Eastmont Orchards

Our take

The short version

Eastmont Orchards, in Colts Neck in Monmouth County, runs its property through two separate pick-your-own windows across the year: peaches and nectarines in mid-to-late summer, then apples, pumpkins, winter squash, and brussels sprouts from late summer into fall. Entry to the orchard is free, with apples and pumpkins charged by the pound once you’re ready to check out — a simpler pricing model than the tiered admission structures at some larger operations. The catch with this record is that none of it comes from a page loaded directly from the farm itself; it’s built entirely from third-party listings, which means it can describe a typical Eastmont season but can’t confirm what’s actually happening in 2026.

Two seasons, one orchard

Most of the orchards in this research offer a single, apple-focused season. Eastmont is structured differently: peaches and nectarines come first, generally in mid-to-late summer, and then the property transitions into apples alongside pumpkins, winter squash, and brussels sprouts as fall progresses. The season_end date on file, October 31, 2026, lines up with listings describing picking running into “the final weekend in October” — a specific enough window to plan around, even without a confirmed start date for the apple portion specifically.

Pricing that rewards showing up without a plan

There’s no admission charge to walk into the orchard here — you pay only for what you pick, by the pound, at checkout. The exact per-pound rate for apples wasn’t confirmed in what’s available for this record, but the free-entry structure itself is worth knowing, since it removes the pressure some ticketed orchards create to “get your money’s worth” out of an admission fee.

A practical tip from the listings themselves

Third-party sources specifically recommend bringing your own reusable bags for picking, tied to New Jersey’s plastic bag law. That’s a small but genuinely useful piece of advice that a farm’s own marketing copy might not emphasize as clearly — worth packing a couple of canvas or mesh bags before heading out.

The honest gap: this year’s crop status

Here’s the part of this record that matters most for anyone planning a 2026 trip. Nothing here was confirmed on Eastmont’s own website or Facebook page directly — both would need to be checked to know whether this year’s apple crop came through in normal shape. That question carries extra weight this season specifically because several other Monmouth County orchards nearby — including Battleview Orchards in Freehold, which reported near-total apple crop loss — were hit hard by an April cold snap that triggered a statewide agricultural emergency. This record isn’t claiming Eastmont was or wasn’t affected; it simply doesn’t know, and that’s worth being upfront about rather than assuming either a normal season or a lost one.

Getting there

Eastmont Orchards is at 321 Route 537 E in Colts Neck, in Monmouth County’s Jersey Shore region. The coordinates on file are Colts Neck town-center estimates rather than a geocode of the Route 537 address.

Bottom line

Eastmont Orchards offers an appealing structure on paper — free entry, by-the-pound pricing, and a season stretching from summer peaches into late-October apples and pumpkins. What this record can’t tell you is whether 2026 is a normal year for this particular farm’s apple crop, given the frost trouble reported at other nearby orchards. Calling 732-542-5404 before a trip is the sensible step here, more so than at farms where a direct site visit already answered that question.