When is strawberry picking season?
Strawberries are the first U-pick crop of the year, and when they are ripe depends mostly on how far south you live. We list 1271 farms with pick-your-own strawberries. The states with the most:
- North Carolina: 114 farms
- New York: 98 farms
- Wisconsin: 65 farms
- Pennsylvania: 63 farms
- Virginia: 54 farms
- Michigan: 52 farms
- Ohio: 50 farms
- Massachusetts: 47 farms
Typical season by region
- Florida and South Texas: December or January to March or April.
- Gulf Coast and Deep South (Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia): March to May.
- Carolinas, Tennessee, Virginia, Arkansas, Oklahoma: mid-April to late May.
- Mid-Atlantic and lower Midwest (Maryland, Delaware, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Missouri): mid-May to mid-June.
- New England, New York, Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota: June to early July.
- California: long season, roughly March to fall along the coast.
- Oregon and Washington: June to early July, with some day-neutral berries into the fall.
These are rough windows. A warm spring can move the start up by two weeks, a late frost can push it back. Season notes on farm pages are what the farm or a listing posted, sometimes for an earlier year.
Before you go
Check the farm's website or call on the morning you plan to go, go early, and bring water and sun protection. More in our U-pick tips.
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