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Bowman Orchards

📍 147 Sugarhill Rd, Rexford, NY 12148🗓 Season dates not yet published for 2026🏷 Pricing TBD

A Saratoga County farm advertising 63-plus apple varieties, one of the largest counts in this research, but pricing, activities, and specific varieties couldn't be confirmed from text — only from site imagery, which this record won't repeat as fact.

Bowman Orchards in Rexford, NY

Picking your apples

This orchard offers

pick-your-own

Our take

What the record actually confirms

Bowman Orchards operates at 147 Sugarhill Rd in Rexford, Saratoga County, in New York’s Capital Region, with U-Pick running on select days from June through October. Phone is 518-371-2042. The headline claim here is scale: the record confirms the site advertises more than 63 apple varieties, one of the largest variety counts among the orchards researched for this guide. There’s also a second, more accessible option for people who don’t want to make the drive to the farm itself — a retail stand at 536 Grooms Road in Clifton Park.

What isn’t confirmed is almost everything past that headline. No specific apple variety names, no pricing, and no confirmed activities were found in the text of the orchard’s homepage.

Why the details are thin here

The record is specific about why: apple varieties, pricing, and activities like a hayride, corn maze, or donuts were referenced only in the site’s imagery — photos and graphics — not in readable text. This guide’s standard is to use only what a record’s text sources actually state, not to infer facts from pictures that could be outdated, generic stock imagery, or simply decorative. So while it’s plausible Bowman offers some of those extras, given how common they are at comparably sized Capital Region orchards, nothing here confirms it, and this guide won’t guess.

A real-time system instead of fixed dates

Rather than posting a fixed U-Pick calendar, Bowman’s site directs visitors to a separate “Available Daily U-Pick” document for current picking status. That’s a genuinely practical approach in principle — it should reflect actual day-to-day conditions rather than a static page that goes stale — but it also means this record, built from the homepage alone, couldn’t pin down specific season start or end dates. If you’re planning a visit, that daily document (not this record) is the source to check before you leave.

The Clifton Park alternative

For anyone who’d rather skip the drive out to Rexford, the second retail location at 536 Grooms Road in Clifton Park is a useful detail — though the record doesn’t say whether that stand offers U-Pick access itself or just sells produce retail. If picking apples yourself is the point of your trip, the Rexford farm is the one to visit; if you just want Bowman’s apples without the orchard experience, Clifton Park may be the more convenient stop, but confirm what’s actually sold there before making a special trip.

What to confirm before you go

Given the gaps here, a phone call to 518-371-2042 or a check of the site’s daily U-Pick document is worth doing before driving out, especially if you’re hoping for specific amenities like a hayride or donuts, or want to know what a bag of apples will actually cost. The 63-plus variety claim is a strong draw on its own, but without confirmed pricing or a fixed schedule, this is more of a “check same-day” orchard than a “plan weeks ahead” one.

Bottom line

Bowman Orchards’ selling point — a very large variety count across a long June-through-October window — is real and confirmed, and the daily-status system suggests a farm that takes picking conditions seriously rather than posting a generic calendar and hoping it holds. But pricing, activities, and specific varieties remain unconfirmed from text alone, so treat this as a farm to check same-day rather than one to build a detailed plan around in advance.

Planning your visit

Best time to go

The record confirms a June-October U-Pick window on select days, with the site directing visitors to a separate real-time 'Available Daily U-Pick' document for exact status rather than posting fixed dates. No specific apple-ready dates are confirmed.

Who it suits

Good for

  • visitors who want the widest possible variety selection (63+ varieties advertised)
  • people comfortable checking a daily availability page before heading out
  • Clifton Park-area visitors who'd rather use the second retail stand than drive to the farm

Skip it if

you need confirmed pricing or a fixed activity list before deciding to go — none of that is confirmed in text on the orchard's own site.

Common questions

How many apple varieties does Bowman Orchards grow?

The site advertises more than 63 varieties, per the record — one of the largest counts among orchards researched for this guide. Specific variety names weren't confirmed in text.

When is U-Pick season?

June through October, on select days, per the record. The orchard's site points visitors to a separate 'Available Daily U-Pick' document for real-time status rather than listing fixed dates.

Is there a location that doesn't require driving to the farm?

Yes — the record notes a second retail stand at 536 Grooms Road in Clifton Park, for visitors who want Bowman produce without visiting the orchard itself.

What activities are available — hayrides, a corn maze, donuts?

Not confirmed in text. The record notes these may be referenced in site imagery, but this guide doesn't treat image-only content as confirmed fact, so they're left unstated here.

How do I reach the farm?

518-371-2042, or bowmanorchards.com.

When is Bowman Orchards open in 2026?

2026 dates had not been published when we last checked. In past seasons it has run: Select days, June-Oct. Check with the orchard before driving out.

How much does apple picking cost at Bowman Orchards?

Pricing was not published when we last checked.

Can I pick my own apples at Bowman Orchards?

Yes — it's a pick-your-own orchard.

Where is Bowman Orchards?

147 Sugarhill Rd, Rexford, NY 12148, in Saratoga County. It is one of 4 orchards we track in Capital Region.

How Bowman Orchards compares in Capital Region

We track 4 orchards in Capital Region, 4 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.

One caveat worth repeating: this orchard had not published its 2026 dates when we last checked, while 0 of the 4 orchards we track in Capital Region had. Treat any date you see elsewhere as last year's until the orchard confirms it.

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Quick facts

SeasonSeason dates not yet published for 2026
Days openSelect days, June-Oct
Hours9am-5pm
Starting priceNot published
CountySaratoga County
RegionCapital Region

Directions

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Sources

bowmanorchards.com

Checked September 2026.