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Apple gadgetsWe know of one U-pick farm in New Park. Another 29 are within 25 miles. From Baltimore, MD, New Park lies roughly 34 miles to the north.
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Based on the typical seasons for Pennsylvania, adjusted for the local frost dates (last spring frost around April 1). Each year runs a little early or late, so a quick call to the farm saves a wasted trip.
Draw a 25-mile circle around New Park and you get 30 U-pick farms in 23 towns, including 13 orchards with apples, 12 with strawberries, 12 pumpkin patches, 11 with cherries and 8 corn mazes. For 19 of them we have a website or Facebook page, which is the best place to check what's ripe.
In New Park itself you'll find Maize Quest Maze Adventure Park, with corn maze. It sits on 2885 New Park Rd. When it has nothing ripe, the table below points to the nearest alternatives.
| Crop | Closest farm | Distance | Farms within 25 mi |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apples | Maple Lawn Farms, Inc. Stewartstown | 2 mi | 13 |
| Strawberries | Shaw Orchards Stewartstown | 5 mi | 12 |
| Pumpkins | Maple Lawn Farms, Inc. Stewartstown | 2 mi | 12 |
| Cherries | Maple Lawn Farms, Inc. Stewartstown | 2 mi | 11 |
| Corn maze | Maize Quest Maze Adventure Park New Park | in town | 8 |
| Peaches | Maple Lawn Farms, Inc. Stewartstown | 2 mi | 7 |
| Blueberries | Maple Lawn Farms, Inc. Stewartstown | 2 mi | 5 |
| Blackberries | Raab's Fruit Farm Dallastown | 14 mi | 5 |
| Raspberries | Mingodale Farm Hunt Valley | 17 mi | 3 |
| Flowers | Mingodale Farm Hunt Valley | 17 mi | 1 |
| Lavender | Purple Rain Lavender Farm Churchville | 19 mi | 1 |
Farm counts in brackets cover 25 miles. Months follow the typical season in Pennsylvania; each farm sets its own dates.
In a typical year New Park sees its last frost around April 1 and the first one of fall around November 10. That leaves about 221 frost-free days for the farms. With frost holding off until November 10, pumpkin patches and orchards near New Park often stay open through October.
| Crop | Typical season in Pennsylvania | Daytime highs | Rainy days / month | Farms here |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corn maze | September to October | 65–77 °F | 6 | 1 |
Frost dates: median of NOAA's 1991–2020 climate normals at the weather station closest to New Park, 11 miles away. The actual dates in New Park 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 New Park, 11 mi away.
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The old-school gadget that turns a bag of picked apples into pie filling in minutes.
Apple gadgetsWe know of one farm in New Park: Maize Quest Maze Adventure Park. Within 25 miles there are 29 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 April 1 in a typical year, and the first fall frost comes around November 10. Both are median dates from NOAA's 1991–2020 climate normals for the weather station nearest New Park, so a given year can be a few weeks earlier or later.
Maple Lawn Farms, Inc. in Stewartstown, about 2 miles away in a straight line. Within 25 miles we list 13 farms with apples in total. The usual season in Pennsylvania is August to October.
Shaw Orchards in Stewartstown, about 5 miles away in a straight line. Within 25 miles we list 12 farms with strawberries in total. The usual season in Pennsylvania is May to June.
Maple Lawn Farms, Inc. in Stewartstown, about 2 miles away in a straight line. Within 25 miles we list 12 farms with pumpkins in total. The usual season in Pennsylvania is September to October.
Did a farm close, or is one missing? Let us know, we update the list regularly.