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Carving toolsAudubon has one U-pick farm on our map. Another 5 are within 25 miles. Audubon is about 39 miles east of Fargo, ND.
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Nothing is typically ripe around here right now. Next up: raspberries from mid July.
Based on the typical seasons for Minnesota, adjusted for the local frost dates (last spring frost around May 15). Treat the dates as a guide and check the farm's own update before you drive out.
Counting Audubon itself, we list 6 U-pick farms within 25 miles, spread over 4 towns: 2 orchards with apples, 1 with raspberries, 1 pumpkin patch, 1 corn maze and 1 for cut flowers. 4 of them list a website or Facebook page with current hours.
Audubon's own U-pick farm is JB's Raspberries, with raspberries. It posts updates online and sits on 253 Co highway 15. If it's closed or picked out, the table below shows the next-closest farm for each crop.
| Crop | Closest farm | Distance | Farms within 25 mi |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apples | Lake Ida Apple Farm Lake Park | 9 mi | 2 |
| Raspberries | JB's Raspberries Audubon | in town | 1 |
| Pumpkins | Thea's Pumpkin Patch & Corn Maze Pelican Rapids | 22 mi | 1 |
| Corn maze | Thea's Pumpkin Patch & Corn Maze Pelican Rapids | 22 mi | 1 |
| Flowers | True Blue Flower Co Frazee | 14 mi | 1 |
Farm counts in brackets cover 25 miles. Months follow the typical season in Minnesota; each farm sets its own dates.
The median last frost near Audubon is May 15; the first fall frost arrives around September 24. That leaves about 130 frost-free days for the farms. Fall comes early here, so apple and pumpkin picking near Audubon often winds down by the middle of October.
| Crop | Typical season in Minnesota | Daytime highs | Rainy days / month | Farms here |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raspberries | July to September | 70–79 °F | 7 | 1 |
Frost dates: median of NOAA's 1991–2020 climate normals at the weather station closest to Audubon, 6 miles away. The actual dates in Audubon 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 Audubon, 6 mi away.
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Carving toolsWe know of one farm in Audubon: JB's Raspberries. Within 25 miles there are 5 more.
The farms here list raspberries most often. Each farm posts its own picking days, and they change from year to year.
Around May 15 in a typical year, and the first fall frost comes around September 24. Both are median dates from NOAA's 1991–2020 climate normals for the weather station nearest Audubon, so a given year can be a few weeks earlier or later.
Lake Ida Apple Farm in Lake Park, about 9 miles away in a straight line. Within 25 miles we list 2 farms with apples in total. The usual season in Minnesota is September to October.
Right in Audubon: JB's Raspberries. It's the only one we list within 25 miles. The usual season in Minnesota is July to September.
Thea's Pumpkin Patch & Corn Maze in Pelican Rapids, about 22 miles away in a straight line. It's the only one we list within 25 miles. The usual season in Minnesota is September to October.
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