Where to pick Canada’s best berries

Sweet strawberries, ripe raspberries and beautiful blueberries are a true taste of summer. We’re a nation of berry lovers—including cherries, currants and the lesser-known saskatoon berries—and we love a trip to the berry patch to harvest our own. Whether it’s a family outing with the kids or a creative daytime date idea, a visit to a U-pick berry farm near you is a must.

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Most farms are now open, but with new safety procedures in place. Farms are limiting the number of guests in the field, while some require advance booking. Many farms now prohibit BYO containers, and government restrictions are clear about sampling in the field: it’s a big no-no. This year, wash your berries first, to enjoy them safely.

What will you do with those freshly picked berries? Try making jams and jellies, pies, tarts and fruit cobblers, stuffed French toast, breakfast muffins and frozen yogurt. Picked more berries than you can eat now? Save them for later by freezing or dehydrating.

Here’s where you’ll find great fruit-picking near you. Be sure to call your local farm for the latest operating hours and crop updates.

Maan Farms
790 McKenzie Road
Abbotsford, BC

Formosa Nursery
12617 – 203rd Street
Maple Ridge, BC

W & A Farms
17771 Westminster Hwy
Richmond, BC

Surrey Farms
5180 – 152 Street
Surrey, BC

Driediger Farms
23823 – 72nd Avenue
Langley, BC

The Saskatoon Farm
80181 – 338 Avenue East #20
Foothills County, AB

The Jungle Farm
28120 Township Road 362
Red Deer County, AB

Pleasant View U Pick Berries
RR#1
Crossfield, AB

Saskaberry Ranch
Township Road 324
Mountain View County, AB

The Berry Barn
830 Valley Road
Saskatoon, SK

Rhodes' Raspberries and Blackcurrants
RR3 Site 300 Box 45
Saskatoon, SK

Ol Mill Berries
Qu'Appelle, SK

Boonstra Berry & Birthday Farm
76135 Road 8E
Stonewall, MB

Cormier's Berry Patch
Manitoba 247
La Salle, MB

Prairie Berry
Glenlea, MB

Purple Berry Orchard
Rosser, MB

Andrews Farm Market & Winery
9365 10 Side Road
Milton, ON

Barrie Hill Farms
2935 Barrie Hill Road
Springwater, ON

Brooks Farms
122 Ashworth Road
Mount Albert, ON

Pingles Farm Market
1805 Taunton Road East
Hampton, ON

McLean Berry Farm
2191 16th Line
Lakefield, ON

Downey's Farm Market & Winery
3682 Heart Lake Road
Brampton, ON

Quinn Farm
2495 boulevard Perrot
Notre-Dame-de-l'Île-Perrot, QC

Ferme Anse au Sable
2565 boulevard Perrot
Notre-Dame-de-l'Île-Perrot, QC

Ferme Marineau
4356 boulevard Dagenais Ouest
Laval, QC

Domaine du Flanc Sud
920 chemin de la Montagne
Mont-Saint-Hilaire, QC

Potager Mont-Rouge Halte Gourmande
154 Rang de la Montagne
Rougemont, QC

Fraisebec
420 Rang Lepage
Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines, QC

Kennie’s Strawberry Farm
1164 Upper Church Street
Kentville, NS

Riverbreeze Strawberries & Cornmaze 
660 Onslow Road
Truro, NS

Sunset U-Pick
49 Ferris Street
Fredericton, NB

Oak Lane Farm
15 Oak Point Beach Road
Oak Point, NB

Poirier Strawberry Farm  
11 chemin Poirier
Saint-Édouard-de-Kent, NB

Pennys Farm and Garden
5145 Trans Canada Highway
Charlottetown, PEI

McCardle’s Berry Patch
11860 St. Peter’s Road
Tracadie Cross, PEI

Storehouse Farm
224 Boulter Loop Road
Victoria, PEI

Campbellton Berry Farm
Hwy 340, Road to the Isles
Campbellton, NL

Lester’s Farm Market
173 Brookfield Road
St. John's, NL

Central U-Pick
New Bay Road
Grand Falls, NL