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Carving toolsThere's one place to pick your own fruit in North Conway. Another 13 are within 25 miles. It's about 75 miles from Manchester, NH, heading north.
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Nothing is typically ripe around here right now. Next up: blueberries from early July.
Based on the typical seasons for New Hampshire, adjusted for the local frost dates (last spring frost around May 7). Treat the dates as a guide and check the farm's own update before you drive out.
Draw a 25-mile circle around North Conway and you get 14 U-pick farms in 11 towns, including 7 orchards with apples, 4 with blueberries, 2 pumpkin patches, 1 corn maze and 1 for cut flowers. For 6 of them we have a website or Facebook page, which is the best place to check what's ripe.
In North Conway itself you'll find Conway Scenic Railroad Pumpkin Patch Express, with pumpkins. It sits on 38 Norcross Circle. When it has nothing ripe, the table below points to the nearest alternatives.
| Crop | Closest farm | Distance | Farms within 25 mi |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apples | Hatches Orchard Fryeburg | 9 mi | 7 |
| Blueberries | Marrybrook Farm Tamworth | 10 mi | 4 |
| Pumpkins | Conway Scenic Railroad Pumpkin Patch Express North Conway | in town | 2 |
| Corn maze | The Maize at Sherman Farm Fryeburg | 6 mi | 1 |
| Flowers | Weston's Farm Stand Fryeburg | 7 mi | 1 |
Numbers in brackets are farms within 25 miles. Months follow the typical season in New Hampshire; each farm sets its own dates.
Around North Conway the last spring frost usually comes around May 7, and the first fall frost around October 5. That leaves about 150 frost-free days for the farms. Fall comes early here, so apple and pumpkin picking near North Conway often winds down by the middle of October.
| Crop | Typical season in New Hampshire | Daytime highs | Rainy days / month | Farms here |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pumpkins | September to October | 59–72 °F | 7 | 1 |
October brings highs around 59 °F and mornings near 37 °F, so pack a warm layer for the pumpkin patch.
Frost dates: median of NOAA's 1991–2020 climate normals at the weather station closest to North Conway, 1 mile away. The actual dates in North Conway 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 North Conway, 1 mi away.
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Carving toolsWe know of one farm in North Conway: Conway Scenic Railroad Pumpkin Patch Express. Within 25 miles there are 13 more.
The farms here list pumpkins most often. Crops ripen at different times each year, so it pays to check ahead.
Around May 7 in a typical year, and the first fall frost comes around October 5. Both are median dates from NOAA's 1991–2020 climate normals for the weather station nearest North Conway, so a given year can be a few weeks earlier or later.
Hatches Orchard in Fryeburg, about 9 miles away in a straight line. Within 25 miles we list 7 farms with apples in total. The usual season in New Hampshire is September to October.
Marrybrook Farm in Tamworth, about 10 miles away in a straight line. Within 25 miles we list 4 farms with blueberries in total. The usual season in New Hampshire is July to August.
Right in North Conway: Conway Scenic Railroad Pumpkin Patch Express. Within 25 miles we list 2 farms with pumpkins in total. The usual season in New Hampshire is September to October.
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