Agritourism & Farm Experiences near Turlock, CA

Turlock

Macedo's Mini Acre is a ten-acre alpaca and llama ranch run by full-time ranchers Larry and Maureen Macedo, raising fiber animals for over 20 years in the San Joaquin Valley north of Modesto. The farm mills its own yarn, rugs, hats, and dryer balls on-site and welcomes visitors for tours, birthday parties, school groups, and photo shoots among the herd.

Turlock

Mariposa Ranch is an agritourism stop in Turlock, in Stanislaus County's Central Valley dairy and row-crop belt between Modesto and Merced.

Hilmar

Hilmar Cheese Company's visitor center sits next to a plant that turns out more than a million pounds of cheese a day from roughly 200 dairy trucks of milk. Free tours walk visitors past the production line, including the packaging of 640-pound cheese blocks, and end with complimentary tastings and a gift shop stop. The on-site deli-cafe serves cheese chowder and sandwiches, and the center runs school field trips and hands-on ice cream-making sessions for groups.

Modesto

VanderHelm Farms is a family-run u-pick operation in Modesto growing 15 varieties of blueberries, 8 of cherries, and a dozen peach varieties, alongside strawberries, nectarines, and apricots from April through August. Their StreetCar Fruit Stand sells pre-picked produce Monday-Friday, 8am-6pm, and the farm hosts field trips and seasonal hiring.

Modesto

Dutch Hollow Farms sits on Milnes Road outside Modesto, in Stanislaus County's Central Valley almond and dairy belt, one of the most productive agricultural counties in the country. No confirmed details on what Dutch Hollow Farms specifically grows, raises, or sells.

Livingston

Toms Poms grows pomegranates — "poms" is Central Valley shorthand for the fruit — on Arena Way outside Livingston, in Merced County farm country better known for almonds and sweet potatoes. No public website or hours are listed online yet.

Modesto

Freddy's Farm is the kids' zone inside FUNWORKS, the family entertainment center on Coffee Road in Modesto that also runs go-karts, mini golf, and an arcade. No verified specifics on the farm area's current activities, age range, or hours turned up online this session.

Atwater

Valenta Farms is on Bert Crane Road in Atwater, Merced County, in the San Joaquin Valley's dairy and almond belt. Atwater sits between Merced and Turlock in farmland shaped by irrigation canals off the Merced River.

Modesto

Ott Farms sits in the Central Valley farmland outside Modesto, in Stanislaus County's almond and walnut belt. Details on what's grown or sold here aren't publicly listed, so visitors should confirm hours before making the drive.

Atwater

Hunter Farms Pumpkin Patch runs each fall in Atwater, amid Merced County's Central Valley farm belt. No hours, activities, or pricing are published online for this listing; call ahead before visiting.

Patterson

Fantozzi Farms runs a corn maze and pumpkin patch in Patterson, in the Central Valley farm belt between Modesto and Gustine. Like most valley patches, the season is brief, mainly weekends through October.

Patterson

Fantozzi Farms has worked land in Patterson for more than four decades, selling fresh apricots from a summer fruit stand on Walnut Avenue and running a fall corn maze, pumpkin patch, and haunted maze at its Sperry Avenue property. The farm also hosts school field trips and a scarecrow contest each October.

May Flowers, doing business as American Rooted Flower Farm, grows organic seasonal cut flowers on 2.5 acres near Oakdale using sustainable, no-spray practices. The woman- and veteran-owned operation runs u-pick flower sessions and a bouquet bar where visitors design their own arrangements, plus custom florals for weddings and events.

Ripon

Double Dutch Farms operates in Ripon, a San Joaquin County farm town known for its almond orchards, walnuts, and dairies along the Stanislaus River bottomland. No working website confirms which crops this specific farm grows or sells direct.

Ripon

Jessop Farms is a family farm outside Ripon, in San Joaquin County's almond and walnut country along the Highway 99 corridor. The farm keeps a Facebook page under its name, but current crops, hours, and other contact details aren't posted publicly online.

Ripon

Harris Orchards is on North Ripon Road in Ripon, a San Joaquin County town that calls itself the almond capital of the world and grows orchard crops throughout its surrounding farmland. No further confirmed details on Harris Orchards' specific varieties or u-pick access.

Merced

Happy Organics runs a 10-acre farm on Merced's southside, where 34 hives pollinate rows of lavender, rosemary, citrus, and fig trees planted by three generations of beekeepers. Founder Jessica Gonzalez traces the craft to her grandfather's apiaries in Michoacán, Mexico, and turned it into beeswax candles poured into molds of real fruits and vegetables. The farm also produces raw honey and dried herbs sold online and through her Los Angeles studio.

Merced

Merced Fruit Barn is a family-owned roadside market on Highway 140, the main route into Yosemite from Merced, selling local produce, dried fruit and nuts, ice cream, and deli sandwiches. The property also keeps barnyard animals and exotic birds for visitors to walk through, plus picnic tables for anyone stopping mid-drive. It functions as much as a rest stop for park-bound travelers as it does a farm market for locals.