Blueberry U-Pick Orchards in Northwest Arkansas 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.

Benton County

• Blue Heaven Farm - blueberries,
  4810 Widwood Lane, Springdale, AR 72762. Phone: 479 751-8987. Email: blueberryman2@yahoo.com. Open: permanently closed. Directions: From Interstate 540 take Wagon Wheel exit \(#76\). Travel 12 mile east to Wildwood Lane Turn left and go to the third house on the left. . Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Check, Debit cards, Visa, MasterCard, Discover, AmEx, WIC Vouchers. Blue Heaven Farm . UPDATE for 2021, Their Facebook page says they are . blueberries are typically available from the first week of June through the 4th of July; We do sell out so call ahead for availability and daily hours of operation. From Interstate 540 take Wagon Wheel exit (#76). Travel 1/2 mile east to Wildwood Lane Turn left and go to the third house on the left. Also check our Washington County listing for ample pick your own and ready picked. (UPDATED: June 01, 2020)
• Fisher's Blueberries - blueberries, porta-potties are available, farm animals
  21971 Kane Road, Gravette, AR 72736. Phone: 479-787-5312. Open: Call for picking days and times; Closed Sundays. Directions: Hwy. 72 west of Gravette, Arkansas to Georgia Flat Road. Follow signs two miles to Kane Road. Take Kane Road one fourth mile to farm entrance. Follow road to patch. . Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Check. Fisher's Blueberries Container furnished. Containers supplied. Containers are supplied. A visitor writes on June 17, 2013: "My wife and I went to the Fisher Blueberry Farm in Gravette, Ark., this past Saturday and we were so impressed! With the ease of picking beautiful blue berries in well maintained rows, with no chiggers, ticks or pest the whole time we were there! Equally impressed with the Fishers! They were both so nice and made us 'greenhorns' feel right at home! Price was great, they had bags and buckets on hand, bug spray if needed and porta potties on property! We are telling all of our friends about this jewel in NW Arkansas! Sincerely and thanks to the Fishers! Rick and Jane"A visitor writes on June 15, 2011: "My two little one's and I had a great time. Lots of blueberries and kindness. "
• Maw Maw's Blueberries - No pesticides are used, blueberries,
  20542 Dawn Hill Road, Gentry, AR 72734. Phone: 479-736-2818. Email: mawmawniece@yahoo.com. Open: call or email; Closed on Fridays from sundown to Sunday morning. Directions: Located in Gentry Arkansas. From the Siloam Springs Airport, go north on Highway 59 then west on Dawn Hill Road. Sleepy Hollow Store will be on the corner of Highway 59 and Dawn Hill Road. Apple Crest Inn is on the same side of Dawn Hill Road as our farm. . Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, only. Maw Maw's Blueberries . Blueberries - Late May to Early July when conditions permit. We do not use pesticides on the crops. A visitor writes on June 10, 2011: "Very Nice place. Family owned."
• Neal Family Farm - blackberries, blueberries,
  1246 W. Laurel Avenue, Rogers, AR 72758. Phone: (479) 659-1750. Email: rjn001@gmail.com. Open: check our Facebook page or call for picking dates and times. Directions: . Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Check. . . June and early July. They have about 4 acres of highbush blueberries and a few hundred blackberry plants and are planting more. They are primarily a Pick-Your-Own Farm with some Pre-Picked berries available by request. The season lasts a little over a month with blueberries coming on in June and blackberries a few weeks later. Thank you for supporting our family farm. (UPDATED: March 28, 2018)
• The Blueberry Barn - blueberries,
  650 Lippert Drive, Rogers, AR 72756. Phone: 479-636-9640. Open: Monday thru Saturday at 6:30am if we have ripe blueberriesuntil afternoon; Please call ahead for availability. Directions: From I-540 take the hwy 102 exit and follow hwy 62East to hwy 94 North approximately 1 and 12 miles. Turn right at sign onto Airport Loop Road. Stay on Airport Loop until you reach the bottom of the hill and turn left at sign onto Lippert Road. Come on up the drive and we will help you get parked. . Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Check. Monday thru Saturday at 6:30am (if we have ripe blueberries)until afternoon; Please call ahead for availability. From I-540 take the hwy 102 exit and follow hwy 62East to hwy 94 North approximately 1 and 1/2 miles. Turn right at sign onto Airport Loop Road. Stay on Airport Loop until you reach the bottom of the hill and turn left at sign onto Lippert Road. Come on up the drive and we will help you get parked. Crops are usually available in June. Containers are provided. Blueberries are usually picked through out the month of June. Formerly called Drake Farms.

Boone County

• Fenton's Berry Farm - Uses integrated pest management practices, asparagus, strawberries, blackberries, blueberries, pumpkins, restrooms, picnic area you may bring your own food, birthday parties, school tours, group reservations
  7217 Fork Creek Road, Harrison, AR 72601. Phone: (870) 741-9607. Email: fentons@fentonsberryfarm.com. Open: Hours vary by season; Please call ahead. Directions: Take Highway 7 South from the square in Harrison for 5 miles. Turn right on Gip Annie Road. Go 1.2 miles and turn left onto Fork Creek Road \(paved to left, dirt to right. Stay on paved road.\) Go one-half mile to our farm on the left. . Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Check, WIC Vouchers, SFMNP Vouchers.
  Fenton's Berry Farm Facebook page. . . Take Highway 7 South from the square in Harrison for 5 miles. Turn right on Gip Annie Road. Go 1.2 miles and turn left onto Fork Creek Road (paved to left, dirt to right. Stay on paved road.) Go one-half mile to our farm on the left. We use integrated pest management practices. Fenton's blueberries and blackberries will be available beginning sometime around mid-June, depending on the weather.
• George Cline Berry Farm - Blueberries, Highbush Blueberries.
  224 S. Spruce, Harrison, AR 72601. Phone: 870-741-7121. Email: gcline@ieee.org. Open: Blueberries ripen in month of June; Call for hours and availability. Click here for a map and directions. . . Containers. a mile from the Courthouse square in Harrison.

Carroll County

• Ashley's Blueberries - Blueberries.
  245 CR 329, Eureka Springs, AR 72632. Phone: 479-253-8344. Open: June 1-July 15, 7 am to 8 p. Click here for a map and directions. . m. Containers are available. Follow signs off Hwy 62.

Crawford County

• Simmons Plant Farm - Blueberries, Blackberries and Small Fruit Plants.
  11542 N. Hwy 71, Mountainburg, AR 72946. Phone: 479-369-2345. Open: 8 am to 1 p. Click here for a map and directions. or 369-2800. m. May-July. No containers. Ext I-40 at Alma. North on U.S. Hwy 71, 9 miles to Hwy 348. Sales location at intersection of 71 and 348.

Johnson County

• Cox Berry Farm - apples, blackberries, blueberries, peaches, pumpkins, raspberries, strawberries, pumpkin patch-pick in the field, pumpkin patch- already gathered from the field
  1081 Hwy. 818, Clarksville, AR 72830. Phone: 479-754-3707. Email: coxberryfarm@gmail.com. Open: Monday to Saturday. Directions: . Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Check.
  Cox Berry Farm Facebook page. . 7:30 am to 6 pm, closed on Sundays, If raining or traveling from a long distance, call ahead. Click here for a map to our farm. Located in beautiful area, off scenic highway 21. Go 3 miles North of Clarksville on Hwy 21. Turn right at Ludwig on Hwy 292. Go 1.3 miles, turn left and go 1 mile. Crops are usually available in April, May, June, July, October. Strawberries & Raspberries: Late April-May, Blueberries & Blackberries: June, Peaches: June-July, Pumpkins: October Strawberries: Late April - May, Blueberries: June, Blackberries: June, Cucumbers/Squash: June, Peaches: June - July, Apples: September - October, Pumpkin Season: Oct 1 - Oct 31. These dates are approximate and always based on weather conditions. There is no entrance fee to the farm. Mini-pumpkins & gourds also available in October. School groups welcome.We love the apples, and we hope that next year's crop will turn out well! Please join us for Pumpkin Season in October. Facebook page. (UPDATED: September 23, 2019, JBS)
• Knoxvilleberry Farm - blackberries, blueberries, U-pick and already picked, farm market
  25012 highway 64, Knoxville, AR 72845. Phone: (479) 692-3410. Email: knoxvileberry@gmail.com. Open: Monday thru Friday 7 am to 7 Saturday 7 am to 4. Directions: Coming west from Russellville on I-40 get off on the Knoxville exit and turn left going back across I-40. At stop sign turn left on Highway 64. Go approx. 2 miles look for Nuline pallet company on right we are 3 driveways on the left. Coming from east on I-40 go right. At stop sign turn left on highway 64. Go approx. 2 miles. Look for Nuline pallet company on right we are 3 driveways down on left. . Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, only. Knoxvilleberry Farm . This is a u pick - we pick berry farm..we have blueberries blackberries and raspberries and they also have vegetables for sale. Typical seasons are May 10 to July 18 for blackberries. July to August for blueberries. July is optimal time for blueberries. we have the sweetest blackberries in the world. we have a lemon flavored blueberry that is to die for. (UPDATED: July 11, 2019)

Pope County

• Renee's Berry Garden - blackberries, blueberries, porta-potties are available, picnic area you may bring your own food
  1265 Will Baker Road, London, AR 72847. Phone: 479-293-3229. Email: ford_pat@hotmail.com. Open: 7 am to 7 pm, close on Saturdays at 2 pm; Closed Sundays and Thursdays. Directions: Exit I-40 at London \(Exit 74\); go 1.5 miles north on Highway 333. Turn left at the large cell tower onto Will Baker Road., and go 1.5 miles to Renee\'s Berry Garden. We\'re on your left at 1265 Will Baker Road\(five miles west of Russellville\). . Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, or check. . Exit I-40 at London (Exit 74); go 1.5 miles north on Highway 333. Turn left at the large cell tower onto Will Baker Road., and go 1.5 miles to. We're on your left at 1265 Will Baker Road(five miles west of Russellville). Blueberries: Late May to early July Blackberries: Early June to late June. We supply the containers; limited supply of pre-picked fruit; During season we update picking conditions on a regular basis, so always call before you drive out for a visit (479-293-3229). Please call the answering machine (479-293-3229) before you pay us a visit. We update the machine on a regular basis and will let you know what picking conditions are like before you drive out.Bring a picnic lunch; we've got benches and plenty of shade--this is a kid friendly operation!2021 Prices are: Pick-your-own Blueberries $15/gallonPre-picked Blueberries $22/gallon (limited supply, please call)Pick-your-own Blackberries $12/gallonPre-picked Blackberries $18/gallon (UPDATED: February 04, 2020)

 

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