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Carving toolsThere's one place to pick your own fruit in Casco. Another 21 are within 25 miles. Casco is about 18 miles east of Green Bay, WI.
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Based on the typical seasons for Wisconsin, adjusted for the local frost dates (last spring frost around May 1). Weather moves harvests by a week or two, so check with the farm before you go.
Within 25 miles of Casco there are 22 farms on our map in 8 towns. Among them: 13 orchards with apples, 6 with strawberries, 4 with cherries, 2 pumpkin patches and 1 corn maze. 14 of them list a website or Facebook page with current hours.
The one farm inside Casco is Hillside Apples, with apples. It sits on State Highway 54. 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 | Hillside Apples Casco | in town | 13 |
| Strawberries | Blaser's Acres Green Bay | 18 mi | 6 |
| Cherries | Cherry Lane Orchards (South) Sturgeon Bay | 13 mi | 4 |
| Pumpkins | The Pumpkin Place Suamico | 21 mi | 2 |
| Corn maze | Door County Corn Maze at DENN Sturgeon Bay | 16 mi | 1 |
Farm counts in brackets cover 25 miles. Months follow the typical season in Wisconsin; each farm sets its own dates.
The median last frost near Casco is May 1; the first fall frost arrives around October 18. That leaves about 168 frost-free days for the farms. Late frost keeps the season near Casco 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 | 55–68 °F | 6 | 1 |
Late in the season it gets cool: October averages a high of 55 °F and a low of 41 °F near Casco.
Frost dates: median of NOAA's 1991–2020 climate normals at the weather station closest to Casco, 10 miles away. The actual dates in Casco 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 Casco, 10 mi away.
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Carving toolsWe know of one farm in Casco: Hillside Apples. Within 25 miles there are 21 more.
The farms here list apples most often. Each farm posts its own picking days, and they change from year to year.
Around May 1 in a typical year, and the first fall frost comes around October 18. Both are median dates from NOAA's 1991–2020 climate normals for the weather station nearest Casco, so a given year can be a few weeks earlier or later.
Right in Casco: Hillside Apples. Within 25 miles we list 13 farms with apples in total. The usual season in Wisconsin is September to October.
Blaser's Acres in Green Bay, about 18 miles away in a straight line. Within 25 miles we list 6 farms with strawberries in total. The usual season in Wisconsin is June to July.
Cherry Lane Orchards (South) in Sturgeon Bay, about 13 miles away in a straight line. Within 25 miles we list 4 farms with cherries in total. The usual season in Wisconsin is July.
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