Agritourism & Farm Experiences near Irvine, CA

Irvine

This is UC Agriculture and Natural Resources' South Coast Research and Extension Center, a roughly 200-acre research farm in Irvine established in 1956. One of nine UC ANR field stations statewide, it runs agricultural and horticultural research trials, demonstration gardens, and Orange County's UC Cooperative Extension programs for growers and the public.

Laguna Hills

Pumpkin City has run Orange County pumpkin lots since 1978, and the Laguna Hills location at 24203 Avenida de la Carlota anchors both its fall pumpkin patch and its winter Christmas tree lot. October brings pumpkins of every size along with rides, games, and a beer garden; the same site sells fresh strawberries February through June.

Costa Mesa

Hana Field is Tanaka Farms' Costa Mesa satellite, hana means flower in Japanese, and it's a separate stop from the main Tanaka Farms property in Irvine, ten minutes away. Fields of sunflowers, zinnias, and lavender open for u-pick through spring and summer, with a pumpkin patch taking over in fall. Visits are walk-up only, cashless, with no reservations needed.

Mission Viejo

Henry's Land & Cattle Co. operates out of a property on Holly Oak Lane in Mission Viejo, listed in business directories as a small-scale land and livestock operation active for close to a decade. No public listing describes visiting hours, sales, or what livestock is kept on-site.

Orange

Irvine Ranch Outdoor Education Center sits inside Irvine Regional Park in Orange, running outdoor science and nature-education programs mostly for school field trips rather than public farm visits. Specific program details and contact information weren't confirmed online.

Orange

Family entertainment park inside Orange's Irvine Regional Park, running since 1904. The narrow-gauge train loops past picnic areas and oak groves, with pony rides, paddle boats, bike rentals, and access to the free Orange County Zoo next door. Fall brings a seasonal pumpkin patch alongside the regular rides, and the railroad hosts school field trips and birthday parties year-round. Open daily from 10am.

Costa Mesa

Boo Ha Ha turns the OC Fair & Event Center into a 21-and-over Halloween beer festival for one weekend each October, pairing unlimited craft beer sampling from Orange County breweries with a demolition derby and live music. It runs Friday and Saturday night, 6 p.m. to midnight, under jack-o'-lantern lighting across the fairgrounds.

Santa Ana

The Pumpkin Factory runs a seasonal pumpkin patch in the parking area of Westfield MainPlace Mall in Santa Ana, one of several mall-lot patches that pop up across Orange County each October. No confirmed listing details this location's specific hours or activities.

Santa Ana

Backyard Bees produces Orange County honey that's gravity strained and unheated, keeping its natural aroma and flavor intact, alongside beeswax skin care products made from the same hives. The operation also runs pesticide-free bee removal and relocation for homes and businesses, plus hive adoptions, garden tours, and honey house tours for anyone curious how it's made.

Costa Mesa

An annual free community event thrown by Torelli Realty in Costa Mesa's Mesa Verde neighborhood, usually a Thursday evening in October from 5 to 7pm. Kids get a free pumpkin, plus trunk-or-treating, crafts, face painting, a photo booth, and a DJ in the office parking lot. It's a neighborhood tradition tied to the real estate office rather than a working farm.

Newport Beach

The City of Newport Beach's annual Halloween Spooktacular takes over Mariners Park each October with a trunk-or-treat lot, a haunted walkthrough, carnival games, and bounce houses. Recreation & Senior Services runs the free, three-hour event on a Saturday afternoon, drawing families from across the peninsula for food trucks, a costume contest, and a DJ. The 2025 edition marked its eighth year, held October 25 from 3 to 6 p.m.

San Juan Capistrano

Mountain Pines Christmas Tree Farm, run under the Farmakis Farms name, sells cut trees each holiday season in San Juan Capistrano, one of several seasonal lots that open across south Orange County between Thanksgiving and Christmas Eve.

San Juan Capistrano

The fall pumpkin event at what's now River Street Ranch, a working petting zoo on Los Rios Street with roughly 80 animals — horses, goats, sheep, llamas, alpacas, even an emu. Regular offerings include pony and tractor rides, a mini train, and mining and digging activities, with pumpkins added to the mix each October. Billed as the only petting zoo in South Orange County.

San Juan Capistrano

The Ecology Center is a nonprofit regenerative farm in San Juan Capistrano running a working farm stand, a farm-to-table Campesino Cafe (open 9am-2pm), and a Harvest Box CSA. It also hosts a summer camp for ages 7-12 that pairs farming instruction with cooking and nature-based art, plus wellness programs at its on-site Peace Dome.

Garden Grove

The Jack O'Lantern Jamboree is a seasonal pumpkin event in Garden Grove, one of the October community pop-ups Orange County cities and churches host each fall on park grounds and parking lots.

Placentia

A seasonal pumpkin patch at 300 East Yorba Linda Boulevard in Placentia, typical of the pop-up patches that open across Orange County parking lots each October. No independent website or listing turned up beyond the address itself, so confirm current operating status before planning a visit.

Brea

Enchanted Pumpkin Patch is a seasonal pumpkin patch on North State College Boulevard in Brea, in the pattern of the pop-up lot patches common across Orange County each October. No confirmed details on hours, activities, or hayride offerings beyond the pumpkin sales.

San Clemente

A fall community event at San Clemente's civic center on Calle Seville, built around Halloween activities rather than a working farm or patch. Likely city- or community-run given the location — check with the city for current dates.

This listing covers Knott's Scary Farm, the annual Halloween haunt held at Knott's Berry Farm amusement park in Buena Park each fall, not a working farm. Expect haunted mazes, scare zones, and after-dark scares layered onto the historic theme park on select nights through Halloween.

San Juan Capistrano

South Coast Farms has grown strawberries and seasonal vegetables without pesticides or GMOs since 1996, run by farmers George and Rebecca. The u-pick strawberry, pumpkin, and heirloom tomato operation relocated to the Tree of Life Nursery site on Ortega Highway in 2024, and the farm still runs a CSA program with weekly pickup baskets around Orange County.

Chino

Hey There Honey sells jarred honey out of Chino, in San Bernardino County's Inland Empire dairy and agriculture belt.

A pumpkin patch fundraiser tied to a youth mentorship organization at 17939 Gale Avenue in the City of Industry area. Current operating status wasn't verifiable online — this reads as a community-run seasonal lot rather than a commercial farm.

Ridgedale Orchard & Vineyard is off Ridgedale Drive in Riverside County, in the 92570 zip shared by Perris and Winchester near the edge of Temecula Valley wine country. Small orchard-vineyard operations in this stretch typically pair fruit trees with a few acres of wine grapes.

Cerritos

"Fallstivities" pumpkin patch set up in the Sears parking lot at Los Cerritos Center mall each October. Pumpkins and decorating kits are for sale alongside inflatable jumpers, rock climbing, pumpkin painting, and trick-or-treating on the last day of the run.

Pomona

Run by Cal Poly Pomona's Huntley College of Agriculture, this Kellogg Ranch store sells fresh produce grown by students, fresh-squeezed CPP orange juice, and campus-made items like Nonna's Meatball Mix, open daily 10am-6pm. Curbside pickup runs through orderfarmstore.com, and the attached nursery sells plants separately.

Whittier

This seasonal lot on Whittier Blvd sells pumpkins in October and switches to cut Christmas trees for the holidays, a common pairing for stands in the Whittier area of Los Angeles County.

Corona Pumpkin Farm at CJ's Ranch sits on Gavilan Road in the Perris area of Riverside County, despite the Corona name. No hours, activities, or pricing are published online for this seasonal pumpkin patch; call ahead before visiting.

Long Beach

Cal Wine Cellars operates out of a storefront suite on East 1st Street in downtown Long Beach's East Village Arts District — an address that points to an urban tasting room or wine shop rather than an estate vineyard. No verified details on hours, offerings, or contact info turned up online this session.

Long Beach

A seasonal pumpkin patch near Pacific Coast Highway in Long Beach's Belmont Shore area. Beyond a name and a location, little independent information surfaces online — worth a call before visiting to confirm it's still running each fall.

Downey

Honey Pacifica has moved beehives across Southern California apiaries since 1979, when Nick Poto — known around the neighborhood as the Midnight Beekeeper — turned a science-fair hobby into a family business while working an aerospace day job. His wife Jean sold the first jars from a roadside stand; the honey now ships raw and unfiltered from a Downey warehouse to Whole Foods, Bristol Farms, and farmers markets across the region.

Riverside

Cali-Dragon Farm and Orchard is on De Anza Avenue in Riverside, a city built on the citrus industry that once made this part of Southern California famous. The name points toward dragon fruit, a crop small Inland Empire growers have taken up in recent years, though the farm's current offerings aren't listed online.

Murrieta

Jurupa Valley

Unity Farm is on Crestmore Road in Jurupa Valley, a Riverside County community that still holds small-acreage farms and horse properties even as suburban growth presses in from Riverside and Ontario.