Strawberry Picking in Tennessee in June
You can still pick strawberries in Tennessee in June, but only at a short list of farms, because most of the state's patches finish in May. Smith-Perry Berries in Ooltewah picks from late April until the middle of June, and Kelley's Berry Farm in Castalian Springs picks into June and stays open seven days a week.
The six split on two things. First is how late in June each one reaches: Hyde Farms lists April 20 to June 7 and Myers Brothers Farm early June, while three farms say only that their season runs to June. Second is whether you can simply show up. Kelley's, McCulley's Amazin' Acres of Fun and Hyde Farms post picking hours; Rutherford's Farm and Myers Brothers ask you to call first.
Our picks
- Picking in mid-June: Smith-Perry Berries. Late April until the middle of June, with the crew picking 400 to 1,100 gallons each morning, so an early arrival finds the fullest field.
- A morning out with small children: Hyde Farms. A petting zoo, mini-golf and inflatables share the 115-acre farm with the patch, open Monday through Saturday, 9am to 5pm, and cards are accepted.
- A Sunday visit: Kelley's Berry Farm. Open 7am to 6pm, seven days a week during strawberry season, at $4 a pound for u-pick in spring 2026.
- Lowest price per pound: Rutherford's Farm. $2.25 a pound on its posted price list, though you call or text to order ahead since no picking hours are posted.
At a glance
| Option | Address | Strawberry season | Picking hours | Payment accepted | Other u-pick crops |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 Riverview Estates Lane, Castalian Springs, TN 37031source | May to Junesource | 7am to 6pm, seven days a week during strawberry seasonsource | Cash or checksource | Blackberries, blueberries, peaches and raspberriessource | |
| 2857 Old Kentucky Rd, Sparta, TN 38583source | April to Junesource | 8am to 4pm throughout the seasonsource | Cash onlysource | Pumpkins, plus honey from hives on the farmsource | |
| 3337 Mint Road, Maryville, TN 37803source | Mid April to Junesource | No set hours posted; call or text to order aheadsource | Broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower, green onions, radishes and romaine lettucesource | ||
| 9626 Ooltewah Georgetown Road, Ooltewah, TN 37363source | Late April until the middle of Junesource | Cash or checksource | Sweet corn, pumpkins and watermelonssource | ||
| 7545 Highway 411 S, Greenback, TN 37742source | April 20 to June 7source | Monday through Saturday, 9am to 5pmsource | Cards acceptedsource | Pumpkinssource | |
| 3348 Valley View Rd, Sevierville, TN 37862source | Late April until early Junesource | No set hours posted; call or check the farm's Facebook pagesource | Sweet corn, watermelon, cantaloupe, tomatoes and pumpkinssource |
How far into June each farm picks
Three farms say roughly when they finish. Hyde Farms lists April 20 to June 7, and its owner has told the local paper the season should close between the first and the middle of June. Smith-Perry Berries holds until the middle of June. Myers Brothers Farm gives late April until early June. Kelley's Berry Farm (May to June), McCulley's (April to June) and Rutherford's Farm (mid April to June) don't say how far into the month they go.
Weather moves all of these. The 2026 season showed how much: a January deep freeze wiped out the u-pick crop at Lucky Ladd Farms, and Batey Farms in Murfreesboro had no strawberries at all. For a trip after the first week of June, call the farm the day before.
Where the June patches are
Four of the six are in East Tennessee: Rutherford's Farm in Maryville, Hyde Farms in Greenback on Highway 411, Myers Brothers in Wears Valley on a Sevierville address, and Smith-Perry near Chattanooga in Ooltewah. McCulley's sits in Sparta in the Upper Cumberland, closer to Cookeville and Crossville than to the Nashville suburbs, which makes it a proper day trip. Kelley's, on the Cumberland River in Trousdale County, is the Nashville basin's entry.
Nothing here is west of Nashville. West Tennessee is warmer, and its patches, including Jones Orchard in Millington, finish in May.
Posted hours, call-ahead farms and cash
Kelley's (7am to 6pm daily), McCulley's (8am to 4pm) and Hyde Farms (9am to 5pm, Monday through Saturday) post set hours, though Kelley's still suggests a call to check the crop. Rutherford's asks you to call or text an order ahead for any crop, and Myers Brothers points you to a phone call or its Facebook page. Smith-Perry posts no hours anywhere we found, but the crew picks every morning for the farm stand.
Only Hyde Farms is plainly listed as taking cards. McCulley's is cash only, Kelley's and Smith-Perry take cash or check, and the two directories that list Myers Brothers disagree on cards, so carry cash to any of them.
The options in detail
Kelley's Berry Farm
A four-generation family farm on the bank of the Cumberland River in Trousdale County, growing berries here since 1978 on about ten acres of strawberries. It is one of the few Middle Tennessee patches that reliably picks into June, and the field stays open every day of the week while the strawberries last, which most farms do not do. U-pick ran $4 a pound in spring 2026, with pre-picked gallons around $25. The catch is that the Kelleys also sell at Nashville-area farmers markets from May through September, so the patch is under steady pressure; the farm's own advice is to call just before you come to see how the crops are looking.
McCulley's Amazin' Acres of Fun
Billed as the largest u-pick strawberry patch in Middle Tennessee, on a working Sparta farm that doubles as a family attraction with more than forty activities, a farm market and a strawberry festival in mid-May. The berries are Chandler and Camarosa varieties picked straight from the field, with pre-picked buckets sold inside the market, and you can reserve berries in advance if you are driving in. It sits out in the Upper Cumberland rather than the Nashville suburbs, closer to Cookeville and Crossville, so it is a proper day trip, and festival weekends draw a crowd that a quick berry stop will not enjoy.
Rutherford's Farm
A Blount County farm established in 1976 and now in its fiftieth season, with the cheapest berries on this list at $2.25 a pound on its posted price list, well under what the Nashville-area farms charge. Strawberries open a long crop calendar that runs on through green onions, cabbage, beets, half-runner beans, tomatoes and fall greens, so regulars treat it as a year-round stop rather than a spring outing. The farm asks you to call or text to order ahead for any crop and posts no set picking hours, so it is not a place to turn up unannounced.
Smith-Perry Berries
The Chattanooga area's strawberry farm, run by Aubie Smith with Bill Perry on the largest working farm in Hamilton County. Plantings have grown to sixteen acres and the crew picks between 400 and 1,100 gallons every morning for the farm stand, with u-pick running alongside, so mornings are the safe bet if you want a full field. The Smiths plant tulips in early spring and sunflowers in July, and their barn carries an "Everywhere You Look, UT" mural and doubles as an outdoor classroom for school groups. Berries here hold into the middle of June, later than almost anywhere in West or Middle Tennessee.
Hyde Farms
A 115-acre working farm on Highway 411 between Maryville and Madisonville where the strawberry patch shares the place with a petting zoo, mini-golf, inflatables and picnic tables, which makes it the easiest of these to turn into a morning out with small children. Both u-pick and pre-picked baskets are sold from a stand beside the field. Owner Mitchell Hyde has told the local paper the strawberry season should end between the first and the middle of June, which puts it among the last East Tennessee patches still open. It is a genuine drive from Knoxville, roughly a dozen miles south of Maryville on a two-lane highway.
Myers Brothers Farm
Twin brothers Blake and John Myers are fourth-generation Wears Valley farmers, and their patch reaches further into June than any other on this list. It is a small operation: a strawberry field up a gravel drive off Highway 321 with a farm stand for the rest of the year's produce, which runs to sweet corn, seedless watermelon, cantaloupe, tomatoes and fall mums. The Smoky Mountain backdrop is a real part of the appeal. The trade-offs are that there are no posted picking hours and no website, and the two directories that list the farm disagree about whether it takes cards, so bring cash and call ahead.
How we researched this
A farm is on this page because its own stated strawberry window reaches into June, and it is u-pick. That rule removed most of the state: Jones Orchard, Circle S Farms, Delvin Farms, Wagner Berry Farm, McCraw's Strawberry Ranch and others list April and May seasons, and Scott's Strawberry & Tomato Farms in Unicoi sells berries into mid-June but picks them itself. Sunbright Farm in Adams lists May 15 to June 30, yet we found no sign of it operating in 2025 or 2026, so it stayed off. P and P Farms in Lascassas and H and S Farms in Cunningham list June windows but have no website or photos we could confirm show the right farm, so they are not here yet.
Smith-Perry Berries and Hyde Farms have no working website, so their details come from PickYourOwn.org listings the farms submit. Kelley's hours are the farm's own; an April 2026 column gave 7am to 5pm, Monday through Saturday, so ask if you plan an evening or Sunday stop. The empty cells are Smith-Perry's hours, Rutherford's payment and Myers Brothers' payment, which no source settled. This was compiled in September 2026, between seasons, so none of it can be checked against an open field until the 2027 season opens.