Agritourism & Farm Experiences near Grass Valley, CA

Grass Valley

The Draft Horse Classic and Harvest Fair has run at the Nevada County Fairgrounds in Grass Valley since 1987, billed as the premier draft horse show in the western United States. Pulling competitions, halter classes, driving classes, and choreographed performances fill the arena under the fairgrounds' tall pines each September. The harvest fair side adds vendors and seasonal programming alongside the horse events.

Grass Valley

McClaughry Farms Honey keeps bees along Colfax Highway outside Grass Valley, in the Sierra foothills of Nevada County. No current product list or contact details are available online.

Grass Valley

Linda Grace's Place Farm is on Friendly Valley Place outside Grass Valley, in the pine-and-oak foothill country of Nevada County, old Gold Rush terrain that today supports small orchards, pasture, and mixed homestead farms at elevation. No further confirmed details on what the farm grows or offers visitors.

Grass Valley

Loma Rica Organic Farm sits on the Loma Rica bench above Grass Valley, a flat stretch of Nevada County farmland at higher elevation than the surrounding Sierra foothill mining country — well-drained ground that's long drawn small organic growers. No verified specifics on this farm's current crops, CSA, or hours turned up online this session.

Penn Valley

Lazy Valley Ranch grows pick-your-own blueberries and blackberries in the Sierra foothills near Penn Valley, using organic-approved sprays and fertilizers on its rows. The ranch keeps informal hours — Sunday through Thursday, 9am to 4pm, closed Friday and Saturday — with no appointment needed. Cash and checks only.

Grass Valley

The Haunted Pumpkin Patch in Grass Valley runs a pumpkin patch by day and a haunted house by night through November, with separate mild (ages 5+) and scarier evening experiences. Daytime admission is $15; nighttime tickets run $15-$20 depending on age. They take cash, credit, and Venmo.

Bierwagen's Donner Trail Fruit and Pumpkin Patch is a working family farm on Lower Colfax Road near Grass Valley, open Wednesday through Sunday during its season. Beyond u-pick and pre-gathered fruit, the farm runs a mini corn maze, hay and wagon rides, a petting zoo, pony rides, and sells honey harvested from its own hives on site.

Grass Valley

Dry Creek Herb Farm has grown organic herbs and edible plants in the Sierra gold country since 2006. Beyond the retail gardens, where visitors can walk through and buy plants directly from the source, the farm runs as a working learning center offering herbalism classes and apprenticeships. Owner Mary Evans Peterson built the operation around hands-on plant education rather than just sales, and the gardens stay open for browsing through the growing season.

Rough and Ready

Amaizing Cattle Drive is listed on Cattle Drive Road in Rough and Ready, a small unincorporated Nevada County community in Gold Country. Its name suggests a corn maze paired with a cattle-drive attraction, a common fall agritourism combination in the region, but no working website turned up to confirm current activities or season.

Nevada City

Riverhill Farm grows certified organic produce on Cement Hill Road outside Nevada City, on land that still holds Native American grinding rocks once used to process acorns from the property's oak trees. Italian immigrant farmers worked this same ground in the late 1800s. Now more than a decade in, the farm holds Real Organic Project certification, a stricter standard than USDA organic alone.

Colfax

Charleston Lavender Farm sits at the corner of Yankee Jims and Pine Hollow roads in Colfax, where visitors can walk the rows during Lavender U-Pick Days on Fridays and Sundays each June and July. Open house weekends bring in other local vendors selling handcrafted goods alongside the farm's lavender products.

Auburn

Amber Oaks Raspberries is a family-owned u-pick farm on Shanley Road outside Auburn, open Saturdays from 9am to 2pm and closed the rest of the week. Beyond the raspberries in its name, the farm grows blackberries, peaches, mandarins, squash, and tomatoes, offering both pick-your-own and pre-picked orders depending on what's ripe that week.

Lincoln

Stirling Oak Cellars is a winery listed on Lone Pine Lane outside Lincoln, in the granite-soil oak country of western Placer County. The domain that once hosted its website is now parked and inactive. No details on varietals or tasting hours are available online.

Auburn

AnneBelle Farms sits on Grass Valley Highway in Auburn, California, in the Sierra foothills of Placer County - gold country terrain that gradually gave way to orchards, vineyards, and small farms after the mining era.

Auburn

The Mountain Mandarin Festival celebrates Placer County's foothill-grown Owari Satsuma mandarins each year at the Gold Country Fairgrounds in Auburn, the weekend before Thanksgiving. More than 30,000 visitors come through over the three days for grower booths selling 10-pound bags straight off the trees, food and artisan vendors, chef demos, and a kids zone. The Mountain Mandarin Growers Association has run the event for more than 30 years.

Newcastle

Miller Honey Farms opened its Newcastle operation in 1974 and still sells jars locally at Echo Valley Ranch and Ace Hardware in nearby Auburn, alongside its own honey and mandarins. The Geraldson Road location is part of a larger multi-state beekeeping business, not a single-family roadside operation. Retail hours vary by season — check with local retailers carrying the honey before making a special trip.

Lincoln

Nastase Honey Farm keeps hives on Sego Lane outside Lincoln and bottles what they produce as raw, unfiltered honey, mostly orange blossom and wildflower varietals shaped by the almond and citrus orchards nearby. It's a small, family-run operation — no storefront, no farmers market circuit listed, just honey sold directly from the farm.

Penryn

Roobeez, is making it easier than ever to access fresh, locally sourced produce and support sustainable farming practices through online workshops and in-person Farm Expo events. At Roobeez, we are committed to promoting sustainable agriculture practices that benefit both farmers and our planet. By connecting consumers with local farms practicing organic farming methods or employing environmentally friendly techniques, we encourage responsible consumption while reducing carbon footprints. Our mission is to grow our local farmers, and grow the love for supporting our local farmers.

Loomis

Horton Iris Garden has grown irises on King Road in Loomis since 1999 and now carries around 1,200 to 1,500 varieties. Bloom season runs April and May, when the garden opens Friday through Monday, 10am-5pm, for viewing and ordering bare-root and potted iris plants; a cut-your-own pumpkin patch runs in fall.

Lincoln

Faisan Valley Ranch sits in the Placer County countryside outside Lincoln, in the Sierra foothill belt that's grown into one of Northern California's newer wine and ranch corridors. No crops, animals, or visiting details are published online yet.

Loomis

The Flower Farm in Loomis combines a plant nursery, coffee house, and six acres of citrus, Malbec grapes, and cutting flowers with a separate bed and breakfast inn and event center down the road. The cafe serves breakfast burritos, seasonal sandwiches, and craft mimosas, and a small tasting bar pours Casque Wine on-site. The nursery and cafe have operated in their current form since 2006, with the inn and event space run from a second location on Auburn-Folsom Road.

Loomis

Flower Farm sits on Horseshoe Bar Road in Loomis, in the Placer County foothill belt known for citrus and nursery stock at the edge of the Sacramento Valley. The name and agritourism listing point to a working nursery operation. No further confirmed details on plant selection, hours, or additional offerings.

Loomis

The Loomis Eggplant Festival is a community event held in Loomis, a small Placer County town with a farming history tied to fruit orchards and produce stands. It is organized around a single crop rather than a single farm. Current dates, vendors, and admission details were not verifiable online this search.

Foresthill

Snowy Peaks Christmas Tree & Berry Farm is on Foresthill Road in Placer County's Sierra foothill country above Auburn. The pairing of Christmas trees and berries fits the elevation — cool enough for conifers, warm enough lower down for summer berry crops.

Pilot Hill

Enchanted April Inn sits on a hillside in the Sierra Foothills between El Dorado Hills and Pilot Hill, with gardens planted around the property and views over the surrounding hills. Rooms come with fireplaces, daily housekeeping, and a full breakfast included in the stay. It's a small operation — TripAdvisor lists it as the only bed and breakfast in Pilot Hill — and reviewers consistently mention the quiet and the grounds over anything flashy.

Garden Valley

Also known as Rustic Dream Farmstead, Berry Heaven is a family-run u-pick operation in Garden Valley near historic Coloma, growing eleven varieties of blueberries alongside blackberries, raspberries, apples, and strawberries from May through November. A petting zoo and school tour program round out visits, with an on-farm market selling what didn't get picked.

Wheatland

Bill and Sandy Bishop started this Wheatland farm in 1973 and it now claims the largest u-pick pumpkin field anywhere, with hayrides pulling visitors out into the rows. A corn maze, carousel, petting zoo, and Mrs. B's Country Bakery round out the grounds, plus Bishop's Other Cider for the 21-and-up crowd. The 2026 season runs September 4 through November 15.

Coloma

American River Conservancy is a nonprofit land trust headquartered in the historic Kane House at Marshall Gold Discovery State Historic Park in Coloma. Since 1989 it has protected more than 30,000 acres and built 35-plus miles of trail across the upper American and Cosumnes River watersheds. Its working farm, Wakamatsu Farm, hosts public tours and partners with local growers.

Coloma

American Whitewater Expeditions ran river trips from a New River Road address in Coloma, on the South Fork American River where California's commercial whitewater rafting industry got its start. No current website was located under this name, so operating status is unconfirmed.

Granite Bay

Rickey Ranch grows its own pumpkins on Cavitt Stallman Road in Granite Bay and opens the fields every October 1st through the 31st, 10 a.m. to dusk. The family runs hayrides and horse rides alongside pens of pigs, goats, chickens, and sheep, and props skeletons on old farm equipment scattered through the property. Regulars say it's smaller and quieter than the county's bigger patches — plus there's a vineyard on the same ground.

Garden Valley

Rome Valley Vineyards is on Traverse Creek Road in Garden Valley, part of the El Dorado wine region in the Sierra Nevada foothills near Placerville. Growers here plant at elevations up to 3,000 feet, producing wine distinct from California's flatland Central Valley vineyards.

Placerville

The American River Conservancy runs Wakamatsu Farm in Placerville, site of the 1869 Wakamatsu Tea and Silk Farm Colony — the first Japanese colony in the United States. FogDog Farm now grows organic food on the land, and the Conservancy opens it for Open Farm Days on spring and fall Saturdays ($10 per vehicle) plus docent-led tours booked two weeks out.

Bushnell Gardens Nursery operates in Granite Bay, in the oak-studded foothill country northeast of Sacramento. The business sells plants, trees, and home decor, drawing gardeners from the Placer County suburbs and the wider Sacramento region.

Rio Oso

Hudson Orchards is listed on Bear River Drive in Rio Oso, a small Sutter County community in the Sacramento Valley long known for peach and plum orchards. No working website or social page turned up in research, so current crops, sales, or hours could not be confirmed.