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Pumpkin, Flower & Apple Picking in California

44 farms in California have U-pick confirmed by a quote from their own website.

By crop: pumpkins at 15 farms, flowers at 11, apples at 7, Christmas trees at 6 and cherries at 5.

2 farms list a farm store, 4 hayrides, 8 a corn maze and 9 a petting zoo.

Anderson1 farm

Atascadero1 farm

Bakersfield1 farm

Brentwood7 farms

Camarillo1 farm

  • Flower farmU-pick confirmed

    Conejo Family Farms

    5937 Ridge View St

    U-pick crops
    VegetablesSweet CornSunflowersPumpkins

Carlsbad2 farms

Denair1 farm

Dixon1 farm

Galt1 farm

Gaviota1 farm

Gilroy1 farm

Healdsburg1 farm

Holt1 farm

Julian2 farms

Lodi1 farm

  • OrchardU-pick confirmedClosed for the season (as of Oct 6, 2026)

    Lodi Blooms

    11560 N Lower Sacramento Rd

    U-pick crops
    Cherries May
    Season
    Usually May

    (209) 642-4295

Loomis1 farm

Los Gatos1 farm

Murrieta1 farm

Novato1 farm

Oak Glen1 farm

Oceanside1 farm

Paso Robles1 farm

Pescadero1 farm

Placerville1 farm

Redding1 farm

Reedley1 farm

San Luis Obispo1 farm

San Miguel1 farm

Santa Cruz1 farm

Santa Ysabel1 farm

Sebastopol2 farms

Temecula1 farm

Turlock1 farm

West Sacramento1 farm

Wheatland1 farm

Typical California picking seasons

A separate layer from the farms' own dates: published harvest calendars, with their source.

Typical California seasons from published harvest calendars (not farm dates)
CropMonthsTypical seasonSource
StrawberriesMarch–AugustCDFA’s U-pick guide lists California strawberries from March through August; Southern California farms start in March and Northern California farms closer to May.California Department of Food and Agriculture, Planting Seeds blog: What’s in Season at U-Pick Farms Across the State? (June 24, 2026)plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov · read October 6, 2026
BlueberriesJune–JulyCDFA’s U-pick guide lists California blueberries in June and July.California Department of Food and Agriculture, Planting Seeds blog: What’s in Season at U-Pick Farms Across the State? (June 24, 2026)plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov · read October 6, 2026
RaspberriesJune–OctoberCDFA’s U-pick guide lists California raspberries from June through October.California Department of Food and Agriculture, Planting Seeds blog: What’s in Season at U-Pick Farms Across the State? (June 24, 2026)plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov · read October 6, 2026
BlackberriesJune–OctoberCDFA’s U-pick guide lists California blackberries from June through October.California Department of Food and Agriculture, Planting Seeds blog: What’s in Season at U-Pick Farms Across the State? (June 24, 2026)plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov · read October 6, 2026
CherriesMay–JuneCDFA’s U-pick guide lists California cherries in May and June.California Department of Food and Agriculture, Planting Seeds blog: What’s in Season at U-Pick Farms Across the State? (June 24, 2026)plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov · read October 6, 2026
PeachesJuly–OctoberCDFA’s U-pick guide lists California peaches from July through October.California Department of Food and Agriculture, Planting Seeds blog: What’s in Season at U-Pick Farms Across the State? (June 24, 2026)plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov · read October 6, 2026
ApplesAugust–MarchCDFA’s U-pick guide lists California apples from August through March and calls apple picking a fall activity.California Department of Food and Agriculture, Planting Seeds blog: What’s in Season at U-Pick Farms Across the State? (June 24, 2026)plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov · read October 6, 2026
PumpkinsSeptember–NovemberCDFA’s U-pick guide lists California pumpkins from September through November.California Department of Food and Agriculture, Planting Seeds blog: What’s in Season at U-Pick Farms Across the State? (June 24, 2026)plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov · read October 6, 2026

More farms with U-pick, fewer details

These farms confirm U-pick on their own websites, but publish too few details (picking months, hours, prices or policies) for a full listing. Call before you go.

U-pick in California: questions

Which farms in California have U-pick?

Airaya U Pick Farm (Brentwood), Atwal Farms (Denair), Avila Valley Barn (San Luis Obispo), Bacchini's Farm (Brentwood), Bishop's Pumpkin Farm (Wheatland), Bloomfield Cherries (Brentwood), Carlsbad Strawberry Company (Carlsbad) and Cherry Time (Brentwood) and 36 more have U-pick confirmed on their own websites. Each listing links the farm's own page, with what its website says and the date we read it.

When is pumpkin picking season in California?

California Department of Food and Agriculture, Planting Seeds blog: What’s in Season at U-Pick Farms Across the State? (June 24, 2026) gives September–November as the typical California pumpkin season. Dates move with the weather: check the farm's own page before you go.

Which farms in California have a corn maze?

Carlsbad Strawberry Company (Carlsbad), Conejo Family Farms (Camarillo), Cool Patch Pumpkins (Dixon), Historic Hawes Farms (Anderson), Murray Family Farms - Little Purple Barn (Bakersfield), Nash Ranch (Redding), Ron's Amazing Trees (Turlock) and Smith Family Farms (Brentwood), according to their own websites.

Which farms in California have hayrides?

Bishop's Pumpkin Farm (Wheatland), Conejo Family Farms (Camarillo), Cool Patch Pumpkins (Dixon) and Julian Farm and Orchard (Santa Ysabel), according to their own websites.

Neighboring states