Weed Orchards & Winery
📍 Marlboro, New York · Ulster County · apple picking plus wine tasting
1h 25m from NYCpicking: peaches, nectarines, plumsPicking is generally walk-in; winery tas4.3 ★ · 626 Google reviews
Photo: Chris Dignes / Flickr, Public Domain Mark 1.0
An orchard-and-winery combo above the Hudson where you can pick apples, peaches, pears and vegetables, then settle in for weekend wine and hard cider tastings while the kids do the petting zoo and corn maze. The bakery's peach shortcake and homemade ice cream have a following. Note the strict no-pets policy.
| Crop | Typical season |
|---|---|
| 🍑 peaches | Jul-Sep |
| 🍑 nectarines | Aug |
| 🍑 plums | Aug |
| 🍐 pears | Aug-Sep |
| 🍇 grapes | Sep |
| 🍎 apples | Sep-Oct |
| 🥬 vegetables | Aug-Oct |
| 🎃 pumpkins | Sep-Oct |
Seasons shift with the weather. Check the farm's picking report before you go.
Weed Orchards & Winery offers pick-your-own peaches, nectarines, plums, pears, grapes, apples. Typical seasons: peaches Jul-Sep; nectarines Aug; plums Aug; pears Aug-Sep; grapes Sep; apples Sep-Oct. Exact dates shift with the weather each year.
Picking is generally walk-in; winery tastings bookable online
About 1h 25m by car from Manhattan. Without a car: Metro-North Hudson Line to Beacon or Poughkeepsie, then ~20 min taxi; car easier
“donut peaches, perfectly ripe, sweet, and absolutely worth the hunt”
“I came in for a wine tasting and left with pumpkins!”
“Honeycrisp apples, which are one of my kids favorite”
Quotes and ratings are snapshots, as of 2026-07.
43 Mount Zion Road, Marlboro, NY 12542