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Raspberry U-Pick Orchards in Seattle area of Washington State in 2024, by county

Below are the U-Pick orchards and farms for raspberries that we know of in this area. Not all areas of any state, nor even every state, have raspberries 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.

King County

  • Country Store & Farm - Uses natural growing practices, blueberries, raspberries (red), raspberries (yellow), Other fruit or veg, U-pick and already picked, gift shop, restrooms, picnic area you may bring your own food
    20211 Vashon highway Sw, Vashon, WA 98070. Phone: 206-463-3655. Email: info@countrystoreandfarm.com. Open: Monday through Saturday: 9:00 am to 5:30 pm; Sunday: 10:00 am to 4:30 pm; u-pick blueberry and raspberry fields are open as soon as the fruit is ripe, usually early July, and yielding berries through the first frost. Directions: Look for a large early 1900\'s style building on the west side of the main highway, 8 miles from either ferry, at the center of the island. . Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Check, Debit cards, Visa, MasterCard, Discover, AmEx.
    Country Store & Farm Facebook page. . We also have Asian pears, figs, tomatoes and pumpkins depending on the season. Country Store hens are currently gifting us with daily eggs as well. . Picking updates: Click here for picking updates. Look for a large early 1900's style building on the west side of the main highway, 8 miles from either ferry, at the center of the island. Blueberries: June to August; Asian Pears: September to end of October; Peach: August to September; Pears: October to November; Filberts: October to November ?. Call, email or see our website for specific picking dates. We use natural practices, but are not yet certified Organic. also have PYO Asian Pears. Strawberries, Blueberries, Raspberries and Asian Pears . The's u-pick blueberry fields, strawberry and raspberry fields are open as soon as the fruit is ripe, usually early July, and yielding berries through the first frost, it makes for a fun activity with a delicious yield. Be sure to call before you come to make sure are fields are open for picking. When the fields are open, stop in at the store during normal business hours seven days a week to let us know you're picking and use your own containers or ours. Families, individuals and groups enjoy picking in the sunshine, many stay around for a picnic. Hopefully there will be plump, organic left by the time you return home for freezing, jam or pies.
  • Harvold Berry Farm - raspberries (red), strawberries,
    Highway # 203 (Carnation-Duvall Road NE), Carnation, WA 98014. Phone: (509) 429-6500. Email: harvoldberryfarm@gmail.com. Open: Closed Sundays and July 4th;Strawberries from 8 am to 8 pm everyday; Raspberry picking hours vary, phone or e - mail for more information. Directions: Please note, they have the strawberry field at one location \(7701 carnation Duvall Rd NE\) and the raspberries at another \(5207 carnation Duvall Rd NE Carnation\). Located at the north side of the town of Carnation on highway #203, the Carnation-Duvall Road. . Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Credit, Debit and Cash, no personal checks.
    Harvold Berry Farm Facebook page. . Please note, they have the strawberry field at one location (7701 carnation Duvall Rd NE) and the raspberries at another (5207 carnation Duvall Rd NE Carnation). Located at the north side of the town of Carnation on highway #203, the Carnation-Duvall Road. Harvest Time for strawberries is mid-June through first week of July. Raspberry harvest approximately first week of July until mid-August. Strawberries are usually very plentiful; raspberries are often picked out early in the day. Arrive early or check facebook before you drive out. (card preferred). We have been a family owned farm for over 50 years. (UPDATED: June 11, 2022) A visitor writes on July 21, 2020: "Friendly. Free use of port-a-potties, water, buckets to hang around the neck, wooden carrying trays, and cardboard boxes."
  • Oxbow Farm & Conservation Center - Certified Organic, flowers, herbs or spices, peas, raspberries (red), strawberries, other vegetables, Other fruit or veg, farm market, porta-potties
    10819 Carnation Duvall Road Ne, Carnation, WA 98014. Phone: (425) 788-1134. Email: farmers@oxbow.org. Open: Mixed veggies, fruit, flowers, and herbs from July through October for Farm Shareholders only. Directions: Use our Public Entrance off of highway 203, just 1.4 miles south of the 124th Street roundabout. Peas in late June, Raspberries from July to August, flowers and herbs July through September, mixed veggies and fruit at other times throughout the year. We are certified organic for all . Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Debit cards, Visa, MasterCard.
    Oxbow Farm & Conservation Center Facebook page. . Picking updates: Click here for picking updates. crops! U-Pick at Oxbow is for Farm Shareholders only! Oxbow's Farm Stand is open to the public on select days. Please see our website for more information. (UPDATED: October 12, 2020)
  • Remlinger Farms - strawberries, Pumpkins, Raspberries, train rides
    332610 NE 32nd St, Carnation, WA . Phone: 425-333-4135. Email: info@remlingerfarms.com. Open: May through October - call or see our website for specific dates and hours of operation, more information and detailed driving directions. Directions: Located off of Route 203, 1 mile south of Carnation, just south of the Tolt River Bridge. Remlinger Farms is located in the lush Snoqualmie Valley, offering a Direct Farm Market, U-Pick Fields, Country Restaurant, and Country Fair Family Fun Park. We are proud to use conservative IPM farming practices, which allows you and your family to eat the fresh strawberries and raspberries right from our fields. We also have our own Direct Farm Market featuring our frozen \U-Bake\" pies and in-season eastern and western Washington fruits and vegetables. Remlinger Farms is a wonderful place for old-fashioned". Click here for a map and directions.
    Remlinger Farms Facebook page. interactive family fun. From sharing a home-cooked meal in our Country Restaurant

 

Raspberry Picking Tips, Recipes and Information

Raspberries can produce an early summer crop or  a late summer and Fall crop. RaspberriesIn the U.S. Spring / Summer raspberries (called florocanes) typically peak during June in the South, and in July in the North. The primocane varieties, which produce raspberries on shoots that come up each Spring are typically read from August until frost.

In addition to the variety a farm plants, the berries are ready at various times depending the local climate, such as which part of the state you are located. See this page for a list of raspberry festivals around the U.S.

And for those of you from the upper midwest through the west and up to Canada, if you are interested in Thimbleberries, see this page.

Before you leave to go to the farm:

  1. Always call before you go to the farm - And when they are in season, a large turnout can pick a field clean before noon, so CALL first!
  2. Leave early.  On weekends, then fields may be picked clean by NOON!  
  3. Most growers furnish picking containers designed for raspberries, but they may charge you for them; be sure to call before you go to see if you need to bring containers.
    If you use your own containers, remember that heaping raspberries more than 5 inches deep will bruise the lower berries. Plastic dishpans, metal oven pans with 3 inch tall sides and large pots make good containers. I like the Glad storage containers like the one at right.
  4. Bring something to drink and a few snacks; you'd be surprised how you can work up a thirst and appetite! And don't forget hats and sunscreen for the sun. Bugs usually aren't a problem, but some deet might be good to bring along if it has been rainy.

Tips on how to pick raspberries

  1. Raspberry bushes don't have thorns, but they are a pick prickly, so if you want to hold the stem while picking, a pair of lightweight gloves is helpful.
    Raspberries Nutritional Data
    (fresh)
    Nutritional value per 100 g (3.5 oz)
    Energy 220 kJ (53 kcal)
    11.94 g
    Sugars 4.42 g
    Dietary fiber 6.5 g
    0.65 g
    1.2 g
    Vitamins
    Thiamine
    (3%)
    0.032 mg
    Riboflavin2
    (3%)
    0.038 mg
    Niacin3
    (4%)
    0.598 mg
    Pantothenic acid5
    (7%)
    0.329 mg
    Vitamin B6
    (4%)
    0.055 mg
    Folate9
    (5%)
    21 μg
    Choline
    (3%)
    12.3 mg
    Vitamin C
    (32%)
    26.2 mg
    Vitamin E
    (6%)
    0.87 mg
    Vitamin K
    (7%)
    7.8 μg
    Minerals
    Calcium
    (3%)
    25 mg
    Iron
    (5%)
    0.69 mg
    Magnesium
    (6%)
    22 mg
    Manganese
    (32%)
    0.67 mg
    Phosphorus
    (4%)
    29 mg
    Potassium
    (3%)
    151 mg
    Zinc
    (4%)
    0.42 mg
    Other constituents
    Water 85.8 g

    Percentages are roughly approximated using US recommendations for adults.
    Source:

  2. A ripe raspberry is deep color with a plump, soft but firm feel. It will pull free from the plant with only a slight tug. The center will remain on the plant. Keep in mind, raspberries come in many colors: red, yellow, black, purple, so you want to pick the darker shade of whichever it is.
  3. Pick only the berries that are fully ripe. Reach in between the stems to grab for hidden berries ready for harvest. Bend down and look up into the plant and you will find loads of berries that other people missed!
  4. I find it helps to hold the stem with one hand, while picking with the other.
  5. Repeat these operations using both hands until each holds 3 or 4 berries. Repeat the picking process with both hands.
  6. Don't overfill your containers or try to pack the berries down. Ideally, the collection containers should be wide so the pberries aren't more than a few deep.
  7. Pick berries into a shallow container. If they get piled too deep they will crush each other.
  8. Avoid placing the picked berries in the sunlight any longer than necessary. It is better to put them in the shade of a tree or shed than in the car trunk or on the car seat. Cool them as soon as possible after picking.

When you get home

  1. raspberries, just pick from a pick your own farmDON'T wash the berries until you are ready to use them or freeze them.  Washing makes them more prone to spoiling.
  2. DO refrigerate! Right after picking, place raspberries in the fridge. If your fridge tends to dry out produce, lightly cover the container.
  3. Raspberries don't store for very long, usually just a few days. The reason the ones from the grocery store last longer is they are covered with fungicides!
  4. Pour them out into shallow pans and remove any mushed, soft or rotting berries
  5. Put a couple of days supply into the fridge, wash  off the others, drain them and freeze them up! (Unless you're going to make jam right away) raspberries are less perishable than blueberries or strawberries, but refrigerate them as soon as possible after picking. Temperatures between 34 F and 38 F are best, but, be careful not to freeze the raspberries (while they are in the fridge)!
  6. Even under ideal conditions raspberries will only keep for a week in a refrigerator, so for best flavor and texture, use them as soon as possible after purchase
  7. See this page for illustrated freezing instructions.

Raspberry Recipes

  1. Now, get ready to make raspberry jam - It is VERY easy - especially with our free
    raspberry jam directions - very easy! or for a jam with a little kick, try raspberry chipotle jam
  2. And if you want to freeze them to use later, see my How to freeze berries page.
  3. You can also make your own raspberry vinaigrette,
  4. See this page for an easy recipe to make raspberry chipotle sauce

 

Raspberry Facts

  • rasoberriesRaspberries are a very healthy food; packed with anthocyanins!
  • Raspberries contain more vitamin C than oranges, are super high in fibre, lhave a good amount of folic acid, are high in potassium, vitamin A and calcium.
  • The USDA says 1 cup of raspberries has about 62 calories.
  • 11 cup of raspberries, not packed down weighs about 140 grams.
  • An average raspberry has 100 to 120 seeds.
  • Select plump, firm, fully raspberries. Unripe berries will not ripen once picked.
  • Raspberries belong to a large group of fruits known as brambles, such as blackberries, in the plant genus Rubus.
  • Raspberries come in red, yellow, orange, purple and black colors.
  • Yellow raspberries are red raspberries that don't make red pigment.)
  • In most areas, raspberries begin to bloom in late May or early June.
  • Bumblebees, honeybees, and other wild bees love to visit brambles.
  • 60-70 pints of fruits can be harvested from 100 feet row.
    Raspberries can be harvested from early summer through fall, usually right up until a freeze
  • The United States is the world's third-largest producer of raspberries (FAOSTAT, 2013).
  • Production occurs across much of the country, although most of it is concentrated in California, Oregon and Washington. California leads the nation in both black and red raspberry production (NASS, 2015).
  • According to the most recent Census of Agriculture, the United States has 8,052 raspberry farms totaling 23,104 acres (Census of Ag, USDA, 2012).
  • U-pick raspberry farms typically sell berries by the pound. A quart equals 1 and 1/4 pounds of fresh berries.
  • Do the math and be careful not to over-purchase as raspberries quickly mold when left at room temperature, and only last a couple of days in the refrigerator.
  • You can easily freeze berries that you cannot use right away - just wash, cut the hulls off and pop them into a ziplock bag, removing as much air as possible.  Those vacuum food sealers REALLY do a good job of this! The berries will keep for many months frozen without air.
  • Want to go to a raspberry festival? See this page for a list!

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