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Carving toolsCole Camp has one U-pick farm on our map. Another 4 are within 25 miles. From Columbia, MO, Cole Camp lies roughly 59 miles to the southwest.
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Nothing is typically ripe around here right now. Next up: blueberries from late May.
Based on the typical seasons for Missouri, adjusted for the local frost dates (last spring frost around April 13). These are typical dates, not promises: farms post the real opening on their website or social pages.
Counting Cole Camp itself, we list 5 U-pick farms within 25 miles, spread over 5 towns: 3 pumpkin patches, 2 with blackberries and 1 with blueberries. 4 of them list a website or Facebook page with current hours.
In Cole Camp itself you'll find Prairies End Pumpkin Patch, with pumpkins. It posts updates online and sits on 10757 US highway 65. 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 | Prairies End Pumpkin Patch Cole Camp | in town | 3 |
| Blackberries | Anne's Acres Lincoln | 9 mi | 2 |
| Blueberries | Anne's Acres Lincoln | 9 mi | 1 |
Farm counts in brackets cover 25 miles. Months follow the typical season in Missouri; each farm sets its own dates.
In a typical year Cole Camp sees its last frost around April 13 and the first one of fall around October 23. That leaves about 191 frost-free days for the farms.
| Crop | Typical season in Missouri | Daytime highs | Rainy days / month | Farms here |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pumpkins | September to October | 67–79 °F | 6 | 1 |
Late in the season it gets cool: October averages a high of 67 °F and a low of 44 °F near Cole Camp.
Frost dates: median of NOAA's 1991–2020 climate normals at the weather station closest to Cole Camp, 3 miles away. The actual dates in Cole Camp 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 Cole Camp, 3 mi away.
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Carving toolsWe know of one farm in Cole Camp: Prairies End Pumpkin Patch. Within 25 miles there are 4 more.
The farms here list pumpkins most often. Before a trip to Cole Camp, check the farm's website or social media for what is ripe.
Around April 13 in a typical year, and the first fall frost comes around October 23. Both are median dates from NOAA's 1991–2020 climate normals for the weather station nearest Cole Camp, so a given year can be a few weeks earlier or later.
Right in Cole Camp: Prairies End Pumpkin Patch. Within 25 miles we list 3 farms with pumpkins in total. The usual season in Missouri is September to October.
Anne's Acres in Lincoln, about 9 miles away in a straight line. Within 25 miles we list 2 farms with blackberries in total. The usual season in Missouri is July to August.
Anne's Acres in Lincoln, about 9 miles away in a straight line. It's the only one we list within 25 miles. The usual season in Missouri is June to August.
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