Agritourism & Farm Experiences near Orland, CA

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.