Blueberry U-Pick Orchards in Central Wisconsin 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.

Clark County

• Horst Berry Patch - strawberries, blueberries
  N15935 Fernwal Ave, Stanley, WI 54768. Phone: (715) 644-0872. Open: Call for hours and availability. Directions: Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, only.. Just don't spell Fernwal Ave. with 2 L's. That's a whole different GPS location. pick your own crops, . (ADDED: July 23, 2023, Suggested by a visitor)
  A visitor writes on July 23, 2023: "I like this place a lot. Beautiful country setting and low prices for good quality berries. I know they have pick your own strawberries and blueberries in season, but I don't know what else. They've had a good local reputation for many years. Owned and operated by folks who don't use the internet. (Menonite?) , "

La Crosse County

• Bluehouse Blueberries - Uses natural growing practices, blueberries, U-pick and already picked, porta-potties are available
  W5859 O. Nelson Road, Holmen, WI 54636. Phone: 608 526 9027. Email: leche1@juno.com. Open: Click here for current open hours, days and dates. Directions: 3 Miles East of Holmen, Wisconsin on County Road D. O. Nelson Road is a dead end road and we are at the end. . Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Check. Bluehouse Blueberries Alternate Phone: 608 386 3292. Fax:. . Blueberries ripen over a Six week period; Generally the season runs from July 1 to August 15. Pickers who like to picnic are welcome. We use natural practices, but are not seeking organic certification. Formerly called Hillendale Farm. . )

Marathon County

• Lakeview Berry Farm - blueberries, currants (red and black), gooseberries, other berries, raspberries (Spring, red), raspberries (Autumn, red), raspberries (yellow), raspberries (Autumn, yellow), raspberries (black), rhubarb, strawberries, Other fruit or veg, U-pick and already picked, porta-potties are available, picnic area
  1746 Bergen Rd, Mosinee, WI 54455. Phone: 715-457-2704. Email: lakeviewberry@hotmail.com. Open: Monday to Sunday, from 7 am until dark in July and August, and 8 am until dark in September and October. Directions: . Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Check, WIC Vouchers.
  Lakeview Berry Farm Facebook page. . Alternate Phone: 715-457-2561. . Picking updates: Click here for picking updates. Also available for summer picking purple raspberries and white currants. Our farm overlooks the Big Eau Pleine Flowage. We also have Champagne Currents, Red and Green Gooseberries, and Red and Green Rhubarb in addition to our many varieties of Raspberries and Blueberries. Beautiful picking site overlooking the Big Eau Pleine Flowage. Over the years, we've expanded to grow not only four varieties of raspberries (red, black, yellow, & purple), but also blueberries, green gooseberries, purple gooseberries, red gooseberries, black currants, red currants, white currants, and champagne currants. (UPDATED: July 2, 2020 JBS)

Marquette County

• Kims Trees - train rides, apricots, blackberries, blueberries, boysenberries, broccoli, cherries, cucumbers, eggplant, gooseberries, loganberries, nectarines, olallieberries, other berries, persimmons, pumpkins, raspberries, saskatoons, strawberries, tayberries, walnuts, and prepicked produce, gift shop, snacks and refreshment stand, restrooms, picnic area, horse-drawn hay rides, tractor-pulled hay rides, wagon rides, face painting, pony rides, petting zoo
  N5864 Cty. Rd Z, Portage, WI 53930. Phone: 628-587-6796. Email: khmonkey9@hotmail.com. Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Check, Visa, MasterCard, Discover, AmEx. . . June 2014 - They may have closed down; their website is down and there's nothing in Google about them (except on websites that copied my information!) 10pm-6am

Monroe County

• Moseley Roadside Market - beans, blueberries, raspberries (red), tomatoes, restrooms
  5009 County Highway O, Warrens, WI 54666. Phone: 608-378-4477. Email: grant@moseleysmarket.com. Open: every day 9 am to 6 pm Middle of July until the end of September. Directions: . Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Check, Debit cards, Visa, MasterCard, WIC Vouchers, SFMNP Vouchers.
  Moseley Roadside Market Facebook page. .
• The Berry Barn - blueberries, porta-potties are available, picnic area
  19080 Arcadia Ave, Warrens, WI 54666. Phone: 608-378-4916. Email: berrybarn@centurytel.net. Open: Mid July to mid August Saturdays and Sundays while berries last. Directions: We are located about half way between Tomah Wi and Black River Falls Wi off US Highway 12 on Arcadia Ave. . Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Check. . Alternate Phone: 608-387-2916. Fax: 608-378-4910. . Picking updates: Click here for picking updates. Bring your family and friends and come over and pick blueberries at our farm near Warrens Wisconsin. We are a U Pick operation so be prepared to make it a family outing in the sun. Dogs and other pets are not allowed.

Portage County

• Chet's Blueberry Farm, llc - blueberries, porta-potties are available
  525 County Road J North, Stevens Point, WI 54482. Phone: 715-340-4989. Email: info@chetsblueberryfarm.com. Open: The picking season begins approximately in the middle of July and lasts until the end of August possibly early September; Due to blueberry picking availability, please check our Facebook page or call the farm prior to coming out for the latest open dates and times. Directions: From Highway 10, exit onto County Road J. Go north on J about 1.5 miles and turn right onto Ninth Street. Entrance to farm is 300 feet on left. . Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Check.
  Chet's Blueberry Farm, llc Facebook page. . . Chet's u-pick farm has over 14,000 highbush blueberry plants with over eight different varieties on 12 acres. The farm is maintained for u-pick customers with mowed grass growing between the rows. (UPDATED: April 14, 2018, JBS)

Waupaca County

• Island Berries - blueberries, U-pick and already picked
  E7543 Island Road, Clintonville, WI 54929. Phone: 715-250-3511. Email: findinghome65@yahoo.com. Open: please call ahead for picking hours. Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, only. . Blueberry Season mid July through end of August. hours are subject to change due to weather conditions, pick early in morning to prevent mushing due to heat. (UPDATED: July 11, 2016) (ADDED: June 30, 2016)

Waushara County

• Flyte Family Farm - blueberries, strawberries, prepicked produce
  W1340 Cottonville Avenue, Coloma, WI 54930. Phone: (715) 228-2304. Email: flyte@uniontel.net. Open: Friday-Sunday. Directions: West of Coloma of highway 21, take Frontage Road to Cottonville Avenue \(2nd left\), follow signs. . Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Check. . Fax: (715) 228-2309. . West of Coloma of highway 21, take Frontage Road to Cottonville Avenue (2nd left), follow signs. Crops are usually available in June, July, August. 7 days/week 8 am to 5 pm. Strawberries: June 16 to July 7, Blueberries July 28 to September 1,. The Fall season starts the second Saturday in September and extend through the last week in October. Open U-pick strawberry and blueberry season begins early in the summer

 

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