Stony Hill Farms — Pumpkin Patch & Apple Picking in Chester, NJ

Reservation-based U-pick plus giant corn maze, bakery, and floral greenhouses drawing NYC families each berry season.

Stony Hill Farms in Chester, New Jersey is a reservation-based pick-your-own operation in the Skylands region of north-central NJ, about 60 minutes from NYC. The reservation system caps capacity strictly during peak weekends, which keeps the experience uncrowded compared to drop-in farms. The marquee features are the giant corn maze (October), the floral greenhouses (year-round), the bakery, and pick-your-own berries, flowers, pumpkins, and apples in their respective seasons. NYC families regularly drive out for fall weekends; reservations release weeks ahead.