🫐 9 Places to Pick‑Your‑Own Blueberries Near Rochester

Plan a day trip to pick your own blueberries near Rochester! The local season typically runs from early to mid-July through August, overlapping berries with sunflowers, cherries, and stone fruit. Before you go, check with the farm to confirm availability—many accept cards, but cash is still a reliable backup.

Our Locally Grown Produce harvest guide features U-Pick and farmers’ markets for the entire harvest season.

Blueberry Farms in Monroe County

Gro-Moore Farms

Henrietta

Gro-Moore Farms, located at 365 Goodburlet Road, is known for its strawberry and blueberry U‑Pick fields. Open daily from 8 a.m. to noon. Cash only. Call the berry hotline (585-533-1578) before you head over.

West Wind Farms

Hilton

West Wind Farms is a family-owned U‑pick farm offering a wide variety of fruit, including blueberries, raspberries, blackberries, stone fruits, apples, pumpkins, and more. For daily picking updates, call (585) 234‑0252.

Blueberry Farms in the Greater Rochester Area

Finger Lakes National Forest

Burdett

The Finger Lakes National Forest is a wild and scenic option—five acres managed for blueberry picking, set amid trails of apples, raspberries, and other fruit in open glades. Freedom to roam and forage naturally.

G and S Orchards

Walworth

Just a short drive east, G and S Orchards’ pick-your-own farm offers blueberries and a wide variety of berries, cherries, currants, vegetables, and pumpkins—great for a family outing along a full-season harvest trail.

Greg’s U-Pick Farm

Clarence Center

With a shorter season running mid‑July to mid‑August, Greg’s U-Pick Farm recommends visiting early since their harvest moves quickly. They pick by the pound—so bring your container of choice.

Hurd Orchards

Holley

Hurd Orchards is a multi-generational orchard offering peaches, berries, and seasonal fruit picking. U‑Pick blueberries often appear in summer—call ahead to see what’s ideal that day.

Old Silo Farms

Conesus

Old Silo Farms is a pesticide‑ and preservative‑free berry farm that offers strawberries, raspberries, blackberries, grapes—and blueberries in July–August. They emphasize natural growing and seasonal flavor.

Russell’s U‑Pick Blueberry Patch

Appleton

Located on Lake Ontario in Niagara County, Russell’s U-Pick Blueberry Patch is open from mid‑July through early September

Sugar Shack Blueberry Farm

Penn Yan

Sugar Shack Blueberry Farm is an 80-acre pesticide-free u-pick farm in Penn Yan, New York, offering blueberries and raspberries. Open Monday through Saturday from July through August, the farm also offers raspberries, blackberries, seasonal vegetables, and other products. Call the Blueberry hotline at (585) 526-5442 for current picking conditions.

Tips for when you pick your own blueberries

Thank you to pickyourown.org for these helpful tips!

1. Select plump, whole blueberries with a light gray-blue color. A berry with any hint of red isn’t fully ripe. White- and green-colored blueberries will not ripen after they are picked, while blueberries that have already turned purple, red, or bluish usually ripen after they are picked (if they are kept at room temperature).
2. Since blueberries hang on the bushes in bunches like grapes, the easiest and fastest way to pick them is to hold your bucket under the bunches, cup a ripe bunch with your other hand, and gently rub the berries with your fingers. The ripe berries will drop into your bucket, while the unripe ones will remain attached to the bush.
3. When the bushes are at their peak, I can easily pick 2 gallons per hour (if I’m not distracted by the kids and the sun isn’t too hot!). A beginner might pick 1 gallon per hour, but it takes longer at the beginning or end of the season, when the berries are less plentiful and less concentrated in clusters.
4. Once picked, don’t place the berries, still warm from the sun, in a sealed bag or container. Leave the container open to prevent moisture buildup.
5. Don’t wash berries until just before using them to prevent them from becoming mushy.
6. 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 container. If refrigerated, fresh-picked berries will last 10 to 14 days.
7. Freeze berries in freezer containers without washing to prevent the skins from toughening. Spread berries in a single layer. Freeze, then transfer the frozen berries to freezer containers. Because unwashed blueberries freeze individually, they can be easily poured from containers in the desired amounts. Frozen and fresh berries should be rinsed and drained just before serving. Just before using, wash the berries in cold water.
8. It takes about 4 cups of blueberries to make a pie.

Where are your favorite spots to pick blueberries?

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