U-Pick Nearby
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Peel, core and slice an apple with one crank
The old-school gadget that turns a bag of picked apples into pie filling in minutes.
Apple gadgetsU-pick farms in Blue Lake, CA
Blue Lake has one U-pick farm on our map.
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Ripe this week around Blue Lake
Week of November 2 · updates automatically
Nothing is typically ripe around here right now. Next up: corn maze from early September.
Based on the typical seasons for California, adjusted for the local frost dates (last spring frost around March 8). A warm spring or a wet fall can shift picking by a week or more, so call ahead.
Picking season in Blue Lake
Around Blue Lake the last spring frost usually comes around March 8, and the first fall frost around November 30. That leaves about 262 frost-free days for the farms. With frost holding off until November 30, pumpkin patches and orchards near Blue Lake often stay open through October.
| Crop | Typical season in California | Daytime highs | Rainy days / month | Farms here |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corn maze | September to October | 64–65 °F | 3 | 1 |
| Pumpkins | October | 64 °F | 5 | 1 |
By October nights drop to about 45 °F and days reach 64 °F, so a jacket helps for a maze walk late in the day.
Frost dates: median of NOAA's 1991–2020 climate normals at the weather station closest to Blue Lake, 8 miles away. The actual dates in Blue Lake 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 Blue Lake, 8 mi away.
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Illustration U-pick farms in Blue Lake: questions and answers
Are there pick-your-own farms in Blue Lake, CA?
We know of one farm in Blue Lake: Christie's Pumpkin Patch and Corn Maze.
What can you pick in Blue Lake?
The farms here list pumpkins and corn maze most often. Crops ripen at different times each year, so it pays to check ahead.
When is the last frost in Blue Lake?
Around March 8 in a typical year, and the first fall frost comes around November 30. Both are median dates from NOAA's 1991–2020 climate normals for the weather station nearest Blue Lake, so a given year can be a few weeks earlier or later.
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