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This page provides a detailed list of northern California's pick- your- own (PYO, U-pick, pick-it-yourself)
farms for everything from apples, strawberries, blackberries, blueberries, other
fruit, pumpkins, vegetables to
cut-you-own Christmas trees! There are loads of related resources
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just click on the preceding link, as appropriate! And if you have a farm and want to
add it or correct the
information, please click on the link to "add my farm".
Remember to ALWAYS either email, call or click the link to
the farm's own website (if they have one) on the morning before you go,
to confirm hours, conditions and availability of the specific crops you want!
Does anyone know where there are pick-your-own grape vineyards in
California? There MUST be plenty, but I've only found a couple!
To find a farm in other areas of California:
Remember: ALWAYS call (or follow the link to the farm's own website, if the name
is a blue link) to confirm the information before you go! They may close,
run out or change events, times, etc. without notifying me!
Click here if you
want to see a map and farm listings of all California counties!
Butte County
- Noble's Orchards - They are NOT a
Pick-your-own farm, but they may be your only option in this area.
7050 Pentz Road, Paradise, CA, 95969. Phone: 530-877-4784. They have 19
varieties of picked stone fruits and 17 varieties of apples, plus peaches,
nectarines, cherries. Open: during season at the farm, daily from 10:am to
-6:00 pm except Thursdays evenings until 8:00 pm and Sunday from 10:00am to
4:00 pm.
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Biggs, Max's Miracle Ranch - apples, apricots, blackberries,
cherries, corn (sweet), grapes, melons, nectarines, peaches, plums,
pumpkins, raspberries (red), summer squash, tomatoes, gift shop, snacks and
refreshment stand, restrooms, picnic area, face painting, pony rides,
petting zoo, farm animals, birthday parties, weddings and wedding parties,
school tours
3476 Smith Avenue, Biggs, CA 95917. Phone: 530 868-1026.
Alternate Phone: 530 354-7168. Fax: 530 868-1026. Email:
stevewilliamsb@aol.com. Open: pick your own from September 26,2009 to
October 31,2009 9 to 6, 7 days a week.
Click here for current open hours, days and dates. Picking updates:
Click here for picking updates. Directions: We are right off of Highway
99 in Biggs, California. Twenty minutes from Chico on Highway 99 , turn
right onto Rio Bonito 1/4 mile , turn right on Smith Avenue. 3476 Smith
Avenue, twenty minutes from Yuba City , turn left onto Rio Bonito right onto
Smith Avenue. Max's Miracle Ranch 530 868-1026.
Click here for a map and directions. Fall harvest festival and Pumpkin
patch opens September 26, 2009 and will be open till October31, 2009; We
will be open daily 9to6 corn maze and hay maze and pumpkins; train rides
winding through apple orchards to the pumpkin patch, hay wagon rides and
pony rides on weekends; Max's Miracle Ranch , benefitting seriously ill
children. Payment: Cash, Check. Max's Miracles Ranch Pumpkin Patch is an
annual fundraiser for Max's Miracles, a local non profit aimed at helping
seriously ill children. A very special event will be held on Saturday,
October 10,2009 9 am to 5 pm; many area children suffering with serious
illnesses will be invited to the miracle ranch for a fun filled day with
their families. The Public is invited as well! If interested in volunteer
work, please give us a call. (UPDATED: September 08, 2009)
- Rohrbach Orchards - UPDATE: July 18, 2008:
The owner tells me they are now permanently closed
ORGANIC, apples, apricots, cherries, nectarines, peaches, and prepicked produce, restrooms, picnic area
1636 Pleasant Grove Lane, Bangor, CA 95914.
Del Norte County
Glenn County
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The Parkway RV Resort & Campground - apricots, cherries,
nectarines, peaches, persimmons, plums, gift shop, snacks and refreshment
stand, restrooms, weddings and wedding parties
6330 County Road 200
(Newville Road), Orland, CA 95963. Phone: 530-865-9188. Alternate Phone:
530-966-1922. Fax: 530 865 2326. Email:
info@theparkwayrv.com. Open: Contact facility for availability and
times. Picking updates:
Click here for picking updates. Directions: Interstate 5 in Northern
California exit #619 one half mile west of the interstate.
Click here for a map and directions. Apricots/Peaches/Nectarines/Plums:
June and July; Cherries end of May to middle of June Persimmons in November.
Payment: Cash, only. We can accommodate RV groups and will arrange local
farm tours. We are a quiet, rural RV Resort & Campground with all the
amenities that make your stay, while picking your own fruit, more
comfortable. Future plans include; Orland Car Show November 2009 at the
Glenn County Fair Grounds; Monthly "Music in the Park" concerts (summer
2010), grapes in about 3 years( vineyard planted 2009) and more activities
to be announced as they come on board. (ADDED: July 08, 2009)
- Freshwater Farms, Inc.- hosts workshops for all ages on topics
such as gardening for wildlife and native medicinal/edible plants and plant
sale
5851 Myrtle Avenue, Eureka, CA. Phone: 444-8261. Not really a pick your
own, but interesting tours.
Native plant nursery. School Tours - Students learn local ecology, wetland
restoration, and native plant horticulture with hands-on activities. Open
houses in May and November have special activities for kids, including
wildlife drawing, native plant treasure hunt, nature printing and more.
- Lost Coast Blueberries
- Blueberries U-pick - A visitor writes: "They are closed this year (2005).
When we called, they said they were taking a year off! :( "
PO Box 137,
Honeydew, CA, 95545. Phone: 707-629-3563. Open: Late June, July and August daily. All the daylight
hours. Directions: Located on Mattole Road, just three miles NW of the
Honeydew Country Store or eleven miles from the Petrolia General Store, going SE
on Mattole Road. Take Hwy 101 cut-off "South Fork - Honeydew" to Honeydew or
"Wild cat" from Ferndale to Petrolia off Hwy 101.
- StarBright Farm - ORGANIC, tomatoes, peaches and cherries
3003 Hwy. 96, Willow Creek, CA. Phone: 530-629-3516. Organically grown
produce. Farm tours, classrooms welcome.
- Warren Creek Farms -
Certified Organic, pumpkins, winter
squash, Other fruit or veg, restrooms, picnic area, birthday parties,
weddings and wedding parties, school tours
1171 Mad River Road, Arcata,
CA 95521. Phone: 7078226017. Email:
giuntolifarms@suddenlink.net. Open: Monday through Friday afternoons, 1
to dusk; Saturday and Sunday 9 to dusk. Directions: 1171 Mad River Road is
on the way to Mad River beach. From Highway 101, take Giuntoli Lane exit, go
West to Heindon and follow the signs for the county boat ramp. The farm is
half mile before the Hammond Trail bridge.
Click here for a map and directions. Most items are ready by October;
Groups of 20 or more May reserve the patch/maze during morning hours after
October 15th or at night for a reduced rates. We are certified organic for
all crops! Payment: Cash, Check. Corn maze prices are 4$ for children 6 to
17, 5$ for adults, and free for those under 6. Groups of 20 or more reserve
the farm for 3$ each. (UPDATED: September 25, 2009)
Note
from a visitor (April 2006): "I found Wolfsen Farms on your
excellent website last year, and I highly recommend them. Just wanted to let
you know this is GREAT place for organic blueberries! Acres and acres of
well-tended, netted berries, easy to pick on a beautiful farm right on the
coast. Owners provide the buckets and direct you to the section with the
ripest berries. A wonderful way to spend a sunny day. "
Lassen County
Mendocino County
Modoc County
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Locavore Farms - ORGANIC,
beans, beets, broccoli, corn (sweet), eggplant, flowers, herbs/spices,
lavender, peppers, summer squash, winter squash, tomatoes, other vegetables,
farm market
Rancho Lovejoypeace, Fort Bidwell, CA 96112. Phone: 503-922-0468. Email:
contact@locavorefarms.org. Directions: Locavore Farms is located in Fort
Bidwell, at the northern end of Surprise Valley in extreme northeastern
California. Just turn West on North Street and then right on County Road 165
-- keep your eyes open for signs, and you can't miss it! If you get lost or
want to find out what's fresh, give us a call at 530-279-2106. Picking
updates:
Click here for picking updates. And for a map to our farm,
click here. Crops are usually available in July, August, September.
Open: See our website for current hours.
Click here for current open hours, days and dates. We are certified
organic for all crops! Payment: Cash, only. (ADDED: January 03, 2009)
Plumas County
Shasta County
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Hawes Farms - corn (sweet), flowers, pumpkins, gift shop, snacks
and refreshment stand, restrooms, picnic area, face painting, farm animals,
birthday parties, school tours
21923 Dersch Road, Anderson, CA 96007. Phone: 530-365-2332. Fax:
530-365-6313. Email:
lhawes@hawesfarms.com. Directions: Take I - 5 to Anderson, take the
Deschutes Road exit. Head northeast on Deschutes road 4.5 miles farm is on
right at the intersection of Dersch and Deschutes road in Anderson. And for
a map to our farm,
click here. Crops are usually available in October. Open: September 29 -
October 31st Saturday and Sundays 10am to 11pm, Monday to Thursday, 9am to
7pm, Friday 9 am to 11pm Payment: Cash, Check, Visa/MasterCard, Discover, AmEx.
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Tuscan Heights Lavender Gardens - flowers, grapes, herbs/spices,
lavender,
12757 Fern Road East PO Box 206, Whitmore, CA 96096. Phone: 5304723066.
Email:
lavenderinfo@tuscanheights.net. Directions: From Redding, CA: From I-5
North, take highway 44 towards Lassen Park. Stay on highway 44, driving past
Palo Cedro, CA. Take a Left at Old highway 44 Dr. to Millville, CA. At the
stop sign, take a Right on Whitmore Road and drive for about 16 miles. Drive
through Whitmore, passing the local grocery store and elementary school.
Take left at Fern Road EAST. Follow Fern Road EAST 2.2 miles. T.H.L.G. is on
the right: 12757 Fern Road EAST~ Whitmore, CA. Road conditions are paved and
graveled.
Click here for current open hours, days and dates.
Click here for picking updates. And for a map to our farm,
click here. Crops are usually available in April, May, June, July,
October, December. Open: 2008 Business Hours June 7th: 3rd Annual Open
Garden and Lavender Festival June 8 ~ July 27, 2008 Saturdays: 10 am to 5pm
and Sundays: 11am to 5pm Closed on: July 18, 19, and 20 Final Open Week for
Season: July 26 and 27 to July 28 to August 2nd; October, 2008 Plant Sale:
TBA (please check our website) Garden Tours: by Appointment, ONLY Weekday's
date's available in May, June and early July. Lavender: July - Aug. Payment:
Cash, Check. We also have a lovely gift shop offering a lovely array of
beautiful dried organic lavender wreaths and bundles, artesian organic
lavender bath and body SPA products, amazing culinary lavender teas, spices,
scone mixes, and USDA Certified Organic Lavender Truffles! Over 100
different organic lavender gift items to choose from. (ADDED: July 21,
2008)
Siskiyou County
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Little Folks Produce - apples, beans, beets, carrots, corn
(sweet), cucumbers, flowers, onions, pears, pumpkins, summer squash, winter
squash, tomatoes, other vegetables, Turkeys (organic, not-hormone-fed),
Honey from hives on the farm, gift shop, snacks and refreshment stand,
restrooms, picnic area, face painting, pony rides, petting zoo, farm
animals, birthday parties, school tours, events at your location (call for
info)
15109 Old Hwy 99, Grenada, CA 96038. Phone: 530-436-9974. Fax: 530-436-9974.
Email:
leeyaatkins@sbcglobal.net. Directions: Grenada in northern
California from Redding, going north on I-5 to Grenada/Gazelle exit No#766,
then go west to Old Hwy 99 then south on Old Hwy 99 about 7 miles look for
the Farm signs on the Hwy, The farm will be on the west side of the Hwy.
This is also the same route when traveling south bound from Oregon. Open:
June 14 through October 31 from 10am through 6pm, seven days a week. Produce
Stand and Country Store, Picnic and Play Ground area. Petting Zoo and Pony
Rides week ends only, Sundays Horse Drawn carriage Rides by appointments
only. June 14 to September 14: Pumpkin Patch, Petting Zoo, Pony Rides, Horse
Drawn wagons, games and prizes, Country story, Gift Shop, Back Goods, Jams &
Jellies and much more. Our fall crop and pumpkins patch starts September
20th.
Tehema County
Trinity County
Farmers Markets, Farm Stands and Farmer's Markets (NOT pick-your-own, unless
they are also listed above)
Butte County
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Biggs, Max's Miracle Ranch - Wide variety of seasonal, locally
grown fruits and vegetables, gift shop, snacks and refreshment stand,
restrooms, picnic area, face painting, pony rides, petting zoo, farm
animals, birthday parties, weddings and wedding parties, school tours
3476 Smith Avenue, Biggs, CA 95917. Phone: 530 868-1026. Alternate Phone:
530 354-7168. Fax: 530 868-1026. Email:
stevewilliamsb@aol.com. Open: seven days a week 9 to 6, September 26,
2009 to October 31 , 2009.
Click here for current open hours, days and dates. Picking updates:
Click here for updates. Directions: We are right off of Highway 99 in
Biggs, California. Twenty minutes from Chico on Highway 99 , turn right onto
Rio Bonito 1/4 mile , turn right on Smith Avenue. 3476 Smith Avenue, twenty
minutes from Yuba City , turn left onto Rio Bonito right onto Smith Avenue.
Max's Miracle Ranch 530 868-1026.
Click here for a map and directions. Fall harvest festival and Pumpkin
patch opens September 26, 2009 and will be open till October31, 2009; We
will be open daily 9to6 corn maze and hay maze and pumpkins; train rides
winding through apple orchards to the pumpkin patch, hay wagon rides and
pony rides on weekends; Max's Miracle Ranch , benefitting seriously ill
children. Payment: Cash, Check. Max's Miracles Ranch Pumpkin Patch is an
annual fundraiser for Max's Miracles, a local non profit aimed at helping
seriously ill children. A very special event will be held on Saturday,
October 10,2009 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. many area children suffering with serious
illnesses will be invited to the miracle ranch for a fun filled day with
their families. The Public is invited as well , If interested in volunteer
work ,please give us a call. (ADDED: September 08, 2009)
Humboldt County
- Warren Creek Farms -
Certified Organic, Indoor market,
pumpkins, winter squash, Other fruit or veg, restrooms, picnic area,
birthday parties, weddings and wedding parties, school tours
1171 Mad
River Road, Arcata, CA 95521. Phone: 7078226017. Email:
giuntolifarms@suddenlink.net. Open: Monday through Friday afternoons, 1
to dusk; Saturday and Sunday 9 to dusk. Directions: 1171 Mad River Road is
on the way to Mad River beach. From Highway 101, take Giuntoli Lane exit, go
West to Heindon and follow the signs for the county boat ramp. The farm is
half mile before the Hammond Trail bridge.
Click here for a map and directions. Most items are ready by October;
Groups of 20 or more May reserve the patch/maze during morning hours after
October 15th or at night for a reduced rates. We are certified organic for
all crops! Payment: Cash, Check. Corn maze prices are 4$ for children 6 to
17, 5$ for adults, and free for those under 6. Groups of 20 or more reserve
the farm for 3$ each. potatoes, dry beans, gourds, Indian corn, corn shocks.
(UPDATED: September 25, 2009)
Shasta County
- Troxell's Apple Orchard - apples
299E, Montgomery
Creek, CA. Does anyone have more information, like a website, phone or email address? If
so,
please write me!
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