Agritourism & Farm Experiences near San Rafael, CA

San Rafael

Marin Convention & Visitors Bureau operates from 1 Mitchell Boulevard in San Rafael as the county's destination marketing organization, not a farm itself. It publishes a visitor's guide, lodging directory, and event calendar covering Marin County, including its farms, ranches, and agricultural tourism. Reach the office at (415) 925-2060.

Novato

Lovepatch Farms raises miniature horses on a small property in Novato, about 29 miles north of San Francisco, and runs appointment-only tours built around hands-on time with the animals. The farm advertises its tours and presentations as accessible for all ages and abilities, and draws visitors from well beyond the Bay Area. It's a niche operation — no crops, no produce stand — just the horses and a visit booked in advance.

Family-run pumpkin patch in West Marin since 1995, right next to Nicasio Valley Cheese Company on Nicasio Valley Road. They grow certified organic pumpkins and run hayrides, pony rides, and a hay maze through October, with Big Jim's barbecue and live music on weekends.

Petaluma

A Sonoma County regional park on land that was farmed for decades by the Cardoza family, who grew pumpkins here before the county acquired the property for public open space. The park now protects Tolay Lake itself, wetlands, and grassland trails between Petaluma and the Sonoma Valley, with that farming history part of what the site's interpretive programs cover.

Nicasio

Devil's Gulch Ranch raises rabbits, heritage chickens, quail, pigs, sheep, and goats on pasture in Nicasio, deep in Marin County's North Coast ranchland, alongside premium wine grapes and foraged ingredients. The ranch sells direct through its own online storefront and to restaurants, using sustainable and largely organic methods across the operation.

Berkeley

Bay Area Green Tours operated agricultural and sustainability-focused tours out of Berkeley, on Allston Way near downtown.

Oakland

Bee Healthy Honey Shop is a family business with beekeeping roots that trace back four generations to Yemen, now selling raw local honey, pollen, royal jelly, beeswax, and candles out of a small storefront on Telegraph Avenue in Oakland. Staff will transfer pollen into glass jars on request. It's a walk-in retail shop rather than a working apiary — a place to buy honey, not to visit hives.

Petaluma

Adobe Pumpkin Farm sits along East Washington Street east of Petaluma, not far from the Petaluma Adobe, General Vallejo's 1830s rancho and now a state historic park. The corridor remains one of the last working agricultural stretches on Petaluma's edge, known locally for its fall pumpkin patches.

Alameda

Speer Family Farm sets up on Ferry Point in Alameda, on the shoreline flats near the old naval air station rather than open farmland — this stretch of the island city hosts seasonal tree lots and pop-up patches more often than year-round growing operations. No verified details on current offerings or hours turned up online this session.

Petaluma

Windrush Farm is a working sheep farm in Petaluma's Chileno Valley, founded in 1995 by Mimi Luebbermann around the idea of farming fiber rather than food. Reservation-only tours introduce visitors to sheep, lambs, chickens, llamas, and alpacas, and the farm teaches spinning and dyeing classes alongside a spring Lamb Days event.

Petaluma

McClelland's Dairy Farm is a dairy operation on Bodega Avenue in Petaluma, in Sonoma County's dairy country west of town. Herd size, products, and public tour details weren't confirmed online this pass.

Petaluma

Lavender Bee Farm pairs beekeeping with lavender growing in Petaluma, part of Sonoma County's cluster of small flower and herb farms that supply local farm stands and farmers markets.

Oakland

This Oakland lot on Piedmont Avenue has sold pumpkins to the neighborhood for over two decades, open daily 9am-8pm through the first week of November. Hay bales and a small kids' area sit alongside the pumpkin selection, which reviewers note runs smaller and pricier than a farm-based patch. Located at 4414 Piedmont Avenue.

Petaluma

The Happy Dahlia Farm grew more than 100 varieties of dahlias on East Washington Street in Petaluma, selling cut stems, plants, and tubers and taking wedding orders through its Wednesday-to-Sunday season. The farm announced in January 2024 that it had closed, after being unable to find a new location to keep growing. Listings that still show it as currently open are out of date.

Sonoma

Sonoma Broadway Farms is on Broadway in the city of Sonoma, in the middle of Sonoma Valley's wine and produce country. Broadway runs south from the historic plaza toward Highway 121, past a mix of tasting rooms and small agricultural parcels.

American Canyon

ABC Tree Farms runs this pumpkin patch and inflatable park on Broadway in American Canyon, built for kids ages 2 to 12 in the more urban stretch of the Bay Area. Fall brings pumpkin selection alongside giant inflatables and water slides; the same lot turns into a Christmas tree lot in December. Admission and parking are free.

Petaluma

Petaluma Pumpkin Patch and A'Mazing Corn Maze has grown pumpkins on Stony Point Road since 1993, now spanning more than five acres with over 50 varieties of pumpkins, squash, and gourds. The four-acre corn maze weaves through stalks ten feet tall, with only one way out. Fall hours run daily, extending to 10 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays.

Petaluma

Larry Peter milks about 400 Jersey cows on his family's Spring Hill Road dairy outside Petaluma and turns that milk into cheese under the Spring Hill Jersey Cheese and Petaluma Creamery labels. The dairy dates to 1987; cheese production started in 1998, using traditional methods at what's now a century-old creamery site. The retail shop on Western Avenue sells the cheese, along with butter and ice cream.

Alameda

This Alameda address is Niman Ranch's corporate office rather than a working farm open to visitors. Niman Ranch is a natural, sustainably raised meat brand supplied by a network of more than 600 independent family farms and ranches nationwide, raised without antibiotics or added hormones under Certified Humane standards. Farm visits happen at individual member ranches, not at this office.

Petaluma

Country Christmas Trees runs a cut-your-own tree lot on Tomales Road west of Petaluma, in Sonoma County dairy ranchland toward the Marin coast. No hours or pricing are published online for this listing; call ahead before visiting during the holiday season.

PETALUMA

Canvas Ranch is a 28-acre diversified family farm six miles from the Sonoma Coast growing vegetables, fruit, herbs, and flowers, plus free-range eggs and cashmere goat wool. The ranch isn't regularly open to the public but hosts scheduled events including a Mother's Day open house, fall pumpkin picking, and painting workshops.

San Leandro

Schmitz Ranch has raised livestock for the Bay Area since 1944, now in its third generation of the Schmitz family running the operation. It's registered as a wholesale meat business rather than a pick-your-own farm, so hours and product availability are best confirmed by phone before a visit. The ranch operates out of 410 Hester Street in San Leandro.

Glen Ellen

Beltane Ranch farms 105 acres in Glen Ellen, growing estate Sauvignon Blanc, Rosé, Carignan and Zinfandel alongside olive oil, eggs, and heirloom produce through regenerative practices. The historic property runs as a farm-stay inn with chef-prepared, ranch-grown breakfasts, plus a working orchard, gardens, and animals including sheep, donkeys, chickens, and honeybees.

Santa Rosa

Eastside Seasonal Farm operates on Petaluma Hill Road south of Santa Rosa, in Sonoma County's dairy and vineyard country. No hours or seasonal offerings are published online for this listing; contact the farm directly.

Moraga

Captain Vineyards is a Bay Area winery in Moraga founded in 2005, farming more than 3,000 dry-farmed vines by hand. The estate makes unfiltered wines aged five to ten years in French oak, including Petite Sirah and Cabernet-driven blends, and has picked up the CoolCal and California Green Business awards for sustainable practices. Tastings run by reservation.

Santa Rosa Pumpkin Patch is a seasonal pumpkin patch listed for California; the address on file carries a San Francisco zip code rather than a Santa Rosa one, so visitors should confirm the exact location before driving out.

Petaluma

Bloomfield Farms grows heirloom produce and raises a select number of livestock using organic, bio-intensive methods outside Petaluma. Established in 2012, it doesn't run a public farm stand — the harvest sells directly to select restaurants and vendors in the area rather than over a drive-up retail counter.