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There's one place to pick your own fruit in Cerro Gordo. Another 9 are within 25 miles. From Fayetteville, NC, Cerro Gordo lies roughly 48 miles to the south.
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Ripe this week around Cerro Gordo
Week of November 2 · updates automatically
Nothing is typically ripe around here right now. Next up: strawberries from late March.
Based on the typical seasons for North Carolina, adjusted for the local frost dates (last spring frost around April 1). Crops ripen with the weather, not the calendar, so confirm with the farm the day before.
More U-pick farms around Cerro Gordo
- 3.3 mi Grady Strickland Chadbourn Strawberries
- 8.5 mi Chandler Worley Family Farms Tabor City Strawberries
- 10 mi Strickland's Corn Maze Tabor City Corn maze
- 11 mi Coval L. Formy-Duval Whiteville StrawberriesPumpkinsTomatoesVegetables
- 18 mi Floyd Farms Strawberries Fairmont Strawberries
- 18 mi Maze Craze Hallsboro Corn maze
- 22 mi Jack Pait Strawberry Farms Lumberton StrawberriesBlueberries
- 23 mi CarrollWoods RV Park @ Grapefull Sisters Vineyard Tabor City Grapes
- 24 mi Powers Strawberries Lumberton Strawberries
What you can pick near Cerro Gordo
Counting Cerro Gordo itself, we list 10 U-pick farms within 25 miles, spread over 7 towns: 6 with strawberries, 2 pumpkin patches, 2 corn mazes, 1 with blueberries and 1 with grapes. 4 post their hours online, so you can check before you drive.
In Cerro Gordo itself you'll find Bullock Pumpkins, with pumpkins. It posts updates online and sits on 2204 Princess Ann Road. If it's closed or picked out, the table below shows the next-closest farm for each crop.
Closest farm for each crop
| Crop | Closest farm | Distance | Farms within 25 mi |
|---|---|---|---|
| Strawberries | Grady Strickland Chadbourn | 3 mi | 6 |
| Pumpkins | Bullock Pumpkins Cerro Gordo | in town | 2 |
| Corn maze | Strickland's Corn Maze Tabor City | 10 mi | 2 |
| Blueberries | Jack Pait Strawberry Farms Lumberton | 22 mi | 1 |
| Grapes | CarrollWoods RV Park @ Grapefull Sisters Vineyard Tabor City | 23 mi | 1 |
What's usually ripe near Cerro Gordo
- April: strawberries (6)
- May: strawberries (6)
- June: strawberries (6), blueberries (1)
- July: blueberries (1)
- September: pumpkins (2), corn maze (2)
- October: pumpkins (2), corn maze (2)
Numbers in brackets are farms within 25 miles. Months follow the typical season in North Carolina; each farm sets its own dates.
Picking season in Cerro Gordo
Around Cerro Gordo the last spring frost usually comes around April 1, and the first fall frost around November 5. That leaves about 219 frost-free days for the farms. With frost holding off until November 5, pumpkin patches and orchards near Cerro Gordo often stay open through October.
| Crop | Typical season in North Carolina | Daytime highs | Rainy days / month | Farms here |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pumpkins | September to October | 75–84 °F | 6 | 1 |
Frost dates: median of NOAA's 1991–2020 climate normals at the weather station closest to Cerro Gordo, 7 miles away. The actual dates in Cerro Gordo 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 Cerro Gordo, 7 mi away.
More towns with U-pick near Cerro Gordo
- Tabor City, NC 3 farms · 12 mi
- Lumberton, NC 2 farms · 23 mi
Illustration U-pick farms in Cerro Gordo: questions and answers
Where can you pick your own fruit in Cerro Gordo, NC?
We know of one farm in Cerro Gordo: Bullock Pumpkins. Within 25 miles there are 9 more.
What can you pick in Cerro Gordo?
The farms here list pumpkins most often. Picking dates around Cerro Gordo move with the weather, so call or check online first.
When is the last frost in Cerro Gordo?
Around April 1 in a typical year, and the first fall frost comes around November 5. Both are median dates from NOAA's 1991–2020 climate normals for the weather station nearest Cerro Gordo, so a given year can be a few weeks earlier or later.
Where is the closest strawberry farm to Cerro Gordo?
Grady Strickland in Chadbourn, about 3 miles away in a straight line. Within 25 miles we list 6 farms with strawberries in total. The usual season in North Carolina is April to June.
Where is the closest pumpkin patch to Cerro Gordo?
Right in Cerro Gordo: Bullock Pumpkins. Within 25 miles we list 2 farms with pumpkins in total. The usual season in North Carolina is September to October.
Where is the closest corn maze to Cerro Gordo?
Strickland's Corn Maze in Tabor City, about 10 miles away in a straight line. Within 25 miles we list 2 farms with corn maze in total. The usual season in North Carolina is September to October.
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