A nearly 300-acre, nine-generation orchard dating to 1803 with an unusually detailed 14-variety apple list and its own hard cider shop and disc golf course, though the exact per-pound price and firm 2026 dates aren't published.
Priced by the pound picked; exact per-pound rate is not published online, per the farm's own site
Ricker Hill Orchards is located at 295 Buckfield Rd in Turner, Androscoggin County, with a phone number of (207) 225-5552. The farm describes its family history as dating back to 1803 and identifies itself as a nine-generation operation spanning nearly 300 acres in the foothills of western Maine. The confirmed apple list is unusually long for this research: Vista Bella, Jerseymac, Paula Red, Zestar, McIntosh, Cortland, Gala, Gingergold, Honeycrisp, Macoun, Northern Spy, Evercrisp, Empire, and Jonagold — fourteen varieties in total, broken down by ripening month on the farm’s own site. There’s a cider mill on site, plus disc golf, a maple sugar shack, a hard cider shop, and birthday party hosting. Pricing is by the pound, though the exact rate isn’t published.
Fourteen named varieties, spanning early types like Vista Bella and Jerseymac through mid-season staples like McIntosh, Gala, and Honeycrisp, to late-season apples like Northern Spy and Evercrisp, is a genuinely broad range compared to most other Maine listings in this project. Spiller Farm in Wells lists six varieties and McDougal Orchards in Springvale lists four (with a broader unverified 40+ claim); Ricker Hill’s month-by-month breakdown on its own site suggests a farm actively managing a long picking season rather than a short, single-peak window. That’s a real practical advantage for a visitor who wants flexibility about when to come, whether chasing an early Paula Red or a late Northern Spy.
Disc golf and a hard cider shop are both distinctive additions not seen at most other Maine orchards in this research. A maple sugar shack points to the farm running a syrup operation as well, likely outside apple season. For a visitor who wants more than a picking trip — say, a round of disc golf before or after — Ricker Hill offers a fuller day than a bare-bones farm stand would. Birthday party hosting also suggests the farm is set up for group visits and events, not just casual drop-in picking.
Unlike Snell Family Farm in Buxton or Spiller Farm in Wells, where no pricing structure at all is mentioned, Ricker Hill’s own site does confirm that picking is priced by the pound. What it doesn’t do is publish the actual rate. That’s a meaningful gap for budget planning — a visitor bringing a family and picking several bags’ worth of apples has no way to estimate cost ahead of time from the website alone, and calling (207) 225-5552 before a trip is the only way to get a real number.
The nine-generation, 1803-origin history is a specific and checkable claim, distinguishing Ricker Hill from newer operations. But that long history doesn’t translate into published exactness for the current season: the site carries a 2026 copyright, which at least suggests the page has been updated recently, but no explicit dated statement like “open for 2026” or a specific opening day was found, unlike, say, Boothby’s Orchard in nearby Livermore, which publishes exact open and close dates.
The exact per-pound price, and any firm 2026 season-start or season-end date, are the two clearest gaps. Everything else about the operation — variety list, activities, cider offerings — is unusually well documented for this research.
Ricker Hill Orchards offers the deepest confirmed variety list among the Maine orchards in this research, spread across nearly 300 acres with a genuinely long family history and extras like disc golf and hard cider that most u-pick stops don’t have. The one real planning gap is price: since the per-pound rate isn’t published, a quick call to (207) 225-5552 ahead of a visit is the practical way to know what to budget.
Mid-fall for the widest selection, since the confirmed variety list spans early apples like Vista Bella and Jerseymac through late types like Northern Spy and Evercrisp — the farm's own site breaks this down by ripening month.
you need an exact, published per-pound price ahead of time — Ricker Hill prices by the pound but doesn't post the rate online.
Fourteen are confirmed: Vista Bella, Jerseymac, Paula Red, Zestar, McIntosh, Cortland, Gala, Gingergold, Honeycrisp, Macoun, Northern Spy, Evercrisp, Empire, and Jonagold — broken out by ripening month on the farm's own site.
Priced by the pound, per the record, but the exact per-pound rate isn't published online according to the farm's own site.
The family history dates to 1803, and the farm describes itself as nine generations — nearly 300 acres across the foothills of western Maine.
Disc golf, a maple sugar shack, a hard cider shop, and birthday party hosting, per the record — a broader set of amenities than most u-pick stops in this research.
Not stated in the record. The site shows a 2026 copyright but no explicit dated season-opening statement, so season dates and confirmation are left unconfirmed.
2026 dates had not been published when we last checked. Check with the orchard before driving out.
Pricing was not published when we last checked. Priced by the pound picked; exact per-pound rate is not published online, per the farm's own site
Yes — it's a pick-your-own orchard.
Vista Bella, Jerseymac, Paula Red, Zestar, McIntosh, Cortland, Gala, Gingergold, Honeycrisp, Macoun, Northern Spy, Evercrisp, Empire, Jonagold — note that what's actually ready to pick changes week to week through the season.
295 Buckfield Rd, Turner, ME 04282, in Androscoggin County. It is one of 1 orchards we track in Western Maine Foothills.
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rickerhill.com
Checked September 2026.