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Apple gadgetsThere's one place to pick your own fruit in Oxford. Another 14 are within 25 miles. It's about 30 miles from Atlanta, GA, heading east.
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Based on the typical seasons for Georgia, adjusted for the local frost dates (last spring frost around March 22). A warm spring or a wet fall can shift picking by a week or more, so call ahead.
Draw a 25-mile circle around Oxford and you get 15 U-pick farms in 11 towns, including 7 with blueberries, 6 pumpkin patches, 2 with blackberries, 1 with strawberries and 1 with cherries. 10 post their hours online, so you can check before you drive.
Oxford's own U-pick farm is Col. Cobs Corn Maze and Mitcham Farm, with corn maze. It posts updates online and sits on 797 Macedonia Church Road. When it has nothing ripe, the table below points to the nearest alternatives.
| Crop | Closest farm | Distance | Farms within 25 mi |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blueberries | Tuckaway Blueberry Farm Loganville | 10 mi | 7 |
| Pumpkins | Lord of the Harvest Wholesale Pumpkins Good Hope | 17 mi | 6 |
| Blackberries | Southern Belle Farm McDonough | 20 mi | 2 |
| Strawberries | Southern Belle Farm McDonough | 20 mi | 1 |
| Cherries | Cherry Farms Monroe | 19 mi | 1 |
| Corn maze | Col. Cobs Corn Maze and Mitcham Farm Oxford | in town | 1 |
| Flowers | Yule Forest Stockbridge | 18 mi | 1 |
The counts are for farms within 25 miles. Months follow the typical season in Georgia; each farm sets its own dates.
Around Oxford the last spring frost usually comes around March 22, and the first fall frost around November 14. That leaves about 238 frost-free days for the farms. With frost holding off until November 14, pumpkin patches and orchards near Oxford often stay open through October.
| Crop | Typical season in Georgia | Daytime highs | Rainy days / month | Farms here |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corn maze | September to November | 63–84 °F | 5 | 1 |
November brings highs around 63 °F and mornings near 41 °F, so pack a warm layer for the corn maze.
Frost dates: median of NOAA's 1991–2020 climate normals at the weather station closest to Oxford, 6 miles away. The actual dates in Oxford 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 Oxford, 6 mi away.
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Apple gadgetsWe know of one farm in Oxford: Col. Cobs Corn Maze and Mitcham Farm. Within 25 miles there are 14 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 22 in a typical year, and the first fall frost comes around November 14. Both are median dates from NOAA's 1991–2020 climate normals for the weather station nearest Oxford, so a given year can be a few weeks earlier or later.
Tuckaway Blueberry Farm in Loganville, about 10 miles away in a straight line. Within 25 miles we list 7 farms with blueberries in total. The usual season in Georgia is May to July.
Lord of the Harvest Wholesale Pumpkins in Good Hope, about 17 miles away in a straight line. Within 25 miles we list 6 farms with pumpkins in total. The usual season in Georgia is September to October.
Southern Belle Farm in McDonough, about 20 miles away in a straight line. Within 25 miles we list 2 farms with blackberries in total. The usual season in Georgia is May to July.
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