Agritourism & Farm Experiences near Nevada City, CA

Nevada City

Riverhill Farm grows certified organic produce on Cement Hill Road outside Nevada City, on land that still holds Native American grinding rocks once used to process acorns from the property's oak trees. Italian immigrant farmers worked this same ground in the late 1800s. Now more than a decade in, the farm holds Real Organic Project certification, a stricter standard than USDA organic alone.

Grass Valley

Loma Rica Organic Farm sits on the Loma Rica bench above Grass Valley, a flat stretch of Nevada County farmland at higher elevation than the surrounding Sierra foothill mining country — well-drained ground that's long drawn small organic growers. No verified specifics on this farm's current crops, CSA, or hours turned up online this session.

Grass Valley

McClaughry Farms Honey keeps bees along Colfax Highway outside Grass Valley, in the Sierra foothills of Nevada County. No current product list or contact details are available online.

Grass Valley

The Draft Horse Classic and Harvest Fair has run at the Nevada County Fairgrounds in Grass Valley since 1987, billed as the premier draft horse show in the western United States. Pulling competitions, halter classes, driving classes, and choreographed performances fill the arena under the fairgrounds' tall pines each September. The harvest fair side adds vendors and seasonal programming alongside the horse events.

Bierwagen's Donner Trail Fruit and Pumpkin Patch is a working family farm on Lower Colfax Road near Grass Valley, open Wednesday through Sunday during its season. Beyond u-pick and pre-gathered fruit, the farm runs a mini corn maze, hay and wagon rides, a petting zoo, pony rides, and sells honey harvested from its own hives on site.

Penn Valley

Lazy Valley Ranch grows pick-your-own blueberries and blackberries in the Sierra foothills near Penn Valley, using organic-approved sprays and fertilizers on its rows. The ranch keeps informal hours — Sunday through Thursday, 9am to 4pm, closed Friday and Saturday — with no appointment needed. Cash and checks only.

Rough and Ready

Amaizing Cattle Drive is listed on Cattle Drive Road in Rough and Ready, a small unincorporated Nevada County community in Gold Country. Its name suggests a corn maze paired with a cattle-drive attraction, a common fall agritourism combination in the region, but no working website turned up to confirm current activities or season.

Colfax

Charleston Lavender Farm sits at the corner of Yankee Jims and Pine Hollow roads in Colfax, where visitors can walk the rows during Lavender U-Pick Days on Fridays and Sundays each June and July. Open house weekends bring in other local vendors selling handcrafted goods alongside the farm's lavender products.

Grass Valley

Linda Grace's Place Farm is on Friendly Valley Place outside Grass Valley, in the pine-and-oak foothill country of Nevada County, old Gold Rush terrain that today supports small orchards, pasture, and mixed homestead farms at elevation. No further confirmed details on what the farm grows or offers visitors.

Grass Valley

The Haunted Pumpkin Patch in Grass Valley runs a pumpkin patch by day and a haunted house by night through November, with separate mild (ages 5+) and scarier evening experiences. Daytime admission is $15; nighttime tickets run $15-$20 depending on age. They take cash, credit, and Venmo.

Grass Valley

Dry Creek Herb Farm has grown organic herbs and edible plants in the Sierra gold country since 2006. Beyond the retail gardens, where visitors can walk through and buy plants directly from the source, the farm runs as a working learning center offering herbalism classes and apprenticeships. Owner Mary Evans Peterson built the operation around hands-on plant education rather than just sales, and the gardens stay open for browsing through the growing season.

Foresthill

Snowy Peaks Christmas Tree & Berry Farm is on Foresthill Road in Placer County's Sierra foothill country above Auburn. The pairing of Christmas trees and berries fits the elevation — cool enough for conifers, warm enough lower down for summer berry crops.

Auburn

Amber Oaks Raspberries is a family-owned u-pick farm on Shanley Road outside Auburn, open Saturdays from 9am to 2pm and closed the rest of the week. Beyond the raspberries in its name, the farm grows blackberries, peaches, mandarins, squash, and tomatoes, offering both pick-your-own and pre-picked orders depending on what's ripe that week.

Auburn

AnneBelle Farms sits on Grass Valley Highway in Auburn, California, in the Sierra foothills of Placer County - gold country terrain that gradually gave way to orchards, vineyards, and small farms after the mining era.

Lincoln

Stirling Oak Cellars is a winery listed on Lone Pine Lane outside Lincoln, in the granite-soil oak country of western Placer County. The domain that once hosted its website is now parked and inactive. No details on varietals or tasting hours are available online.

Auburn

The Mountain Mandarin Festival celebrates Placer County's foothill-grown Owari Satsuma mandarins each year at the Gold Country Fairgrounds in Auburn, the weekend before Thanksgiving. More than 30,000 visitors come through over the three days for grower booths selling 10-pound bags straight off the trees, food and artisan vendors, chef demos, and a kids zone. The Mountain Mandarin Growers Association has run the event for more than 30 years.

Newcastle

Miller Honey Farms opened its Newcastle operation in 1974 and still sells jars locally at Echo Valley Ranch and Ace Hardware in nearby Auburn, alongside its own honey and mandarins. The Geraldson Road location is part of a larger multi-state beekeeping business, not a single-family roadside operation. Retail hours vary by season — check with local retailers carrying the honey before making a special trip.