Maine's blueberry crop is the largest in the nation, and the short but sweet blueberry season is here! There are plenty of farms throughout the state where you and your family can pick your own blueberries, here's a handy guide where you can pick your own blueberries.

If you are heading to Maine in August for a seaside vacation, your trip to the
ocean can be combined with a fun-filled jaunt to a pick-your-own blueberry
field. So bring your sand buckets and head over to a blueberry PYO farm near
your hotel, campsite or cabin.

Androscoggin County

Card's Farm
Off Rt. 125 on Small Road
Bowdoin, ME
207-353-4789
Pick your own raspberries and cultivated blueberries. Open usually 4th of July,
Call for hours.

Goss Berry Farm
Mechanic Falls, ME
(10 minutes west of Auburn)
207-346-6811
You-pick strawberries, raspberries, and high bush blueberries. Plenty of parking
close to fields. Open dawn to dusk every day except Sunday in season.

 

 

Franklin County

Firth's Fruit Farm
26 Intervale Rd
New Sharon, ME
207-778-3904
5 acres of highbush blueberries, close to the road. Established plantings. Call for
availability. July 25 through August 30 -- sunrise to sunset. Call for availability

Peace and Plenty Farm
Rte 142 north from Phillips for 2 miles.
Go left onto East Madrid Road (Manzer Hot Mix sign) Seven miles on left.
Phillips, ME
207-639-5550
Organic wild sour top Maine blueberries. Call for special orders or information.
Tuesday through Sunday from 8:30 - 10:30 am and 4 - 6 pm.

 

 

Kennebec County

Beaudoin's Berry Farm
Beaudoin Road
Clinton, ME
207-426-8131
Top quality berries at a fair price. Follow signs to our fields. Call ahead for
condition and availability.

R & L Berry Farm
Take Rte. 17 to Plains Road, then go 3/10 mi in on right to Berry Road. Watch
for far directional signs.
Readfield, ME
207-685-4709
Pick your own raspberries, highbush blueberries and cut flowers. Open June
through October (Harvest time) 7 am to 7 pm, seven days a week.
Restroom facilities available

Wagner's Maple Sugar House
Route 32 North
South China, ME
207-445-2214
U-pick high bush blueberries. Open daylight hours beginning in August.
Knox County

Blueberries On Top
779 Barrett Hill Road
Union, ME
207 313 2944
U-pick and already picked. Open: Monday through Saturday 8am to 6pm,
Sundays 8 am to noon; from July 23 though early September. Directions: Route
17 to union, turn north on Barrett Hill Road (opposite Route 131 to Warren), 1.8
miles to top of hill, look for sign on right. We do not use pesticides on the crops.
Payment: Cash, only. Pick Wild Maine Blueberries in a quiet setting with lovely
views of the Camden Hills.

Lincoln County

Crummett Mountain Farm
305 Crummett Mountain Road
(runs between Rte 105 and Rte 17), 20 miles from Augusta
Somerville, ME
207-549-7314
Pick your own MOFGA-certified organic wild blueberries. Open mid-July to
Labor Day. Call for hours. Call very early in the morning and please leave your
phone number.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Penobscot County

Alexander's Wild Maine Blueberries
Located off Route 2, between Bangor and Lincoln, Maine
79 Alexander Way
Greenfield, ME 04418
(207) 570-7500
Most popular:  5- and 10-pound freezer-ready boxes, also u-pick, and
u-rake-we-winnow.  Pre-ordering is recommended, either by phone or on the
website under the "Contact Us" tab.

 

 

Waldo County

Sewall's Orchards
Masalin Road
Lincolnville, ME
207-763-3956
Pick your own wild blueberries late in the season. Also apples in the fall.
Open August through November, Tuesday to Sunday, 10 am to 4 pm.

Staples Homestead
County Road
Stockton Springs, ME
207-567-3393
Pick your own wild blueberries. Family-owned farm since 1838. Certified
Organic by MOFGA. Families welcome to enjoy a quiet rural setting with
beautiful views. Open August, seven days a week, 8 am - 5 pm. Restroom
facilities available.

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