Core fall memories are waiting to be made at an Upstate New York farm once again ranked among the top apple orchards in the nation.

Beak & Skiff Apple Orchards , a postcard-perfect farm in the rolling hills of Central New York , has been named the fifth-best apple orchard in the United States by USA Today’s 10Best .

While the 114-year-old orchard clearly remains the apple of many voters’ eyes, the outcome of the 2025 ranking marked a bit of a letdown in the shadow of Beak & Skiff’s recent big win: The orchard was dubbed America’s No. 1 apple orchard by 10Best voters in 2024, a crown the orchard also won in 2015, 2017, 2020 and 2021.

This year, Beak & Skiff was unseated by Lyman Orchards in Connecticut, the 2025 winner of 10Best’s best apple orchard contest.

In a state with bushels

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