What Grows in Rocky Point, Oregon

USDA Zones 6b · 1K acres

Rocky Point, Oregon, sits in USDA hardiness zone 6b — a zone band wide enough that plant choice, not possibility, is the interesting question.

A short list that earns its place here — cabbage, blackberry, california poppy, and collard greens — with any one site's soil, sun, and drainage making the final cut.

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Rocky Point — the short answer

Rocky Point, Oregon: USDA zone 6b, about 121 days between hard freezes, across 1K acres of town.

USDA zone
6b
USDA PHZM 2023
Last hard freeze (28°F)
May 25
NOAA 1991–2020 Climate Normals, 28°F — this town
First hard freeze (28°F)
Sep 23
NOAA 1991–2020 Climate Normals, 28°F — this town
Days between freezes
~121
NOAA 1991–2020 Climate Normals, 28°F — this town
Town area
1K acres
US Census TIGER/Line 2025

Every figure names the dataset it came from. Hard-freeze dates are this town’s own 28°F normals: light frosts run a few weeks past them, and tender transplants usually wait 2–3 weeks after the last hard freeze.

Hardiness Zone Range

6b6b
3a (Cold)13b (Hot)
Your USDA zone 6bSee the zone map →

Zone 6b is Rocky Point's average, not your lot's — a low corner or a tree line moves it. Against Rocky Point's 121-day season, see what your own ground reads.

Soil varies lot by lot — soil types explained.

What this means for growing in Rocky Point

Each reading below is measured for Rocky Point itself — here is what it means for a garden here, and the move an experienced grower makes about it.

Season length

Measured

Rocky Point runs about 121 days between hard freezes — a short growing season.

Long-maturing crops like melons, sweet potatoes, and winter squash can run out of runway before the first hard freeze, ripening late or not at all.

Lead with fast-maturing varieties, and stretch the season on both ends with cold frames, low tunnels, or a greenhouse.

Extending a short season

NOAA 1991–2020 Climate Normals

Winter hardiness

Measured

Rocky Point sits in USDA hardiness zone 6b.

The zone sets which perennials, shrubs, and fruit trees live through an average winter here — a plant rated for a colder zone is a safe bet, one rated warmer needs winter protection or gets treated as an annual.

Match perennials and fruit to the zone before you buy, so nothing you plant is a gamble against the cold.

How hardiness zones work

USDA PHZM 2023

The kind of country Rocky Point is in

Rocky Point sits in the Cascades — EPA Level III, inside the wider Northwestern Forested Mountains. That is read at Rocky Point's own centroid, and it is not what its county reads: Klamath County is mostly Eastern Cascades Slopes and Foothills. The wider page above you is answering a different question about different ground.

What that means for soil

What Grows in Rocky Point

Every plant below cleared Rocky Point's own zone 6b and its 121-day season. Each card opens that plant's Oregon profile. How we score.

cabbage, photograph
Growing cabbage in OregonZones 2–11Rocky Point's 6b — 4 zones of cold margin.
blackberry, photograph
Oregon blackberry guideZones 5–8Rocky Point's 6b — 1 zone of cold margin.
California poppy, photograph
California poppy in OregonZones 6–10Rocky Point's 6b is its exact cold limit.
collard greens, photograph
Collard greens: Oregon growing notesZones 2–11Rocky Point's 6b — 4 zones of cold margin.
cranberry, photograph
Growing cranberry in OregonZones 2–7Rocky Point's 6b — 4 zones of cold margin.
lavender, photograph
Oregon lavender guideZones 5–8Rocky Point's 6b — 1 zone of cold margin.
kale, photograph
Kale in OregonZones 2–11Rocky Point's 6b — 4 zones of cold margin.
fig, photograph
Fig: Oregon growing notesZones 6–10Rocky Point's 6b is its exact cold limit.
cilantro, photograph
Growing cilantro in OregonZones 2–11Rocky Point's 121 days clear the ~35 it needs.
okra, photograph
Oregon okra guideZones 2–12Rocky Point's 121 days clear the ~50 it needs.
pawpaw, photograph
Pawpaw in OregonZones 5–9Rocky Point's 6b — 1 zone of cold margin.
epazote, photograph
Epazote: Oregon growing notesRocky Point's 121 days clear the ~60 it needs.
pumpkin, photograph
Growing pumpkin in OregonZones 3–11Rocky Point's 121 days clear the ~40 it needs.
zucchini, photograph
Oregon zucchini guideZones 2–11Rocky Point's 121 days clear the ~40 it needs.
sweet corn, photograph
Sweet corn in OregonZones 2–11Rocky Point's 121 days clear the ~65 it needs.
iris, photograph
Iris: Oregon growing notesZones 3–10Rocky Point's 6b — 3 zones of cold margin.
sunflower, photograph
Growing sunflower in OregonZones 2–11Rocky Point's 121 days clear the ~70 it needs.
azalea, photograph
Oregon azalea guideZones 4–8Rocky Point's 6b — 2 zones of cold margin.
hops, photograph
Hops in OregonZones 3–8Rocky Point's 6b — 3 zones of cold margin.
hosta, photograph
Hosta: Oregon growing notesZones 3–8Rocky Point's 6b — 3 zones of cold margin.
French marigold, photograph
Growing french marigold in OregonRocky Point's 121 days clear the ~50 it needs.
holly, photograph
Oregon holly guideZones 5–11Rocky Point's 6b — 1 zone of cold margin.
honeysuckle, photograph
Honeysuckle in OregonZones 4–9Rocky Point's 6b — 2 zones of cold margin.
tulip, photograph
Tulip: Oregon growing notesZones 6–8Rocky Point's 6b is its exact cold limit.
American elm, photograph
Growing american elm in OregonZones 3–9Rocky Point's 6b — 3 zones of cold margin.
Ethiopian mustard, photograph
Oregon ethiopian mustard guideZones 4–10Rocky Point's 6b — 2 zones of cold margin.
Kentucky bluegrass, botanical illustration
Kentucky bluegrass in OregonZones 2–7Rocky Point's 6b — 4 zones of cold margin.
western red cedar, photograph
Western red cedar: Oregon growing notesZones 4–10Rocky Point's 6b — 2 zones of cold margin.
berseem clover, photograph
Growing berseem clover in OregonZones 3–9Rocky Point's 121 days clear the ~60 it needs.
sedum groundcover, photograph
Oregon sedum groundcover guideZones 4–9Rocky Point's 6b — 2 zones of cold margin.

Is it too late to plant in Rocky Point?

For most of the year, no — what changes is which crops still fit the days remaining. Cool-season crops can go in from around Apr 27; tender transplants wait until two to three weeks after the last 28°F hard freeze, which lands near May 25 (NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals); and from midsummer, planting counts back from the first fall freeze around Sep 23 — long-season crops need about 90 days of runway, quick greens only 30. In a season this compact, fast finishers and cold-hardy greens do the late work, and garlic tucked in before the freeze repays you next summer.

What's on the federal record near Rocky Point

Closest first, within ~10 miles of Rocky Point. Listing isn't leaking, and distance isn't exposure.

  1. ODESSA MERCANTILEUnderground Storage Tanks · 1.6 mi
  2. OREGON INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYPFAS · 2.4 mi
  3. DEEP SHORE PIEZOMETER ON PELICAN BAY NR PT COMFORTNitrate · 3.1 mi
  4. SHALLOW MARSH PIEZOMETER PELICAN BAY NR PT COMFORTNitrate · 3.1 mi
  5. SHALLOW SHORE PIEZOMETER PELICAN BAY NR PT COMFORTNitrate · 3.1 mi
  6. DEEP SHORE PIEZOMETER ON CRYSTAL CREEKNitrate · 3.2 mi
  7. SHALLOW MARSH PIEZOMETER ON CRYSTAL CREEKNitrate · 3.2 mi
  8. ROCKY POINT RESORTUnderground Storage Tanks · 3.5 mi
  9. ODOT HWY DIV LAKE OF THE WOODSBrownfields · 5.3 mi
  10. LAKE OF THE WOODS WORK CENTERUnderground Storage Tanks · 6.1 mi
  11. NO. TULANA @ WILLIAMSON RIVER DELTA WELL NO. 2Nitrate · 8.4 mi
  12. NO. TULANA @ WILLIAMSON R DELTA WELL NO. 1Nitrate · 8.4 mi

2 more sites are on the record inside the same radius. See them on the map

Measured from Rocky Point's center, not your beds. Run your own address for what's upwind of you specifically.

Environmental Intelligence

The counts behind that headline — every source type on the record near Rocky Point.

Total Sites

23

within ~10 miles of Rocky Point

Risk Level

Low

Highest-severity

1 brownfield site

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Nitrate18Underground Storage Tanks3Brownfields1PFAS1

Sources Checked

within ~10 miles of Rocky Point

Severity Distribution

within ~10 miles of Rocky Point

High0Moderate18Low5

Highest-Severity Sites

Deep Shore Piezometer on Crystal Creek
Nitrate Monitoring · Well: Test Hole Not Completed As a Well
Deep Shore Piezometer on Crystal Creek
Nitrate Monitoring · Well: Test Hole Not Completed As a Well
Deep Shore Piezometer on Pelican Bay Nr Pt Comfort
Nitrate Monitoring · Well: Test Hole Not Completed As a Well
Deep Shore Piezometer on Pelican Bay Nr Pt Comfort
Nitrate Monitoring · Well: Test Hole Not Completed As a Well
No. Tulana @ Williamson R Delta Well No. 1
Nitrate Monitoring · Well: Test Hole Not Completed As a Well

Know Before You Grow

  • •On a private well, test for nitrates: above 10 mg/L the water needs treatment before irrigating.
  • •Underground tanks leak petroleum as they age — near a former filling station, test the soil.
  • •Near a brownfield, raised beds of imported soil give your food clean ground.
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Your land is one point inside Rocky Point

Everything above resolves to Rocky Point as a whole — one PHZM band and one 28°F frost record, read across 1K acres. Your parcel is one point inside that footprint. Slope, tree cover, a low spot that pools cold air, and what is in the soil are all resolved at the address, and none of them are visible at town scale. That is the honest boundary of this page, and the reason the next step is a reading of your own ground rather than a better local average.

Your Lot vs the Rocky Point Average

Rocky Point Average

  • ●USDA Zones 6b, averaged across Rocky Point
  • ●One soil character for all of Rocky Point
  • ●Frost dates read at Rocky Point's scale: May 25 to Sep 23

YOUR Parcel

  • ✓Your exact zone, not Rocky Point's 6b
  • ✓Your SSURGO soil type & pH
  • ✓Your sun exposure, cast in 3D

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Three things about your lot that Rocky Point averages can't show:

Your soil pHYour frost-free days — Rocky Point averages 121Your sun & shade

We read public map data around Rocky Point — soil, climate, flood, and parcel records. How we handle your address.

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How we know this about Rocky Point

The datasets: hardiness from the USDA ARS Plant Hardiness Zone Map 2023, read at this town’s own centroid; hard-freeze dates from NOAA 1991–2020 28°F normals at Rocky Point’s own record; boundaries and acreage from US Census TIGER/Line 2025; the contamination records from the federal sources named in their beats above. Soil is not read at town grain anywhere on this page — there is no town-resolution survey in our data, which is why you will find no soil grid here rather than a statewide one wearing a local label. The resolution ledger below names every figure this page inherited.

Common questions about Rocky Point

When does frost risk typically end in Rocky Point?

The last hard freeze (28°F) in Rocky Point typically lands around May 25, per NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals — earlier than the light-frost dates most charts quote. That marks the hard freeze, not the last light frost — lighter frosts keep biting past it, which is why tender transplants here wait until about Jun 15.

When is the first frost in Rocky Point?

The first hard freeze (28°F) in Rocky Point typically arrives around Sep 23, per NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals — the point tender summer crops finish. Lighter frosts run ahead of it, near Sep 9, so the watching starts about Aug 24 — about 121 days after the spring freeze cleared.

How long is the growing season in Rocky Point?

Measured between 28°F hard freezes, Rocky Point sees about 121 frost-free days — roughly May 25 through Sep 23, per NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals. Tender crops work a shorter one: nearer Jun 15 to Sep 9, about 86 days.

Is the soil safe to grow vegetables in Rocky Point?

The federal record around Rocky Point is light — 23 documented sites across the 9 federal source types we checked, mostly Nitrate entries (18), the nearest Underground Storage Tanks record about 1.6 miles out — and proximity to a documented site is information, not a diagnosis of any one yard. Growing food here starts from a strong position; a soil test before new food beds settles any site-specific question.

How do gardeners stretch the season in Rocky Point?

With about 121 frost-free days between hard freezes, Rocky Point rewards the classic extension moves: floating row cover buys roughly two to four extra weeks at each shoulder — on this season that is a working window nearer 149 to 177 days — and cold frames or low tunnels buy more. Starting transplants indoors ahead of the May 25 hard-freeze normal stretches the season without touching the calendar.

Everything above is measured at Rocky Point's scale — its 6b band and its 121-day season. Your yard writes its own version of Rocky Point's numbers: we read soil, sun, drainage and frost at your exact address. Try it for 14 days — no card required.

What this page reads at Rocky Point’s own scale

6 of the readings below were taken at Rocky Point's own scale — its own ~121-day season between 28°F freezes, the 1,174 acres it covers and 23 documented sites around it; 4 are borrowed from a wider read, named and linked below.

Measured here

  • Rocky Point's own USDA hardiness band, zones 6bUSDA PHZM 2023
  • Rocky Point's own 28°F hard-freeze dates, about May 25 and Sep 23 and the ~121-day span between themNOAA 1991–2020 Climate Normals
  • 23 documented contamination sites on the federal record near Rocky Point, the closest Underground Storage Tanks record about 1.6 miles out from the town centreFederal environmental registers
  • Rocky Point's boundary and the 1,174 acres inside itUS Census TIGER/Line 2025
  • Which of 1,086 plants clear zones 6b and a ~121-day seasonGrowable Ground crop-matching engine
  • Rocky Point sits in the Cascades — not the ecoregion its county mostly readsUS EPA Level III Ecoregions

Inherited from a wider read

  • Soil character — no town-scale survey exists, so Rocky Point's 1,174 acres read through its county's SSURGO summaryfrom Klamath County
  • Growing-degree days and winter chill — measured county-wide only, so the county page carries themfrom Klamath County
  • The growing challenges every Oregon grower plans around — written at state scale, so they stay on the state guidefrom Oregon
  • Butterfly and beetle records, and the farmland pesticide estimate — all published county-widefrom Klamath County

What this page can’t tell you

  • The soil pH, drainage, sun hours, and frost pockets on any one lot among Rocky Point's 1,174 acreswhy one lot differs from the next →
  • Which side of Rocky Point you're on — a low spot frosts first and a south wall warms early, and one normal is being asked to speak for all 1,174 acresreading your own microclimate →
  • How close that record sits to YOUR lot — the closest Underground Storage Tanks record about 1.6 miles out, measured from the town centrehow we read the record →
  • Where cold air settles, which slopes face the sun, and which way the wind runs on your own ground — measured at your address, and averaged away by any Rocky Point-wide figureread your own land →
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