Tap into Spring Maple Weekend in Upstate NY

See Designated Locations for Dates: Each year, maple producers from across New York state welcome families to their farms to experience firsthand how real, mouthwatering maple syrup and other maple-related products are made.

Each year in March, at the height of the maple sugar tapping season, farms across Upstate New York open their doors to visitors and maple sugar enthusiasts who want to experience the abundant sweetness of spring.
 
New York boasts the largest resource of tappable maple trees in the country and is second only to Vermont for maple sugar production with more than 2,000 maple sugar makers across the state. These farms love to share the process from the tapping of the trees to the creation of their maple sugar products which include maple butter, maple candy and taffy, maple liqueur, maple cream, maple sugar and more. Some farms even let you tag and tap your own tree!
 
During Maple Weekend, the more than 180 members of the New York State Maple Producers’ Association invite you into their “sugar houses” to experience the world of pure NY maple syrup. These farms and museum offer a delicious, fun-filled outing that will delight maple-lovers with an up-close and personal look at the maple sugaring process.
 
However, many farms remain open and invite visitors with a sweet tooth on all weekends throughout the season – and some even during the week. And several even host an Open House with family fun events like hay rides, pancake breakfast and more. And for most of these farms, maple products are not all they produce and sell, so you never know what other tempting items you will find from farm to farm. Can’t visit a farm? No worries, many have online shopping and shipping!

PLEASE NOTE: Most sites are rustic, so dress for cold weather.
 
Below are some of the maple sugar farms, and a museum, open for Spring Maple Weekends. 
 
American Maple Museum
9756 State Route 812, Croghan, NY 13327
1-315-346-1107
https://maplemuseumcentre.org/post.php?pid=9
 
Kettle Ridge Farm
515 Log Cabin Road, Victor, NY 14564
1-585-683-7506 or 1-585-217-7108
www.kettleridgefarm.com
 
Gaeta Family Farm
3789 Ridge Road, Lockport, NY 14094
1-716-439-9435
http://www.gaetafamilyfarm.com/
 
Critz Farms
3232 Rippleton Road (Route 13 south), Cazenovia, NY 13035
1-315-662-3355
https://www.critzfarms.com/
 
Dar-View Maple
2813 Fall Clove Road, Delancey, NY 13752
1-607-435-1657
http://www.darviewmaple.com/
 
Sugar Oak Farms
50 Atkins Road, Malta, NY 12020
1-518-288-8653
http://www.sugaroakfarms.com/
 

 

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