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Carving toolsRock Spring has one U-pick farm on our map. Another 10 are within 25 miles. Rock Spring is about 18 miles south of Chattanooga, TN.
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Based on the typical seasons for Georgia, adjusted for the local frost dates (last spring frost around March 25). Weather moves harvests by a week or two, so check with the farm before you go.
Counting Rock Spring itself, we list 11 U-pick farms within 25 miles, spread over 9 towns: 4 pumpkin patches, 3 with blueberries, 2 with blackberries, 1 with grapes and 1 corn maze. 7 of them list a website or Facebook page with current hours.
Rock Spring's own U-pick farm is Raulston Acres Christmas Tree Farm. It sits on 2572 Highway 95. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pumpkins | Sims Family Farm Ringgold | 8 mi | 4 |
| Blueberries | The Blueberry Farm Rocky Face | 4 mi | 3 |
| Blackberries | Sims Family Farm Ringgold | 8 mi | 2 |
| Grapes | Georgia Winery Ringgold | 10 mi | 1 |
| Corn maze | Blowing Springs Farm \/ The Enchanted Maize Maze at Rock City Flintstone | 14 mi | 1 |
| Sunflowers | Sims Family Farm Ringgold | 8 mi | 1 |
| Lavender | Lookout Lavender Farm Rising Fawn | 18 mi | 1 |
Farm counts in brackets cover 25 miles. Months follow the typical season in Georgia; each farm sets its own dates.
The median last frost near Rock Spring is March 25; the first fall frost arrives around November 9. That leaves about 232 frost-free days for the farms. With frost holding off until November 9, pumpkin patches and orchards near Rock Spring often stay open through October.
Frost dates: median of NOAA's 1991–2020 climate normals at the weather station closest to Rock Spring, 7 miles away. The actual dates in Rock Spring can shift by a few weeks from one year to the next.
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Carving toolsWe know of one farm in Rock Spring: Raulston Acres Christmas Tree Farm. Within 25 miles there are 10 more.
The farms here list christmas trees most often. Picking dates around Rock Spring move with the weather, so call or check online first.
Around March 25 in a typical year, and the first fall frost comes around November 9. Both are median dates from NOAA's 1991–2020 climate normals for the weather station nearest Rock Spring, so a given year can be a few weeks earlier or later.
Sims Family Farm in Ringgold, about 8 miles away in a straight line. Within 25 miles we list 4 farms with pumpkins in total. The usual season in Georgia is September to October.
The Blueberry Farm in Rocky Face, about 4 miles away in a straight line. Within 25 miles we list 3 farms with blueberries in total. The usual season in Georgia is May to July.
Sims Family Farm in Ringgold, about 8 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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