Summer is a wonderful time to utilize fresh fruits and vegetables. Fortunately, we live in an area without a shortage of fabulous U-pick and local farms to enjoy fruit picking in Sacramento with kids. It’s a great way to get outdoors with your family and friends. Go to a local farm with your loved ones and have your own U-pick date. Check out our list of local farms in the Sacramento area to pick some fresh produce!
2731 Jacquier Rd., Placerville CA 95667
Phone Number: (530) 391-8582
A “certified organic” local farm, 24 Carrot Farm grows exceptional fresh fruits and vegetables in its small-scale market garden and established apple orchards. Visit its farmstand and enjoy seasonal fruit picking with kids’ options: flowers, tomatoes, strawberries, and blackberries. It is open during business hours from Thursday to Saturday from 10 am to 5 pm.
24 Carrot Farm’s fresh produce can be found at local grocers and restaurants. They are committed to sustainable and restorative farming techniques. Come experience the local food movement with the next generation of small farms.
1800 Larsen Dr., Camino, CA 95709
Phone Number: (530) 647-0613
While visiting Apple Ridge Farms, you can indulge in freshly baked pies and pastries and dine on smoked tri-tip and hand-pulled pork sandwiches. It is one of the go-to local farms in the Sacramento region for fruit picking with kids. You can browse and shop for seasonal home décor, stock up on homemade jams, jellies, and decadent fudge, enjoy freshly picked apples, and take in nature’s most beautiful sights and sounds. Kids’ activities include gemstone mining, a hay maze, and a nature trail.
Apple Ridge Farms is the perfect family destination with so much to offer. Find your inner prospector while mining our running sluice, or take a scenic nature walk around our apple orchard, where you will find fantastic photo opportunities and over 50,000 Zinnia flowers in bloom.
13211 Jackson Rd., Sloughhouse, CA 95683
Phone Number: (916) 502-7983
Davis Ranch is known for its melons, particularly watermelon, cantaloupe, and honeydew. They also have fresh fruits and vegetables such as corn, asparagus, green beans, squash, pumpkins, tomatoes, and cucumbers. Davis Ranch is open Tuesdays and Saturdays from July through October. From sunrise to 1 pm, the charge is $0.30 per lb with a $30 minimum (100 lbs).
1960 Green Valley Rd., El Dorado Hills, CA 95762
Phone Number: (916) 913-4562
Green Valley Family Farms is one of the best local farms in the Sacramento region that is ideal for fruit picking with kids. An opportunity presented itself for a new generation to contribute positively to the agricultural community. Mike, his wife, Lauren, and their four children work as good land stewards. Pick your own strawberries, raspberries, and blueberries up to 30 people per field.
2640 Blair Rd., Pollock Pines, CA 95726
Phone Number: (530) 644-2194
Visit the peaceful historic farm (150+ years, 7 generations), the farthest east Apple Hill ranch away from the congestion and traffic. Seasonally, Harris Family Farm is one of the best places to go fruit picking with kids in Sacramento that has U-pick berries, flowers, apples & pumpkins. They also have apple cider, vegetables, fresh eggs, and a Bakeshop with pies, turnovers, strudel, and jams.
Enjoy the picnic area in the orchard and the nature trail through the woods.
20872 County Road 99, Woodland, CA 95695
Phone Number: (530) 666-7308
Pacific Star Gardens is a certified organic local farm ideal for fruit picking in Sacramento with kids and offers U-pick strawberries and blackberries. They also sell tomatoes, watermelons, and a variety of vegetables such as corn, cucumber, green beans, zucchini, squash, and eggplant. They sell at the Woodland Farmer’s Market, the Davis Picnic in the Park Market, Placerville Farmer’s Market, and the South Lake Tahoe Farmer’s Market.
Also offered are age-appropriate tours during the spring, which include a tour around the farm (and the birds) plus a basket of either u-pick strawberries or blackberries. Garden transplants and flowers are available for sale in the spring at our roadside stand.
15819 Sutter Island Rd., Courtland, CA
Phone Number: (916) 775-1166
Steamboat Acres has a certified organic cherry orchard, a Chardonnay wine grape vineyard, a pear orchard, and a variety of fall fresh produce such as pumpkins, squash, gourds, heirloom melons, and heirloom flint corn. This local farm produces its own raw honey. You must call in advance to schedule a farm tour and fruit picking with the kids. Please note that this is not a U-pick farm. However, it is well worth visiting.
At Steamboat Landing, they have a beach, picnic, and river. If you want to come for the day, they charge $5 for adults and $2 for children under 12. They are opening a brand new deli, bakery, and eatery. Steamboat Landing is open from about 7 am until 9 pm. Life jackets are strongly recommended.
While these local U-pick farms in the Sacramento area do not comprise all of the places where you can pick fresh produce with your family, these are some of our best recommendations based on personal experience. Go on and plan a day out with your family to visit a local farm. Support local farmers in our community while fruit picking with kids some healthy and fresh produce in Sacramento.
Sacramento offers so many opportunities for kids to enjoy and have fun all year round! Check out our list of resources, or browse through our things to do in Sacramento with kids. Still looking for more activities for kids in Sacramento? No problem! Check out our comprehensive listing of places to go in the region and our highly recommended things to do blog posts.
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