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Carving toolsPalmerton has one U-pick farm on our map. Another 17 are within 25 miles. It's about 18 miles from Allentown, PA, heading north.
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Based on the typical seasons for Pennsylvania, adjusted for the local frost dates (last spring frost around April 21). Weather moves harvests by a week or two, so check with the farm before you go.
Draw a 25-mile circle around Palmerton and you get 18 U-pick farms in 12 towns, including 4 orchards with apples, 3 with strawberries, 3 with blueberries, 3 pumpkin patches and 3 corn mazes. For 14 of them we have a website or Facebook page, which is the best place to check what's ripe.
Palmerton's own U-pick farm is A & B Blueberry Farm, with blueberries. It posts updates online and sits on 265 Doney Drive. If it's closed or picked out, the table below shows the next-closest farm for each crop.
| Crop | Closest farm | Distance | Farms within 25 mi |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apples | Grim's Orchard and Family Farm Breinigsville | 22 mi | 4 |
| Strawberries | Foothill Farm Lehighton | 8 mi | 3 |
| Blueberries | A & B Blueberry Farm Palmerton | in town | 3 |
| Pumpkins | Foothill Farm Lehighton | 8 mi | 3 |
| Corn maze | Foothill Farm Lehighton | 8 mi | 3 |
| Cherries | Gulicks Fruit Farm Bangor | 24 mi | 1 |
| Peaches | Spring Mountain Farms Lehighton | 7 mi | 1 |
| Grapes | Spring Mountain Farms Lehighton | 7 mi | 1 |
| Sunflowers | Foothill Farm Lehighton | 8 mi | 1 |
Numbers in brackets are farms within 25 miles. Months follow the typical season in Pennsylvania; each farm sets its own dates.
The median last frost near Palmerton is April 21; the first fall frost arrives around October 23. That leaves about 184 frost-free days for the farms.
| Crop | Typical season in Pennsylvania | Daytime highs | Rainy days / month | Farms here |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blueberries | June to August | 78–82 °F | 8 | 1 |
Frost dates: median of NOAA's 1991–2020 climate normals at the weather station closest to Palmerton, 7 miles away. The actual dates in Palmerton 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 Palmerton, 7 mi away.
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Carving toolsWe know of one farm in Palmerton: A & B Blueberry Farm. Within 25 miles there are 17 more.
The farms here list blueberries most often. Seasons change every year with the weather, so check the farm's website or call before you go.
Around April 21 in a typical year, and the first fall frost comes around October 23. Both are median dates from NOAA's 1991–2020 climate normals for the weather station nearest Palmerton, so a given year can be a few weeks earlier or later.
Grim's Orchard and Family Farm in Breinigsville, about 22 miles away in a straight line. Within 25 miles we list 4 farms with apples in total. The usual season in Pennsylvania is August to October.
Foothill Farm in Lehighton, about 8 miles away in a straight line. Within 25 miles we list 3 farms with strawberries in total. The usual season in Pennsylvania is May to June.
Right in Palmerton: A & B Blueberry Farm. Within 25 miles we list 3 farms with blueberries in total. The usual season in Pennsylvania is June to August.
Did a farm close, or is one missing? Let us know, we update the list regularly.