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There's one place to pick your own fruit in Appleton. Another 17 are within 25 miles. It's about 21 miles from Green Bay, WI, heading southwest.
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Nothing is typically ripe around here right now. Next up: strawberries from late May.
Based on the typical seasons for Wisconsin, adjusted for the local frost dates (last spring frost around May 4). Weather moves harvests by a week or two, so check with the farm before you go.
More U-pick farms around Appleton
- 7.8 mi Peter's Pumpkin Patch Kaukauna Pumpkins
- 9.1 mi Sprangers Orchard Town of Buchanan Apples
- 11 mi Bauer's Apple Shed Greenville Apples
- 12 mi Star Orchard Kaukauna Apples
- 13 mi Cuff Farms Hortonville StrawberriesPumpkins
- 15 mi Apple Valley Orchard Green Bay Apples
- 15 mi Oneida Apple Orchard Oneida Apples
- 15 mi Green Meadow Acres Hortonville Strawberries
- 17 mi Cuffs Strawberry Farm Dale Strawberries
- 19 mi Terry's Berries Hortonville Raspberries
What you can pick near Appleton
Counting Appleton itself, we list 18 U-pick farms within 25 miles, spread over 11 towns: 8 with strawberries, 7 orchards with apples, 2 pumpkin patches, 1 with blueberries and 1 with raspberries. 11 of them list a website or Facebook page with current hours.
In Appleton itself you'll find Hofacker's Hillside Orchard, LLC, with apples. It sits on Wege Road. For anything it doesn't grow, check the closest farms by crop below.
Closest farm for each crop
| Crop | Closest farm | Distance | Farms within 25 mi |
|---|---|---|---|
| Strawberries | Cuff Farms Hortonville | 13 mi | 8 |
| Apples | Hofacker's Hillside Orchard, LLC Appleton | in town | 7 |
| Pumpkins | Peter's Pumpkin Patch Kaukauna | 8 mi | 2 |
| Blueberries | Blueberry Haven bear creek | 21 mi | 1 |
| Raspberries | Terry's Berries Hortonville | 19 mi | 1 |
Month by month around Appleton
- June: strawberries (8)
- July: strawberries (8), blueberries (1), raspberries (1)
- August: blueberries (1), raspberries (1)
- September: apples (7), pumpkins (2), raspberries (1)
- October: apples (7), pumpkins (2)
Farm counts in brackets cover 25 miles. Months follow the typical season in Wisconsin; each farm sets its own dates.
Best time for U-pick near Appleton
The median last frost near Appleton is May 4; the first fall frost arrives around October 6. That leaves about 154 frost-free days for the farms. Late frost keeps the season near Appleton short, so berries and fruit tend to come in a rush in summer.
| Crop | Typical season in Wisconsin | Daytime highs | Rainy days / month | Farms here |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apples | September to October | 58–72 °F | 6 | 1 |
Late in the season it gets cool: October averages a high of 58 °F and a low of 39 °F near Appleton.
Frost dates: median of NOAA's 1991–2020 climate normals at the weather station closest to Appleton, 6 miles away. The actual dates in Appleton can shift by a few weeks from one year to the next.
Weather: NOAA 1991–2020 monthly normals (average daily high; days with at least 0.1 inch of rain) at the station nearest Appleton, 6 mi away.
Farmers markets nearby
- Appleton Downtown Farm Market Appleton · 7 mi · Sat 8 AM–12:30 PM · Jun–Oct · SNAP/EBT
- Oneida Farmers Market Oneida · 13 mi · Thu 12 PM–6 PM · Jun–Oct · SNAP/EBT
U-pick in nearby towns
- Kaukauna, WI 2 farms · 10 mi
- Hortonville, WI 3 farms · 16 mi
- Green Bay, WI 5 farms · 19 mi
- Oshkosh, WI 1 farm · 25 mi
- Oconto Falls, WI 2 farms · 37 mi
Illustration U-pick farms in Appleton: questions and answers
How many U-pick farms are in Appleton, WI?
We know of one farm in Appleton: Hofacker's Hillside Orchard, LLC. Within 25 miles there are 17 more.
What can you pick in Appleton?
The farms here list apples most often. Seasons change every year with the weather, so check the farm's website or call before you go.
When is the last frost in Appleton?
Around May 4 in a typical year, and the first fall frost comes around October 6. Both are median dates from NOAA's 1991–2020 climate normals for the weather station nearest Appleton, so a given year can be a few weeks earlier or later.
What is the nearest strawberry farm to Appleton?
Cuff Farms in Hortonville, about 13 miles away in a straight line. Within 25 miles we list 8 farms with strawberries in total. The usual season in Wisconsin is June to July.
What is the nearest apple orchard to Appleton?
Right in Appleton: Hofacker's Hillside Orchard, LLC. Within 25 miles we list 7 farms with apples in total. The usual season in Wisconsin is September to October.
What is the nearest pumpkin patch to Appleton?
Peter's Pumpkin Patch in Kaukauna, about 8 miles away in a straight line. Within 25 miles we list 2 farms with pumpkins in total. The usual season in Wisconsin is September to October.
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