Chileno Valley Ranch - Petaluma, California

Brent Warner

Great u-pick, apples and pears. When we were there they had tours of bees and the animals. Pretty cool place in NorCal. You’re suppose to make reservations - check their website for details.

Doina

Today I visited this wonderful place with my 5 year old grandson & I am so glad that I found it . We had a lot of fun picking apples which are delicious & my grandson fed the cows , one of them Rusty been his favorite & the other animals .He also loved to climb in the tractor . We bought ground grass fed beef & I am sure will be delicious been direct from the farm .
The people who are working there are so friendly & kind giving us informations about the farm .
Next year we will come back earlier in the season to enjoy all the activities that farm offers & the beautiful garden of roses .
Thank you to the two owners for the effort that they make it to keep this wonderful place open .

Bita Kazemi

This is a relatively small ranch but many apple varieties, some pears, few lovely cows to feed with alfalfa, a tour to the flower garden, a booth where you can buy delicious honey, a little petting zoo and also there is a tour to see some owls. Overall a very fun experience with lots of country activities and picturesque view of the mountains. I'll recommend and I'll go back again.
Entrance fee as of 2023, is $10 per vehicle.

C A

My brother had his wedding here. It was beautiful. Sally was very concerned and helpful with my 92 year old grandmother in the 100+F heat.

Jacob Glesmann

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I had some questions and didn’t realize Mike was unavailable. He touched bases with me and answered all of my questions. Superb beef!

Wholesome people, fantastic service, tremendous livestock. I found Chileno Valley Ranch through word of mouth and I can assure you that it won’t disappoint. I highly recommend it to anyone!

Luna Bee

I went to visit this Ranch for the first time. They have a hay pyramid for fall. You can feed the sheep. They have smaller scale Rose Garden, I was a little disappointed the fountain was not running but with California's drought I can understand. The staff was very accommodating and friendly. The apples were very affordable but because of California's weather conditions a lot of them were bruised and infested with yellow jackets. phone service is in and out all around the vicinity of this Ranch.

Mark Casey

Our family visited today (October 2013) and had a nice time. This is a very family friendly place with enough to do to keep you busy for a few hours. There are many varieties of apples to pick, and the trees are such that the apples are close to the ground, and easy for 3 and 5 year old boys to pick. What they liked best about picking apples was being able to feed the ones that had already fallen to the ground to the cows.

There are lots of chickens and sheep to look at. You can feed hay to the sheep.

The highlight of the afternoon for my 5 year old boy was the apple cider making machine. This is an old school machine, where turning a crank spins a number of toothed gears that grind up the apples into little pieces. When the apple bucket is full of pieces, the next step is to screw down a press into the bucket. The pressure from the press compressing the pieces makes the apple cider flow. My 5 year old helped with various aspects of this machine for the better part of an hour and would happily have helped for longer.

The main negatives are (1) there isn't a ton of shade here, and (2) quite a lot of the ground is covered with cow patties. These are pretty minor, however.

Wayne Dunbar (wdunby)

I didn't visit this ranch, however when I drove by I had to pull over to take a photo. The ranch with the victorian style home was an awesome site. What a beautiful landscape. For this photo and more on Chilleno Valley road go to http://www.flickr.com/photos/wdunby/10231085206/in/set-72157636473340254