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Carving toolsThere's one place to pick your own fruit in Ooltewah. Another 10 are within 25 miles. It's about 16 miles from East Chattanooga, TN, heading northeast.
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Based on the typical seasons for Tennessee, adjusted for the local frost dates (last spring frost around April 6). Weather moves harvests by a week or two, so check with the farm before you go.
Counting Ooltewah itself, we list 11 U-pick farms within 25 miles, spread over 9 towns: 5 pumpkin patches, 4 corn mazes, 3 with blueberries, 1 with blackberries and 1 orchard with apples. 7 of them list a website or Facebook page with current hours.
The one farm inside Ooltewah is Chattanooga Corn Maze, with corn maze. It posts updates online and sits on 9521 Ooltewah-Georgetown Road. When it has nothing ripe, the table below points to the nearest alternatives.
| Crop | Closest farm | Distance | Farms within 25 mi |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pumpkins | Leo's Berry Patch Cohutta | 15 mi | 5 |
| Corn maze | Chattanooga Corn Maze Ooltewah | in town | 4 |
| Blueberries | Sandy's Pick-Your-Own Blueberry Patch Benton | 21 mi | 3 |
| Blackberries | Sims Family Farm Ringgold | 23 mi | 1 |
| Apples | Wheeler's Orchard Dunlap | 24 mi | 1 |
| Grapes | Georgia Winery Ringgold | 20 mi | 1 |
| Sunflowers | Sims Family Farm Ringgold | 23 mi | 1 |
Farm counts in brackets cover 25 miles. Months follow the typical season in Tennessee; each farm sets its own dates.
In a typical year Ooltewah sees its last frost around April 6 and the first one of fall around October 30. That leaves about 206 frost-free days for the farms.
| Crop | Typical season in Tennessee | Daytime highs | Rainy days / month | Farms here |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corn maze | September to October | 73–83 °F | 5 | 1 |
Frost dates: median of NOAA's 1991–2020 climate normals at the weather station closest to Ooltewah, 13 miles away. The actual dates in Ooltewah 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 Ooltewah, 13 mi away.
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Carving toolsWe know of one farm in Ooltewah: Chattanooga Corn Maze. Within 25 miles there are 10 more.
The farms here list corn maze most often. Crops ripen at different times each year, so it pays to check ahead.
Around April 6 in a typical year, and the first fall frost comes around October 30. Both are median dates from NOAA's 1991–2020 climate normals for the weather station nearest Ooltewah, so a given year can be a few weeks earlier or later.
Leo's Berry Patch in Cohutta, about 15 miles away in a straight line. Within 25 miles we list 5 farms with pumpkins in total. The usual season in Tennessee is September to October.
Right in Ooltewah: Chattanooga Corn Maze. Within 25 miles we list 4 farms with corn maze in total. The usual season in Tennessee is September to October.
Sandy's Pick-Your-Own Blueberry Patch in Benton, about 21 miles away in a straight line. Within 25 miles we list 3 farms with blueberries in total. The usual season in Tennessee is June to July.
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