U-Pick Farms in California

24Carrot Farm

Placerville, CA

24 Carrot Farm is an organic farm stand on Jacquier Road in Placerville, California, offering fresh, seasonal produce and u-pick opportunities with fun for the whole family. Shoppers buy local, directly from where their food is grown, with a weekly newsletter announcing what's ready.

AIRAYA U-pick

Brentwood, CA

AIRAYA U-Pick grows 22 varieties of peaches, nectarines, apricots, pluots, cherries, and Asian pears on Marsh Creek Road in Brentwood, open for tree-ripened picking from early May through late August. Fruit runs $3.50 a pound on weekdays and $4.00 on weekends, with bags and parking provided; herb and vegetable starts are sold from mid-March.

Blue House Farm Upick and Farmstand

Blue House Farm runs a u-pick strawberry patch and farmstand in San Gregorio, on the San Mateo County coast, open Saturdays and Sundays from noon to 5 p.m. The farm also grows organic heirloom dry beans and flowers, sold at the stand and online. Email the farm directly to ask about picking conditions before the drive out.

Brian Ranch Airport UPick Orchard

Llano, CA

Brian Ranch is a u-pick orchard built around a private airstrip in the high desert near Llano, where visitors pick apples, apricots, grapes, nectarines, peaches, pears, plums, pumpkins, and sour cherries as each comes into season. Pilots need permission before landing at the adjoining airfield, a quirk that makes this one of the more unusual orchards in Los Angeles County.

California Heritage Farms Harris U-Pick Berry Patch and Pumpkin Farm

Fort Jones, CA

California Heritage Farms' Harris U-Pick Berry Patch and Pumpkin Farm is on Eastside Road in Fort Jones, in the Scott Valley of Siskiyou County near the Oregon border. The listing points to u-pick berries and a fall pumpkin patch. No further confirmed details on berry varieties, hours, or pumpkin patch activities.

Chaos Strawberry Upick

Brentwood, CA

Chaos Strawberry U-Pick is an Iu Mien family farm on Walnut Boulevard in Brentwood, offering both pre-picked and pick-your-own strawberries in season. The family posts current picking status and hours on Instagram (@chaostrawberries) rather than a website, since availability shifts week to week.

Chavez U-Pick Cherries

Brentwood, CA

Chavez U-Pick Cherries farms 38 acres on Marsh Creek Road in Brentwood, growing Coral, Lapins, Tioga, and Brooks cherries at $4 a pound. The farm is open daily 8am to 4:30pm during season; bring your own bucket, and expect strollers and wagons but no bags or coolers.

Chileno Valley Ranch

Petaluma, CA

Chileno Valley Ranch sits in a spectacular valley in the rolling hills of coastal Marin outside Petaluma, where ranchers Mike and Sally Gale have sold grass-fed beef and lamb direct to families for 17 years. Each fall the ranch opens its orchard for reservation-only u-pick apples, and the property also hosts weddings and volunteer days supporting sustainable agriculture and wildlife habitat.

Clearview Orchards

Watsonville, CA

Clearview Orchards grows CCOF-certified organic apples on terraced hillsides overlooking the Watsonville valley, three miles from the ocean. Families come in fall for u-pick apples — Fuji, EverCrisp, and Mutsu among them — or shop the Apple Barn for organic fruit, fresh apple juice, apple turnovers, organic squash, pumpkins, dried lavender, and honey, weekends during the season.

Davis Ranch L.L.C.

Sloughhouse, CA

Davis Ranch in Sloughhouse, California is the home of famous Sloughhouse sweet corn, grown alongside a wide range of non-GMO vegetables sold farm-fresh at the ranch on Jackson Road. In season, the u-pick fields open Tuesday and Saturday mornings from sunrise to 1 PM, priced by the pound with a small minimum.

Duckworth Family Farm – Organic U-Pick Blueberries

Sebastopol, CA

Duckworth Family Farm grows organic u-pick blueberries on Canfield Road in Sebastopol, California, in the cool coastal hills of Sonoma County, apple and berry country long before it became wine country.

Fork & Plow Lavender Farm – Upick Lavender

Aguanga, CA

Buck and Belinda grow French and English lavender on their family farm outside Aguanga, distilling it into syrup, honey, and body-care products sold from an on-site shop open seven days a week. Visitors used to wander the rows freely; now the farm limits access to ticketed workshops — wreath-making, candle pouring, tea blending — held on weekends through the growing season. The lavender still ships nationwide from the online store.

Gilroy Upick

Gilroy, CA

Gilroy Upick is a no-spray pick-your-own orchard on Korn Lane in Gilroy, California, known for pluerries, plums, and pluots sold by the pound alongside seasonal cherries, berries, and vegetables. Weekend picking runs in two blocks, late morning and mid-afternoon; weekdays are by appointment only. There's no on-site restroom, and overflow parking sits across the street on Korn Lane.

Gilroy U-Pick

Gilroy, CA

Gilroy U-Pick operates off Korn Lane in the Santa Clara Valley farmland south of town — country better known nationally for garlic but also thick with berry and stone-fruit growers who open fields to pickers in summer. No confirmed current crop list or hours turned up online this session; call ahead for what's ripe.

JL Farms U-Pick Cherries

Littlerock, CA

JL Farms grows u-pick cherries in Littlerock, part of the high-desert pocket along the San Gabriel foothills that supplies most of Los Angeles County's cherry crop. The season is short, usually a few weeks in May and June, and closes as soon as the Antelope Valley heat sets in.

Johnson U-pick Farm

Gridley, CA

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.

Julies U Pick

Porterville, CA

Julies U Pick sits in Porterville, deep in Tulare County's citrus and stone-fruit belt on the San Joaquin Valley floor. No verified specifics on this operation's crops, season, or hours turned up online this session — confirm directly before visiting.

Mike's U-pick Cherries

Brentwood, CA

The cherry orchard at 611 Payne Avenue, run under the Mike's U-Pick name, closed for good after its 2025 season — ten years of Brentwood pick-your-own cherries came to an end. The peach and nectarine location on Concord Avenue, operated by the same family, is still running each spring.

Mike's UPick Peaches

Brentwood, CA

Mike's U-Pick opens its Concord Avenue peach and nectarine trees in Brentwood for a tight window each year — mid-to-late May through about the second week of June. The family grows white and yellow varieties of both fruits, and the season closes as soon as the trees are picked clean. This is the peach location; Mike's ran a separate cherry orchard on Payne Avenue that closed for good after 2025.

O'Dell's Organic U-Pick Pear Orchard

Julian, CA

O'Dell's grows pears under organic practices on Julian Orchards Drive, in the mountain district that made Julian famous for apples. Pears are a less common crop for the area's cool, roughly 4,000-foot elevation, which more typically favors apple varieties. No public schedule confirms current u-pick hours.

RC U-Pick Cherries

Brentwood, CA

Family-run u-pick cherry orchard on Sellers Avenue in Brentwood, growing Coral and Lapin varieties. Cherries run $4 a pound, buckets are handed out at the gate, and there's no entry fee or minimum purchase — bring your own ladder if you're after the high branches. Climbing the trees isn't allowed, and outside food and pets stay in the car. No reservation needed; just show up during cherry season, typically late May into June.

Rosewood Farms

Fountain Valley, CA

Rosewood Farms in Fountain Valley grows organic, hand-picked strawberries and farm-fresh produce with sustainable practices. The farm doubles as a family destination, hosting private parties and seasonal events including tractor rides and pumpkin patches.

Santa Cruz Permaculture

Santa Cruz Permaculture farms 26 regenerative organic acres on the Pacific coast 20 minutes north of Santa Cruz — land farmed organically for over 100 years and famous from 1995-2020 as Swanton Berry Farm's strawberry, olallieberry, and kiwi U-Pick. Over 80 crops span five acres of vegetables, flowers, and herbs, two acres of blackberries, and a third-acre of kiwis, sold through U-Pick, farm stand, farmers markets, CSA, and wholesale — all alongside permaculture courses with over 1,000 alumni and ocean views near Año Nuevo.

S & B Blueberries U-Pick

Corning, CA

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.

Tanaka Farms

Irvine, CA

Tanaka Farms is a family-owned working farm in Irvine offering fresh seasonal produce at its daily market stand, U-pick experiences, tractor tours, festivals, and a year-round CSA. Signature seasons include melon tastings in summer, the pumpkin patch, strawberry festival, and Hikari Festival of Lights, plus a barnyard, breakfast at the farm on weekends, and the Hana Field u-pick flower farm in Costa Mesa.

The Big Red Barn, Murray Family Farms

Di Giorgio, CA

Murray Family Farms at Di Giorgio, east of Bakersfield, pairs its Big Red Barn farm market with seasonal u-pick, the famous Bakersfield Pumpkin Patch, and weekend farm fun. The family grows ripe-picked specialty fruit — from candy grapes and cherries to elderberries and Buddha's hand citron — sold at the farm, at farmers markets across California, and alongside comfort food from the Cal-Okie Orchard Kitchen, home of the Okie Pie.

Two Sisters U-Pick Apricots

Fresno, CA

Two sisters started this Fresno apricot patch after watching the trees ripen from their windows during a medical recovery, and the u-pick stand on West Lincoln Avenue still runs on that same small scale. The season is short, usually opening around Memorial Day for a week to ten days, cash only.

U-Pick Blueberries

Santa Maria, CA

This u-pick blueberry patch sits on Dominion Road in Santa Maria, the same stretch of Central Coast farmland that grows a large share of California's blueberry crop. Bring your own container and expect a cash-only setup, typical of small u-pick stands in the area.

U-Pick Blueberries

Santa Maria, CA

This Dominion Road farm outside Santa Maria grows five varieties of blueberries alongside Albion strawberries and Freedom blackberries, all without pesticides, fungicides, or herbicides. The fields open for u-pick from March through July, with apricots, plums, tomatoes, and lavender coming available as the season progresses toward summer.

U Pick Orchards Ranch Five West Coast Farms

Morgan Hill, CA

Ranch Five is a u-pick orchard on Monterey Road in Morgan Hill worked by West Coast Farms, part of the same cluster of family-run u-pick ranches that dot the Gilroy-Morgan Hill stone fruit corridor.

U Pick Orchards Ranch Four 101 Ranch Borello Farms

Gilroy, CA

Ranch Four is one of several independently farmed u-pick orchards clustered around Gilroy and Morgan Hill, an area long known for stone fruit and berries. This site is worked by Borello Farms under the 101 Ranch name on Castro Valley Road.

U Pick Orchards Ranch One Borugi Farms

Morgan Hill, CA

Ranch One sits on Monterey Road in Morgan Hill and is farmed by Borugi Farms, one of the family orchards that make up the area's u-pick network in the Santa Clara Valley's old stone fruit belt.

U Pick Orchards Ranch Three Borello Farms

Gilroy, CA

Ranch Three is a Borello Farms u-pick orchard on Godfrey Road in Gilroy, part of the same multi-ranch stone fruit network as Ranch Four down the road.

Very Mulberry U-Pick

Very Mulberry grows pesticide-free Himalayan mulberries on a Brentwood farm the owners call the largest mulberry operation in the country. Visitors pick their own during the May-June season, or buy freeze-dried mulberries and fresh fruit through the farm's markets and home delivery. Group tours and fundraiser visits run alongside the regular u-pick hours. Call ahead — the season is short.

Chavez U-pick

Brentwood, CA

Julies U Pick

Porterville, CA

Upick Murrieta

Murrieta, CA