Swans Trail Farms

20 Best Places to Go Apple Picking in the U.S.

"About a 50-minute drive from Seattle, this orchard has over 4,000 apple trees (four varieties across five acres) with picking beginning in mid-September; seasonal Apple Festival and Fall Festival weekends feature corn mazes, pick-your-own pumpkin patches, cider doughnuts, a petting zoo, hayrides, and intentionally shorter trees so children can reach apples easily." - Andrea Romano Andrea Romano Andrea Romano is a writer and editor in New York City. For the last eight years, she has been a lifestyle journalist for Mashable, Brit+Co, Reviewed, Bustle, and Travel + Leisure. Travel + Leisure Editorial Guidelines