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Carving toolsThere's one place to pick your own fruit in Choctaw. Another 13 are within 25 miles. From Oklahoma City, OK, Choctaw lies roughly 14 miles to the east.
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Based on the typical seasons for Oklahoma, adjusted for the local frost dates (last spring frost around April 2). These are typical dates, not promises: farms post the real opening on their website or social pages.
Counting Choctaw itself, we list 14 U-pick farms within 25 miles, spread over 7 towns: 6 pumpkin patches, 4 corn mazes, 3 orchards with apples, 2 with blackberries and 2 with peaches. 11 of them list a website or Facebook page with current hours.
In Choctaw itself you'll find Spencer's Orchard, with apples. It sits on 2474 Main Street. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pumpkins | Cross Timbers Christmas Tree Farm and Pumpkin Patch Harrah | 6 mi | 6 |
| Corn maze | Parkhurst Pumpkin Patch Oklahoma City | 12 mi | 4 |
| Apples | Spencer's Orchard Choctaw | in town | 3 |
| Blackberries | Sorghum Mill Christmas Tree and Blackberry Farm Edmond | 16 mi | 2 |
| Peaches | Wind Drift Orchards Harrah | 3 mi | 2 |
| Strawberries | Buffalo Creek Berry Farm Mustang | 24 mi | 1 |
| Blueberries | Shawnee Berry Farm Shawnee | 23 mi | 1 |
| Raspberries | Buffalo Creek Berry Farm Mustang | 24 mi | 1 |
| Grapes | Buffalo Creek Berry Farm Mustang | 24 mi | 1 |
Numbers in brackets are farms within 25 miles. Months follow the typical season in Oklahoma; each farm sets its own dates.
The median last frost near Choctaw is April 2; the first fall frost arrives around November 5. That leaves about 217 frost-free days for the farms. With frost holding off until November 5, pumpkin patches and orchards near Choctaw often stay open through October.
| Crop | Typical season in Oklahoma | Daytime highs | Rainy days / month | Farms here |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apples | August to October | 73–91 °F | 5 | 1 |
Plan for heat if you go for apple picking: August highs near Choctaw average 91 °F, so arrive when the farm opens and bring water.
Frost dates: median of NOAA's 1991–2020 climate normals at the weather station closest to Choctaw, 5 miles away. The actual dates in Choctaw 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 Choctaw, 17 mi away.
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Carving toolsWe know of one farm in Choctaw: Spencer's Orchard. Within 25 miles there are 13 more.
The farms here list apples most often. Picking dates around Choctaw move with the weather, so call or check online first.
Around April 2 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 Choctaw, so a given year can be a few weeks earlier or later.
Cross Timbers Christmas Tree Farm and Pumpkin Patch in Harrah, about 6 miles away in a straight line. Within 25 miles we list 6 farms with pumpkins in total. The usual season in Oklahoma is September to October.
Parkhurst Pumpkin Patch in Oklahoma City, about 12 miles away in a straight line. Within 25 miles we list 4 farms with corn maze in total. The usual season in Oklahoma is September to October.
Right in Choctaw: Spencer's Orchard. Within 25 miles we list 3 farms with apples in total. The usual season in Oklahoma is August to October.
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