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Carving toolsThere's one place to pick your own fruit in Maydelle. Another 2 are within 25 miles. From Tyler, TX, Maydelle lies roughly 38 miles to the south.
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Based on the typical seasons for Texas, adjusted for the local frost dates (last spring frost around March 7). Treat the dates as a guide and check the farm's own update before you drive out.
Draw a 25-mile circle around Maydelle and you get 3 U-pick farms in 2 towns, including 2 with peaches, 1 pumpkin patch and 1 corn maze. For 2 of them we have a website or Facebook page, which is the best place to check what's ripe.
The one farm inside Maydelle is Texas State Railroad Corn Maze, with corn maze. It posts updates online and sits on 247 County Road 2131. When it has nothing ripe, the table below points to the nearest alternatives.
| Crop | Closest farm | Distance | Farms within 25 mi |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peaches | Cook Peach Farm Jacksonville | 6 mi | 2 |
| Pumpkins | Dodson Farm Jacksonville | 11 mi | 1 |
| Corn maze | Texas State Railroad Corn Maze Maydelle | in town | 1 |
The counts are for farms within 25 miles. Months follow the typical season in Texas; each farm sets its own dates.
The median last frost near Maydelle is March 7; the first fall frost arrives around November 25. That leaves about 263 frost-free days for the farms. With frost holding off until November 25, pumpkin patches and orchards near Maydelle often stay open through October.
| Crop | Typical season in Texas | Daytime highs | Rainy days / month | Farms here |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corn maze | September to November | 65–86 °F | 5 | 1 |
Plan for heat if you go for the corn maze: September highs near Maydelle average 86 °F, so arrive when the farm opens and bring water.
Frost dates: median of NOAA's 1991–2020 climate normals at the weather station closest to Maydelle, 9 miles away. The actual dates in Maydelle 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 Maydelle, 9 mi away.
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Carving toolsWe know of one farm in Maydelle: Texas State Railroad Corn Maze. Within 25 miles there are 2 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 7 in a typical year, and the first fall frost comes around November 25. Both are median dates from NOAA's 1991–2020 climate normals for the weather station nearest Maydelle, so a given year can be a few weeks earlier or later.
Cook Peach Farm in Jacksonville, about 6 miles away in a straight line. Within 25 miles we list 2 farms with peaches in total. The usual season in Texas is May to August.
Dodson Farm in Jacksonville, about 11 miles away in a straight line. It's the only one we list within 25 miles. The usual season in Texas is September to October.
Right in Maydelle: Texas State Railroad Corn Maze. It's the only one we list within 25 miles. The usual season in Texas is September to November.
Did a farm close, or is one missing? Tell us, we update the list regularly.