Blueberry U-Pick Orchards in Northwestern Pennsylvania 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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Elk County

• PYO Berries - blueberries,
  409 Cory Road, Wilcox, PA 15870. Phone: 814-594-9340. Email: pyobluebonus@yahoo.com. Open: Saturday 9 am till 7 pm ,Sunday 9 am till 5 pm. Directions: . Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, only. . Alternate phone: 304-479-5367 . . Click here for a mapquest map and directions or Click here for a Google map and directions. Bring your own containers. (UPDATED: June 20, 2022)

Erie County

• Ben And Rose Johns - blueberries, Honey from hives on the farm, prepicked produce, gift shop, snacks and refreshment stand
  15300 Lyons Road, Union City, PA 16438. Phone: 814-739-2079. Open: Monday to Saturday 8am until dark. Directions: Coming route 8 go through Wattsburg Go past Trux Turn left onto Lyns Road. 1.2 miles on right. Coming from route 6 take Road beside the potato barn. Go north 4.3 miles and farm will be on left. Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Check. . Crops are usually available in July, October. All natural grown fruit and veggies. Stand opens third week in July with lots of berries for picking or pick- your- own We also except farmers market coupons. (UPDATED: August 08, 2018, JBS)
• Clorley Farms - blueberries,
  9069 Route 89, North East, PA 16428. Phone: 814/725-6800. Email: jclorley1@gmail.com. Open: Opening Day is typically in mid-July; call us or Click here for current open hours, days and dates. Directions: Take I90 East to Exit 37, merging onto I86 East. Get off at Exit 3. Make a left onto Route 89. We are 1.5 Miles down the road on the right. Just look for the Conn\'s Blueberry Sign. 9069 Route 89, North East, PA 16428. . Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, only. . Take I90 East to Exit 37, merging onto I86 East. Get off at Exit 3. Make a left onto Route 89. We are 1.5 Miles down the road on the right. Just look for the Conn's Blueberry Sign. 9069 Route 89, North East, PA 16428. Opening day is Saturday typically in mid July; Typically we are open Monday through Friday from 8 am until 7 pm; and on Saturday and Sunday from 8 am until 4 pm; Please call or check out our Facebook page the day you plan on coming just to make sure we did not have to close for ripening; 'Like' us on Facebook; We're under Conns Blueberry Farm. We are a U-Pick Blueberry Farm. We charge $3.00 a Quart. We have buckets for you to pick in. Easy picking. Bring the family!. (UPDATED: July 13, 2016) (UPDATED: August 10, 2013, from their Facebook page)
• Hulings Blueberries and Farm Market - blueberries
  5095 Old State Road, Edinboro, PA 16412. Phone: (814) 450-6107. Open: Click here for hours. Directions: . Click here for a map and directions. . Both a Farm market and a you-pick, we-pick blueberry operation with 8500 plants. Our blueberry season generally starts the first week in July and lasts through mid to late September. We have 9 different varieties (11 acres) of which all ripen at different times during the season. Each variety has its own unique flavor. Our earliest variety "The Spartans" are said to be some of the biggest and sweetest in all of the Tri-State area! Huling's Facebook page. We offer "Pick Your Own" berries or you can buy them already picked at our market stand. All our berries are hand picked fresh daily. For "Pick Your Own" berries, we supply buckets to pick in and also clear plastic bags to store your berries for easy handling. So there is no need to bring your own containers! (UPDATED: September 04, 2011, by a visitor)
• R&B's Blueberries - blueberries, vegetables
  15300 Lyons Road, Union City, PA 16438. Phone: 814-739-2079. Open: from spring until frost, 9 am till dark Monday through Saturday; Sunday we will open from 12 pm till dark. Click here for a map and directions. . We are a small Pick-Your-Own fruit and vegetable farm. You are allowed to eat as you pick because we do not weigh you or spray our Fruits. Vegetables include: beets, broccoli, brussel sprouts, cabbage, carrots, cauliflower, cucumber, garlic, green beans, peas, pumpkins, radishes, shallots, summer squash, sweet peppers, sweet potatoes, Swiss chard, tomatoes, winter-squash, and zucchini. Fruits: apples, blackberries, blueberries, cantaloupes, melons, raspberries, strawberries, and watermelons. Specialty items include fresh flowers, hay/straw, plants (bedding, etc.). (ADDED: September 22, 2017, JBS)

McKean County

• Blueberry Hill Farm - No pesticides are used, blueberries, Fresh eggs, U-pick and already picked, farm market, porta-potties are available
  46 Blueberry Hill Lane, Smethport, PA 16749. Phone: 814-887-2416. Email: big_guy4@veizon.net. Directions: Just 1.2 miles from the downtown Smethport intersection of Route 59 and Scenic Route 6, follow Route 6W - 1.2 miles in a northerly direction towards Mt. Jewett. You will see our sign on the left just past and opposite Sena Kean Manor sign. . Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Check, SFMNP Vouchers. 40590">Blueberry Hill Farm Alternate Phone: 814-558-3563. . 10 am to 7 pm, 7 days a week starting Monday July 21 through Labor Day, weather providing; (We can't fight Mother Nature..). A small family owned and operated farm just a short distance outside of Smethport, PA. Specializing of course in highbush blueberries, but naturally growing and perusing many other types of locally grown seasonal produce from across the state and southern tier of NY. The 2020 price was $1.25 / lb (U-pick).
• Bozberry Farms - blueberries, Maple Syrup from trees on the farm, gift shop, snacks and refreshment stand, restrooms, picnic area, events at your location (call for info)
  Rock Run Road, Turtlepoint, PA 16750. Phone: 814-642-2732. Email: bozberryfarms@yahoo.com. Open: Seven days a week from 9am to 7pm, from approximately mid July to end of August. Directions: . Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Check. . Fax:. . . Blueberries are generally ready for picking the third week in July until the end of August depending on the weather; Call for more accurate dates. located in North Central Pennsylvania, (McKean County)) just off of Route 6 and Rt. 155, located on 1699 Rock Run Road in the town of Turtlepoint between the towns of Eldred and Port Allegany. See our sign on the intersection of Rt. 155 and Rock Run Road (pic 1). . Tractor driven wagon rides are provided into the blueberry fields. Pennsylvania Farmers Market Nutrition Checks are accepted at the farm. Facebook page. The 2020 price was $1.25 / lb (U-pick).

Mercer County

• Pete's Berry Farm - blueberries and strawberries,
  2803 Winner Road, Clark, PA 16150. Phone: 724-962-2913. Open: See their Facebook page or Call for for hours and availability. Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, only. 86879">Pete's Berry Farm Get fresh strawberries or blueberries straight off of the bush. Pick them yourself or get them already picked..and don't forget to try our homemade glycerin soap!
  Comments from a visitor on July 27, 2011: "great organic, beautiful strawberries and blueberries..very nice and helpful"

Venango County

• Barber's Orchards - Strawberries, blueberries
  3394 State Route 417, Franklin, PA 16323. Phone: 814-676-6194. Click here for a map and directions. 21393">Barber's Orchards See their website or call for this year's dates, 8 am to 6 pm; Other dates to follow. Call ahead to order berries already picked. Seneca 814-678-7747.

Warren County

• Dave's Blueberries - No pesticides are used, blueberries, U-pick and already picked
  2629 Fox Hill Rd, Russell, PA 16345. Phone: 814-489-3798. Email: no1dogluvr@yahoo.com. Open: 7 days a week; 9 am to dusk. Directions: From the blinker light on RT 62 intersection with RT 957 turn towards the cemetery \(traveling North, it will be a right, and if traveling south it will be a left\) taking the right on the Y at the cemetery. At the stop sign in Russell, continue straight. Continue right around the park over the big metal bridge. Fox Hill is the second left. Dave\'s Blueberries is 2.5 miles up the hill, the 3rd blueberry farm. . Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, only. 238753/"> Phone: 814-757-8356. . From the blinker light on RT 62 intersection with RT 957 turn towards the cemetery (traveling North, it will be a right, and if traveling south it will be a left) taking the right on the Y at the cemetery. At the stop sign in Russell, continue straight. Continue right around the park over the big metal bridge. Fox Hill is the second left. is 2.5 miles up the hill, the 3rd blueberry farm. End of July through mid September; Call in September to be sure we're still open. We do not use pesticides on the crops. In 2020, Pick your own was 1.50 per quart. Call or email for ready picked. $4.00 per quart for ready picked.
• Lind's Blueberries - blueberries
  Route 27 East, Youngsville, PA 16371. Phone: 814-563-7349. Open: Late July thru August on Monday to Saturday, 11 am to 7 pm, Closed on Sunday. Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, only. .

 

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