Best Places To Pick Berries Near Seattle
Check out these U-pick locations all over the region
By Kendall Upton July 16, 2019
Whether baked in a pie or eaten fresh, berries are a quintessential summer treat. Get your fingers red and blue and every shade in between at these local U-pick berry farms this summer. U-pick is a great way to support local farms and you get the freshest fruit typically for less than retail costs— so bring friends or family and spend an afternoon harvesting some of the Northwest’s finest berries.
Bainbridge Island Blueberry Co. (Bainbridge Island): blueberries
Cost: Blueberries $4.00/lb. Cash only.
Hours: Will open for the season mid-July. Check its Facebook page for availability updates.
Bill’s Berry Farm (Grandview): blueberries, cherries, raspberries, blackberries, strawberries*, apricots and apples.
Cost: Blueberries $3.15/lb; cherries $2.45-$3.45/lb; raspberries $3.35/lb; blackberries $3.35/lb; apples $1.35/lb; apricots $1.15/lb. Cash or card accepted at the Farm Store, all other sales stations are cash only.
Hours: Monday-Thursday 4 – 8 p.m.; Friday-Saturday 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.
*Strawberries no longer available this season.
Biringer Farm (Arlington) Strawberries*, raspberries, black caps (black raspberries), blackberries, blueberries, and tayberries*
Cost: Strawberries $3.00/lb; raspberries $3.75/lb; blackberries $4.00/lb; blueberries $3.75/lb. Cash or card.
Hours: Monday-Saturday 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. (Farm Market open until 5 p.m.); Sunday 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. (Farm Market open until 4 p.m.) Check the website for availability updates.
*Strawberries nearing the end of their season. Tayberries no longer available this season.
Blue Dot Farm (Enumclaw): blueberries
Cost: $30/large bucket and $15/small bucket. Cash only.
Hours: 9 a.m. – 12 p.m. Open select days dependent on weather and ripeness. Check the website for availability updates.
Bolles Organic Berry Farm (Monroe): raspberries and strawberries
Cost: Strawberries $2.50/lb; raspberries $4.00/lb. Cash or card.
Hours: Typically 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. Open select days dependent on weather and ripeness. Check the farm’s Facebook page for availability updates.
Bryant Blueberry Farm and Nursery (Arlington): blueberries, tayberries, boysenberries, currants, blackberries, aronia berries
Cost: Blueberries $2.50/lb; tayberries $3.00/lb; boysenberries, currants, and blackberries $3.00/lb; aronia berries $4.00/lb. Cash or card.
Hours: Tuesday-Thursday, Saturday-Sunday 8 a.m. – 4 p.m. Check its Facebook page or website for availability updates.
Bybee Farms (North Bend): blueberries
Cost: $2.50/lb. Cash or check only.
Hours: 9 a.m. – 8 p.m. Will open for the season mid-late July.
Canter-Berry Farms (Auburn): blueberries
Cost: Prices vary.
Hours: 8 a.m. – 6 p.m. Will open for the season late July. Check its Facebook page or website for availability updates.
Four Elements Farm (Puyallup): blueberries
Cost: $3.00/lb. Cash, check, or card.
Hours: Thursday-Sunday 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. Will open for the season mid-July. Check its Facebook page or website for availability updates.
Harvold Berry Farm (Carnation): strawberries and raspberries
Cost: Raspberries $3.50/lb; strawberries $2.00/lb. Cash or card accepted.
Hours: Strawberries 8 a.m. – 8 p.m.; Raspberries 8 a.m. – 4 p.m. Closed Sundays. Open select days dependent on weather and ripeness. Check its Facebook page for availability updates.
Linbo Blueberry Farm (Puyallup): blueberries
Cost: $2.50/lb. Cash, check or card (card transactions have a $2 fee).
Hours: Open starting mid-July. 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. Check its Facebook page or website for availability updates.
Mountainview Blueberry Farm (Snohomish): blueberries
Cost: $2.90/lb. Cash (preferred) or card.
Hours: Open starting mid-July. Tuesday-Sunday 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. Check its Facebook page or website for availability updates.
Picha Farms (Puyallup): strawberries, raspberries*, and blackberries*
Cost: Prices vary. Cash or check only.
Hours: 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. Open select days dependent on weather and ripeness. Check its Facebook page or website for availability updates.
*Raspberries and blackberries not available for U-pick, only pre-picked.
Remlinger Farms (Carnation): strawberries* and raspberries
Cost: Raspberies $2.75/lb; Strawberries $2.50/lb. Cash only.
Hours: 9 a.m. – 7 p.m. (weather dependent). Check its Facebook page or website for availability updates.
*Strawberries no longer available this season.
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