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Apple gadgetsThere's one place to pick your own fruit in Corryton. Another 15 are within 25 miles. It's about 16 miles from Knoxville, TN, heading northeast.
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Nothing is typically ripe around here right now. Next up: blueberries from mid June.
Based on the typical seasons for Tennessee, adjusted for the local frost dates (last spring frost around April 22). Each year runs a little early or late, so a quick call to the farm saves a wasted trip.
Draw a 25-mile circle around Corryton and you get 16 U-pick farms in 11 towns, including 8 corn mazes, 5 with blueberries, 4 pumpkin patches, 2 with blackberries and 1 orchard with apples. 7 of them list a website or Facebook page with current hours.
The one farm inside Corryton is The Corn Maze and Pumpkin Patch at Oakes Farm, with pumpkins and corn maze. It sits on 8240 Corryton Road. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Corn maze | The Corn Maze and Pumpkin Patch at Oakes Farm Corryton | in town | 8 |
| Blueberries | Still Waters Farm Knoxville | 4 mi | 5 |
| Pumpkins | The Corn Maze and Pumpkin Patch at Oakes Farm Corryton | in town | 4 |
| Blackberries | Still Waters Farm Knoxville | 4 mi | 2 |
| Apples | Clift Orchard Strawberry Plains | 13 mi | 1 |
| Grapes | Seven Springs Farm Maynardville | 6 mi | 1 |
Farm counts in brackets cover 25 miles. Months follow the typical season in Tennessee; each farm sets its own dates.
In a typical year Corryton sees its last frost around April 22 and the first one of fall around October 25. That leaves about 184 frost-free days for the farms.
| Crop | Typical season in Tennessee | Daytime highs | Rainy days / month | Farms here |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pumpkins | September to October | 70–80 °F | 6 | 1 |
| Corn maze | September to October | 70–80 °F | 6 | 1 |
By October nights drop to about 44 °F and days reach 70 °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 Corryton, 15 miles away. The actual dates in Corryton 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 Corryton, 15 mi away.
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Apple gadgetsWe know of one farm in Corryton: The Corn Maze and Pumpkin Patch at Oakes Farm. Within 25 miles there are 15 more.
The farms here list pumpkins and corn maze most often. Each farm posts its own picking days, and they change from year to year.
Around April 22 in a typical year, and the first fall frost comes around October 25. Both are median dates from NOAA's 1991–2020 climate normals for the weather station nearest Corryton, so a given year can be a few weeks earlier or later.
Right in Corryton: The Corn Maze and Pumpkin Patch at Oakes Farm. Within 25 miles we list 8 farms with corn maze in total. The usual season in Tennessee is September to October.
Still Waters Farm in Knoxville, about 4 miles away in a straight line. Within 25 miles we list 5 farms with blueberries in total. The usual season in Tennessee is June to July.
Right in Corryton: The Corn Maze and Pumpkin Patch at Oakes Farm. Within 25 miles we list 4 farms with pumpkins in total. The usual season in Tennessee is September to October.
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