The 10 Best Places to Pick Your Own Cherries
1. APPLETON, NY: Bittner Singer Orchards
Leave the ladder at home! The abundant cherries hang low at this Lake Ontario go-to.
2. THURMONT, MD: Catoctin Mountain Orchard
Enjoy baked treats, in addition to the fruits of your labor.
3. ARARAT, VA: Levering Orchard
The largest cherry orchard in the South, Levering Orchard boasts 15 nights of shows at the Cherry Orchard Theatre.
4. AFTON, VA: Chiles Family Orchards
Visit on Thursdays and stay for live music and hayrides.
5. EAU CLAIR, MI: Treemendus Fruit
Try your luck at the 44th annual cherry pit spit—three tries per customer—on July 1.
6. STURGEON BAY, WI: Cherry Lane Orchards
Cherry Lane is cash only—although they'll trade cherries for fish!
7. GRANDVIEW, WA: Billsberry Farm
Enjoy hot donuts while you check out a shaded park, pony rides, barnyard train, petting zoo, as well as the Cherry Festival in late June.
8. MOUNT HOOD, OR: Draper Girls Country Farm
Make a night of it and book a stay at the on-site country cottage.
9. LEONA VALLEY, CA: U-Pick Cherries
Get your baskets ready for the 3,600 trees at the largest U-pick cherry orchard in Southern California.
10. HUDSON, NY: Fix Bros. Fruit Farm
It doesn't get fresher than the cherries at this 100-year-old fruit farm.
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