Here's the dirt on the best fruit and berry picking around Boston, according to our community!

Check the map to find a fruit farm near you where you can pick berries or other seasonal produce with your kids. If you've gone blackberry, blueberry or strawberry picking near Boston, please like and review your favorite farms to help fellow parents.

Timing and availability of fruit picking around Boston varies each year and depends on weather. Most farms provide updates on their website or Facebook page. Start checking early in the spring so you don't miss your chance for u-pick!


 
    Indian Head Farm

     (465.6 mi)

    Strawberry, blueberry & raspberry picking

    Tracy Snyder Molina:  Head to Indian Head Farm for picking-your-own strawberries, blueberries and raspberries. In addition, they also offer PYO flowers, a unique opportunity to craft your own fresh bouquet. Be sure to check out their own homemade jams and jellies as well.

    Nashoba Valley Winery

     (468.5 mi)

    Peach picking

    Tracy Snyder Molina:   Nestled in an idyllic setting in the heart of apple country, Nashoba Valley Winery is a gorgeous hilltop orchard complimented by a gourmet restaurant and winery perfect for a unique date outdoors. Adding to the ambiance, they offer u pick peaches in the summer, as well as apple picking in the fall. Lunches on the picnic grounds make for family time well spent!

    The Big Apple

     (468.9 mi)

    Blueberry & raspberry picking

    Tracy Snyder Molina:  Besides apple picking, this farm also offers PYO blueberries and raspberries. Grab the family a fresh treat from the bakery and check out the gourmet items available in the farm store. Cash or check only for pick-your-own crops.

    Parents, if you are home brewers, the farm offers pick your own "Cascade Variety" Hops too.

    Patt's Blueberries

     (469.1 mi)

    Blueberry picking

    Tracy Snyder Molina:  As the name suggests, this local farm offers blueberry picking, and the experience is one that keeps people coming back to Holliston each summer.

    Gianettis' UPick Blueberries

     (469.8 mi)

    Blueberry picking

    Tracy Snyder Molina:  This family-friendly farm features five different varieties of cultivated, high bush blueberries for picking. Generally u pick is July through late-August. You are welcome to bring your own containers or use theirs, but if you bring your own be sure to get it weighed before you head out for the picking. Please note they only accept cash or check.

    Honey Pot Hill Orchards

     (473.6 mi)

    Blueberry picking

    Tracy Snyder Molina:  Perhaps best known for their apple picking and Fall fun activities, Honey Pot Hill Orchards also offers delicious blueberry picking. After you are finished picking grab some fresh-pressed cider, enjoy a hayride, or visit the adorable farm animals by the farm store. Please note, pick-your-own is cash and check only.

    Hanson's Farm

     (473.8 mi)

    Blackberry & blueberry picking

    Tracy Snyder Molina:  Offering pick-your-own cut flowers, blueberries and blackberries, Hanson's Farm invites you to bring your own containers or use theirs. They also have several farm animals to visit including chicken, sheep, horses and a goat. Fun for the whole family continues into the Fall with more pick your own fruits, vegetables and flowers, hayrides, haunted Halloween events, corn maze and more.

    Carlson Orchards

     (474.1 mi)

    Raspberry & blueberry picking

    Tracy Snyder Molina:  Carlson Orchards offers blueberry picking in a 25+ year old blueberry patch, as well as u pick raspberries, peaches and nectarines during the summer months. Return in the fall for apple picking and the pumpkin patch. Kids who love nature will especially love the frog pond which is often frequented by dragonflies to chase!

    Doe Orchards

     (475.0 mi)

    Blueberry & raspberry picking

    Tracy Snyder Molina:  Doe Orchards offers u pick blueberries, raspberries and peaches during the summer season. Be sure to return in the fall and winter for apple picking and cut your own Christmas tree family fun. There are many interesting and odd things to discover at the farm from rocks that look like whales to antique tractors.

    Tangerini's Spring Street Farm

     (475.2 mi)

    Raspberry, blueberry & strawberry picking

    Tracy Snyder Molina:  Tangerini's offers pick-your-own strawberries, blueberries, raspberries, peaches and plums as well as cherry tomatoes, juneberries, and wild flowers by the mason jar. Grab a "farm to fork" family meal at the Farmer's Porch cafe for lunch or dinner, too. The farm also offers several kids cooking classes which turn the summers bounty into delicious and educational events. They even have kids nature camps and kindergarten!

    Sunshine Farm

     (476.8 mi)

    Strawberry & blueberry picking

    Tracy Snyder Molina:  Sunshine Farm offers pick-your-own fruit, as well as a farm stand, flowers, and delicious ice cream. Generally, strawberry picking season starts in June, July is blueberry season, and August brings on juicy peaches. September is apple picking time!

    Carver Hill Orchard

     (477.6 mi)

    Raspberry & blueberry picking

    Tracy Snyder Molina:  Carver Hill Orchards offers a large amount of PYO summer crops including blueberries, cherries, raspberries and peaches. They also offer u pick tomatoes, corn, eggplant, beans, apples, and more. Make sure to grab some of their fresh cider donuts made on the weekends!

    Belkin Family Lookout Farm

     (481.3 mi)

    Strawberry picking

    Tracy Snyder Molina:  Plan a full day of fun at this farm! Admission includes eye-catching train rides, a farm-themed children's play area, moon bounces, farm animals, caterpillar rides, farm maze, and face painting. Summertime u pick crops include strawberries, peaches, plums and nectarines followed by apple picking and pumpkins in the Fall.

    Ward's Berry Farm

     (482.1 mi)

    Blueberry & strawberry picking

    Tracy Snyder Molina:  Ward's Berry Farm offers pick-your-own strawberries and blueberries during the summer. They offer tractor-drawn hayrides to the strawberry fields for a small fee if you'd rather skip the 10-15 minute walk. After picking, enjoy a sandwich from the deli or check out the smoothie bar complete with soft-serve ice cream and slush.

    Verrill Farm

     (482.8 mi)

    Strawberry picking

    Tracy Snyder Molina:  Come pick-your-own strawberries and pumpkins in the Fall at Verrill Farm and check out their list of special events including their annual Strawberry Festival, Blueberry Pancake and Pie Eating Contest, and the Tomato & Corn Festival.

    Parlee Farms

     (489.1 mi)

    Strawberry & blueberry picking

    Tracy Snyder Molina:  A visit to Parlee Farms is fun for the whole family. They offer summertime u pick strawberries, blueberries, cherries and peaches, as well as cut flowers, apples and pumpkins (with corn maze!) in the fall. After picking, be sure to visit the animal barns, including the extremely popular goat walk where you can send goat food to the top platform to feed the goats way up near the trees!

    C&C Reading Farm

     (493.3 mi)

    Strawberry, blueberry & raspberry picking

    Tracy Snyder Molina:  Offering u pick strawberries, blueberries and raspberries, C&C Reading Farm also features a farm stand with conventional and certified organic produce, 90% of which is grown right on the farm! Fall fun continues with seasonal attractions and pick your own pumpkins.

    Wright Locke Farm

     (495.5 mi)

    Raspberry picking

    Tracy Snyder Molina:  Enjoy organic raspberry picking! Wright Locke Farm offers pick-your-own organic raspberries in late summer. The raspberry rows, too, are wide enough for strollers. It can be a great family volunteer opportunity, too! Sign up to help with the setup and picking stations during "open pick hours!"

    C. N. Smith Farm

     (496.6 mi)

    Strawberry & blueberry picking

    Tracy Snyder Molina:  Check our C.N. Smith Farm for u pick strawberries, blueberries and peaches, as well as apples and pumpkins in the Fall. Interact with friendly farm animals and also enjoy homemade apple cider, hard cider, cider donuts and strawberry and blueberry donuts in season! Be sure to visit again during the annual Strawberry Festival or Corn Festivals.

    Sauchuk Farm

     (500.7 mi)

    Strawberry & blueberry picking

    Tracy Snyder Molina:  Check out Sauchuk Farm for strawberry picking and blueberry picking during the harvest season. Pick your own containers are available for purchase or you may bring your own containers as long as they are weighed first. Be sure to return for the Fall corn maze!

    The Blueberry Farm

     (501.3 mi)

    Blueberry picking

    Tracy Snyder Molina:  In business for more than 20 years, The Blueberry Farm welcomes families of all ages to enjoy blueberry picking every summer generally in the months of July and August.

    Boston Hill Farm

     (507.6 mi)

    Raspberry, blueberry & strawberry picking

    Tracy Snyder Molina:  This generation-owned family farm offers u pick strawberries, blueberries, raspberries and peaches during the spring and summer months. Be sure to stop by the farm stand for gourmet food, gift baskets, fresh pies and more. Kids will enjoy feeding the sheep, goats, chickens and rabbits (purchase a cup of feed at the stand). In the Fall, come back for Fall Festival with apple picking and pumpkin picking, homemade apple cider donuts, live music, BBQ, ice cream and more family activities.

    Rogers Spring Hill Farm

     (509.7 mi)

    Strawberry picking

    Tracy Snyder Molina:  The farm offers u pick strawberries in the summer months, as well as apple and pumpkin picking in the Fall. Year round, holiday events like Mother's Day and meeting Santa for Christmas are enjoyed by many. Take advantage of free hayrides, and the kids picnic and play area too.

    Smolak Farms

     (509.9 mi)

    Raspberry, blueberry & strawberry picking

    Tracy Snyder Molina:  Smolak Farms offers u pick strawberries, blueberries, raspberries, cherries, currants, peaches, nectarines and plums, as well as apple picking and pumpkins! Fresh picking tours are offered for a few of these crops. Hop on an educational wagon ride and tour the farm; play some games and enjoy cider and a special farm stand treat. Of course, you'll PYO fruit too.

    Stop in for year-round fruit festivals, story times and crafts, a playground, afternoon tea time for kids, and visit the farm animals too.

    Brooksby Farm

     (511.8 mi)

    Raspberry picking

    Tracy Snyder Molina:  The farm offers pick-your-own cherries, raspberries, peaches, bouquets of flowers, apples and more. Be sure to get some freshly made strawberry shortcake at the farm store and visit with the farm animals.

    Tree-Berry Farm

     (513.0 mi)

    Blueberry picking

    Tracy Snyder Molina:  Tree-Berry Farm welcomes wonderful blueberry picking in the summer. Please note only cash and check are accepted. Be sure to visit again for holiday fun; the farm grows a variety of u-cut Christmas trees.

    Connors Farm

     (515.4 mi)

    Raspberry, blueberry & strawberry picking

    Tracy Snyder Molina:  Connors Farm offers pick-your-own strawberries, blueberries, raspberries, pumpkins and peaches. Don't miss their annual festivals offering so much family fun! Various attractions at the farm - or seasonally - include a jumping pillow, flashlight maze, corn maze, pedal carts, barnyard animals, hayrides, and the Putnamville Railroad offering adorable train rides for kids!

    Russell Orchards

     (525.6 mi)

    Strawberry, blueberry, raspberry & blackberry picking


    Tracy Snyder Molina:  This beautiful farm and winery (near enough to the beach!) offers u pick strawberries, blueberries, raspberries, cherries, currants, and blackberries, as well as apple picking later in the Fall. Be sure to check out their Strawberry Festival with live music, face painting, homemade strawberry shortcake and more. Other things to do include visiting the farm animals, shop for local produce, honey and eggs at the farm store and purchase food to enjoy a staycation-worthy lunch in their scenic hillside picnic area.

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