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Apple gadgetsThere are 2 places to pick your own fruit in Mosier. Another 29 are within 25 miles. It's about 53 miles from Gresham, OR, heading east.
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Nothing is typically ripe around here right now. Next up: cherries from mid June.
Based on the typical seasons for Oregon, adjusted for the local frost dates (last spring frost around April 20). A warm spring or a wet fall can shift picking by a week or more, so call ahead.
Draw a 25-mile circle around Mosier and you get 31 U-pick farms in 7 towns, including 12 with blueberries, 12 orchards with apples, 10 with cherries, 5 with raspberries and 5 for cut flowers. 19 of them list a website or Facebook page with current hours.
| Crop | Closest farm | Distance | Farms within 25 mi |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blueberries | The Gorge White House Hood River | 7 mi | 12 |
| Apples | Mosier Creek Orchards Mosier | in town | 12 |
| Cherries | Rosedale Fruit Farm Chenoweth | 1 mi | 10 |
| Raspberries | The Gorge White House Hood River | 7 mi | 5 |
| Flowers | Packer Orchards Hood River | 7 mi | 5 |
| Lavender | Hoffman Hills Lavender Farm & Guest Cottage The Dalles | 9 mi | 5 |
| Strawberries | The Gorge White House Hood River | 7 mi | 4 |
| Pears | Pear Bloom Farm Hood River | 8 mi | 4 |
| Peaches | Evans Fruit Company White Salmon | 1 mi | 3 |
| Pumpkins | Packer Orchards Hood River | 7 mi | 3 |
| Blackberries | The Gorge White House Hood River | 7 mi | 1 |
| Corn maze | Packer Orchards Hood River | 7 mi | 1 |
The counts are for farms within 25 miles. Months follow the typical season in Oregon; each farm sets its own dates.
The median last frost near Mosier is April 20; the first fall frost arrives around October 13. That leaves about 177 frost-free days for the farms.
| Crop | Typical season in Oregon | Daytime highs | Rainy days / month | Farms here |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apples | August to October | 63–82 °F | 3 | 2 |
Late in the season it gets cool: October averages a high of 63 °F and a low of 39 °F near Mosier.
Frost dates: median of NOAA's 1991–2020 climate normals at the weather station closest to Mosier, 7 miles away. The actual dates in Mosier 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 Mosier, 7 mi away.
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Apple gadgetsWe list 2 farms in Mosier, including Mosier Creek Orchards and Keylock Orchard. Another 29 are within 25 miles.
The farms here list apples most often. Before a trip to Mosier, check the farm's website or social media for what is ripe.
Around April 20 in a typical year, and the first fall frost comes around October 13. Both are median dates from NOAA's 1991–2020 climate normals for the weather station nearest Mosier, so a given year can be a few weeks earlier or later.
The Gorge White House in Hood River, about 7 miles away in a straight line. Within 25 miles we list 12 farms with blueberries in total. The usual season in Oregon is July to August.
Right in Mosier: Mosier Creek Orchards. Within 25 miles we list 12 farms with apples in total. The usual season in Oregon is August to October.
Rosedale Fruit Farm in Chenoweth, about 1 mile away in a straight line. Within 25 miles we list 10 farms with cherries in total. The usual season in Oregon is June to July.
Did a farm close, or is one missing? Tell us and we'll add it.