A fourth-generation Yates County farm with an unusually long named variety list and its own cidery — but the site is blunt that it can't guarantee availability, so hours and pricing require a phone call.
Apple Barrel Orchards is a fourth-generation, 86-acre farm at 2681 County House Rd in Penn Yan, Yates County, in New York’s Finger Lakes region. Phone is 315-536-2744. What stands out most clearly in this record is the sheer length of the named variety list: ten specific apples — Gala, McIntosh, Cortland, Fuji, Empire, Macoun, Jonagold, Red Delicious, Golden Delicious, and Northern Spy — plus Concord grapes for U-pick. That’s more named varieties than nearly any other orchard in this research batch, spanning early-to-mid apples (Gala, McIntosh, Cortland) through late-season varieties (Fuji, Northern Spy). The farm also runs its own cidery alongside a farm store.
What’s not confirmed is hours or pricing. The record is clear about why: the site didn’t post either, and instead advised visitors to call ahead.
One thing that sets this listing apart is how direct the orchard’s own site is about crop unpredictability. Rather than posting a schedule that might not hold, the site flatly states it can’t guarantee availability and tells visitors to call first. That’s an unusual level of candor compared to other orchards in this research, several of which posted stale, leftover dates from a prior year rather than acknowledging the uncertainty directly. It also means this record can’t hand you a specific “come on this date” recommendation — the honest answer is that Apple Barrel Orchards wants you to call before you drive out, and that instruction should be taken at face value rather than worked around.
The one explicitly 2026-dated detail found was a note that “No u-pick cherries for 2026” — useful for confirming the page is current, but it doesn’t tell you anything about when apples will be ready.
With ten named apple varieties on record, Apple Barrel Orchards likely has something ripe across a large part of the fall season, based on general apple-ripening patterns: Gala and McIntosh tend to come in first, Cortland and Empire follow in the mid-season, and Fuji and Northern Spy typically finish out the calendar into October and beyond. That’s a reasonable expectation based on the varieties named, not a confirmed schedule from the farm itself — since hours and dates aren’t posted, use this as a rough guide for when to call rather than a promise of what you’ll find on any specific weekend.
Beyond the apples, the on-site cidery is a genuine value-add for anyone who wants more than a bag of apples out of the trip — a working farm that presses and likely sells its own cider is a step beyond a bare picking operation, even though this record doesn’t have specifics on cidery hours, tasting availability, or pricing either.
Apple Barrel Orchards offers one of the longest, most specific named variety lists in this entire research batch, a real asset if you’re chasing a particular apple. But the tradeoff is squarely stated by the farm itself: no fixed hours, no posted pricing, and an explicit acknowledgment that availability can’t be guaranteed. Treat a call to 315-536-2744 as a required step before visiting, not an optional nicety — the orchard’s own site says as much.
Not confirmed for specific dates. The record lists ten named varieties spanning early to late season (Gala, McIntosh, Cortland, Fuji, Empire, Macoun, Jonagold, Red Delicious, Golden Delicious, Northern Spy), suggesting availability across most of the fall, but no hours or season dates are posted — the site advises calling ahead.
you need confirmed hours or pricing before you plan a trip — neither is posted, and the site itself says it can't guarantee availability.
Ten named varieties are confirmed in the record: Gala, McIntosh, Cortland, Fuji, Empire, Macoun, Jonagold, Red Delicious, Golden Delicious, and Northern Spy — more named varieties than most other orchards in this research batch.
Not posted. The record notes the site advises calling ahead rather than listing fixed hours or prices.
Yes — the record confirms a cider mill and an on-site cidery, along with a farm store.
No, not this year. The site stated 'No u-pick cherries for 2026,' which is also the record's basis for treating the page as current for the year, even though it doesn't establish specific apple dates.
315-536-2744, or applebarrelorchards.com.
2026 dates had not been published when we last checked. Check with the orchard before driving out.
Pricing was not published when we last checked.
Yes — it's a pick-your-own orchard.
Gala, McIntosh, Cortland, Fuji, Empire, Macoun, Jonagold, Red Delicious, Golden Delicious, Northern Spy — note that what's actually ready to pick changes week to week through the season.
2681 County House Rd, Penn Yan, NY 14527, in Yates County. It is one of 5 orchards we track in Finger Lakes.
We track 5 orchards in Finger Lakes, 5 of which let you pick your own apples. The orchard has not published a starting price, so it cannot be compared on cost — call before you budget.
What sets it apart locally: it has fresh cider, which most Finger Lakes orchards on our list do not.
One caveat worth repeating: this orchard had not published its 2026 dates when we last checked, while 1 of the 5 orchards we track in Finger Lakes had. Treat any date you see elsewhere as last year's until the orchard confirms it.
Map pin is set to the town centre. Navigate to the street address above, not the pin.
applebarrelorchards.com
Checked September 2026.