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Apple gadgetsThere's one place to pick your own fruit in Flintstone. Another 9 are within 25 miles. It's about 5 miles from Chattanooga, TN, heading south.
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Based on the typical seasons for Georgia, adjusted for the local frost dates (last spring frost around March 31). Crops ripen with the weather, not the calendar, so confirm with the farm the day before.
Draw a 25-mile circle around Flintstone and you get 10 U-pick farms in 8 towns, including 3 with blueberries, 3 pumpkin patches, 2 corn mazes, 1 with blackberries and 1 with grapes. 6 post their hours online, so you can check before you drive.
The one farm inside Flintstone is Blowing Springs Farm \/ The Enchanted Maize Maze at Rock City, with corn maze. It sits on 271 Chattanooga Valley 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 | Sims Family Farm Ringgold | 9 mi | 3 |
| Pumpkins | Sims Family Farm Ringgold | 9 mi | 3 |
| Corn maze | Blowing Springs Farm \/ The Enchanted Maize Maze at Rock City Flintstone | in town | 2 |
| Blackberries | Sims Family Farm Ringgold | 9 mi | 1 |
| Grapes | Georgia Winery Ringgold | 11 mi | 1 |
| Sunflowers | Sims Family Farm Ringgold | 9 mi | 1 |
| Lavender | Lookout Lavender Farm Rising Fawn | 18 mi | 1 |
Numbers in brackets are farms within 25 miles. Months follow the typical season in Georgia; each farm sets its own dates.
In a typical year Flintstone sees its last frost around March 31 and the first one of fall around November 6. That leaves about 219 frost-free days for the farms. With frost holding off until November 6, pumpkin patches and orchards near Flintstone often stay open through October.
| Crop | Typical season in Georgia | Daytime highs | Rainy days / month | Farms here |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corn maze | September to November | 57–78 °F | 6 | 1 |
By November nights drop to about 40 °F and days reach 57 °F, so a jacket helps for a maze walk late in the day.
Frost dates: median of NOAA's 1991–2020 climate normals at the weather station closest to Flintstone, 2 miles away. The actual dates in Flintstone 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 Flintstone, 2 mi away.
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Apple gadgetsWe know of one farm in Flintstone: Blowing Springs Farm \/ The Enchanted Maize Maze at Rock City. Within 25 miles there are 9 more.
The farms here list corn maze most often. A warm spring or a cold snap shifts the dates, so confirm with the farm before you drive out.
Around March 31 in a typical year, and the first fall frost comes around November 6. Both are median dates from NOAA's 1991–2020 climate normals for the weather station nearest Flintstone, so a given year can be a few weeks earlier or later.
Sims Family Farm in Ringgold, about 9 miles away in a straight line. Within 25 miles we list 3 farms with blueberries in total. The usual season in Georgia is May to July.
Sims Family Farm in Ringgold, about 9 miles away in a straight line. Within 25 miles we list 3 farms with pumpkins in total. The usual season in Georgia is September to October.
Right in Flintstone: Blowing Springs Farm \/ The Enchanted Maize Maze at Rock City. Within 25 miles we list 2 farms with corn maze in total. The usual season in Georgia is September to November.
If a farm is missing here, Let us know and we'll add it.