Out of season
Patterson Farm Market & Tours
Mount Ulla, Charlotte
PK4.5
4.6(1,580 reviews)
This season
Strawberry picking runs mid-April through early June, weather depending. A wagon ride is required to reach the fields. The farm publishes no price and no picking hours.
Checked August 21, 2026
About This Farm
Patterson Farm at Mount Ulla is a 200-acre tomato grower that runs one of the largest strawberry pick-your-own operations in the region, and it has the reviews to prove it: 4.6 from 1,580 people, the busiest farm on this list.
What You Can Pick
- Strawberries - mid-April through early June
- Tulips - in early spring
- Sunflowers and zinnias - in summer
What Else is Available
A market and ice cream shop, donuts, a barnyard and a playground.
Good to Know
A wagon ride is required to reach the fields: they are not next to the car park, which changes how you plan the visit. No pets are allowed.
For the busiest farm on this list, it publishes remarkably little: no price and no picking hours. Ring (704) 797-0013.
The market opens 9am to 6pm Monday to Saturday, closed Sunday. The barnyard and playground run Wednesday to Saturday 9am to 2pm, which is a much narrower window.
Pro tip: arrive early. That is the farm's own advice, not ours, and on a field that draws 1,580 reviewers it is the difference between picking and picking over.
What You Can Pick
Strawberries
Apr - Jun
Facilities
Cafe
Playground
Farm Shop
Farm Animals
Tractor Rides
Not available here: Pet Friendly.
We list what we have confirmed. If something you need is not shown, it is worth calling the farm to check.
How we rate it
Our own assessment, scored the same way for every farm on the site, from what each farm publishes about itself. Not a visit, and not a public review score.
4.5out of 5, the Pickeria rating
- Fruit qualityHow good the picking actually is
- 4.5
- ExperienceWhat the visit itself is like
- 4.6
- Family friendlyHow well it works with children
- 4.8
- FacilitiesToilets, seating, parking, shade
- 4.6
- ValueWhat you get for the entry and the fruit
- 4.2
Plan Your Visit
Address
10390 Caldwell Rd, Mt Ulla, NC 28125, USA
Mount Ulla, NC 28125
Mount Ulla, NC 28125
Opening Hours
Monday9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Tuesday9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Wednesday9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Thursday9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Friday9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Saturday9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
SundayClosed
Market and ice cream shop hours, from the farm. The barnyard and playground run Wednesday to Saturday 9am to 2pm.
Checked August 21, 2026 against the farm's own website
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