Hurds Family Farm

Spent Saturday evening on the ‘Date Night’ Orchard Tour ~ Ashely & Sierra were lovely, enthusiastic & relaxed guides. Of course we expected to explore the orchard, but we really enjoyed the scents of winter as we meandered through the evergreens and the nature trails provided just enough twists, turns & hills for some added thrills. Definitely loved that we had the orchard almost to ourselves ~ just 12 people on the tour. I should have bought twice as many donuts …. It was hard to save two to enjoy with our morning coffee. Loved this local attraction 🍎

We had such a wonderful time apple picking at Hurd’s Family Farm! The orchard is beautiful, the apples are delicious, and there’s so much to do for all ages. The whole experience felt welcoming and fun from start to finish. A special thank you to Zach P. — he was incredibly friendly, helpful, and made the day even better with his kindness and great energy. We’ll definitely be coming back next season!

So, so, so lovely. Orchards were great, staff (spoke to Seb and Sierra in particular) couldn’t have been more friendly, but so many other thoughtful details - grassy playground with tractor and slides and sandbox and play shed (which kids loved), tractor rides, goat petting, giant trampoline, obstacle course, gorgeous setting, so clean, hand washing stations everywhere you look, great little cafe where you can get lunch (and a beer) after picking - whoever owns this farm has done a beautiful job!

I brought half of my school up to Hurds Farm and everyone had the best day! Weather was perfect! The owners arranged a wonderful experience for all who came. Shout out to Sarah and her husband for being amazingly welcoming❤️There were hayrides, a huge bounce area, animal feeding, fish feeding, corn maze, apple picking & more. Everyone had cider and cider donuts. They have a nice menu if you want to grab a bite. Hurds is the place for great outdoor fun! We will definitely be back for apple picking and more next year😊Thanks Hurds🌺

We brought our entire school community—children, parents, and teachers—to Hurds Family Farm, and WOW, what an amazing experience! From the moment we arrived, the staff was warm and welcoming. The farm is beautifully organized, clean, and packed with activities that kept the kids entertained from start to finish. The apple picking was a HUGE hit! The kids loved walking through the orchards, filling their bags with crisp, juicy apples. 🍏🍎 But that was just the beginning—between the hayrides, giant slides, corn maze, bounce pillow, farm animals, and the play areas, every single child (and adult!) had a blast. It was the kind of place where you hear nonstop giggles and see nonstop smiles. 😄 Parents appreciated how safe, engaging, and family-friendly everything was, and we all left with hearts full and hands full of delicious farm treats. Thank you, Hurds Farm, for helping us create memories our school community will never forget! We can’t wait to come back next year. 🎉🍂

Love this place great place to bring your kids they have so much to offer my kid loved the zip line the best and the cow train but made it to all the activities

Another year, another visit to our favorite farm. Every year we come to the farm to make great memories with the kiddos. We can’t wait for our fall visit.

Hurd’s Family Farm is a great place to go with your family for apple picking. The atmosphere is friendly and the apple cider donuts are amazing. This is a great place for a short weekend trip. There are nice activities such as a bounce mat for young children as well. There are also animals they can feed. I can’t wait to go again.

Great afternoon with my grandson!! Lots of things for the kids to do! Tons of apples to still pick! Lots of great pumpkins left!! And the best apple donuts!! Thanks to Sarah for her extra attention to us today ! TJ & I had a blast! And what a beautiful day!!

Cute little farm with nice level grounded apple picking. Small farm store with some food and drinks. Apple cider donuts were tasty. Some animals around and a really cool bouncy inflatable for kids. Good apple selection as well. Nice stop for some fall fun.

Admittedly, I haven't been to that many farms for apple-picking, but Hurds is my favorite thus far. It's conveniently located off the Thruway (halfway between where I live and where I'm often going), it's staffed by people who I think are saints based on the shenanigans I've seen some of the patrons get into, and it's got all the things: Apples, of course. They've got all the varieties you want, but be aware that depending on when you go, only a couple of them are ripe for the picking. We just came home with a giant bag of Empires, and I couldn't be happier. Pumpkins. They have tiny decorative ones, medium ones for painting/carving, and larger ones for real deal jack-o-lanterns. Fun for the fam. There's a corn maze, a hayride that takes you around the farm and to the apple orchards, animals to feed, an obstacle course, zipline, water cannon, sandbox, tractors to sit on, tires to run on, a giant bounce pillow (like a big trampoline without the hard edges, and the one my girls live for: the giant slide. It's a pretty great slide. We've been the past couple of years in a row, and I'm not going to mess with a good thing. See you out there.

Fabulous day at Hurds Family Farm! 4 adults and one 7 year old and we all had a great day! we went down the slide, rode a pony, did the obstacle course, zip-lined, did the corn maze, picked a pumpkin, bounced, picked and ate tons of apples, had drinks and snacks - but the highlight was the bin ride! don't miss it. lots of people but so much to do and spread out that crowds are not an issue.

It has come a long way since I used to take my kids. We went apple picking this last weekend, I was pleasantly surprised at how much it has grown. They have so many activities for kids and adults alike. I specially liked the bar area and the store with plenty of seating areas. Definitely a trip worth taking. They have bathrooms everywhere, you don't have to walk too far to find a port a party. You are able to spend the day walking or just watching the kids play around. Make sure to take a ride if you get too tired of walking. It is a great family place, just make sure to wear comfortable shoes.

Great place for a family day. We were greeted very nicely upon arrival by Tracen. He also explained everything about the place. Will definitely visit again and again. Lots of fresh apple options and many activities for kids as well.

The staff was so amazing. Defiantly a kid destination. Everyone who works there was patient, kind, welcoming, etc . Every interaction was amazing. Everyone was so helpful. My only area of improvement would be to put some gravel around that hand washing station by the goats. My son went down hard in the slick mud there and was very wet and muddy. He shook it off quick with all the excitement. Thanks for the great time. We will be back next season.

Overall good time and delicious apples. Great fall time activity to do with friends and loved ones that's "social distance" friendly. Staff is pretty friendly, apples are abundant and delicious. A large bag will certainly be enough for a family with some extra to share. Get ready to carry a heavy bag though or bring a cart. I'd pass on the animal feeding. They were pretty full, content and uninterest in the food we had to offer by the the late afternoon.

I got to visit Hurds with some friends yesterday, and we really enjoyed it! My friend's daughter LOVED the trampoline, and we all had fun running around in the corn maze. We went towards the end of the day, so we didn't get to do more than that, but we had fun with it. I appreciated that you only pay for what you plan to do, rather than needing to pay an entrance fee. The only disappointment for us was that they serve cocktails, but you can only drink them on the patio, which seemed a little silly, but not sure if that's for liability purposes. However, they do let you bring a spiked cider around the farm with you - we got the cider with local Apple Jack Brandy, and it was delish! The cider donuts there are also fresh and crispy and yummy, and I bought a pint of cider that I can't wait to try. Maybe it's because we went towards the end of the day, and it was cloudy out, but I thought Hurds felt a lot more local and less crowded than some of the other nearby farms.

This place really should renamed to a name that implies "Children's Play Farm" because that's how I felt it was. If you have kids this place is absolutely awesome! But if like me you visit only to pick apples or pumpkins during October you get slapped with a parking fee just to get in! I've visited other farms where I can pick all kinds of produce and not get charged to park my car to give the farm business. I think that's crazy so if you are looking to just apple pick or something I suggest you go elsewhere. This place is great for kids because just about everywhere you look there are activities geared toward small children which is why I suggest they change the name to some kind of kids playground name rather than "farm". I guess the term "family" might have attempted to send the message that this isn't an ordinary farm but I didn't get that message. For the kiddos they have tons of really neat activities to keep them occupied for a few hours at least. If you are the type of person that doesn't really like to be around small children then you probably don't wanna go apple picking here either, just sayin'.

Super friendly staff! This was a cute place for the kids and they had a blast. Loved the apple launcher, tube swing, hayride, scavenger hunt, bouncy area, corn maze, feeding farm animals, etc. Spacious and clean-- no animal dung smell , even on a fairly hot day. Nice promotion of an apple cider when you check-in. Very refreshing!

When you're driving up to be new paltz area from the city you'll be driving up the back roads and there's really just farm after farm. We've hit a few up along that way of the years & my personal favorite is the west wind farm but it's not really a spot that kids will enjoy as much as this farm. This one has a slew of activities for the kids especially on weekends. $15 gets you hayrides,corn mazes, Apple sling shots, Apple bounce, obstacle courses, jumbo slides, cow train rides $9 is really just for parents to chaperone Small bags $7 Medium Bags $12 Large bags $22 Their donuts are 6/$5.50 Their Apple butter was $11 Caramel sauce (mmmmm) $12 1/2 gallon cider $6 1 gallon $11 Cider spices 8 baggies for $4 Frisbe (I dunno why but kids want dumb sh't they'll never use) $3

Kids had a fun day! Picking pumpkins and apples is an annual thing for our family. We like to try new area farms and give local businesses support. Although the kids had fun, we adults found it to be a little overpriced compared to others in the area and extremely crowded. There Apple selection was great though! All of the people took away from the country, fall feel of apple and pumpkin picking. Overall it was an OK experience and give it 3/5.

I am pretty mad at Hurds family farm today. My husband, my son and I have been going apple picking here for many years. We don't live that far away, and over the years have really enjoyed all of the activities, snacks and of course the apples. We may have missed a couple of years during the pandemic, but returned today to a place that has raised their prices so much that my jaw was continuously dragging on the ground at the shock. We brought two boys that were really looking forward to bouncing on a big inflated thing, but unfortunately arriving at 3:50 in the afternoon we were told that there were five minutes left and we could get the discounted price of $15 each to bounce for five minutes. Really? Apparently if we had been earlier it would've cost us $80 for two boys. They were so disappointed. And I was shocked. We decided to get some pie and a drink, and go pick some apples. We passed a sign announcing that the big pumpkins cost $25 each. Two slices of pie, one small drink and $17 later (I returned the quart size plastic container of maple cotton candy that I was going to buy because it was nine freaking dollars), we headed to buy a bag for our apples. I was scared to see how much the large bag was... Bought a medium for $25. I have loved this farm, but I just can't continue to come back here when I feel like I'm being taken for a ride. Not the fun cow train ride, the I feel like I am being ripped off, turned upside down and shaken so that all my money falls out of my pockets and into your cash register kind of ride. I felt especially bad because the families attending today were clearly not wealthy people. I saw families with lots of kids who must've paid $300 for the day. Or more. I understand that everybody has to make a living, but this was just a sad shock from a really nice place where we have felt at home in the past.

VERY cute place! They had a wide variety of delicious apples and the place was HUGE!!! They also had a corn maze, and a tractor that could drive you to where all the apples are. The tractor could be a good option for someone who has trouble walking long distances because the front entrance can be a little bit of a walk to the apples. The lunch was also tasty. I had the apple cider and the apple bean chili, which I liked more than the turkey chili. These were decent, but the apple cider doughnuts and apple sauce are definitely the ones worth trying! Especially the doughnuts . I had such a great experience and will recommend others to go as well!

Very friendly staff!!! Great location with tons of things to do!!! My family and I had a great time.. get u some adult beverages before you head home!!! And pre order ur donuts to there so yummy

We stopped in to check this farm out as it has some great review for kids so we figure we not come check it out, we've notice this farm is applying the covid guidelines and also social distancing. Staff were very friendly and helped us set up quickly but having an online check in which as you approach the main gate by car they hand over you've ordered in line in person, such as ape bags, apple donuts, apple cider ect ect. So we got tickets for all the little fun kid activity from feeding animals, kids slides, kids playground. We also got a chance to grab some apples and tasted really good. Well on to the pictures and hope this review was helpful.

Meh. It's beautiful but it's definitely catering to the NYC crowd. The farm games are only available on the weekend and are overpriced at best. Apples were very well priced if you choose the right varieties and quantities (you pay by the size of the bag). The staff was friendly but unfamiliar with the yelp deal they had. The Apple cider slushie was delicious (this was the yelp deal). The rest of their store was typical kitschy stuff you'd expect.

My family has been making the drive from Saugerties, NY to Hurds Family Farm for 20 years now and every year, they offer something new. They have many varieties of delicious apples as well as a wonderful play ground and petting zoo and fun rides for children to enjoy. This year, we arrived too late to pick Macintosh apples off their trees, but Sarah, who manages the barn, made sure we left with several bags of Macintosh apples, to make applesauce. This is just one example of how their staff go out of their way to ensure that every visit is special.

Good times. Kids had fun on the tractor ride. Unfortunately I saw too many adults stealing apples by the boat loads. Owners need to take control.

Great apple picking. Huge variety. Well-organized and operated. Parking available on grounds. Great for families. Food served including warm apple cider donuts! A number of activities for the children to participate in. The grounds are awesome. It can get crowded but the grounds are so expansive that in some parts of the orchard you won't even notice how many people are there.

Great place especially for kids Great apples, super friendly staff. Highly recommend to stop and visit

Excellent sized farm for little ones. Get there earlier on the weekend so it's not as crowded. As you walk into the barn, this is where you'll be able to purchase local goods, apple cider, souvenirs and pay for apple picking admission. On the side is a nice little playground area for children and picnic tables. A separate picnic area for customers of the Big Apple cafe which serves mostly hot dogs and chili. Their hot dog is delicious. They also have apple cider donuts made to order which are really the best ones I've ever had!!! I can actually taste the cider in them. The apple picking area isn't super large but it is well organized and labeled according to type and month of ripeness/good for harvesting. They also have extra activities you can pay for but we didn't do this. Overall, staff is really nice and helpful. Organized and not too big so that it's hard to pick apples and your little ones get tired. Mostly flat land. Delicious delicious cider donuts! Must try!

Beautiful farm, but activities are very expensive. The apple picking and the apple cider doughnuts were reasonably priced though! The doughnuts were also some of the best we ever had. Walking around the grounds itself is lovely, it is a beautiful farm.

We had such a wonderful time at Hurds Family Farm yesterday. It is great for all ages! So many fun activities for everyone. Staff was super friendly and helpful. We picked a large bag of delicious apples and then enjoyed some of their fresh homemade apple cider donuts before we headed home to make apple pies and applesauce. We are looking forward to visiting again soon and bringing some friends along with us!

I was visiting upstate NY and wanted to go apple picking to complete the perfect fall vacation. I decided to go to Hurds because they seemed to have the most variety of apples available for U-pick and I was not disappointed! First thing you enter the barn where you can buy food and souvenirs and your apple picking bags. I used the Yelp check in bonus (free cider) and even though the clerks weren't really aware of the offer they honored it anyway! Everyone at the farm is super friendly and helpful! Got the $12 bag for my group of 4 (no minimum bag purchase required) and ended up getting over 10 pounds of delicious crisp and juicy apples. There really was a great variety of apples to choose from and some of the best ones are the snapdragon, empire, and crispin variety. So glad I chose Hurds it's a great experience for apple picking and you get major bang for your buck here.

Loveeeeee it ! , My daughter Loved it and their Apple Cider Dough My daughter's school made a trip out here for apple picking and her and her classmates enjoyed every sec of this experience

Had a really nice time this weekend with my niece and nephews. I took the drive from the city and it took a little over an hour and a half to get there. For $12 the kids and $9 for the adults there were plenty of activities outside of just the apple picking. The petting zoo however was just two sheep and a goat who didn't look all that interested in the food. There were pony rides for $6 extra which lasted all of 3 minutes but the kids loved it so it was worth it. It was the second Saturday of October and there were still plenty of apples and it wasn't all that crowded so there was no waiting on lines and even to pay the line was no more than a few minutes. Con: When we arrived we put up the handicap sticker on the window for my mother in law and the parking guy asked "are you actually handicap". I responded that it was my mother in law and pointed to her in the back and he let us go but I was pretty sure you can not legally ask me that question. Also my sister had the same experience when she arrived and they gave her a harder time. Even though she is younger she is currently waiting on a hip replacement after complications from chemo. Just because someone is not of a certain age or appear to be disabled does not mean they are not in pain and have a disability. I'd suggest some training for the parking attendants. But they were like 16 so I wont fault them too much.

I've come here the past two years. This year you have to preorder entry, no problem but to charge double is insane. The website says wristbands for activities are $9. It they are $18 in advance and $20 at the door.

I had no idea that I would have so much fun at this farm. Located at almost 2 hours drive form NYC, Hurds farm appeal to all age groups. We went here for apple picking in a big group. It is a decent size farm and the staff was very helpful and helped us navigating the farm. They have a bunch of activities here apart from apple/pumpin picking. They have few small rides for kids and also an amazing Corn Maze. I would come back here!

Might be nice to go and have fun for the day. But to work for these people. Don't even think about it. The rudest bunch of people ever. If you park in a wrong spot, a rude message is sent to your phone, If you use a cart to put apples away, a rude message is sent to your phone. I mean do they expect you to carry them all in your arms???? When asked if you can take your lunch 3 diffrent times and your told no, but when your shift is over your approached and told that (were docking you a half hour because you didn't take a lunch) I Specifically asked 3 separate times. The answer replied to me was "rules are rules" horrible to have to deal with management like that when your outside in the heat and only allowed 1 bottle of water a day!!!!!

This farm was really nice except for their lack of honesty. My family and I purchased a small bag to do apple picking. We specifically asked for a small bag which is what they gentleman at the entrance gave us. My daughter picked her apples and she did not have more than 10-12 apples in the bag. When we got home and my husband checked his email he had a receipt from the farm. We were charged $16 instead of $10. I called the farm and left a voicemail since I wrote to them on Instagram and nobody replied. This farm is beautiful and the kids have a lot of fun. I just wish they were not so dishonest to overcharge people.

First time visiting this past Sunday. Pros: Easy to find, lots of activities for children, beautiful orchards, and the guys that run the hayrides. Cons: Pricey, tight parking, and once in the farm there's no real signage/direction of where everything is located. I was impressed by how nice most of the staff were. There was one exception, a supervisor in the barn area. A helpful staff member told us since we arrived so late and purchased our tickets online, to go speak to a supervisor name Sarah to see if we could get a partial refund. We ask for Sarah and a young lady came out with a very impatient and rude attitude. We smiled and inquired about the partial refund. She became very condescending and made a big deal out of telling us there was no partial refund. We chalked her attitude off to maybe she was just tired and having a bad day. We told her that was fine, thanked her for her time and proceeded to enjoy the rest of our day. We knew with all the condescending bravado displayed, tomorrow she'll still have to don her little red t-shirt, and ask how she can help the very customers she feel are so far beneath her. All in all the farm was fun for children, the apple picking was fun, the experience was pricey, the staff was overall very nice. To the nasty supervisor, I'd say - You chose the job. Relax, paste on that smile and pretend you want to work there..... or change your reality.

I really loved this farm. Tons of tasty (crunchy, and sweet and/or tart, good size) apples, but you had to walk further back in the orchard to find the dense ones bc all the other front ones were pickes. The trees are fun to climb. Apple launcher and slide rock! Tons of photo ops. Friendly people. Some samples of products, but I wish they sampled the jams/butters/pickles. Market was clean for being a giant barn. Some of the apples were so big, they might as well been mini melons, and they had the cutest lady apples (the super tiny kind), and they were sweet. There were a few bees around when we had lunch on their many picnic tables, but they were the kind of bees that didn't want to sting you. You could just shoo them away and be fine. Farm animals were nice and didn't smell too bad. I was slightly disappointed that the homemade apple donuts didn't taste more like apples, but more just hinted at them, but the texture was more creamy than normal cake donuts were, and our group ended up buying close to two packages a person (each package comes with 5 donuts). They were still realllllly good. I also liked the cold cider.

My family and I have been coming to this place for about seven years now. And its the same fun stuff. Animals you can pet and feed, a large outdoor bounce platform, a corn maze with a lookout, mini corn maze, the general store on the farm, playground, and rows and rows of pumpkins and apples. Please treat yourself to some apple cider donuts. They are so good. There is a hay ride and a dozen types of apple orchards and they also sell heirloom tomatoes. The children love it here which is why we go every year.

This used to be the place we'd go every year to pick apples even last year when my kids were 14 & 17 too old for the kid activities but always enjoyed going. Just saw the email flyer, I can understand to reserve a time for weekends due to Covid however to have purchased a certain amount to even park is absurd. Clearly another local family business catering to the city people. Then on Mondays and Fridays each person in the car over the age of three must purchase a bag some families don't have that much money but still want to enjoy picking apples. I can say I will never return to this farm or promote to friends and their families.

This place was fun and cute. Kids had a great time picking. We didn't do the rides. We just filled two bags of apples for about $15.

Great place for Apple picking with a large selection of apples. I will admit the map was little tricky to follow and I wish they had signs on both sides of the rows to make it easier to find the different types of apples. They're a bit pricier than some nearby farms but overall great experience so I guess you do pay for it! Great playground for the kids! Amazing cider donuts and apple cider to treat yourself after picking some apples!

Really nice place for apple picking. We went early in the season (last day in August) and there was a nice variety of apples to pick. A lot of activities for the kids too if you buy the VIP wristband ($15). Would definitely come back. There wasn't a crowd at all, possibly because it was early in the season?

We have switch to coming here for the past 4 years. The kids love it. They have honey crisp and ruby frost apples, which are our top two apple picks. My daughter loves the gem mining and the duck racing. The fresh apple cider doughnuts are amazing.

Had a great time this weekend with the family at Hurd's. A beautiful pristine friendly place with many fruits N vegetables to pick, many activities for the children & affordable prices compared to other places. The apple cider donuts are to die for. They also have pumpkin picking & you can also cut your own Christmas tree once the season arrives, which we will definitely be coming back for. This will be our go to place from now on. Love love loved it!!!

You can easily spend an entire day here with the kids, so much to do! Separate charge for activities and apple picking, reasonable prices. The cafe uses Hurds apples in everything. Ever had an apple butter hotdog on a pretzel bun? Delicious. Beautiful location. Decorated my own wreath there this winter and took a hayride for my Xmas tree.

OMG. The apple donuts. This is my 4th year here. It's a family fun affair with a lot to offer here. Petting zoo, tons and tons of apples, apple slingshot, a tractor ride, and a store for those of you who are too lazy to pick your own apples. It's a great day trip out of the city and to see open beautiful blue sky. All the staff is friendly and very helpful. They keep adding new things every year (hot dog stand this year) and it's a nice break. And yes... apple donuts apple donuts apple donuts apple donuts apple donuts apple donuts apple donuts apple donuts apple donuts apple donuts apple donuts apple donuts apple donuts

Fun family farm for the whole troop. They have plenty of activities for everyone including hayrides, apple picking, a pumpkin patch, cow train, corn maze, and apple launcher. They even had some apples left to pick in late Oct, but for the best selection, go earlier in the year. Staff was very friendly and helpful as well as with serving food to a large group. The corn maze could be a bit bigger and better maintained as it was largely trampled down toward the end of the season and apples were pretty picked over, but I'd imagine it's a different story earlier in the season. Try one of the amazing pumpkin chocolate chip muffins.

Tons of fun things for the kids! We love apple picking here each year! Looking forward to the fall so we can come back!

We've been coming apple and pumpkin picking here for years. Great atmosphere for kids and adults!

Ridiculous prices compared to many of the local orchards. Everything is charged for (Hay rides, corn maze, etc.). Most of this stuff is free at other farms. Try Dessell and avoid this place.

Lots of activities yes but sadly you need to pay for every one of them separately which we weren't informed of when we purchased our apple bag. Had to go back and forth to the store. Service was rude and dismissive. Staff poorly trained. $9 per person for a 4 minute hay ride is ridiculous. Kids enjoyed it despite us feeling a little ripped off. Thankfully we had lunch before we arrived

Very nice pick your own apple orchard. Friendly staff, large selection of apples. Probably a great place for kids.