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Carving toolsWe know of one U-pick farm in Red Bluff. Another 3 are within 25 miles.
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Based on the typical seasons for California, adjusted for the local frost dates (last spring frost around February 22). These are typical dates, not promises: farms post the real opening on their website or social pages.
Counting Red Bluff itself, we list 4 U-pick farms within 25 miles, spread over 2 towns: 2 orchards with apples, 1 with blueberries and 1 with peaches. 3 of them list a website or Facebook page with current hours.
In Red Bluff itself you'll find Sale Orchard, with apples. It posts updates online and sits on Sale Lane and Gilmore Ranch Road. When it has nothing ripe, the table below points to the nearest alternatives.
| Crop | Closest farm | Distance | Farms within 25 mi |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apples | Sale Orchard Red Bluff | in town | 2 |
| Blueberries | S & B Blueberries U-Pick Corning | 25 mi | 1 |
| Peaches | Haynes Family Peaches Corning | 17 mi | 1 |
Farm counts in brackets cover 25 miles. Months follow the typical season in California; each farm sets its own dates.
The median last frost near Red Bluff is February 22; the first fall frost arrives around November 29. That leaves about 281 frost-free days for the farms. With frost holding off until November 29, pumpkin patches and orchards near Red Bluff often stay open through October.
| Crop | Typical season in California | Daytime highs | Rainy days / month | Farms here |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apples | August to November | 64–96 °F | 2 | 1 |
Apple season here runs into August, when afternoon highs average 96 °F. Most farms open early, and the morning is the easier time to pick. Late in the season it gets cool: November averages a high of 64 °F and a low of 43 °F near Red Bluff.
Frost dates: median of NOAA's 1991–2020 climate normals at the weather station closest to Red Bluff, 2 miles away. The actual dates in Red Bluff 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 Red Bluff, 2 mi away.
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Carving toolsWe know of one farm in Red Bluff: Sale Orchard. Within 25 miles there are 3 more.
The farms here list apples most often. Seasons change every year with the weather, so check the farm's website or call before you go.
Around February 22 in a typical year, and the first fall frost comes around November 29. Both are median dates from NOAA's 1991–2020 climate normals for the weather station nearest Red Bluff, so a given year can be a few weeks earlier or later.
Right in Red Bluff: Sale Orchard. Within 25 miles we list 2 farms with apples in total. The usual season in California is August to November.
S & B Blueberries U-Pick in Corning, about 25 miles away in a straight line. It's the only one we list within 25 miles. The usual season in California is May to July.
Haynes Family Peaches in Corning, about 17 miles away in a straight line. It's the only one we list within 25 miles. The usual season in California is June to September.
Know a farm we don't list yet? Let us know, we update the list regularly.