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Carving toolsThere's one place to pick your own fruit in Deer Park. Another 10 are within 25 miles. From Saint Paul, MN, Deer Park lies roughly 36 miles to the northeast.
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Nothing is typically ripe around here right now. Next up: strawberries from early June.
Based on the typical seasons for Wisconsin, adjusted for the local frost dates (last spring frost around May 5). These are typical dates, not promises: farms post the real opening on their website or social pages.
Within 25 miles of Deer Park there are 11 farms on our map in 10 towns. Among them: 6 orchards with apples, 4 pumpkin patches, 1 with strawberries, 1 with blueberries and 1 for cut flowers. For 7 of them we have a website or Facebook page, which is the best place to check what's ripe.
In Deer Park itself you'll find Joe's Giants Pumpkin Farm, with pumpkins. It sits on 226 County Road T. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apples | Apple River Vegetables Star Prairie | 4 mi | 6 |
| Pumpkins | Joe's Giants Pumpkin Farm Deer Park | in town | 4 |
| Strawberries | Pleasant Valley Orchard Taylors Falls | 18 mi | 1 |
| Blueberries | Blueberry Fields of Stillwater Stillwater | 21 mi | 1 |
| Flowers | Live Flowers, LLC Marine On Saint Croix | 20 mi | 1 |
Farm counts in brackets cover 25 miles. Months follow the typical season in Wisconsin; each farm sets its own dates.
In a typical year Deer Park sees its last frost around May 5 and the first one of fall around October 4. That leaves about 151 frost-free days for the farms. Fall comes early here, so apple and pumpkin picking near Deer Park often winds down by the middle of October.
| Crop | Typical season in Wisconsin | Daytime highs | Rainy days / month | Farms here |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pumpkins | September to October | 56–71 °F | 6 | 1 |
October brings highs around 56 °F and mornings near 36 °F, so pack a warm layer for the pumpkin patch.
Frost dates: median of NOAA's 1991–2020 climate normals at the weather station closest to Deer Park, 9 miles away. The actual dates in Deer Park 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 Deer Park, 9 mi away.
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Carving toolsWe know of one farm in Deer Park: Joe's Giants Pumpkin Farm. Within 25 miles there are 10 more.
The farms here list pumpkins most often. Crops ripen at different times each year, so it pays to check ahead.
Around May 5 in a typical year, and the first fall frost comes around October 4. 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.
Apple River Vegetables in Star Prairie, about 4 miles away in a straight line. Within 25 miles we list 6 farms with apples in total. The usual season in Wisconsin is September to October.
Right in Deer Park: Joe's Giants Pumpkin Farm. Within 25 miles we list 4 farms with pumpkins in total. The usual season in Wisconsin is September to October.
Pleasant Valley Orchard in Taylors Falls, about 18 miles away in a straight line. It's the only one we list within 25 miles. The usual season in Wisconsin is June to July.
Know a farm we don't list yet? Let us know and we'll add it.