Blueberry U-Pick Orchards in Northern Louisiana in 2024, by county

Below are the U-Pick orchards and farms for blueberries that we know of in this area. Not all areas of any state, nor even every state, have blueberries orchards that are open to the public. If you know of any others, please tell us using the add a farm form!

Remember to always check with the farm's own website or Facebook page before you go - or call or email them if they don't have a website or Facebook page. Conditions at the farms and crops can change literally overnight, so if you want to avoid a wasted trip out there - check with the farm directly before you go! If I cannot reach them, I DON'T GO!

PLEASE report closed farms, broken links and incorrect info using the "Report Corrections" form below.

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Bienville Parish

• Hebler Organically Grown Blueberries - Uses natural growing practices, blueberries, U-pick and already picked
  362 Firetower Road, Ringgold, LA 71068. Phone: 318-894-9673. Email: blueberrylady20@yahoo.com. Open: First week in June, and stay open thru July; Hours are Monday thru Saturday, 7 am until 12 pm and some evenings. Directions: Located off Highway 4 and Springhill Church outside the town of Ringgold on Firetower Road. . Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Check.
  Hebler Organically Grown Blueberries Facebook page. . . We use natural practices, but are not seeking organic certification. We offer freshly picked blueberries during the months of June-July. This is a 9 acre Blueberry Farm. I grow my berries organically but do not pay the government to be certified organic. I have been growing everything here on my farm without pesticides or herbicides since we bought it in 1990. Hebler Facebook page.

Bossier Parish

• Blueberry Hill Farm - Blueberries, blackberries
  5121 Bellvue Road, Haughton, LA 71037. Phone: 318-949-4930. Open: Monday to Saturday 7 am to 5 pm from June 1 to July 15. Click here for a map and directions. Blueberry Hill Farm Roadside Stand and PYO. 1 mile east of LA Downs Racetrack. Turn left on Bellevue Road, go 8 miles. Farm is on right side of Bellevue Road.Prepicked Produce: tomatoes, peas, butterbeans, cucumbers, yellow squash.

Caddo Parish

• Lenox Acres Blueberry Farm - blackberries, blueberries, Muscadines, grapes, restrooms
  6501 Vardaman Road, Keithville, LA 71047. Phone: 318-925-8461. Email: lenoxsteve@bellsouth.net. Open: From the start of June, Tuesday to Saturday from 7 a;m to 11:am Evening pick Tuesday and Thursday only 5 pm to 8 pm Closed Sunday and Monday. Directions: Go south on Mansfield Road \(Hwy 171\) from the intersection with Bert Kouns Industrial Loop approximately 8.5 miles to a stoplight in Stonewall, La. Turn right on Stonewall Road and go west approximately 2.5 miles to intersection with Keithville-Keatchie Road Turn left and go south half mile to Vardaman Road. Turn right on Vardaman Road and go west 1.1 miles to entrance on left hand side of the road. . Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Check.
  Lenox Acres Blueberry Farm Facebook page. . Alternate Phone: 318-286-9076. . Go south on Mansfield Road (Hwy 171) from the intersection with Bert Kouns Industrial Loop approximately 8.5 miles to a stoplight in Stonewall, La. Turn right on Stonewall Road and go west approximately 2.5 miles to intersection with Keithville-Keatchie Road Turn left and go south half mile to Vardaman Road. Turn right on Vardaman Road and go west 1.1 miles to entrance on left hand side of the road. Blueberries and Blackberries: June 1 to July 10. Typical harvest dates are: Muscadine Grapes August 5 to late September; Blackberries June 1 to July 10 and Blueberries June 1 to July 10th. 1,000 bushes. Planted in 2001. (UPDATED: July 15, 2018, JBS)
• McKinney Hill Farm - blackberries, blueberries, peas, tomatoes, restrooms, picnic area you may bring your own food
  6510 Camp Clarahugh Road Hwy 71 North, Hosston, LA 71043. Phone: (318) 287-3397. Email: dogwood@usalinks.net. Open: Friday and Saturday, from 8 am to 4 pm; July 7 thru August 12; Or by appointment. Directions: Hwy 49 South of Texarkana or North from Shreveport. Take Exit 237. Go West on Highway 2 to Hosston, then North on Highway 71 .8 miles. McKinney Hill Farm Camp ClaraHugh Road is on the right. . Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, only. . Alternate Phone: (318) 349-8670. Fax: n/a. . Hwy 49 South of Texarkana or North from Shreveport. Take Exit 237. Go West on Highway 2 to Hosston, then North on Highway 71 .8 miles. / Camp ClaraHugh Road is on the right. 2017 to Purple Hull Peas and Tomatoes ready to pick! Blueberries and Blackberries starting June 2018. Peck or Bushel baskets provided for picking, but you can bring a 5 gallon bucket if you want. (ADDED: July 12, 2017)
• Poverty Hollow Farm - No pesticides are used, blueberries,
  9145 Crawford Road, Oil City, LA 71061. Phone: (318) 995-7117. Email: jjboyle216@yahoo.com. Open: Sunday through Saturday 6 am through 8 pm. Directions: Just North of Oil City turn East on highway 538 Left turn on Crawford Road and we\'re a half mile down on right hand side. . Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, only. . . Just North of Oil City turn East on highway 538 Left turn on Crawford Road and we're a half mile down on right hand side. generally open through the month of June. We do not use pesticides on the crops. Soon to be adding additional crops. (ADDED: June 20, 2022)

Catahoula Parish

• Mason Bee Farm and Vegetable Garden - blueberries, cucumbers, figs, olallieberries, onions, pears, peas, pumpkins, tomatoes, other vegetables, Fresh eggs
  204 Moreau Road, Olla (aimwell), LA 71465. Phone: 318-290-8846. Email: judyduhon@yahoo.com. Open: Tuesday to Saturday, from 9am to 6pm, Spring Summer and Fall. Directions: 12 miles east of Jena, LA. . Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, only. . Alternate Phone: 318-613-3777. . greens and turnips in fall.

De Soto Parish

• Alexander Blueberry Farms - blueberries,
  457 Fuller Lane, Frierson, LA 71027. Phone: 318-609-3960. Email: alexanderfarms3@gmail.com. Open: Sundays only, from 8 am to 6 pm. Directions: From Shreveport: Take I-49 South off Bert Kouns Industrial Loop and go 13.1 miles. Take exit number 186\(KingstonFrierson\) and turn right onto LA-175 South and go 2.7 miles. Turn right onto LA-5 and go 2.1 miles. Turn right onto Fuller Lane and go .6 miles to farm entrance on left. . Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Check. . Alternate Phone: 318-933-5358. . From Shreveport: Take I-49 South off Bert Kouns Industrial Loop and go 13.1 miles. Take exit number 186(Kingston/Frierson) and turn right onto LA-175 South and go 2.7 miles. Turn right onto LA-5 and go 2.1 miles. Turn right onto Fuller Lane and go .6 miles to farm entrance on left. Typically June 1 to July 15. We provide everything you need to take your berries home.
• Hillcrest Blueberry Farm - blackberries, blueberries, peaches, Other fruit or veg, Honey from hives on the farm, concessions or refreshment stand, restrooms, picnic area, picnic area you may bring your own food
  634 Ferguson Road, Gloster, LA 71030. Phone: 318-617-7497. Email: cepeberi109@aol.com. Open: Monday to Saturday 7 to 5 and Sunday 1 to 5. Directions: From I-49: Exit #186 then south on LA 175 for 2.3 miles, then go right on LA 5 for 6.3 miles, then go left on Ferguson Road for 1 mile. From highway 171: East on LA 5 at Kickapoo for 2.2 miles then go right on Ferguson Road for 1 mile. . Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Check, Visa, MasterCard, Discover, AmEx.
  Hillcrest Blueberry Farm Facebook page. . dayealexander@aol.com. Picking updates: Click here for picking updates. Early June to Mid July.
• Shuqualak Farms - blueberries and blackberries
  Gravel Pointe Road, Frierson, LA . Phone: 318-797-8273. Email: williamburris@bellsouth.net. Open: 7 days a week from 7 am to 7 pm from June to July 15th. Click here for a map and directions. Shuqualak Farms, . I-49 South Exit 186,Left Hwy175 North 2 miles Turn Right on Gravel Point Road. Turn right at.
  Comments from a visitor on July 13, 2010: "I found this farm through your web site. It is 40 minutes from my home and my grandkids,( 4, 5, and 6 yrs old), had a ball picking their own berries. We made it a family outing. The folks at the farm were wonderful with the kids and VERY reasonably priced. I now have blueberries growing in my yard. Thanks"A visitor writes: "This is a family owned farm. We pick here every year. You have the option to pick or they pick for a few dollars more a gallon. They clean and bag the berries for you. It is a wonder experience for the kids."

Franklin Parish

• Old Days Farm - No pesticides are used, blueberries, U-pick and already picked, gift shop, porta-potties are available, Christmas trees
  154 Glynn Day Road, Winnsboro, LA 71295. Phone: 318-805-6106. Email: olddaysfarm@yahoo.com. Open: June 1 to July 7, from 8am to 6pm. Directions: Leaving Winnsboro on highway 17, turn right onto highway 4 east and travel for 2.5 miles. Turn right onto Glynn Day Road. Farm is on the right. . Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Check, Debit cards, Visa, MasterCard, Discover.
  Old Days Farm Facebook page. . . Opening date for the Christmas season is the weekend prior to Thanksgiving; Tagging of trees prior to opening by appointment. We do not use pesticides on the crops. is a choose and cut Christmas tree farm and Blueberry patch in northeast Louisiana. We also offer fresh wreaths and tree stands. We are the only Christmas tree farm located in Franklin parish.(ADDED: August 16, 2015)

Lincoln Parish

• Pop's Blueberry Patch - blueberries, U-pick and already picked, porta-potties are available
  7223 Highway 822, Dubach, LA 71235. Phone: 318-777-3762. Open: Monday to Friday from 7 am to 5 pm; Saturday from 7 am to noon; closed Sunday. Directions: Eight miles north of Ruston, LA on Highway 167, turn west on LA Highway 822. The farm is 14 mile on the left. . Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, only. Pop's Blueberry Patch Alternate Phone: 318-254-5756. Eight miles north of Ruston, LA on Highway 167, turn west on LA Highway 822. The farm is 1/4 mile on the left. Due to the weather the blueberries will be late this year. Please phone the farm for availability before arriving.
• Whitman Blueberry farm - blueberries, already-picked blueberries,
  568 Highway 146, Ruston, LA 71270. Phone: 318-254-1030. Email: whitmanblueberryfarmrustonla@yahoo.com. Open: UPDATE for 2021, Their website is gone; Does anyone have current information, are they still offering pick your own or are even open? If so, please write me, their last reported hours were Sunday to Saturday from 7 am to 5pm during blueberry season. Directions: From downtown Ruston drive south on 167. Turn east on Highway 146. Drive about 3 miles the farm will be on the left side. . Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, only. . Blueberry Season in normally May through July in North Louisiana.

Ouachita Parish

• Butler Blueberry Farm - No pesticides are used, blueberries,
  735 Ole highway 15, West Monroe, LA 71291. Phone: 318-396-2593. Email: karenrdbutler@hotmail.com. Open: Monday through Sunday 6:30 am to 8 pm weather permitting. Directions: Blueberry season normally is all of June to mid July; We are . Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, only. Butler Blueberry Farm . open from daylight to dusk each day until the berries are gone;. We do not use pesticides on the crops. (UPDATED: July 08, 2023)

Red River Parish

• McCain's Family Farm - blueberries,
  5299 highway 371, Ringgold, LA 71068. Phone: (318) 364-6553. Email: mccainsfamilyfarm@outlook.com. Open: Monday to Sunday sunrise to sunset; Late May to July; Monday to Friday is on the honor system exact change or check needed Pick-Your-Own available 7 days a week; Mon. Directions: 8 miles south of the red light in Ringgold on highway 371, just inside Red River Parish \(previously Cedar Hill Blueberry Farm\). . Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Check.
  McCain's Family Farm Facebook page. . . Monday to Sunday sunrise to sunset; Late May to July; Monday to Friday is on the honor system (exact change or check needed) Pick-Your-Own available 7 days a week; Mon.-Fri. self-service, pick-your-own is available on the honor system, and all day Saturday and Sunday and most weekday evenings for pre-picked. 8 miles south of the red light in Ringgold on highway 371, just inside Red River Parish (previously Cedar Hill Blueberry Farm). Contact us or check our facebook page for current field conditions and availability. (ADDED: September 22, 2017)

 

Blueberry

Blueberry Picking Tips, Recipes and Information

Blueberries are one of the easiest fruit to prepare and serve. There's no peeling, pitting, coring or cutting. They have few natural pests, (other than birds), so pesticides are generally unnecessary! This year's crop is fantastic (see related news story), thanks both to the weather and to more farms planting more blueberry bushes due to increased consumer demand over the past few years as more studies proclaim the anti-oxidant and other health properties of blueberries.

Click here to find a local Blueberry Festival (usually held between April and July).

If you are looking for information about a similar berry, the saskatoon (also called the June berry or Serviceberry) see this page about saskatoons.

Picking tips:

Select plump, full blueberries with a light gray-blue color. A berry with any hint of red isn't fully ripened.

Ripening AFTER picking?

First, it is key to know that once picked, blueberries will NOT become any sweeter, nor will the flavor improve. The only change that occurs is the color. They will APPEAR to ripen, but it is only a color change, from white to green to rose to red to pale blue to fully blue. So, white and green colored blueberries will not "ripen" after they are picked; while blueberries that have already turned purple, red or blue-ish usually DO change color after they are picked (if they are kept at room temperature to "ripen").

As the blueberries ripen ON THE BUSH, the flavor goes from tastless to bitter to tasteless tart to tart blueberry flavor to sweet blueberry flavor.

Grocery stores sell blueberries that are tart, not sweet because they had them picked unripe by machine so they are very firm and can handled being bumped around in shipping. They may look good, but are not as tasty as those picked when actually ripe.

So, the key is, PICK ONLY RIPE BERRIES!

How to pick blueberries

Since blueberries hang on the bushes in bunches a but like grapes do, the easiest and fastest way to pick them is hold your bucket under them in one hand and with your other hand, cup a ripe bunch and gently rub them with your fingers. The ripe berries will drop into your bucket, while the unripe ones will remain attached to the bush.

When the bushes are at peak, I can easily pick 2 gallons per hour (if I'm not being distracted by the kids and the sun isn't too hot!). A newbie might do 1 gallon per hour.and at the beginning or end of the season it takes more time as the berries are not as plentiful nor concentrated in clusters.

Tips for storing blueberries after harvesting:

• Once picked, don't place the berries, still warm from the sun, in a closed bag or container. Leave the container open so moisture doesn't form in the container.
• Don't wash berries until just before using, to prevent berries from becoming mushy.
• Chill berries soon after picking to increase shelf life. Store your fresh blueberries in the refrigerator as soon as you get them home, without washing them, in a covered bowl or storage container. If refrigerated, fresh-picked blueberries will keep 10 to 14 days.
• Freeze berries in freezer containers without washing to keep the skins from toughening. Place berries one layer deep. Freeze, then pour the frozen berries into freezer containers. Because unwashed blueberries freeze individually, they can be easily poured from containers in desired amounts. Remember both frozen and fresh berries should be rinsed and drained just before serving. Just before using, wash the berries in cold water.

Blueberry Measurements and Conversions

Keep in mind that blueberries vary considerably in density and moisture content, so these ranges are approximates.

• 1 gallon of blueberries weighs about 7.5 lbs or (4 liters of blueberries is about 3.5 kg)

• 1 pint of fresh blueberries weights about 3/4 of a pound. (1 liter of blueberries is about 700 grams)

• 1 pound of fresh blueberries is usually between about 2 and 3 cups of berries.

• It takes about 4 cups (about of blueberries to make a blueberry pie (see this fantastic and easy blueberry pie recipe)

• A normal batch of blueberry preserves, jam or jelly requires 5 pints of berries.

• Blueberries do come in a variety of sizes from small (190-250 berries per cup) to extra large (<90 berries per cup).

Blueberry Recipes, Canning and Freezing Blueberries

Recipes

• The world's best Blueberry pie, recipe and directions and illustrated!
• Blueberry buckle coffee cake: illustrated directions for this great crumb-topping blueberry coffee cake
• Other easy directions to make blueberry desserts: cobblers, etc.

Canning, freezing and other blueberry recipes:

• How to Freeze Blueberries
• How to Can Blueberries
• How to Make Homemade Blueberry Jam
• How to make blueberry jelly
• How to make and can blueberry syrup (it works for strawberries, raspberries and blackberries, too)
• blueberry pie filling to use later,
• blueberry butter

Baking tips

If you have trouble with blueberries settling to the bottom of muffins and blueberry breads, try one or more of these tips:

• Coat them with flour before adding to the batter. Just gently shake the blueberries in a bag (plastic or paper) with 1/2 cup of flour, then dump them mix in a sieve to remove excess flour.
• It may just be that your batter is too thin. try making the batter a little thicker!
• Fill the muffin cups or baking pan up to 1/4 full with batter (which hasn't had blueberries added to it yet); then stir the blueberries into the remaining batter, and continue to fill the muffin cups or bread pan. The blueberries will start off higher in the mix!

Other Local Farm Products (Honey, Horses, Milk, Meat, Eggs, Etc.)
(NOT pick-your-own, unless they are also listed above)

• Farm markets and roadside stands
• Local Honey Finder
• Local Meat, Milk and Eggs
• Venues: Farms, Wineries, Orchards for your event, wedding or party
• Easter egg hunts
• Children"s consignment sales
• Fruit and vegetable festivals
• Winery tours and wine tastings
• Horse rides, stables, lessons, trails
• Maple Syrup farms and sugarworks
• Bed & Breakfasts on Farms, Wineries, Ranches and Orchards
• Pumpkin patches
• Corn mazes
• Zombie Paintball venues
• Christmas Tree Farms & lots
• Environmental resources
• Consumer fraud information
• Wholesale food sources
• Resources for Farmers