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Apple gadgetsThere's one place to pick your own fruit in Damascus. Another 50 are within 25 miles. From Gresham, OR, Damascus lies roughly 9 miles to the south.
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Based on the typical seasons for Oregon, adjusted for the local frost dates (last spring frost around March 18). 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 Damascus and you get 51 U-pick farms in 25 towns, including 29 with blueberries, 8 pumpkin patches, 7 with blackberries, 7 with raspberries and 6 with strawberries. For 35 of them we have a website or Facebook page, which is the best place to check what's ripe.
In Damascus itself you'll find Oregon Lavender Farm, with lavender. It posts updates online and sits on 20920 South Harris 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blueberries | Jay's Blueberries Oregon City | 3 mi | 29 |
| Pumpkins | Liepold Farms Gresham | 5 mi | 8 |
| Blackberries | Blooming Junction Farm and Garden Estacada | 8 mi | 7 |
| Raspberries | Blooming Junction Farm and Garden Estacada | 8 mi | 7 |
| Strawberries | Burns Farm Troutdale | 11 mi | 6 |
| Apples | Morning Shade Farm Canby | 14 mi | 5 |
| Flowers | Justy's Produce and Flowers Portland | 8 mi | 5 |
| Corn maze | Liepold Farms Gresham | 5 mi | 4 |
| Lavender | Oregon Lavender Farm Damascus | in town | 4 |
| Pears | Morning Shade Farm Canby | 14 mi | 3 |
| Peaches | Baker Road Peaches Sherwood | 19 mi | 2 |
| Cherries | Bell's Orchard Beaverton | 24 mi | 1 |
| Sunflowers | Blooming Junction Farm and Garden Estacada | 8 mi | 1 |
Numbers in brackets are farms within 25 miles. Months follow the typical season in Oregon; each farm sets its own dates.
Around Damascus the last spring frost usually comes around March 18, and the first fall frost around November 18. That leaves about 244 frost-free days for the farms. With frost holding off until November 18, pumpkin patches and orchards near Damascus often stay open through October.
Frost dates: median of NOAA's 1991–2020 climate normals at the weather station closest to Damascus, 8 miles away. The actual dates in Damascus can shift by a few weeks from one year to the next.
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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 Damascus: Oregon Lavender Farm. Within 25 miles there are 50 more.
The farms here list lavender most often. Picking dates around Damascus move with the weather, so call or check online first.
Around March 18 in a typical year, and the first fall frost comes around November 18. Both are median dates from NOAA's 1991–2020 climate normals for the weather station nearest Damascus, so a given year can be a few weeks earlier or later.
Jay's Blueberries in Oregon City, about 3 miles away in a straight line. Within 25 miles we list 29 farms with blueberries in total. The usual season in Oregon is July to August.
Liepold Farms in Gresham, about 5 miles away in a straight line. Within 25 miles we list 8 farms with pumpkins in total. The usual season in Oregon is September to October.
Blooming Junction Farm and Garden in Estacada, about 8 miles away in a straight line. Within 25 miles we list 7 farms with blackberries in total. The usual season in Oregon is July to September.
Know a farm we don't list yet? Tell us and we'll add it.