Maple Lawn Farms

Our take

What the record actually confirms

Maple Lawn Farms sits on New Park Road in New Park, York County, close to the Maryland state line, and it’s one of the larger operations in this entire research project — more than 1,400 acres, per research notes, running its own winery and hard cidery in addition to pick-your-own orchards for apples, peaches, and berries. General hours, read directly from the orchard’s own site, are Monday through Friday 8am to 5pm, Saturday 10am to 4pm, and Sunday 1pm to 6pm. Pick-your-own apples is confirmed as offered, and a cider mill is confirmed on-site.

Why the timing is genuinely uncertain right now

This is the central fact of this listing: as of August 29, 2026, the farm’s own pick-your-own-apples page said, in effect, not yet — “Stay tuned for 2026 u-pick information.” That’s a direct, current statement from the farm itself, not a stale leftover page, and it means neither a season-start date nor pricing had been finalized at the time of this research. On top of that, the same page noted the crop had been affected by two late frosts in April 2026. Taken together, those two facts suggest Maple Lawn Farms may be dealing with both a delayed information rollout and a potentially reduced or shifted crop this year — reasons enough to treat any visit planned before confirming updated information as premature.

What a large multi-fruit operation like this typically offers

Even without confirmed 2026 apple specifics, the scale and structure of Maple Lawn Farms is worth understanding, since it shapes what a visit here would likely look like once information is posted. A farm running its own winery and hard cidery alongside multiple pick-your-own fruit crops is a different kind of destination than a single-crop apple orchard — it suggests infrastructure for handling volume, and likely a broader set of things to do and buy beyond just picking apples (wine and hard cider tastings being the obvious additions, though neither is confirmed as available to the general public alongside u-pick specifically). If that broader farm experience appeals to you more than a focused apple-picking trip, Maple Lawn Farms is worth keeping on your list even while the apple-specific details remain unsettled.

The frost damage, and what it might mean

Weather-related crop damage is a real risk every orchard faces, and Maple Lawn Farms disclosing it directly on its own site — rather than staying silent and letting visitors find out on arrival — is a point in favor of trusting the rest of what the farm eventually posts. What it means practically for pick-your-own this year isn’t spelled out: it could mean a shorter season, fewer available varieties, higher prices to offset lower yield, or simply a delayed opening while the farm assesses the crop. None of those outcomes is confirmed, but the disclosure itself is a signal worth taking seriously rather than assuming the season will proceed exactly as in a normal year.

What’s missing, and why it matters

No apple varieties are named in this record, no pricing is confirmed, and no season-start or season-end date exists yet, all as a direct consequence of the farm’s own site not having posted that information as of late August. That’s a meaningfully different situation than an orchard that simply hasn’t updated stale information — here, the farm is actively signaling “not ready yet” rather than leaving an outdated page up. A follow-up check closer to peak season, as research notes for this record recommend, is the right move before planning a trip.

Bottom line

Maple Lawn Farms is a substantial, multi-fruit destination with real additional draws — its own winery and hard cidery — beyond apple picking alone. But this is not yet a plannable apple-picking trip: the farm’s own site says so directly, and a spring frost adds real uncertainty about this year’s crop. Check back closer to fall, or call 717-382-4878, before committing to a visit built around apple picking specifically.