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Carving toolsWe know of one U-pick farm in Deer Park. Another 4 are within 25 miles. From Pasadena, TX, Deer Park lies roughly 6 miles to the east.
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Based on the typical seasons for Texas, adjusted for the local frost dates (last spring frost around January 30). These are typical dates, not promises: farms post the real opening on their website or social pages.
Counting Deer Park itself, we list 5 U-pick farms within 25 miles, spread over 4 towns: 1 with strawberries, 1 with blueberries, 1 with blackberries, 1 with peaches and 1 pumpkin patch. 5 of them list a website or Facebook page with current hours.
The one farm inside Deer Park is Derrick's Christmas Trees. It posts updates online and sits on 4711 Center St. When it has nothing ripe, the table below points to the nearest alternatives.
| Crop | Closest farm | Distance | Farms within 25 mi |
|---|---|---|---|
| Strawberries | Froberg Vegetable & Fruit Farm Alvin | 18 mi | 1 |
| Blueberries | Fruits and Such Orchard Dickinson | 16 mi | 1 |
| Blackberries | Fruits and Such Orchard Dickinson | 16 mi | 1 |
| Peaches | Fruits and Such Orchard Dickinson | 16 mi | 1 |
| Pumpkins | Froberg Vegetable & Fruit Farm Alvin | 18 mi | 1 |
| Corn maze | Froberg Vegetable & Fruit Farm Alvin | 18 mi | 1 |
Farm counts in brackets cover 25 miles. Months follow the typical season in Texas; each farm sets its own dates.
The median last frost near Deer Park is January 30; the first fall frost arrives around December 28. That leaves about 330 frost-free days for the farms. With frost holding off until December 28, pumpkin patches and orchards near Deer Park often stay open through October.
Frost dates: median of NOAA's 1991–2020 climate normals at the weather station closest to Deer Park, 10 miles away. The actual dates in Deer Park can shift by a few weeks from one year to the next.
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Carving toolsWe know of one farm in Deer Park: Derrick's Christmas Trees. Within 25 miles there are 4 more.
The farms here list christmas trees most often. Each farm posts its own picking days, and they change from year to year.
Around January 30 in a typical year, and the first fall frost comes around December 28. Both are median dates from NOAA's 1991–2020 climate normals for the weather station nearest Deer Park, so a given year can be a few weeks earlier or later.
Froberg Vegetable & Fruit Farm in Alvin, about 18 miles away in a straight line. It's the only one we list within 25 miles. The usual season in Texas is March to May.
Fruits and Such Orchard in Dickinson, about 16 miles away in a straight line. It's the only one we list within 25 miles. The usual season in Texas is May to July.
Fruits and Such Orchard in Dickinson, about 16 miles away in a straight line. It's the only one we list within 25 miles. The usual season in Texas is May to July.
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