2024 Clackamas County, Oregon Strawberry U-Pick Farms and Orchards - PickYourOwn.org

Strawberry U-Pick Orchards in Clackamas County, Oregon in 2024, by county

Below are the U-Pick orchards and farms for strawberries that we know of in this area.

Not all areas of a state have strawberries farms 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.

New! As inflation remains high, see this page for reliable (tested) brands of generic canning lids at lower costs, and cost-saving measures for getting fruit and vegetables and home canning.
 If you are having a hard time finding canning lids, I've used these, and they're a great price & ship in 2 days.

New! Road tripping and camping is a great way to have a fun, safe and inexpensive family trip. The national and state parks and monuments are open, and campgrounds usually cost between $10 and $40 per night. September to November is the best camping weather.  See our new website Road Tripping and Camping.com for tips, tricks, guides, checklists and info about parks, monuments and other places to visit.

New! We just went live with our latest website, FunFactoryTours.com - As they name implies, you can find a fun factory tour, including chocolate, automobiles, historical forts and sites, famous buildings, Active Federal facilities even fun geology: like fossils and volcanic areas

Clackamas County

• Albeke Farms - Strawberries, raspberries, blueberries, Marionberries, Boysenberries, Gravenstein, Macintosh, Melrose apples, peaches, pickles, tomatoes, beans, pumpkins, Concord grapes
  16107 S. Wilson Road, Oregon City, OR 97045. Phone: 503-632-3989. Open: June-October; Monday to Friday, 9 am to 7 pm, Saturday 9 am to 5 pm, Sunday 12 pm to 5 pm, U-Picks change daily, so please call ahead for availability; Fall Hours Begin in September; Wednesday to Sunday from 10 am to 6 pm. Directions: 10 minutes from I-205. Take Park Place \(exit 10\) onto Hwy 213, to Beavercreek Rd.; turn left, go 3 miles to Wilson Road. . Click here for a map and directions.
  Albeke Farms Facebook page. 10 minutes from I-205. Take Park Place (exit 10) onto Hwy 213, to Beavercreek Rd.; turn left, go 3 miles to Wilson RoadFacebook page. U-pick/ready picked: . Fresh picked in stand: super sweet corn, sweet cherries, cots, pears, apples, country crafts and more. U-pick/ready picked: . Fresh picked in stand: super sweet corn, sweet cherries, cots, pears, apples, country crafts and more. .
• Bushue Family Farm Market and Nursery - beans, corn (sweet), cucumbers, flowers, peas, peppers, pumpkins, raspberries (red), raspberries (Autumn, red), summer squash, winter squash, strawberries, tomatoes, porta-potties are available, school tours
  9880 Se Revenue Rd, Boring, OR 97009. Phone: 503-663-6709. Email: retail@bushuefarming.com. Open: Dependent on availability; Call to arrange picking times; 2017 U-Pick Raspberries from 9am to 2pm on dates announced on our website, plus more times Click here for current open hours, days and dates. Directions: . Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Check, Debit cards, Visa, MasterCard.
  Bushue Family Farm Market and Nursery Facebook page. Picking updates: Click here for picking updatesFlowers and Flowering Baskets: May through mid-Summer U-pick strawberries: Early to Mid-June U-pick produce: Throughout the summer months; U-cut flowers: Fall Pumpkins: OctoberSorry, but no dogs at the farm please. We offer a wide range produce for U-Pick here on the farm. Starting with strawberries in June, moving into raspberries, green beans, tomatoes and sweet and hot peppers through the summer and into the fall. Raspberries in 2017 are $1.85 per pound, please bring your own containers! It's also recommended you wear long pants as they rows often have some branches sticking out into them and the lower ones can be prickly against bare legs.
• Farmer John's Produce & Nursery - Uses natural growing practices, apples, blackberries, raspberries, marionberries, peaches, boysenberries, strawberries, blueberries, pumpkins, other pyo crops
  15000 SW Oldsville Road, McMinnville, OR 97128. Phone: (503) 474-3514. Email: j.baconfarmsllc@gmail.com. Open: Season: Mid April - October 31st and December. Click here for a map and directions. Spring Hours: Mon./Wed.-Sat. 9 am to 6pm, Sunday 10 am to 6 pm, Closed Tuesdays. Summer Hours: Monday to Sat. 9 am to 7pm. Fall Hours: Monday to Sun. 9 am to 6pm. Winter Hours: Thurs. - Sun. 9 am to 6pm, December .24th: 9 am to 2:30pm. Berries, produce, and cut flowers grown by 5th generation farmers! From our family to yours since 1882. Offering U-pick and we-pick.
• Joe Casale & Son - strawberries, Farm market,
  13116 NE Denbrook Road, Aurora, OR 97002. Phone: 503-678-0291. Open: Note: they may have closed, their phone just rings, no answer July 2017; Monday to Saturday from 9 am to 5 pm, closed Sundays. Click here for a map and directions. Note: they may have closed, their phone just rings, no answer (July 2017); Monday to Saturday from 9 am to 5 pm, closed SundaysI-5 south Charbonneau dist. exit 282B or northbound Canby exit 282. U-pick, ready pick, farm produce stand, call for availability, bring containers. Beans, cabbage, corn, tomatoes, beets, cukes (slicers, picklers), peppers, dill, squash, garlic, broc., potatoes, onions, basil, flowers. Usually available: June strawberries, July 16 veggies, season ends Nov 1.
• Olson Farms - strawberries, blackberries, raspberries, marionberries, pumpkins
  22255 SE Borges Road, Damascus, OR 97089. Phone: 503-638-2172. Open: U-Pick Hours: 9 am to 6 pm daily. Click here for a map and directions. From early June, strawberries are available for U pick, bring your own containers. Pumpkin patch iin the Fall. Pumpkin hours are e Monday-Saturday, 9-6 and Sunday, 10-5. Activities on the weekends include our caterpillar barrel train, pony rides, our free kids play area and free hay rides! Come visit us and search for the perfect pumpkin in our real pumpkin patch. (ADDED: April 5, 2021, JBS)
• Sleight's Berry Farm - Strawberries and raspberries
  19223 S. Windy City Road, Mulino, OR 97042. Phone: 503-632-3294. Click here for a map and directions. Sleight's Berry Farm Usually available starting in mid to late June. Call for dates and hours!
• South Barlow Berries - strawberries, raspberries, silvanberries, marionberries, boysenberries and triple crown blackberries,
  29190 S. Barlow Road, Canby, OR 97013. Phone: 503-266-3193. Email: info@southbarlowberries.com. Open: 8 am to 6 pm, Monday thru Saturday. Directions: . Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, only.
  South Barlow Berries Facebook page. Sylvan Berries, Triple Crown Berries. Strawberries are ready all of June. Sylvans are a cross between marion and boysen they are ready 3 weeks before either the Marionberries or boysenberries. Marions and Boysens are ready for picking starting of July. Triple Crown, a huge blackberry, is ready in August. Through the season, we have strawberries, Sylvans, Obsidion Blackberry, Tayberry, Raspberry, Boysens and Marions. Only picked blueberries are available at the stand for purchase. NO U-PICKS ON BLUEBERRIES. . Our farm offers a variety of berries to either pick from the vine yourself or purchase fresh from our farm stand. Varieties include strawberries, blueberries, raspberries, and many more. Come taste for yourself and experience the freshness of Oregon berries. There is nothing that compares to berries straight from the vine. We also have home made jams and frozen berries for sale. Raspberries ; Triple Crown Blackberries A visitor writes on July 03, 2022: "Raspberries, blackberries, boysenberries, $3.50 per lb pyo"
• Thompson Farms - Strawberries, Raspberries, blueberries, marionberries, boysenberries, pumpkins
  24727 SE Bohna Park Road, Boring, OR 97009. Phone: 503-667-9138. Directions: Located 5 mile South of Gresham on SE 242nd or 1 mile north of Hwy 212 on SE 242nd. Click here for a map and directions. . Alternate phone: 503-658-46407 days/week 8-6. Fresh produce. 7 days/week 8-6. U-pick, ready picked farm produce stand. We grow it! Please call for daily updates. Strawberries, raspberries, blueberries, marionberries, boysenberries, produce, pumpkins & fall December or. Usually available: June: Strawberries. July: Raspberries, blues, marions, boysens. Aug-Oct: Pumpkins.
  Comments from a visitor on July 31, 2012: "We went to pick U-pick marionberries because their voice mail message said the berries were ripe and ready to pick and the price was right and they don't spray. Unfortunately, the field they sent us to was not only not sprayed it was also not tended at all. The berries were somewhat dried out because they don't irrigate at all, and not as flavorful as one would want, and the vines were all over the place and quite thorny, making it hard to pick. The worst problem was when we got them home and found that many - like LOTS - of the berries had small white worms in them, crawling out all over the place. We did our best to remove them so we could use the berries that we'd paid $1.50- a pound for. We were very disappointed. Thompsons has been a good place to pick U-pick in the past but this new field is really not worth it.
  Comments from a visitor on June 28, 2010: "Just wanted to let you know that is spray free. Thanks for the wonderful web site. It's great!"

 

Strawberry

Strawberry Picking Tips, Recipes and Information

In the U.S. strawberries typically peak during April in Florida and Texas, May in the deep South, and in early June in middle sections and later June in the far North and Canada. Keep in mind that crops are ready at various times of the month depending on which part of the state you are located. In order to produce good local strawberries, producers depend on ideal spring weather conditions. 

Before you leave to go to the farm:

1. Always call before you go to the farm - strawberries are affected by weather (both rain and cooler temperature) more than most crops. 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 strawberries, 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 strawberries 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 Strawberries

1. Grasp the stem just above the berry between the forefinger and the thumbnail and pull with a slight twisting motion.

2. With the stem broken about one-half inch from the berry, allow it to roll into the palm of your hand.

3. Repeat these operations using both hands until each holds 3 or 4 berries. 

4. Carefully place - don't throw - the fruit into your containers. Repeat the picking process with both hands.

5. Don't overfill your containers or try to pack the berries down.

General Picking Tips

Whether you pick strawberries from your garden or at a Pick-Your-Own farm, here are a few tips to keep in mind:

1. Be careful that your feet and knees do not damage plants or fruit in or along the edge of the row.
   
2. Pick only the berries that are fully red. Part the leaves with your hands to look for hidden berries ready for harvest.
   
3. To help the farmers, also remove from the plants berries showing rot, sunburn, insect injury or other defects and place them between the rows behind you. If they are left in the plants, the rot will quickly spread to other berries.
   
4. Berries to be used immediately may be picked any time, but if you plan to hold the fruit for a few days, try to pick in the early morning or on cool, cloudy days. Berries picked during the heat of the day become soft, are easily bruised and will not keep well.
   
5. Avoid placing the picked berries in the sunshine 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. Strawberries may be kept fresh in the refrigerator for two or three, depending upon the initial quality of the berry. After a few days in storage, however, the fruit loses its bright color and fresh flavor and tends to shrivel.
   
6. For interesting and fun strawberry facts and trivia from the California Strawberry Commission, click here!

When you get home

1. DON'T wash the berries until you are ready to use them.  Washing makes them more prone to spoiling.
2. Pour them out into shallow pans and remove any mushed, soft or rotting berries
3. Put a couple of days supply into the fridge, wash and cut the caps (green tops) off the others and freeze them up! (Unless you're going to make jam right away) See this page about how to freeze strawberries.
4. If you like the strawberries you picked, ask the farm what variety they planted, and not the weather conditions the week or two before. The flavor of a strawberry is affected by the variety, the weather and the degree of ripeness when picked.
5. Now, get ready to make strawberry jam. It is VERY easy - especially with our free strawberry jam instructions - they're illustrated and easy.

Strawberry Recipes, Canning and Freezing Strawberries

• How to freeze strawberries!
• Strawberry jam (with pectin) (uses less sugar or honey and less cooking)
• Strawberry jam (without pectin) (requires much more sugar and cooking)
• Strawberry (and other berry) jams without sugar
• Strawberry jelly
• Strawberry-rhubarb jam!
• Homemade strawberry ice cream (regular, low fat, nonfat, low sugar, vanilla and even gelato)
• Canning strawberries
• Make gourmet chocolate-covered strawberries
• How to make fruit juice -  strawberry and other berries
• Strawberry pie filling
• Strawberry pie
• Easy Rhubarb-Strawberry pie
• Fig-strawberry jam
• Fig-strawberry jam, made with Jello gelatin

Strawberry Facts, Measurements and Tips

• Picking the best strawberries: Select firm, fully red berries. Strawberries DO NOT continue ripen after they are picked! In the photo, only the berry on the far right is completely ripe.
• Strawberry festivals: Most areas that grow strawberries have a strawberry festival, at which you can taste all kinds of fresh strawberry foods, pies, jams, cakes - and most commonly, fresh strawberry shortcake.  To find out where and when there is one near you, see this page for a list of strawberry festivals, sorted by state!
• Strawberries measurements: government agriculture websites tell us that
  1 quart = 2 pints = 4 cups and is about the same as 1 liter and
  1 quart of fresh strawberries weighs 1 lbs to 1.25 lbs (or 450 to 600 g). Of course, the weight varies on variety and weather conditions. 
  1 quart is normally enough for 4 servings, although I'll admit my son can eat 1 pint by himself!
• How much to pick? In general, 1 quart of fresh, whole, just-picked strawberries = approximately 3.5 cups hulled, whole berries. In other words, removing the caps/hulls and the occasional mushy berry means you lose 1/4 cup to 1/2 (it depends how much fruit you remove with the hull) or about 7 to 12% of every quart you pick.
• One cup of strawberries contains only about 50 calories
• U-pick strawberries are much healthier than store-bought.  Consumer reports says store bought strawberries have so many pesticide and fungicide residues on they, that they don't recommend you eat them at all!
• U-pick strawberry farms typically sell berries by the pound. 1 lbs of fresh strawberries is about 2/3 of a quart.
• It takes about  10 to 15 minutes to pick a quart, if the berries are reasonably plentiful
• The strawberry plant adapts to wide variety of soil conditions, but does not tolerate drought well, and the berries quickly rot if the weather is rainy. For this reason, the plants are usually grown on raised beds through plastic mulch!
• Cultivation of strawberries began in Europe in the 1300's, but the berry only became very popular in the early 1900's in California.
• Do the math and be careful not to over-purchase as strawberries 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 grow your own strawberries?  Here's an article about how to: Strawberries are an Excellent Fruit for the Home Garden, HYG-1424-98!
• See this page for many more fun and interesting strawberry facts, nutritional information and trivia

Other weird strawberry facts

• Strawberries are the only fruit with seeds on the outside.
• Strawberries were originally called strewberries because the fruit was 'strewn' amongst the leaves of the plant.
• California is king of strawberry productions because: California produces 75 percent of the nation's strawberry crops; one billion pounds of strawberries each year.  If all the strawberries produced in California in one year were laid berry to berry, they would go around the world 15 times. Each acre of land in California in strawberry production produces an average of 21 tons of strawberries annually, with a total of 23,000 acres of strawberries planted in California each year.

More conversions

1 pint (2 cups)  of fresh whole strawberries

• = about 8 oz (1/2 lb) of strawberries
• = 2.25 cups of sliced strawberries
• = 1 cup pureed strawberries
• = 12-14 large strawberries

2 quarts of fresh strawberries are needed for a 9" pie

A 10 oz package of frozen berries is about the same as 1 cup of sliced fresh strawberries

References:

• University of Illinois Extension
• Driscolls
• Ohio State University Extension
• Strawberries-Average retail price per pound and per cup equivalent

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