About Fresh Strawberry Picking in Ohio

They say that fruit is ‘nature’s candy’, and strawberries are no exception! They truly are one of nature’s delicacies. Strawberries taste lovely, and they are nothing but good for you. While it is easy to buy strawberries from the local store, they seem to taste better when you pick your own from a local farm.

In Ohio, the strawberry season typically begins around the end of May and ends either late June or early July. If you want to visit any of the farms listed below, please check out their social media or website to be sure strawberries are in season.

Map of Strawberry Picking Fields in Ohio

Strawberry Picking in Northwest Ohio

Aufdenkampe Family Farm

While this farm sells different products, strawberries are their main product. You can buy strawberries, or you can pick your own. There is also a farm store selling other seasonal fruit and vegetables.

• Address: 3275 N. Ridge Rd, Vermilion, Ohio 44089
• Phone: 440-984-3844 | Website | Facebook

Strawberry Picking in Northeast Ohio

Fitch’s Farm Market

At this farm, you can pick your own almost everything! Including strawberries, beans, tomatoes, and peppers. There is a minimum quantity for picking. There is also a farm store for more fresh produce.

• Address: 4413 Center Rd, Avon, Ohio 44011
• Phone: 440-934-6125 | Website | Facebook | Instagram

Maurer Farms

At Maurer Farms, visitors can pick strawberries or purchase a variety of fresh produce from the farm store, such as peaches, sweetcorn, black raspberries, and beans. Open from late May or early June to mid-September for seasonal fruit and vegetables.

• Address: 2901 Batdorf Rd, Wooster, Ohio 44691
• Phone: 330-264-2285 | Website | Facebook

Strawberry Picking in Central Ohio

Mitchell’s Berries & Blooms

Mitchell’s Berries & Blooms hold events and offer experiences for the whole family to enjoy. Among other things, visitors can pick daffodils in April, asparagus in April/May, strawberries in May/June, and blackberries in June/July. There is also a gift shop on site.

• Address: 9331 Mitchell-Dewitt Rd, Plain City, Ohio 43064
• Phone: 937-243-0635 | Website | Facebook | Instagram

Doran’s Farm Market

This farm has a vast variety of fresh produce for sale seasonally. Visitors can pick strawberries, sugar snap peas, green beans, tomatoes, and pumpkins. As well as the fresh produce, the market sells Doran’s own-brand preserves, pickles, sauces, syrups, and more.

• Address: 5462 Babbitt Rd, New Albany, Ohio 43054
• Phone: 614-855-3885 | Website | Facebook | Instagram

Jacquemin Farms

Jacquemin Farms is a seasonal farm market providing home-grown and locally-grown fruits and vegetables. This farm’s U-Pick strawberry patch has late-growing strawberries, so check out their well-maintained Facebook page to see when the picking begins!

Jacquemin is open June through October for seasonal activities, as well as strawberry picking. They offer lots of fall fun for both kids and adults.

• Address: 7437 Hyland-Croy Rd, Plain City, Ohio 43064
• Phone: 614-873-5725 | Facebook | Instagram

Strawberry Picking in Southwest Ohio

Irons Fruit Farm

As well as strawberries, at Irons Fruit Farm visitors can pick sunflowers, blueberries, apples, and pumpkins. Each year there is a Corn Roast Festival, and in the fall a 12-acre corn maze adds to the family fun. Check Facebook for dates of all the seasonal u-pick produce.

There is also an on-site bakery and market. The bakery, in particular, is worth a visit as it sells the most delicious apple fritters and donuts. The market offers apple cider, jams and jellies, apple butter, gift packs, and more.

• Address: 1640 Stubbs Mill Rd, Lebanon, Ohio 45036
• Phone: 513-932-2853 | Facebook 

Stokes Berry Farm

There are a few U-pick fruits available at Stokes Berry Farm. Strawberries, of course, are available in season. Stokes keeps their Facebook page updated with dates for both u-pick and the market store fresh produce to purchase.

There is also a fishing lake here that allows ‘catch and release’ fishing.

• Address: 2822 Center Rd, Wilmington, Ohio 45177
• Phone: 937-317-0074 | Website | Facebook | Instagram

Strawberry Run Farm

At Strawberry Run Farm you can pick your own strawberries and purchase blueberries. There are also products available such as apple butter, strawberry salsa, and strawberry syrup, as well as a selection of fruit-flavored sodas.

• Address: 9393 US 22 Clarksville, Ohio 45113
• Phone: 937-218-3590 | Facebook | Instagram

Folck Family Farm

Folck Farm has strawberry picking as well as raspberry and blackberry picking seasons. There is a winery that offers wine tasting and a farm store with more produce.

• Address: 6843 State Route 54, Mechanicsburg, Ohio 43044
• Phone: 937-869-2240 | Website | Facebook

Let’s Go Strawberry Picking in Ohio!

Have you visited any of the places we’ve listed? Do you know of any more? We would love to hear your ideas and suggestions! Leave a comment below and share your experience!

Don’t forget to check out our other posts on fabulous fruit locations: Bauman Orchards, Molnar Farms, and Rittman Orchard are fantastic places to check out during the spring and summer seasons!

If you want some ideas for fall activities, check out Fall Festivals in Ohio and Corn Mazes in Ohio!

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Visit Ohio Ice Cream Shops

When it comes to Ohio and Ice Cream, it is a match made in dessert heaven! In fact, Ohio does ice cream very well. Ohio is home to several major ice cream brands, including Handels, Jeni’s, and Graeters. 

Visiting Ohio Ice Cream Shops is a great way to satisfy your sweet tooth. In fact, Ohio has its very own ice cream trail! Now that sounds like fun! We did include some frozen custard places in our list as well!

This article has two main sections: the first is independent ice cream shops, and those with less than four locations. The second section contains lists of the locations of the ice cream shops with multiple locations. These two sections have their own maps.

Map of Independent Ice Cream Shops

Ice Cream Shops in Central Ohio

Crosstown Creamery

Crosstown Creamery is a restaurant as well as an ice cream shop. They offer hand-dipped ice cream, as well as other handmade desserts. The ice cream is Johnson’s Real Ice Cream, with over 20 delightful and unique flavors!

This ice cream shop was submitted by our friends at ReWild Rentals – check out our review of their Ravenhaus Rental.

• Address: 90 Main Street, Tarlton, Ohio 43156
• Phone: 740-477-1000 | Website | Facebook | Instagram

Velvet Ice Cream Factory

This ice cream shop is open from May through October each year. They are located at Ye Olde Mill Ice Cream Museum.

• Address: 11324 Mt Vernon Rd., Utica, Ohio 43080
• Phone: 800-589-5000 | Website | Facebook

Mardi Gras Homemade Ice Cream

Homemade traditional ice cream flavors, as well as a selection of international ice cream flavors.

• Address: 1807, 1947 Hard Road, Columbus, Ohio 43235
• Phone: 614-766-2020 | Facebook

Simply Rolled Ice Cream

Uniquely, the ice cream here is Thai-inspired rolled ice cream. There are seasonal flavors, specialty flavors, and signature rolls. Or you can create your own with a selection of mix-ins and toppings. There are two locations, one in Columbus and one in Cincinnati.

• Columbus: 968 N High Street, Columbus, Ohio 43201 | 614-914-8624
• Cincinnati: 32 W 12^th Street, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202 | 513-287-7718
• Website | Facebook | Instagram

Round Hill Dairy Ice Cream

Round Hill Dairy Ice Cream offers a wide selection, including scoops, classic sundaes, specialty sundaes, as well as Round Hill Dairy specials. You can select from many toppings such as hot fudge, marshmallow, rainbow sprinkles, candy eyes, and more.

• Address: 300 Wooster Road, Mount Vernon, Ohio 43050
• Phone: 740-326-6768 | Website | Facebook | Instagram

Gypsy Joe’s Ice Cream and Donuts

A trip to Gypsy Joe’s Ice Cream and donut shop is the perfect way to relax with a sweet treat and the kids will enjoy it just as much as the adults. There is a good menu available, and all tastes are catered to. There are delights from coffee to donuts to ice cream!

• Address: 2237 W Fair Ave, Lancaster, Ohio 43130
• Phone: 740-687-2400 | Website | Facebook | Instagram

Lil e’s Ice Cream Truck

Lil e’s Ice Cream Truck

This is a mobile truck that operates in and around Plain City. They advertise where they will be on their Facebook page

Ice Cream Shops in Southeast Ohio

Tom’s Ice Cream Bowl

Tom’s Ice Cream Bowl has been serving the community for over 70 years! Tom’s is a great place to grab lunch AND some delicious ice cream. You can find sundaes, ice cream cake rolls, and more!

• Address: 532 McIntire Ave, Zanesville, Ohio 43701
• Phone: 740-452-5267 | Website | Facebook

Emma’s Frosty Kreme

Emma’s is another great small-town feeling ice cream place.

• Address: 5707 Beaver Pike, Beaver, Ohio 45613
• Phone: 740-226-6291 | Website | Facebook

Shorty’s Ice Cream Parlor

Shorty’s is in the storefront of the Columbus Washboard Company in Logan. They also offer a full lunch menu. They call themselves the ‘Home of the Gnome Cone‘ – this is a glass dish with a swirl of cream, an upside-down ice cream cone, and a cherry for a nose – it’s cute!

There are also non-dairy ice cream and seasonal flavors such as Old Fashioned Pumpkin Pecan Pie. You can enjoy favorites such as vanilla, strawberry, and chocolate too.

• Address: 4 E. Main St., Logan, Ohio 43138
• Phone: 740-216-0748 | Facebook

Michael’s Ice Cream

Michael’s is a family-owned, old-fashioned ice cream parlor and restaurant. As well as unique ice creams, Michael’s is now offering gluten-free snacks along with their diner-style menu.

• Address: 223 E Main St, Jackson, Ohio 45640
• Phone: 740-288-7577 | Facebook | Instagram

Hank and Stella’s

Hank and Stella’s is a frozen custard shop offering cones, cups, sundaes, malts, concretes, as well as waffle sundaes and sandwiches. There are currently two shops, one in Zanesville and one in Thornville, both in Southeast Ohio.

• Zanesville: 143C Maysville Pike, Zanesville, Ohio 43701
• Thornville: 14898 State Route 13, Thornville, Ohio 43076
• Phone: 740-507-6801 | Website | Facebook | Instagram

All Things Sweet and More

All Things Sweet is located in the Hocking Hills Flea Market at Rockbridge, very near the Oasis Coffee Shop, and is owned by the same people. They offer a selection of Perry’s hard-dipped and soft-serve ice cream as well as other food items. There are no contact details for this location, so we are listing the Oasis Coffee Shop details.

• Address: Near Oasis Coffee Shop, 26850 US-33, Rockbridge, Ohio 43149
• Phone: 740-645-4847 | Website | Facebook | Instagram

The Polar Bar

The Polar Bar does not have sit-in facilities, but it is a popular ice cream location in South Charleston. As well as ice cream, there is a menu that includes pizza, subs, chicken and wings, and specialty fries.

• Address: 109 North Chillicothe St, South Charleston, Ohio 45368
• Phone: 937-462-8642 | Facebook

Ice Cream Shops in Southwest Ohio

Young’s Jersey Dairy

Young’s Dairy is a hugely popular place; it has an ice cream shop, cheese store, restaurant, and entertainment. You can spend all day here!

• Address: 6880 Springfield Xenia Rd, Yellow Springs, Ohio 45387
• Phone: 937-325-0629 | Website | Facebook

Jubie’s Creamery

The story behind Jubie’s Creamery – it started with the purchase of a long-abandoned building and a dream to make the best ice cream.

• Address: 471 W. Dayton Yellow Springs Rd, Fairborn, Ohio 45324
• Phone: 937-874-5391 | Website | Facebook

Aglamesis Ice Cream Shop

Aglamesis makes rich, premium ice creams. They have been creating ice cream for well over a century.

• Address: 3046 Madison Road, Cincinnati, Ohio 45209
• Phone: 888-998-1782 | Website | Facebook

Hello Honey Ice Cream

Hello Honey has three locations in Cincinnati. They offer small-batch ice cream using fresh ingredients and are free from artificial flavors or colors. There are more than 15 flavors, including a couple of dairy-free options.

• 725 Race Street, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202
• 1530 Madison Road, Cincinnati, Ohio 45206
• 6105 Ridge Avenue, Cincinnati, Ohio 45213
• Phone: 513-399-7986 | Website | Facebook | Instagram

Ice Cream Shops in Northwest Ohio

Toft’s Dairy & Ice Cream

This ice cream parlor started from a small family dairy farm and has transitioned into a large operation. The menu here is big. You can find all the traditional ice cream flavors as well as unique ones! Shakes, malts, flurries, sundaes, they have it all!

• Address: 3717 Venice Rd, Sandusky, Ohio 44870
• Phone: 800-521-4606 | Website | Facebook

Dietsch Brothers Ice Cream

There are two locations for Dietsch Brothers Ice Cream. They are considered a landmark in Findlay, Ohio. If you have food allergies, they have a very clear and lengthy list of allergens in products on their website.

• Main Store: 400 W Main Cross St, Findlay, Ohio 45840
• East Store: 1217 Tiffin Ave, Findlay, Ohio 45840
• Phone: 419-422-4474 | Website | Facebook

Brown’s Dairy Dock

This family-owned business is open seasonally and provides delicious soft-serve flavors.

• Address: 705 West Main Street, Marblehead, Ohio 43440
• Phone: 419-798-5067 | Facebook

Bluffton Dari Freeze

Bluffton Dari Freeze is a seasonal ice cream shop in Bluffton, northwest Ohio. They open in mid-March and close in mid-September. They also sell diner-style food and beverages.

• Address: 595 S Main Street, Bluffton, Ohio
• Phone: 567-226-1008 | Facebook | Instagram

The Creamery

Here you will find soft serve, hard dip, avalanche ice creams, as well as shakes and malts, all in a wide variety of flavors. Snacks are also available. They have an online menu.

• Address: 252 N Canal St, Delphos, Ohio 45833
• Phone: 419-695-4450 | Website | Facebook | Instagram

Lake City Creamery

Lake City Creamery offers ice cream, sweet treats, and desserts. The ice cream flavors rotate; you can stay updated on their Facebook page.

• Address: 5465 State Route 29, Celina, Ohio 45822
• Phone: 419-268-2489 | Facebook | Instagram

Cream of the Crop

This is a small-batch ice cream shop in Wakeman. As well as their own creations, they sell Toft’s soft serve and dairy-free Dole soft serve. Their own ice cream is available in more than 20 flavors. They also take orders for Cow Pies and Ice Cream Cakes.

• Address: 18 Pleasant Street, Wakeman, Ohio 44889
• Phone: 440-839-0151 | Website | Facebook | Instagram

Ice Cream Shops in Northeast Ohio

Mason’s Creamery

This creamery specializes in small batches of ice cream using quality ingredients.

• Address: 4401 Bridge Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio 44113
• Phone: 216-762-1095 | Website | Instagram

Falls Ice Cream

Another reader favorite, write in! What caught our eye is that they offer specialty ice cream, such as low-sugar and non-dairy options!

• Address: 8094 Columbia Rd, Olmsted Falls, Ohio 44138
• Phone: 440-427-9040 | Facebook

Country Parlour Ice Cream

This ice cream shop is known for its old-fashioned texture and flavor! You won’t be disappointed with this reader-favorite!

• Address: 12905 York Delta Drive Ste C, North Royalton, Ohio 44133
• Phone: 440-237-4040 | Website | Facebook

The Pinecone Ice Cream Shop

This is located at the Maria Gardens in North Royalton! The best of both worlds: plants and ice cream! This is another reader favorite and submission!

• Address: 10301 West 130th St, North Royalton, Ohio 44133
• Phone: 440-582-4750 | Website | Facebook

Hartzler Family Dairy

The Hartzler Ice Cream Shop is a family-oriented place. It has retail offerings, indoor and outdoor seating, as well as two playgrounds.

• Address: 5454 Cleveland Rd, Wooster, Ohio 44691
• Phone: 330-345-8190 | Website | Facebook

Taggarts Ice Cream Parlor

When you step foot into Taggarts, you will instantly feel teleported back in time!  Enjoy classic favorites as well as other food on their menu.

• Address: 1401 Fulton Road NW, Canton, Ohio 44703
• Phone: 330-452-6844 | Website | Facebook

Miller’s Creamery

Miller’s Creamery has 3 locations! This family business features homemade sherbet as one of its many specialties.

• New Phila: 2337 E. High Ave., New Philadelphia, Ohio 44633
• Phone: 330-339-7555
• Dover: 211 W 3rd Street, Dover, Ohio 44622
• Phone: 330-364-4999
• Millersburg: 105 W Jackson Street, Millersburg, Ohio 44654
• Phone: 234-301-9004

• Website | Facebook

Pav’s Creamery

Pav’s has four locations, but the Akron location uses the old-fashioned Soeder Sons Batch machines.  This location is open seasonally.

• Address: 3769 Manchester Rd, Akron, Ohio 44319
• Phone: 330-644-8524 | Website | Facebook

Whip-n-Dip

Open during the warmer months and closed during the cooler months. Perfect old-style type of ice cream place!

• Address: 4840 OH-534, Geneva-On-The-Lake, Ohio, 44041
• Phone: 440-466-0128 | Website | Facebook

Cockeye Creamery

This creamery has delicious and unique flavors like honey lavender, sweet corn and sorghum, and buttermilk pie.

• Address: 1805 1/2, Parkman Rd., Warren, Ohio 44485
• Phone: 330-392-7326 | Website | Facebook

Crazy Cone Dari

This diner offers main courses as well as some very different ice cream flavors, such as Cotton Candy and Blue Cookie Dough.

• Address: 408 Ray St N, Baltic, Ohio 43804
• Phone: 330-897-5905 | Facebook

Rosati’s Frozen Custard

Rosati’s is open seasonally. You can get classics like shakes, malts, sundaes, as well as frozen custard and regular ice cream. Rosati’s has also acquired a second location in Brunswick.

• Northfield Center: 98 E. Aurora Rd, Northfield Center, Ohio 44067
• Phone: 330-908-0889 | Website
• Brunswick: 922 Pearl Rd. Brunswick, Ohio 44212
• Phone: 330-220-5050 | Website

• Website | Facebook

Orr Valley Creamery

The Orr Valley Creamery is in Orrville in northeast Ohio. As well as some unique flavors of ice cream, such as Cow Tippin’, Red Rider Rendezvous, Dismal Swamp, and Good Knight Blue Moon, they have a range of sandwiches and monthly specials.

A selection of ‘Sarasota Concretes’, a cup filled with custard with a variety of toppings. Some examples:

• Sunset: Vanilla Custard, Peaches, Raspberries, and Blackberries
• Top Turtle: Vanilla Custard, Caramel, Pecans, topped with Hot Fudge
• Backyard Dirt: Vanilla Custard, Oreos, Chocolate Chips, and Gummi Worms

• Address: 1402 N Main St, Orrville, Ohio 44667
• Phone: 330-930-0097 | Website | Facebook | Instagram

Z’s Cream and Bean

This ice cream shop opened in 2010 with the mission to create the creamiest ice cream. With some trial and error, the task was a success. They are known for their creamy vanilla bean ice cream!

• Address: 2706 Boston Rd, Hinckley, Ohio 44233
• Phone: 440-652-6369 | Website

Ice Cream Island

Ice Cream Island offers cones (hand-dipped too), sundaes, avalanches, shaved ice, parfaits, slushies, and milkshakes, as well as a selection of diner-style food.

• Address: 794-898 E Market Street, Cadiz, Ohio 43907
• Phone: 740-491-0350 | Facebook

Strickland’s

Strickland’s was founded in 1936 and in 2002 started to offer franchises. There are currently three locations:

• Akron: 1809 Triplett Boulevard, Akron, Ohio 44312
• Phone: 877-620-4402 | Website | Facebook
• Streetsboro: 9070 State Rt 14, Streetsboro, Ohio 44241
• Phone: 877-620-4402 | Website | Facebook
• Cuyahoga Falls: 2629 Bailey Rd, Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio 44221
• Phone: 330-929-8498 | Website

Map Multiple-Location Ice Cream Shops

Honey Hut

Honey Hut has four locations in northeast Ohio. The original Honey Hut opened in 1974 and has been a favorite of Ohioans ever since! Honey Hut was a reader write-in and favorite!

• Location Details | Website | Facebook

Bruster’s Real Ice Cream

Bruster’s ice cream is a revolving selection of 24 flavors from a recipe list of 150. There are also sundaes and splits, blasts, shakes, and freezes, and specialty items. Ice Cream Cakes and Pies are available to order. All items are produced in-store. There are four Bruster’s Real Ice Cream shops in Ohio.

• Website | Facebook | Instagram

Johnson’s Real Ice Cream

Johnson’s has nine locations in and close to central Ohio. A lunch menu is available only at the Bexley location. There is a wide variety of traditional flavors as well as a Specialty Line, Dairy Free selection, Sherbet, Sorbet, and Yogurt. There are also retail outlets selling tubs of Johnson’s Real Ice Cream. Menus, list of retailers, and more are on their website.

• Website | Facebook | Instagram

Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams

Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams has various locations in Ohio as well as shops nationwide! Jeni’s is on a mission to make ice cream better and bring people together! They believe in community. They are known for the deliciously unique flavors of ice cream.

• Website | Facebook | Instagram

Graeter’s Ice Cream

Graeters has many many locations throughout Ohio, and the company was born in Cincinnati. Graeter’s Ice Cream has locations in four other states, and also ships nationwide! Graeter’s has two ice cream trucks that can be hired out for events in Cincinnati and Columbus (see links in the list below).

Graeter’s Ice Cream Headquarters is in Cincinnati.

• Website | Facebook | Instagram

If quality ice cream is what your looking for then look no further. With a vast variety of flavors, ranging from well know like chocolate and vanilla. To black raspberry chip and boldly bearcat. Graeters has it all.

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Handel’s Ice Cream and Yogurt

Handel’s has multiple locations throughout the state of Ohio. A huge draw is not only the mouth-watering ice cream choices but also the choices of cones. They have traditional cake cones, sugar cones, waffle cones, as well as waffle bowls.

If you want to visit the website of any of the Handel’s Ice Cream stores, drop down the list below for the links.

Handel’s Ice Cream has its headquarters in Canton.

• Website | Facebook | Instagram

Mitchell’s Homemade

Mitchell’s Homemade uses ingredients from nearby local farmers.

There are nine Mitchell’s Homemade Stores in the Cleveland area. For their addresses and phone numbers, drop down the list below.

Whit’s Frozen Custard

Whit’s is a large chain store with 36 locations in Ohio alone! It seems if you have traveled anywhere, you have very likely seen a Whit’s Frozen Custard outlet. The flavors are made daily on site, with their signature ‘flavor of the week’.

• Website | Facebook | Instagram

What is Ohio’s Favorite Ice Cream?

In a recent survey of the Buckeye State, it was found that Ohio likes chocolate chip ice cream the best.

Ice Cream at Home

If you cannot make it to one of Ohio’s ice cream shops, you can still enjoy ice cream at home. Of course, you can order it from one of the many ice cream shops listed above, or you can make some ice cream at home! You can easily make your favorite flavors like Rocky Road Ice Cream, Dairy Free Banana Ice Cream, and BubbleGum Ice Cream at home. 

Let’s Go to Ice Cream Shops in Ohio!

Have you visited any of these Ohio ice cream shops? We would love to hear about your experience! Did we miss out your favorite Ohio ice cream shop on the list? If so, drop us a comment and let us know! We will be happy to add it!

Want to check out more eating places in Ohio? You might like to take a look at Hocking Hills Diner, situated in Logan, Ohio. Or Sweetwaters Coffee and Tea in Dublin, where you can also get snacks. Also in Dublin is Cap City Diner.

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