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Apple gadgetsThere's one place to pick your own fruit in Chippewa Falls. Another 8 are within 25 miles. Chippewa Falls is about 83 miles northeast of Rochester, MN.
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Nothing is typically ripe around here right now. Next up: strawberries from early June.
Based on the typical seasons for Wisconsin, adjusted for the local frost dates (last spring frost around May 8). A warm spring or a wet fall can shift picking by a week or more, so call ahead.
Counting Chippewa Falls itself, we list 9 U-pick farms within 25 miles, spread over 6 towns: 5 orchards with apples, 3 with blueberries, 2 with strawberries and 1 pumpkin patch. 6 of them list a website or Facebook page with current hours.
Chippewa Falls's own U-pick farm is Connell's Orchard, with apples. It sits on County Highway OO. For anything it doesn't grow, check the closest farms by crop below.
| Crop | Closest farm | Distance | Farms within 25 mi |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apples | Connell's Orchard Chippewa Falls | in town | 5 |
| Blueberries | Blueberry Ridge Orchard Eleva | 20 mi | 3 |
| Strawberries | Foster Farm's Strawberries Strum | 17 mi | 2 |
| Pumpkins | Schultz's Country Barn, LLC. & Pumpkin Patch. Eleva | 22 mi | 1 |
The counts are for farms within 25 miles. Months follow the typical season in Wisconsin; each farm sets its own dates.
In a typical year Chippewa Falls sees its last frost around May 8 and the first one of fall around October 4. That leaves about 149 frost-free days for the farms. Fall comes early here, so apple and pumpkin picking near Chippewa Falls often winds down by the middle of October.
| Crop | Typical season in Wisconsin | Daytime highs | Rainy days / month | Farms here |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apples | September to October | 58–72 °F | 6 | 1 |
By October nights drop to about 37 °F and days reach 58 °F, so a jacket helps for a hayride late in the day.
Frost dates: median of NOAA's 1991–2020 climate normals at the weather station closest to Chippewa Falls, 10 miles away. The actual dates in Chippewa Falls 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 Chippewa Falls, 10 mi away.
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The old-school gadget that turns a bag of picked apples into pie filling in minutes.
Apple gadgetsWe know of one farm in Chippewa Falls: Connell's Orchard. Within 25 miles there are 8 more.
The farms here list apples most often. Crops ripen at different times each year, so it pays to check ahead.
Around May 8 in a typical year, and the first fall frost comes around October 4. Both are median dates from NOAA's 1991–2020 climate normals for the weather station nearest Chippewa Falls, so a given year can be a few weeks earlier or later.
Right in Chippewa Falls: Connell's Orchard. Within 25 miles we list 5 farms with apples in total. The usual season in Wisconsin is September to October.
Blueberry Ridge Orchard in Eleva, about 20 miles away in a straight line. Within 25 miles we list 3 farms with blueberries in total. The usual season in Wisconsin is July to August.
Foster Farm's Strawberries in Strum, about 17 miles away in a straight line. Within 25 miles we list 2 farms with strawberries in total. The usual season in Wisconsin is June to July.
Did a farm close, or is one missing? Tell us, we update the list regularly.