Nothing screams summer like fresh peaches. July through September is prime time for peach picking. Head to one of these New Jersey farms to pick peaches right from the tree. Call before you go to confirm picking times, availability, weather and pricing.Â
Bergen
Demarest Farms
244 Wierimus Rd., Hillsdale
201-666-0472
There season opening date is TBD.
Burlington
Johnson’s Corner Farm
133 Church Rd., Medford
609-654-8643
PYO is available from early July to August depending on supply. There’s also a splash pad for kids, freshly picked corn, and other summer fruits and vegetables.
Gloucester
Mood’s Farm Market
901 Bridgeton Pike, Mullica Hill
856-478-2500
Yellow and white peaches should be available soon, but in the meantime you can grab some blueberries and raspberries off the vines. Bring your own container, since buckets are not provided. Plastic picking bags are not allowed.
Hunterdon
Melick’s Town Farm
472 County Rd. 513, Califon
908-832-2905Â
Choose from 30 varieties among 5,000 peach trees when the farm opens its trees for picking over July 4th weekend. If you come by on Fridays, the Oldwick Cider Mill is open in the afternoons for live music and touch-a-tractor.
Phillips Farms
Main Farm: 91 Crabapple Hill Rd., Milford
908-995-0022
There’s a big selection of berries (check out the Everything Berry festival on July 1), fruits, flowers (and later pumpkins) that you can pick from the fields.
Mercer
Hickory Corner Farm (formerly Lee Turkey Farm)
201 Hickory Corner Rd., East Windsor
609-448-0629
One of the largest selections of PYO in NJ includes sees peaches in July, along with sour green summer apples, watermelon, sweet corn, cucumbers, zucchini, green beans, broccoli and cabbage. Peach picking continues in August alongside apples, nectarines, pears, cantaloupe, watermelon, blackberries, sweet corn, cucumbers, zucchini, green beans, tomatoes, eggplant, sweet peppers, hot peppers, broccoli and cabbage.
Terhune Orchards
330 Cold Soil Road, Princeton
609-924-2310
Peach picking starts in late July, and at the same time you can get some fresh blueberries, blackberries and flowers, depending on supply.
Monmouth
Battleview Orchards
91 Wemrock Rd., Freehold
732-462-0756
Due to the deep freeze in April, Battleview lost its sour cherry, peach, nectarine and apple crops. Follow on Facebook for updates since there’s a chance some apple and pumpkin picking may be available in the fall.
Eastmont Orchards
321 Rte. 537, Colts Neck
732-542-5404
There are lots of peaches and nectarines here depending on the month. When the orchard reopens in mid-July, pick Glengold and Sentry. In August, pick Cresthaven, Fantasia, Flavortop, Glohaven, Jerseyqueen, Lady Nancy, Loring, Raritan Rose, Redhaven, Sugar Giant, Summer Beauty and Sunglo. In September, pick Encore.
Morris
Alstede Farms
1 Alstede Farms Ln., Chester
908-879-7189
PYO is opening soon; check online for daily crop availability and for more information.
Wightman Farms
Rte. 202 North/Morristown Road, Morristown
Wightman is following the orders of Mother Nature, and the 2026 PYO season isn’t open yet. In the meantime, visit the farm market 7 days a week.
Warren
Stoneyfield Orchards
5 Orchard St., Belvidere
908-475-5209
Pick white and yellow peaches during July and August.
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