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There's one place to pick your own fruit in Elkhart. Another 21 are within 25 miles. Elkhart is about 13 miles east of South Bend, IN.
Ripe this week around Elkhart
Week of November 2 · updates automatically
- Flowers Last weeks around Elkhart, typically through mid November. 1 farm within 25 mi, closest: Gingerich's Organic Strawberries and Flowers (9 mi).
Based on the typical seasons for Indiana, adjusted for the local frost dates (last spring frost around April 26). Each year runs a little early or late, so a quick call to the farm saves a wasted trip.
More U-pick farms around Elkhart
- 6.6 mi Blueberry Ranch Mishawaka Blueberries
- 9.2 mi Gingerich's Organic Strawberries and Flowers Nappanee StrawberriesFlowers
- 9.3 mi Amazing Acres Corn Maze and Pumpkin Patch Edwardsburg PumpkinsCorn maze
- 10 mi Beech Road Blueberry Farm Wakarusa Blueberries
- 11 mi Yoder's U-pick Strawberry Patch Goshen Strawberries
- 12 mi Kercher's Sunrise Orchards Farm Market Goshen ApplesPumpkinsCherries
- 14 mi New Road Natural Farm South Bend VegetablesPumpkins
- 16 mi Diamond Lake Orchard Cassopolis Apples
- 19 mi Eckler's Produce and Greenhouse Niles BlueberriesRaspberriesTomatoes
- 20 mi Lehman's Orchard Niles BlueberriesCherries
What you can pick near Elkhart
Counting Elkhart itself, we list 22 U-pick farms within 25 miles, spread over 18 towns: 8 with blueberries, 8 pumpkin patches, 6 orchards with apples, 5 with strawberries and 2 with raspberries. For 14 of them we have a website or Facebook page, which is the best place to check what's ripe.
Elkhart's own U-pick farm is The Pumpkin Patch, with pumpkins. It sits on 58095 County Road 105. For anything it doesn't grow, check the closest farms by crop below.
Nearest place to pick, by crop
| Crop | Closest farm | Distance | Farms within 25 mi |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blueberries | Blueberry Ranch Mishawaka | 7 mi | 8 |
| Pumpkins | The Pumpkin Patch Elkhart | in town | 8 |
| Apples | Kercher's Sunrise Orchards Farm Market Goshen | 12 mi | 6 |
| Strawberries | Gingerich's Organic Strawberries and Flowers Nappanee | 9 mi | 5 |
| Raspberries | Eckler's Produce and Greenhouse Niles | 19 mi | 2 |
| Cherries | Kercher's Sunrise Orchards Farm Market Goshen | 12 mi | 2 |
| Blackberries | Blue Barn Berry Farm Syracuse | 22 mi | 1 |
| Grapes | Corey Lake Orchards Three Rivers | 23 mi | 1 |
| Corn maze | Amazing Acres Corn Maze and Pumpkin Patch Edwardsburg | 9 mi | 1 |
| Flowers | Gingerich's Organic Strawberries and Flowers Nappanee | 9 mi | 1 |
Picking calendar for the area
- May: strawberries (5)
- June: blueberries (8), strawberries (5), raspberries (2), cherries (2), flowers (1)
- July: blueberries (8), raspberries (2), cherries (2), blackberries (1), flowers (1)
- August: blueberries (8), apples (6), raspberries (2), blackberries (1), flowers (1)
- September: pumpkins (8), apples (6), raspberries (2), corn maze (1), flowers (1)
- October: pumpkins (8), apples (6), corn maze (1), flowers (1)
The counts are for farms within 25 miles. Months follow the typical season in Indiana; each farm sets its own dates.
Elkhart picking calendar
Around Elkhart the last spring frost usually comes around April 26, and the first fall frost around October 21. That leaves about 175 frost-free days for the farms.
| Crop | Typical season in Indiana | Daytime highs | Rainy days / month | Farms here |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pumpkins | September to October | 63–75 °F | 6 | 1 |
October brings highs around 63 °F and mornings near 43 °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 Elkhart, 9 miles away. The actual dates in Elkhart 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 Elkhart, 9 mi away.
Farmers markets nearby
- Elkhart Farmers Market Elkhart · 3 mi · Sat 9 AM–1 PM · May–Sep
- C & C Garden South Bend · 14 mi · Sat 11 AM–3 PM, Sun 1 PM–5 PM · Jul–Oct · SNAP/EBT
More towns with U-pick near Elkhart
- Goshen, IN 2 farms · 11 mi
- South Bend, IN 1 farm · 14 mi
- Niles, MI 2 farms · 19 mi
- Plymouth, IN 2 farms · 24 mi
- Dowagiac, MI 4 farms · 24 mi
- Berrien Springs, MI 8 farms · 28 mi
- Three Oaks, MI 3 farms · 31 mi
- Baroda, MI 2 farms · 33 mi
Illustration U-pick farms in Elkhart: questions and answers
Where can you pick your own fruit in Elkhart, IN?
We know of one farm in Elkhart: The Pumpkin Patch. Within 25 miles there are 21 more.
What can you pick in Elkhart?
The farms here list pumpkins most often. Crops ripen at different times each year, so it pays to check ahead.
When is the last frost in Elkhart?
Around April 26 in a typical year, and the first fall frost comes around October 21. Both are median dates from NOAA's 1991–2020 climate normals for the weather station nearest Elkhart, so a given year can be a few weeks earlier or later.
Where is the closest blueberry farm to Elkhart?
Blueberry Ranch in Mishawaka, about 7 miles away in a straight line. Within 25 miles we list 8 farms with blueberries in total. The usual season in Indiana is June to August.
Where is the closest pumpkin patch to Elkhart?
Right in Elkhart: The Pumpkin Patch. Within 25 miles we list 8 farms with pumpkins in total. The usual season in Indiana is September to October.
Where is the closest apple orchard to Elkhart?
Kercher's Sunrise Orchards Farm Market in Goshen, about 12 miles away in a straight line. Within 25 miles we list 6 farms with apples in total. The usual season in Indiana is August to October.
Know a farm we don't list yet? Send us a tip, we update the list regularly.