Apple Picking Destinations in Berkshire County

By Breanna SteeleiBerkshires Staff
10:00AM / Saturday, October 11, 2025Print Story | Email Story

It's apple season! Here are some great locations to spend your day picking your own apples to enjoy the crisp taste or bake into your favorite dishes.

Most apple picking is through October, so get yours while you can. Bring your family and friends and spend a day enjoying the Berkshires and their local farms, while learning about where apples come from and be how they grow.

Lakeview Orchard

94 Old Cheshire Rd., Lanesborough

Open: Thursday through Monday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

With over 4,500 fruit trees it's not hard to pick the apple or other fruit that is perfect for you. Guests also have the option to get already picked fruit. More information here.

Jaeschke’s Orchard

23 Gould Rd. Adams

Open: Daily from 9 to 5 p.m.

This 55 acre orchard grows 33 varieties of apples to choose from. You can also enjoy a delicious apple cider donut with a cup of apple cider. More information here.

Hilltop Orchards

508 Canaan Rd, Richmond

Open: Daily from 9 to 5 and until 6 on Friday and Saturday.

This orchard has been providing apples for over a century. It grows 27 different varieties of the popular fruit and has an on-site cidery where you can enjoy cider and wine tasting. The farm is 187 acres where you are guaranteed to pick the apples that are right for you. More information here.

Bartlett’s Orchard

575 Swamp Rd., Richmond

Open: Monday through Friday from 7 to 5; Saturday and Sunday from 8 to 5

For 75 years generations of the Bartlett family have been growing delicious apples for people to come and pick for a good snack, apple pie, or other dishes. More information here.

Sandisfield Orchard

101 New Hartford Rd. Sandisfield

Open: Friday thru Sunday from 8 to 5

Sandisfield Orchard has 12 varieties of apples to choose from on their farm with great views. You can bring the family to pick apples and other fruits as well as enjoy their newly opened cafe. More information here.

Windy Hill Farm

686 Stockbridge Rd., Great Barrington

Open: Daily from 9 to 5

Enjoy the scenic seven acre farm while picking from 25 varieties of apples and blueberries for an extra snack. More information here.

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Dalton Board Continues Berkshire Concrete Permit for Fourth Time

By Sabrina DammsiBerkshires Staff
05:20AM / Monday, March 02, 2026

DALTON, Mass. — The saga over Berkshire Concrete's special permit persists as the Planning Board last week voted to continue the hearing for the fourth time.

Some movement had been made as the board agreed to close the public hearing and enter into deliberations, which means no further comments or submissions can be made by the audience or the applicant.

"I know everybody wants to get this done. I do too, believe me, but I think it's best if we review the information we have and the new information we have and make better decisions," said Chair Zack McCain III.

During the prior three meetings, the board asked Petricca Industries, the parent company of Berkshire Concrete, to provide updated, accurate, and clear plans.

Board members said they did not receive the documentations until Tuesday; the hearing was on Wednesday.

Petricca Industries' attorney Dennis Egan Jr. of Cohen Kinne Valicenti & Cook LLP, said that assertion was misleading because the town electronically received the updated documents the prior week and the physical copies were delivered on Tuesday. Town Hall is closed on Friday and there was a snowstorm on Monday.

The board reviewed the updated documents, in addition to the overlay of the 1994 special permit onto the drawing submitted in October, which the board requested Berkshire Concrete create but didn't so a board member did it instead.

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