A century-old, 90-acre Capital Region orchard with 40-plus varieties and real-time per-variety pricing — but two different addresses and phone numbers show up across sources, so confirm details before you drive out.
Half-peck pricing varies by variety, e.g. Pristines $9/half peck, Premium (early) Honeycrisp $11/half peck, per site as of read date.
Indian Ladder Farms is a century-old, 90-acre orchard in Altamont, Albany County, in New York’s Capital Region, and it’s EcoApple-certified with more than 40 apple varieties grown on-site — one of the larger and more ecologically documented operations in this research batch. Hours are confirmed as Tuesday through Friday, 9am to 1pm, and Saturday through Sunday, 9am to 4pm, a shorter weekday window than the weekend. Beyond apples, the farm runs a cider mill, farm store, tasting room, biergarten, pizza garden, nature trails, and farm tours, putting it closer to a full agritourism stop than a bare picking farm.
Pricing here is unusually granular: rather than one flat rate, the record captured live per-variety half-peck pricing as of the read date — $9 for Pristines up to $11 for premium early Honeycrisp. That’s a genuinely useful signal, since it tells you the orchard adjusts price by variety rather than charging the same for everything in the bag.
This is the one listing in the research batch with a flagged, unresolved conflict: the orchard’s own site gives 287 Altamont Rd and phone 518-724-9455, while a third-party tourism listing (iloveny.com) lists a different address, 342 Altamont Road, and a different phone number, 518-765-2956. This record trusts the orchard’s own site as the higher-quality source, since it’s the farm speaking for itself rather than a secondhand directory — but the conflict was never resolved during this research. If you’re mapping a route, use the orchard’s own site or call ahead to confirm you have the right address before you commit to a GPS destination.
The per-variety pricing captured here — Pristines at $9/half peck, premium early Honeycrisp at $11/half peck — is itself a clue about timing. Pristines is an early-season apple, and “premium early Honeycrisp” signals a Honeycrisp variant selected or timed to ripen ahead of the standard-season release most people associate with the name. Together, that points to an early-in-the-calendar visit at the time this record was researched. The fuller variety list — Summer Macs, Gala, Fuji, Macoun, Empire, Rome — spans from summer apples through classic late-season varieties, suggesting the orchard’s picking window runs long, but the record doesn’t confirm when each variety comes into season here specifically.
One detail worth flagging for practical planning: the record notes a dedicated PYO hotline, (866) 640-PICK, that exists specifically to report same-day picking status. That’s a more purpose-built system than most orchards in this batch offer, and it’s a genuinely useful number to call the morning of a visit rather than relying on a static website that may not reflect that day’s conditions, especially after rain or a hot stretch that can affect what’s pickable.
Indian Ladder Farms backs up its reputation with real specifics — 40-plus varieties, EcoApple certification, live per-variety pricing, and a dedicated status hotline — that put it among the more thoroughly documented orchards in this research batch. The one thing to sort out before you go is the address and phone discrepancy between the farm’s own site and third-party listings; a quick call to 518-724-9455 to confirm you’re headed to the right place removes that risk entirely.
Tue-Fri 9am-1pm; Sat-Sun 9am-4pm, per the record. Pristines and Summer Macs were priced as currently available at the time of research alongside early Honeycrisp, suggesting an early-to-mid season window; Gala, Fuji, Macoun, Empire, and Rome round out the fuller-season list.
you're relying on a single address or phone number from a search engine — this record found two different ones across sources and couldn't resolve which is current.
Pricing is per-variety and per-half-peck rather than a flat bag rate. At the time of research, Pristines were $9/half peck and premium early Honeycrisp was $11/half peck — expect this to shift through the season.
The record confirms Pristines, Summer Macs, Honeycrisp, Gala, Fuji, Macoun, Empire, and Rome — a wide spread from early to late season.
Tuesday through Friday, 9am to 1pm; Saturday and Sunday, 9am to 4pm.
The orchard's own site lists 287 Altamont Rd and 518-724-9455, which this record treats as the higher-trust source. A third-party listing gave a different address (342 Altamont Road) and phone (518-765-2956); the discrepancy is unresolved, so confirm before you rely on either for navigation.
Yes — the record notes a separate PYO hotline, (866) 640-PICK, specifically for day-of picking conditions.
2026 dates had not been published when we last checked. In past seasons it has run: Tue-Sun. Check with the orchard before driving out.
Prices start at $9. Half-peck pricing varies by variety, e.g. Pristines $9/half peck, Premium (early) Honeycrisp $11/half peck, per site as of read date.
Yes — it's a pick-your-own orchard.
Pristines, Summer Macs, Honeycrisp, Gala, Fuji, Macoun, Empire, Rome — note that what's actually ready to pick changes week to week through the season.
287 Altamont Rd, Altamont, NY 12009, in Albany County. It is one of 4 orchards we track in Capital Region.
We track 4 orchards in Capital Region, 4 of which let you pick your own apples. At $9 to start this one sits right on the regional median of $9.
What sets it apart locally: it has a farm market or store, which most Capital Region orchards on our list do not.
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.
Map pin is set to the town centre. Navigate to the street address above, not the pin.
indianladderfarms.com · iloveny.com
Checked September 2026.