Farms in Monterey, CA

Monterey · Farmers Market

This market sets up in the parking area of Del Monte Center, at the intersection of Highway 1 and Highway 68 — the largest shopping center on the Monterey Peninsula. It draws from the peninsula's coastal growers as well as farms just inland in the Salinas Valley.

Monterey · Farmers Market

Old Monterey Farmers' Market runs along Alvarado Street in downtown Monterey, between Del Monte and Pearl, a few blocks from Fisherman's Wharf and the city's historic adobe district. Current schedule, vendor list, and contact details aren't confirmed online.

Monterey · Agritourism Farm

Ag Venture Tours has run wine tasting, sightseeing, and agricultural education tours around Monterey Bay since 1997, making it the region's oldest operating tour company. Owner Evan Oakes, who holds agricultural degrees from UC Davis and Fresno State and previously worked as a UC Cooperative Extension research scientist in Salinas, leads half-day and full-day van and walking tours with private tastings available on request.

Monterey · Agritourism Farm

Not a farm — this is a walking ghost tour through historic Old Monterey, running since 2002. Tours last 90 minutes to two hours and cover local hauntings and a night walk through a graveyard, typically Saturday nights into early November.

Monterey · Farmers Market

Monterey Farmers' Market at MPC is held on the campus of Monterey Peninsula College at 930 Fremont Street. It's one of several certified farmers' markets on the Monterey Peninsula, drawing on Salinas Valley growers just inland.

Monterey · Agritourism Farm, Pumpkin Patch

Cardinale & Wright runs its pumpkin patch each fall on the grounds of the Monterey County Fairgrounds, open 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. with a midday closure from noon to 1. Beyond the pumpkin rows there's a hay maze and a cow train ride for kids, all inside the fairgrounds' gates rather than out in an open field. It's more fairground event than working farm, but the pumpkins are real.

Monterey · Farm Stand

Seaside · Farmers Market

Pacific Grove · Farmers Market

Pacific Grove Farmers' Market runs Monday afternoons at Central and Grand avenues, one of six Certified Farmers' Markets the Salinas-based nonprofit Everyone's Harvest operates around Monterey County, alongside markets in Marina, Alisal, Natividad, Seaside, and Salinas. Reach the organization by phone or email for current hours and vendor questions.

Carmel-by-the-Sea · Agritourism Farm

The Barnyard Shopping Village is an outdoor retail center at 3663 The Barnyard in Carmel, off Highway 1, with more than 50 stores, restaurants, and galleries set among garden landscaping. The venue regularly hosts farmers markets, car shows, and live music alongside its regular tenants. Management can be reached at (831) 624-8886.

Carmel · Farmers Market

Carmel's certified farmers' market sets up Tuesday mornings, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., in the parking area at The Barnyard Shopping Village, and runs seasonally from May through September. Monterey Bay Certified Farmers Markets organizes it and rotates in a free booth for a local nonprofit each week. Vendors bring fresh produce, nuts, flowers, live plants, and baked goods.

Pebble Beach · Farm Stand, Apiary

Carmel · Agritourism Farm

The 16-acre Carmel Valley estate that operated as Chateau Julien Wine Estate, known for its French-style architecture and Chardonnay and Merlot dating to 1985, sold in 2015 for $12 million and now runs under new ownership as Folktale Winery.

Carmel · Agritourism Farm

The Holly Farm has run as a family-owned wedding and event venue on Carmel Valley Road since 1991, not a working farm despite the name — six and a half acres of gardens, sun-filled cottages, and winding paths built out for destination weddings and retreats. Packages start around $61,000 according to third-party wedding-planning sites.

Carmel-by-the-Sea · Agritourism Farm

Serendipity Farms is on Carmel Valley Road, inland from Carmel-by-the-Sea in a valley known for small wine estates and produce farms between the coastal range and the Carmel River. Monterey County's mild inland climate supports year-round growing in this area.

Carmel · Agritourism Farm

Carmel Valley Ranch is a luxury hotel and resort on Old Ranch Road in Carmel Valley, California, built on the site of a historic cattle ranch in the Carmel Valley wine region.

Carmel Valley · Agritourism Farm

Gardener Ranch is on West Carmel Valley Road in Carmel Valley, California, an events property whose site currently describes itself as being reworked, with booking handled through existing partners rather than public inquiries.

Moss Landing · Agritourism Farm

Monterey Bay Equestrian Center has led horseback rides along the dunes between Moss Landing and Monterey since 1981. Guides take riders out Monterey Dunes Way with views that stretch to Santa Cruz on a clear day, and the outfit also runs horse-drawn carriages for weddings and pony parties for kids. Riders must be at least 10 years old and 54 inches tall. Call ahead to book a ride.

Salinas · Agritourism Farm

The Farm sits along the Salinas Valley, land growers call the Salad Bowl of the World for its lettuce, strawberry, and row-crop production. It is listed as an agritourism stop under a Salinas PO box address. Current hours, products, and ownership were not verifiable online at this time.