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Carving toolsFennville has one U-pick farm on our map. Another 26 are within 25 miles. From Grand Rapids, MI, Fennville lies roughly 35 miles to the southwest.
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Based on the typical seasons for Michigan, adjusted for the local frost dates (last spring frost around April 28). Treat the dates as a guide and check the farm's own update before you drive out.
Draw a 25-mile circle around Fennville and you get 27 U-pick farms in 15 towns, including 14 with blueberries, 5 orchards with apples, 3 with raspberries, 2 with cherries and 2 pumpkin patches. 19 of them list a website or Facebook page with current hours.
The one farm inside Fennville is Crane Orchards Upick, with apples. It posts updates online and sits on 6052 124th Avenue. 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 | Mitchells Blueberries Grand Junction | 12 mi | 14 |
| Apples | Crane Orchards Upick Fennville | in town | 5 |
| Raspberries | Riverbend Farms South Haven | 16 mi | 3 |
| Cherries | Dekleine Cherry Farm Jamestown Charter Township | 20 mi | 2 |
| Pumpkins | Fun Pumpkins Holland | 13 mi | 2 |
| Strawberries | De Lange's Farm Hudsonville | 25 mi | 1 |
| Blackberries | Riverbend Farms South Haven | 16 mi | 1 |
| Corn maze | New Salem Corn Maze Dorr | 21 mi | 1 |
| Lavender | Twin Flame Lavender Farm Allegan | 12 mi | 1 |
Numbers in brackets are farms within 25 miles. Months follow the typical season in Michigan; each farm sets its own dates.
The median last frost near Fennville is April 28; the first fall frost arrives around October 21. That leaves about 175 frost-free days for the farms.
| Crop | Typical season in Michigan | Daytime highs | Rainy days / month | Farms here |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apples | September to October | 61–74 °F | 7 | 1 |
By October nights drop to about 43 °F and days reach 61 °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 Fennville, 11 miles away. The actual dates in Fennville 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 Fennville, 11 mi away.
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Carving toolsWe know of one farm in Fennville: Crane Orchards Upick. Within 25 miles there are 26 more.
The farms here list apples most often. Each farm posts its own picking days, and they change from year to year.
Around April 28 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 Fennville, so a given year can be a few weeks earlier or later.
Mitchells Blueberries in Grand Junction, about 12 miles away in a straight line. Within 25 miles we list 14 farms with blueberries in total. The usual season in Michigan is July to August.
Right in Fennville: Crane Orchards Upick. Within 25 miles we list 5 farms with apples in total. The usual season in Michigan is September to October.
Riverbend Farms in South Haven, about 16 miles away in a straight line. Within 25 miles we list 3 farms with raspberries in total. The usual season in Michigan is July to September.
Also in Fennville: 2 Christmas tree farms on our sister site Christmas Tree Farms Nearby.
If a farm is missing here, Let us know.