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Peach Picking Near Salem: What You Need to Know
Oregon's peach orchards are a smaller part of the state's fruit industry compared to its famous berries, but farms in the Willamette Valley near Salem do grow peaches successfully, particularly varieties bred to handle the region's cooler, wetter summers than California's Central Valley.
Pacific Coast Peach Orchards
California dominates national peach production by a wide margin, with the Central Valley's vast orchards supplying both fresh-eating freestone peaches and clingstone varieties grown for canning. Washington's peach orchards cluster in the irrigated Yakima Valley east of the Cascades, a very different growing environment from the state's cooler, wetter western half, while Oregon's Willamette Valley produces a smaller peach crop alongside the berries the region is better known for. Alaska's climate rules out commercial peach growing almost entirely.
Best Time to Go Peach Picking Near Salem
Running through August, generally later and shorter than California's much larger harvest to the south.
Tips for Your Salem Peach Picking Trip
Willamette Valley orchards growing peaches alongside Oregon's better-known berries tend to have a shorter, later season than California's—check in August rather than earlier summer. Expect smaller peaches with excellent flavor compared to mass-market varieties.