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Carving toolsRutland Town has one U-pick farm on our map. Another 14 are within 25 miles. It's about 89 miles from Manchester, NH, heading northwest.
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Nothing is typically ripe around here right now. Next up: strawberries from mid June.
Based on the typical seasons for Vermont, adjusted for the local frost dates (last spring frost around May 15). These are typical dates, not promises: farms post the real opening on their website or social pages.
Draw a 25-mile circle around Rutland Town and you get 15 U-pick farms in 12 towns, including 8 orchards with apples, 4 with blueberries, 4 with raspberries, 2 with strawberries and 2 pumpkin patches. 9 of them list a website or Facebook page with current hours.
In Rutland Town itself you'll find Hathaway Farm & Corn Maze, with corn maze. It sits on 741 Prospect Hill Road. When it has nothing ripe, the table below points to the nearest alternatives.
| Crop | Closest farm | Distance | Farms within 25 mi |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apples | Mendon Mt Orchards Mendon | 2 mi | 8 |
| Blueberries | Sugar Hill Berry Farm, LLC Mount Holly | 16 mi | 4 |
| Raspberries | Sugar Hill Berry Farm, LLC Mount Holly | 16 mi | 4 |
| Strawberries | Wood's Market Garden Brandon | 11 mi | 2 |
| Pumpkins | Carabeau Family Farmstand - Pumpkins Tinmouth | 15 mi | 2 |
| Blackberries | Sunshine Valley Berry Farm Randolph | 18 mi | 1 |
| Cherries | Moore's Orchard Hartford | 23 mi | 1 |
| Pears | Cobble Knoll Orchard Fair Haven | 15 mi | 1 |
| Corn maze | Hathaway Farm & Corn Maze Rutland Town | in town | 1 |
Farm counts in brackets cover 25 miles. Months follow the typical season in Vermont; each farm sets its own dates.
The median last frost near Rutland Town is May 15; the first fall frost arrives around September 27. That leaves about 132 frost-free days for the farms. Fall comes early here, so apple and pumpkin picking near Rutland Town often winds down by the middle of October.
| Crop | Typical season in Vermont | Daytime highs | Rainy days / month | Farms here |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corn maze | September to October | 58–71 °F | 7 | 1 |
October brings highs around 58 °F and mornings near 35 °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 Rutland Town, 2 miles away. The actual dates in Rutland Town 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 Rutland Town, 2 mi away.
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Carving toolsWe know of one farm in Rutland Town: Hathaway Farm & Corn Maze. Within 25 miles there are 14 more.
The farms here list corn maze most often. Before a trip to Rutland Town, check the farm's website or social media for what is ripe.
Around May 15 in a typical year, and the first fall frost comes around September 27. Both are median dates from NOAA's 1991–2020 climate normals for the weather station nearest Rutland Town, so a given year can be a few weeks earlier or later.
Mendon Mt Orchards in Mendon, about 2 miles away in a straight line. Within 25 miles we list 8 farms with apples in total. The usual season in Vermont is September to October.
Sugar Hill Berry Farm, LLC in Mount Holly, about 16 miles away in a straight line. Within 25 miles we list 4 farms with blueberries in total. The usual season in Vermont is July to August.
Sugar Hill Berry Farm, LLC in Mount Holly, about 16 miles away in a straight line. Within 25 miles we list 4 farms with raspberries in total. The usual season in Vermont is July to September.
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