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10 Places to Pick Strawberries in Maryland and Virginia 

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Baugher’s

1015 Baugher Rd., Westminster

The strawberries at this Carroll County farm are ready for picking. Check Baugher’s website or its Facebook page for updates. There’s also a petting zoo and an on-site restaurant. 

 

Butler’s Orchard

22222 Davis Mill Rd., Germantown

Berry-picking season is in full swing at this popular, kid-friendly orchard. You can reserve $5 tickets, which also include admission to the sprawling playground. PYO Strawberry quarts cost $7 each. Peonies are available for picking, too. 

 

Godfrey’s Farm

302 Leager Rd., Sudlersville

This Queen Anne’s County, Maryland destination sits near the Delaware border. Check in at its market to purchase a bucket, then head to the fields. There are no reservations or entry fees, and pick-your-own fruit is available daily (8 AM to 6 PM during the week, 8 AM to 5 PM on Saturday and Sunday).  

 

Larriland Farm

2415 Woodbine Rd, Woodbine

This Howard County farm is home to a variety of pickable fruits and veggies during the summer. Purchase a container at the entrance for your haul plus a $3 ticket to enter the PYO fields. Strawberry season will continue into June.

 

Messick’s Farm Market

6025 Catlett Rd., Bealeton

The fields at this Fauquier County farm are open, and pick your own strawberries are $5.99 per pound. There are no entry fees, and patches are open daily from 9 AM to 6 PM. Check its Facebook page for updates on field conditions. Bonus: There’s frozen custard, too.

 

Miller Farms

10140 Piscataway Rd, Clinton

Weekdays from 9 AM to 6 PM, you’ll find PYO strawberries for $4.39 per pound plus strawberry baked goods at this farm about 30 minutes from DC. No reservation is required 

 

Shlagel Farms LLC

12850 Shlagel Rd., Waldorf

Have you checked the strawberry report today? You can make a game-time decision on whether to visit: reservations are not required. Strawberries are priced at $4.49 per pound and containers are available, but you’re welcome to bring your own. The farm is open daily from 10 AM until 5 PM during strawberry season, with extended hours until 7 PM on Wednesdays. If you visit on a weekend, stop by the ice cream trailer.  

 

Swann Farms

7740 Swan Ln., Owings

Fields of strawberries are ripe for the picking at this Southern Maryland farm. Hours vary from week-to-week, and schedules are released on Sunday evenings. Reservations are not required, and guests pre-pay for a $8 quart or $28 gallon bucket before heading out to the patches.  

 

Wegmeyer Farms

38299 Hughesville Rd., Hamilton

At this farm in Loudoun County, reserve your family’s one-hour slot in the field, and the $32 weekday picking fee includes your first bucket (roughly five pounds) of self-picked strawberries. This weekend and holiday fee is $38 per family. 

 

Yankey Farms

11812  Bristow Rd., Bristow

Pick strawberries by the gallon ($35) or quart ($10) at this working farm (it’ll provide containers). Walk-ins are welcome Monday through Friday from 10 AM to 6 PM, while Saturday or Memorial Day Monday visits require reservations

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