Riverview Orchards

Riverview Orchards is an apple farm and country store open year round; seven days a week during the Fall (see our site for details). Apple Picking: During the Fall season we're open for pick-your-own apples (also known as u-pick). On weekends you can take a free hayride to this during the day. http://RiverviewOrchards.com/pick-your-own Hayrides: There are free hayrides for pick-your-own apples during fall apple season weekends. Weather permitting, they are also offered by reservation year round, during the day or in the evening, complete with a bonfire. http://RiverviewOrchards.com/hayrides Bees & Honey: Watch bees behind the glass of our observation beehive. Visit our honey house during Fall weekends to see demonstrations of how honey is extracted. http://RiverviewOrchards.com/bees Donut Robot: Watch as our donut robot creates tasty cider donuts, and then we scoop them up and bag them for you! http://RiverviewOrchards.com/donuts Goat walk: Coming Fall 2005. Watch how much goats love climbing up our 30 foot tall goat walk. Duck Pond: Enjoy our relaxing duck pond, situated nearby what has been called one of the best views of the Mohawk Valley. Our street address is 660 Riverview Road, Rexford, NY 12148, just 7 minutes from the center of Clifton Park. We're seven miles west of the Northway (I-87) or 2.5 miles east of the intersection of Riverview Road and Route 146. For a customized set of driving directions: http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?country=US&address=660+Riverview+Road&zipcode=12148 Via I-87 From the South (Albany, Troy, New York City): Take I-87 (the Northway) to Exit 8 and turn west (left from the south). This will be Vischer Ferry - Crescent Road. Remain on this road right through the little village of Vischer Ferry, for approximately 4 miles (do not turn right onto Vischer Ferry Road). At the other end of the village, the road forks at the Vischer Ferry Firehouse. Take the right fork (the most direct route) as the road now becomes Riverview. Continue for approximately 3 miles until you see a gray barn on the left and the orchard on the right. Via I-87 From the North (Saratoga Springs, Plattsburgh, Montréal): Take I-87 (the Northway) to Exit 8A and turn west (right from the north). This will be Grooms Road. Continue for approximately 5 to 6 miles until the intersection of Droms Road on the left. This is a small side-road which only got a yellow line in the year 2000. Drive its entire length. At its end, take a left onto Riverview Road. In less than a mile, the gray barn and store will be on the right and the orchard on the left. If you miss Droms Road, drive to the end of Grooms Road and take a left onto Riverview Road. From Schenectady or Niskayuna: Follow route 146 (Balltown Road) north over the Mohawk River (Rexford bridge) and up the hill to the traffic light. Turn right on Riverview Road and go straight for 2.5 miles. Be sure to stay on Riverview Road right along the Mohawk; th