This place was not so great. We drove an hour to get here thinking it would be the elite strawberry picking experience. The parking situation is crappy (no one knows how to park). Then you walk to the booth to purchase your container of choice. We chose to purchase two quarts.

Once you purchase you walk down the pathway to the strawberry picking area which is a little ways down a small hill. The area looks big however the whole thing was a mess.

You are supposed to pick in the rows in between the cones but there were no employees manning the area so people were picking wherever. This is a mess because you are constantly trying to maneuver out of the way to go up and down the rows.

The strawberries looked AWFUL to be honest. Each row was so messy with smashed strawberries all over the place, spiders (daddy long legs mostly) hiding in the strawberry bushes. Rotten strawberries and not ready to pick ones. We had so much trouble finding good strawberries, it was so frustrating. We eventually filled our containers but vowed to never go back.

The weekend prior we visited Jones Farm in Shelton which was MILES better. I’m not usually a fan of Jones but they are so much more organized there and their strawberries look and taste way better. Plus their selection was huge and they have plenty of employees cleaning up and assigning you a specific row. The issue with Lyman is that everything is a walk in (no reservations) so you get too many people and there aren’t any employees manning the field.

Do yourself a favor a choose a different place.