Agritourism & Farm Experiences near Chico, CA

Chico

L and T Farms is based in Chico, in the almond and rice country of the northern Sacramento Valley. No crop list, hours, or contact information for the farm turned up online.

Chico

This Chico vineyard operation is listed at Hegan Lane in the Sacramento Valley's Butte County wine country, an area better known for olives and almonds than grapes.

Chico

Chico State's College of Agriculture runs a working University Farm on the edge of campus, including a dairy unit, a meat lab, and the student-run Organic Vegetable Project, which sells produce through a farm stand and seasonal CSA boxes. It operates primarily as a teaching farm for ag students, with some sales open to the public.

Chico

Fred Selby started this apiary in Chico in 1974, and the family business now keeps hives across three states: California, Wyoming, and Utah. Selby Family Honey's bestseller is a Wyoming clover and alfalfa blend, alongside a newer California orange blossom variety, all harvested raw with no processing or additives. The honey is stocked at Raley's, Nob Hill, and Bel Air stores across Northern California.

Durham

Patrick Ranch Museum preserves 28 acres of working ranch history between Chico and Durham, anchored by the 1877 Glenwood Farmhouse and several original barns. The Far West Heritage Association opened it to the public in 2010 after Hester and William Patrick left the property to the group. Fall brings the museum's Autumn Fest and pumpkin patch alongside its regular exhibits and volunteer programs.

Orland

Boysen Berry Farm, run under the name Rudy's Original, is kept by Jeanette 'Nettie' Boysen Fitzgerald and her husband Tom, who are reviving her family's namesake fruit on County Road 23 outside Orland. The u-pick boysenberries move fast during the short harvest window, open Friday through Monday, 7am to 7pm.

Durham

Multi-generational farm on Highway 99 outside Durham raising grass-fed beef, pastured pork, and pastured poultry. The family runs educational farm tours and school field trips year-round, with a pumpkin patch added each October and farm products sold on-site.

Seale Navel Oranges grows in Glenn County near Orland, on the west side of the Sacramento Valley. Navel oranges have been grown commercially in this stretch of the valley for generations, with a harvest window that typically runs from winter into early spring.

Butte

Chaffin Family Orchards has farmed the same Butte County ground since 1924, now run by the third generation across roughly 2,000 acres of permaculture-based orchard and pasture. The farm grows more than 40 heirloom fruit varieties, presses an award-winning extra virgin Mission olive oil, and raises grassfed Angus cattle alongside sheep, goats, and chickens that supply pastured eggs. Farm tours run by appointment, and the orchard sells jams and other preserves made from its own fruit.

Paradise

Mountain View Christmas Tree Farm in Paradise lets visitors cut their own tree or pick a fresh pre-cut one from a lineup that includes Colorado Blue Spruce, Douglas Fir, Giant Sequoia, and Sugar Pine. Owner Joe McNally keeps a campfire going for marshmallow roasting and leads flashlight walks through the field after dark. Leashed dogs are welcome. The farm runs weekends only through mid-December — call ahead to check the schedule.

Orland

Country Pumpkins sits on Highway 32 outside Orland, in the rice and almond country of the Sacramento Valley's Glenn County. The name and pumpkin-patch listing point to a fall-season destination. No further confirmed details on corn mazes, hayrides, or hours beyond the pumpkin sales.

Oroville

Karen Mueller's Christmas Farm sells cut trees each holiday season out of Oroville, in the Butte County foothills below Lake Oroville. No hours or pricing are published online for this listing; contact the farm directly before visiting.

Yankee Hill

Santa Delivers Trees sells Christmas trees from a small farm on Nelson Bar Road in Yankee Hill, up in the Butte County foothills. It's a modest seasonal operation rather than a big production — call ahead to confirm they're open before driving out.

Whiteley Ranch Inc. has farmed along Pennsylvania Avenue outside Corning since incorporating in 1981. It's a small, family-run operation, about three employees, registered for crop harvesting rather than direct-to-public sales, so this is a working farm rather than a u-pick destination.

LL Pistachios operates out of the Corning area of Tehama County, on the west side of California's Sacramento Valley. Corning has long been known as an olive-growing center, and pistachios and almonds have spread across the same valley ground in recent decades as growers diversify their orchards.

Orland

Walnut Avenue Ranch is listed at 4646 Road N in Orland, a Glenn County town in the Sacramento Valley where walnut and almond orchards dominate the landscape. No working website or social listing turned up in research, so the ranch's specific operation could not be confirmed beyond its name and location.

Biggs

Max's Miracle Ranch is based in Biggs, a small farm town in Butte County's rice and orchard country. No details on what the ranch grows, raises, or offers visitors are available online.

Orland

The Parkway RV Resort & Campground is on 4th Street in Orland, a Glenn County farm town off Interstate 5 near Black Butte Lake. The Sacramento Valley around Orland grows walnuts, almonds, and rice, and the campground serves travelers passing through that stretch of agricultural country.

Corning

S & B Blueberries is a u-pick blueberry farm on County Road 99W outside Corning, in the Sacramento Valley farm belt best known for olives and rice. Picking is seasonal and weather-dependent, as it is with most small blueberry operations in the region.

Corning

Hansen's Blueberry Farm grows roughly 4,000 Duke blueberry bushes on four USDA-certified organic acres outside Corning, a highbush variety suited to the Sacramento Valley climate. The family-run farm opens rows to u-pick visitors from mid-May into June and recommends arriving early with sun protection and water, since the open fields offer little shade during harvest season.

Corning

Haynes Family Peaches grows peaches on Solano Street outside Corning, in the Sacramento Valley fruit belt that also produces the region's well-known olives and walnuts. No website, hours, or stand details are published online yet.

Corning

Lucero Olive Oil, now operating as American Olive Farmer, presses single-variety extra virgin olive oils and makes balsamic vinegars from orchards around Corning, the Tehama County town known as California's self-declared Olive City. Owner Liz also sells raw curing olives and olive trees, and handles customer orders herself by phone, text, or email.

Oroville

Long Creek Winery & Ranch is a family-owned winery on 26 acres near Lake Oroville, with a climate-controlled tasting room pouring by the glass or bottle for a $5 fee that includes five to six samples and a logo glass. The property has a self-guided vineyard trail and a two-acre pond with picnic space, plus seasonal mandarin picking each fall. The venue also hosts events for up to 100 guests under its Long Creek and Vaquero Brand wine labels.

Wolf Orchard sits along Road 99W, the old fruit-growing corridor through California's Sacramento Valley that's still lined with family orchards.

Oroville

Harvest Hill is listed on Mt. Ida Road in Oroville, a Butte County town where citrus, olives, and almonds are common crops along the Feather River foothills. No working website or social page turned up in research, so current offerings and hours could not be confirmed.

Los Molinos

Kitchel Family Organics has grown organic fruit, nuts, and vegetables on 8-10 acres near Los Molinos since 2003, with walnuts as a specialty among more than 60 crops they raise, including heirloom varieties. The farm is CDFA-certified organic (#52-003206) and sells through a seasonal CSA running late June through December, plus farm sales by appointment and wholesale accounts with Redding and Chico organic distributors.

Gridley

Johnson Farm is based in Gridley, in Butte County's kiwifruit and walnut country north of Sacramento. No current crop list, hours, or contact details are published online.

Gridley

Johnson U-Pick Farm is a five-acre operation two miles south of Gridley growing cherries, blueberries, strawberries, blackberries, peaches, and fall pumpkins for pick-your-own harvest from late May through October. Owner Mark Johnson holds a master's degree from UC Davis in organic weed control and runs the farm with minimal spraying. The farm opens Wednesdays and Saturdays during the season, with pre-picked produce available for anyone who'd rather skip the fields.