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Apple gadgetsTrinity has one U-pick farm on our map. Another 16 are within 25 miles. From High Point, NC, Trinity lies roughly 8 miles to the south.
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Based on the typical seasons for North Carolina, adjusted for the local frost dates (last spring frost around March 30). Crops ripen with the weather, not the calendar, so confirm with the farm the day before.
Draw a 25-mile circle around Trinity and you get 17 U-pick farms in 9 towns, including 5 with strawberries, 5 with blueberries, 4 pumpkin patches, 2 with grapes and 2 corn mazes. 13 of them list a website or Facebook page with current hours.
Trinity's own U-pick farm is Hill's Orchard and Vineyard, with apples. It posts updates online and sits on 4554 Finch Farm Road. When it has nothing ripe, the table below points to the nearest alternatives.
| Crop | Closest farm | Distance | Farms within 25 mi |
|---|---|---|---|
| Strawberries | Ingram's Strawberries Farm High Point | 9 mi | 5 |
| Blueberries | Blueberry Hill (Colfax) High Point | 15 mi | 5 |
| Pumpkins | Kersey Valley Maize Adventure Archdale | 8 mi | 4 |
| Grapes | Garrett's Vineyard Greensboro | 23 mi | 2 |
| Corn maze | Kersey Valley Maize Adventure Archdale | 8 mi | 2 |
| Apples | Hill's Orchard and Vineyard Trinity | in town | 1 |
| Flowers | Smith Hollow Farm Kernersville | 18 mi | 1 |
The counts are for farms within 25 miles. Months follow the typical season in North Carolina; each farm sets its own dates.
The median last frost near Trinity is March 30; the first fall frost arrives around November 5. That leaves about 220 frost-free days for the farms. With frost holding off until November 5, pumpkin patches and orchards near Trinity often stay open through October.
| Crop | Typical season in North Carolina | Daytime highs | Rainy days / month | Farms here |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apples | August to October | 73–88 °F | 6 | 1 |
Plan for heat if you go for apple picking: August highs near Trinity average 88 °F, so arrive when the farm opens and bring water.
Frost dates: median of NOAA's 1991–2020 climate normals at the weather station closest to Trinity, 9 miles away. The actual dates in Trinity 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 Trinity, 9 mi away.
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The old-school gadget that turns a bag of picked apples into pie filling in minutes.
Apple gadgetsWe know of one farm in Trinity: Hill's Orchard and Vineyard. Within 25 miles there are 16 more.
The farms here list apples most often. Picking dates around Trinity move with the weather, so call or check online first.
Around March 30 in a typical year, and the first fall frost comes around November 5. Both are median dates from NOAA's 1991–2020 climate normals for the weather station nearest Trinity, so a given year can be a few weeks earlier or later.
Ingram's Strawberries Farm in High Point, about 9 miles away in a straight line. Within 25 miles we list 5 farms with strawberries in total. The usual season in North Carolina is April to June.
Blueberry Hill (Colfax) in High Point, about 15 miles away in a straight line. Within 25 miles we list 5 farms with blueberries in total. The usual season in North Carolina is June to July.
Kersey Valley Maize Adventure in Archdale, about 8 miles away in a straight line. Within 25 miles we list 4 farms with pumpkins in total. The usual season in North Carolina is September to October.
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