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There's one place to pick your own fruit in Spearfish.
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Ripe this week around Spearfish
Week of November 2 · updates automatically
Nothing is typically ripe around here right now. Next up: pumpkins from early September.
Based on the typical seasons for South Dakota, adjusted for the local frost dates (last spring frost around May 12). Crops ripen with the weather, not the calendar, so confirm with the farm the day before.
When to pick around Spearfish
The median last frost near Spearfish is May 12; the first fall frost arrives around October 2. That leaves about 143 frost-free days for the farms. Fall comes early here, so apple and pumpkin picking near Spearfish often winds down by the middle of October.
| Crop | Typical season in South Dakota | Daytime highs | Rainy days / month | Farms here |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pumpkins | September to October | 58–74 °F | 4 | 1 |
| Corn maze | September to October | 58–74 °F | 4 | 1 |
By October nights drop to about 35 °F and days reach 58 °F, so a jacket helps for a hayride late in the day.
Frost dates: median of NOAA's 1991–2020 climate normals at the weather station closest to Spearfish, 4 miles away. The actual dates in Spearfish 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 Spearfish, 4 mi away.
Illustration U-pick farms in Spearfish: questions and answers
Where can you pick your own fruit in Spearfish, SD?
We know of one farm in Spearfish: Spearfish Valley Produce's Spearfish Corn Maze and Pumpkin Patch.
What can you pick in Spearfish?
The farms here list pumpkins and corn maze most often. A warm spring or a cold snap shifts the dates, so confirm with the farm before you drive out.
When is the last frost in Spearfish?
Around May 12 in a typical year, and the first fall frost comes around October 2. Both are median dates from NOAA's 1991–2020 climate normals for the weather station nearest Spearfish, so a given year can be a few weeks earlier or later.
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