Johnson's Locust Hall Farm

Our take

The short version

Johnson’s Locust Hall Farm, a 325-acre operation in Jobstown in Burlington County, bundles apple picking with a corn maze, sunflower field, animal farm, and pumpkin patch as part of a day-pass or park-and-pick experience. What sets this record apart is the farm’s own candor: rather than staying quiet about crop trouble the way some orchards do, its site states directly that “apple picking is available in 2026, though with limited supply.” That’s a meaningfully different posture from either pretending nothing happened or shutting the whole program down.

Limited supply, stated plainly

The farm’s own apple-picking page doesn’t just mention limited supply in passing — it specifically labels the combo ticket’s orchard access as “limited supply 2026.” That kind of direct, self-reported framing is consistent with the spring frost that affected orchards across New Jersey this year, and it puts Johnson’s Locust Hall in a middle category between farms with no apples at all (like Donaldson Farms or Johnson’s Corner Farm) and farms reporting no problems at all. Practically, it means picking here this year is realistic, but showing up expecting the full, typical bounty of a normal season may not match reality — particularly later in the window.

Eight named varieties

The record lists Empire, Golden Delicious, Cameo, Red Delicious, Late Fuji, Stayman Winesap, Granny Smith, and Pink Lady — a lineup that leans toward the middle and late part of the season. Late Fuji, Stayman Winesap, and Pink Lady in particular are varieties that typically aren’t ready until well into October, which lines up with the farm’s stated season running through late October. Given the limited-supply note, though, there’s no guarantee every one of these eight will actually be available to pick by the time October arrives — earlier visitors likely have better odds.

Hours and what a visit includes

The farm runs Thursday through Sunday, 9am to 6pm, with the last hayride departing at 4:30pm. That hayride is how visitors reach the orchard rows themselves, and the day-pass structure means the corn maze, sunflower field, animal farm, and pumpkin patch are typically part of the same visit rather than separate paid add-ons — though exact ticket-bundling details weren’t spelled out beyond that general description.

What’s still unsettled

Bag pricing — for a quarter peck, half peck, full peck, or half bushel — was listed as “TBD” on the farm’s own page at the time this record was compiled, with a per-ticket service fee also mentioned. That’s an unusual thing for an otherwise detailed page to leave open, and it’s worth checking again closer to a visit, since pricing that hadn’t been finalized as of early September could still be in flux.

Getting there

Johnson’s Locust Hall Farm is at 2691 Monmouth Rd in Jobstown, in Burlington County’s South Jersey region. The coordinates on file are area estimates for Jobstown rather than a geocode of the Monmouth Road address.

Bottom line

Johnson’s Locust Hall Farm deserves credit for telling visitors directly that 2026 apple supply is limited rather than glossing over a difficult season, and it still offers a full day’s worth of activity beyond the orchard itself. Anyone planning a trip specifically for apples should aim earlier in the September-through-late-October window rather than later, and should call 609-353-9000 to check both current apple availability and finalized bag pricing before heading out.