quarter bushel bag is plenty.
It was a gorgeous day and we had a blast. I was nervous that it would be swarming with people but perhaps waiting so long in the season helped to thin out the crowds. I found Ochs’ prices to be super fair for Warwick and there was no fee to park on premise (sometimes you actually need to check for that at other places nearby). They also grow fruits and vegetables that you can pick yourself. I will definitely return for that, and I’m so pleased to add Ochs to my list of favorite apple orchards!

This is the best orchard within driving distance of New York City.
We come several times a year for everything from Strawberries and Cherries in the early summer, peaches in summer, and apples and pumpkins in the fall.
1. You can park and have a picnic while taking in the gorgeous views. The parking area is up very high and you are looking out over Warwick, the views are stunning.
2. The orchard is rustic, and plentiful. You will not travel all the way up there for there to be very little apples or berries. The orchard is vast and you can wander to parts away from the other pickers. So so nice.
3. It is not overly crowded. You pass an orchard along the way that is almost a mini amusement park, I think that takes up the crowds you do not want to encounter. Like I said, it is far enough away a lot of people from the city don’t travel up. I once went to a closer orchard that was full of overly dress overly make-​upped women in high heeled boots with their gold chained and juiced up counterparts using every profanity as an adjective whether it is the proper usage or not… this is not the case at Ochs.
Great place, beautiful views, and very peaceful. Enjoy your afternoon and pack a lunch. There are also wineries and distilleries in the area, as well as a fantastic farmers market in Warwick.