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Farms in Illinois: What You Need to Know
Illinois is home to a range of spots for visiting u-pick farms, spread across the state's different growing regions. This page rounds up every farms location listed in Illinois so you can compare distance, ratings, and reviews before deciding where to go.
You Pick Farms in the Midwest
the Midwest supports a genuine year-round pick-your-own calendar, starting with strawberries in late May-adjacent spring weeks and continuing through summer berries, stone fruit, and a long fall run of apples, pumpkins, and other harvest crops. Farms growing in rich prairie soil across the region often diversify across several of these crops, which is why the same farm can be worth visiting more than once a year.
Best Time for Farms in Illinois
Pick-your-own season in Illinois runs from spring strawberries through summer berries and stone fruit, into a fall peak of apples and pumpkins that usually draws the largest crowds.
Tips for Farms in Illinois
Call ahead or check a location's website before visiting, since hours and availability for visiting u-pick farms can change with the weather and time of year. Weekday visits are usually less crowded than weekends.