U-Pick Farms in the DMV

A boy picks berries off of a tree
Berry picking at Butler’s Orchard (Christophe Paul – USDA via Wikimedia Commons)

Going to a farm and picking fruit, flowers or other crops with your family is a great way to spend time outdoors and create some fun family memories! The spring through the fall is the best time to visit a u-pick farm or orchard, and there are plenty in the DMV to choose from.

Many of these farms have multiple u-pick crops. Use this key for additional info on what each farm has each season: A (apple), P (pumpkin), B (berry), F (flower) and T (Christmas tree). Some farms’ seasons may start earlier or end later depending on the year or crop.

Flowers — March-September

  • Burnside Farms | Nokesville, VA
  • Field of Flowers | Purcellville, VA
  • Heyser Farms | Silver Spring, MD (A, P)
  • Seven Oaks Lavender Farm | Catlett, VA
  • Whitetails Farm | Clarksburg, MD

Berries — May-August

  • Crooked Run Orchard | Purcellville, VA (A, T)
  • Farm at Home Produce | Poolesville, MD (P, F)
  • Great Country Farms | Bluemont, VA (A, P)
  • Green Truck Farm | Markham, VA (P)
  • Hollin Farms | Delaplane, VA (A, P, F)

Apples — August-November

  • Butler’s Orchard | Germantown, MD (B, F, P, T)
  • Hartland Orchard | Markham, VA (B)
  • Kingsbury’s Orchard | Dickerson, MD
  • Stribling Orchard | Markham, VA (P)
  • The Orchard at Doc Waters Cidery | Germantown, MD

Pumpkins — September-November

  • Burke Nursery and Garden Center | Burke, VA
  • Homestead Farm | Poolesville, MD (A, B)
  • Krop’s Crops and Vintage Marketplace | Great Falls, VA (A, F)
  • Marker-Miller Orchards | Winchester, VA (A, B)
  • Reston Farms Fall Festival | Great Falls, VA

Christmas Trees — November-December

  • Greenway Farms Christmas Trees | Cooksville, MD
  • Milltown Creek Tree Farms | Lovettsville, VA
  • Naughty Pine Nursery | Dickerson, MD
  • Snickers Gap Christmas Tree Farm | Round Hill, VA
  • TLV Tree Farm | Glenelg, MD

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