U-Pick Nearby
Illustration Satisfying to watch
Peel, core and slice an apple with one crank
The old-school gadget that turns a bag of picked apples into pie filling in minutes.
Apple gadgetsU-pick farms in Safford, AZ
Safford has one U-pick farm on our map. From Tucson, AZ, Safford lies roughly 78 miles to the northeast.
Ripe this week around Safford
Week of November 2 · updates automatically
Nothing is typically ripe around here right now. Next up: apples from early August.
Based on the typical seasons for Arizona, adjusted for the local frost dates (last spring frost around March 25). Crops ripen with the weather, not the calendar, so confirm with the farm the day before.
When to pick around Safford
Around Safford the last spring frost usually comes around March 25, and the first fall frost around November 9. That leaves about 228 frost-free days for the farms. With frost holding off until November 9, pumpkin patches and orchards near Safford often stay open through October.
| Crop | Typical season in Arizona | Daytime highs | Rainy days / month | Farms here |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apples | August to October | 84–97 °F | 3 | 1 |
Apple season here runs into August, when afternoon highs average 97 °F. Most farms open early, and the morning is the easier time to pick.
Frost dates: median of NOAA's 1991–2020 climate normals at the weather station closest to Safford, 5 miles away. The actual dates in Safford 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 Safford, 5 mi away.
Nearby towns
- Willcox, AZ 4 farms · 36 mi
Illustration U-pick farms in Safford: questions and answers
Where can you pick your own fruit in Safford, AZ?
We know of one farm in Safford: Angle Orchard.
What can you pick in Safford?
The farms here list apples most often. Crops ripen at different times each year, so it pays to check ahead.
When is the last frost in Safford?
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 Safford, so a given year can be a few weeks earlier or later.
If a farm is missing here, Send us a tip, we update the list regularly.