So many varieties! We picked the sweet, yellow Ranier, dark purple lapin and red bings. They made…read morefor a colorful bowl of cherries and tasted delicious! This orchard is huge! It spans several hills and there are two entry point locations. One on Root Oqd and one on Carroll. Check their website which will tell you which cherries are ripe and ready to pick, and at which location. So helpful! While the orchard is really huge, picking is easy because you can drive through the rows of trees and park right near where you want to pick. This makes it super convenient and easy. The fields are flat which is another thing I appreciate. Just be careful walking around as there are sprinkler heads and other things you can trip over. Yes, I'm telling you this from experience! Ouch. Mosier definitely has the best cherries!! And the best prices. At $2.00-$2.50 a pound, they are far cheaper than those on the Hood River Fruit loop. Drive one exit past Hood River (exit 69) to the town of Mosier and within minutes you are at Root Farms and several other cherry farms. The ride to Mosier is beautiful as the Columbia River widens and the basalt cliffs on the Washington side are gorgeous. Since I'm here all the time, I pick at several each season to support local.

Second time visiting this pumpkin patch. There are games, a horse, a pony, a dog, zinnias,…read morepumpkins, and more! While the orchards may be closed, the patch is grand and open. I think more can be found on their Facebook page.

The blueberries are huge! And so sweet and delicious. Saw a post on FB and came out the next day!…read moreIt's a quaint farm, nothing fancy, just really fantastic blueberries and currants. Grab a blue bucket and start picking. It's an honor system so make sure to bring cash.

We had this place to ourselves and thoroughly enjoyed picking some wonderful haskaps. (I had never…read moreeven heard of haskaps before). They are like elongated blueberries. This farm is on the honor system. Grab buckets, pick to your heart's content, weigh them, and leave the money in envelopes based on their pricing system (which is very reasonable). What a nice family outing!

Beautiful cherry and apple orchard with adorable animals! The owner was so friendly and helpful…read more Highly recommended stopping by, super kid friendly.

The owner was so genuine and nice. All the animals are precious and add such a fun experience to…read morethe farm.

My favorite place to pick sweet and delicious Mosier cherries! Lopez Farms has several varieties -…read morethe extra sweet yellow Ranier, the dark purple Tartarian, Bing, and more! What is unique and what I love best, is the orchard is on flat land. No hills to climb, just easy, peasy access to the delicious fruit. This family owned business is great for families, too. They have a shaded area with picnic tables and even a few hammocks where you can rest or picnic afterwards. Perfect way to make a morning or afternoon visiting this beautiful orchard. They supply the buckets and the trees are just steps from where you park and they are bursting with cherries. And right at arm level! The varieties are intermixed so in a small space, and in just 15 minutes, you can easily pick 8 pounds. Sounds like a lot but if you are gifting or baking, they go fast. I like to eat them as is! Prices were $2 a pound which is phenomenal. I gave them a few extra dollars because I most definitely sampled as I picked! The charming small town of Mosier is just 60 minutes from downtown Portland. The drive through the Columbia Gorge is breathtaking. Once you take the Mosier exit, there are signs pointing you to Lopez Farms and other cherry orchards on the same street. Cherry season is last week of a June-July so don't miss it! Make a day of it. Pick cherries, have a picnic, then get coffee at Randonne on Main Street in Mosier. Take a ride up to Rowena Crest for more spectacular views of the Columbia River and a hike. Visit Hood River or the many waterfalls along I-84. So much to do!

This was our favorite farm during our week long trip to Oregon. Although it's a little longer drive…read morethan the fruit stands on the fruit loop, it's worth it to come. We actually went twice! Just follow the clear signs along the road. The second time we picked 10 lbs. of cherries to bring home to Texas for friends and family. The Mosier cherries are pretty but the dark red ones are the sweetest. You can bring them in your carry on bag or in checked luggage (within the US, except Puerto Rico) The Lopez family is very friendly and they have beautiful and well kept orchards. You will love the views! We are so thankful that they allow the public to tour it.

$2.50 a pound for delicious sweet, tangy, juicy cherries! Evan's Fruit Co in Mosier Oregon is a…read morefarm that invites guests to pick and fill their own buckets full of cherries. I went a couple of weeks ago on a very warm Saturday. After a visit to their neighbor winery Analemma Vineyards, we came to the highly recommended Evan's Fruit Company. I had such a great experience finding and picking cherries from various trees. These beautiful prolific trees grew the most amazing cherries- the best I have ever tasted. It's encouraged that you bring your own bag of packaging to take your bounty home, but don't worry if you aren't prepared, they will give you a bag to take with you. The farm is full of green trees with happy dots of colorful cherries. I loved this experience and would love to return for peaches or something else that they grow depending on the season.

$2/lb for peaches and $1.75/lb for cherries. Lots of fun for the kids. Wheelbarrows available. Came…read morehere on a Thursday afternoon in July and it was very quiet, just one employee present. Looks like there is also a drop box when nobody is around? Port a potty toilets and hand washing stations with soap available. Would be awesome if they added a little refreshment stand!

We had a great time trying many new to us varieties of apples and pears, and took home a carry on…read morebags worth of produce - apples are TSA approved! :)

I have visited Kiyokawa at farmers markets before (they're at 13 of them!), but this month was the…read morefirst time I went out to their farm in Parkdale, OR. This is a third generation farm - their grandparents immigrated from Japan in the early 1900s. It's almost 300 acres and they've got apples, pears, peaches, cherries, berries, and probably more. The farmstand is open July through November. They've got a pick your own/U-pick options. They specialize in growing over 150 different varieties of apples, pears, cherries, and stone fruit. Their website is pretty up-to-date on which fruit are available at any given time. I really enjoyed stopping into the marketplace for a wide selection of pre-picked fruits, some of which had samples available. They were priced by weight and I was very pleased with the cost in the end ($12 for so many apples!).

I loved this quiet spot with luscious cherries almost throwing themselves into the provided little…read morered plastic bucket. Off the formal fruit loop, this place is a gem. No crowds and one amazing toddler with a cherry stained face and blissed out parents. Owned by a woman whose dog is named Hilda, I claim this organic farm my go to U pick. And lunch in Hood River after picking is close by and delicious.

We lucked out! We stumbled upon this gem on opening day. Janet was super friendly and the kids (we…read moreall) had a blast!

Impromptu trip of 6, and it was glorious! The woman working was attentive, sweet, kind, and made…read morethe experience all the more better! The property is absolutely gorgeous. We had plenty of seating. Service was quick food truck out front although we didn't eat at looked amazing when I looked at other people's plates lol I was sad the fruit shop wasn't open, but it probably is not in season?! This is the second time I've been there and I will be back!!

If you're in Mount Hood area on a beautiful sunny day, then the Gorge White House is a great option…read moreto hangout in the lovely garden. They have a small parking lot in front, so I can see how it could be a crowded mess on the weekends. Luckily I went on a weekday so it wasn't an issue. You order wine or cider or beer inside and then enjoy the garden. The garden is also dog friendly so you'll see a few pups out there. There's a food truck that has burgers and flatbreads. It seemed to be really slow, so you should definitely not be hungry. I got the blueberry sausage flatbread, mostly out of curiosity. It was interesting with the sweet and salty flavoring having blueberries mixed with ground sausage and cheese, but not sure I was sold on it. Still, the rose I had in the sun made the whole experience enjoyable.

We visited Packer Orchards & Bakery as one of the stops on the Hood River Fruit Loop in early May…read more You know what gets me into a store? Samples! This place has tons of them, basically all of their products, all on a table right in front of the store. Before even taking a step inside, I had basically filled myself with jams, butters, and pickles! We ended up only buying an empanada on this trip, although I was sorely tempted at filling my entire pantry with their jams and jellies, not to mention their pies... If only we had a cooler with us... Huckleberry Empanada ($6.50) - Their huckleberry jam is the best of the ones I've tried. Other places in Oregon, on the Fruit Loop and off, have a dried fruit kind of taste or lean musty in flavor. This one has full bodied huckleberry flavor that's quite fresh. It may be due to them using a different variety of huckleberry? Anyways, it's filled inside an expertly baked outer crust that holds the filling in well and adds some buttery crisp, pie crust like texture. I really enjoyed my visit to Packer Orchards & Bakery. Out of the 7 or 8 stops we made on the Fruit Loop, this, along with their farm location, ended up being my favorite by far.

A year later, still amazing tasting table, fresh bread, pies , empanadas, jams, honey, jellies,…read more and pickled veggies!