
You'll find Chileno Valley Ranch just outside Petaluma, in the farm country of Marin County, California. The setting is small-town, agricultural, and quiet, the sort of drive that feels like the trip is already part of the experience.
The street address is 5105 Chileno Valley Road, Petaluma, CA 94952. That drops most map apps within a few feet of the farm gate.
Once you're in the area, downtown Petaluma has the usual stops for lunch or coffee before or after picking. Locals often pair the orchard with a bakery run or a walk through town.
Live forecast for the orchard's location, check conditions before you head out to pick.
Set in a valley outside Petaluma, this family-owned ranch raises grass-fed beef and has a seasonal u-pick operation. Known for its heirloom apples and picturesque setting, this family-owned farm opens to the public on fall weekends for u-pick apples and farm tours. They offer 16 apple varieties
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Pick-your-own is available at Chileno Valley Ranch during the harvest window. Guests walk the rows, pick straight from the tree, and settle up at the farm stand.
Chileno Valley Ranch grows 6 apple varieties. Each ripens between late August and late October, so what's available depends on when you visit.
Apple season at Chileno Valley Ranch tracks the rest of California. Most fruit ripens between late August and late October. The window most families aim for is the last two weeks of September into the first two of October, that's when Honeycrisp, Empire, and mid-season varieties usually overlap.
Weekend mornings between 9 a.m. and noon are the friendliest arrival window. If you can swing a weekday, Tuesday or Wednesday mornings are the quietest, some visitors report having entire rows to themselves.
You'll find Chileno Valley Ranch just outside Petaluma, in the farm country of Marin County, California. The setting is small-town, agricultural, and quiet, the sort of drive that feels like the trip is already part of the experience.
The street address is 5105 Chileno Valley Road, Petaluma, CA 94952. That drops most map apps within a few feet of the farm gate.
Once you're in the area, downtown Petaluma has the usual stops for lunch or coffee before or after picking. Locals often pair the orchard with a bakery run or a walk through town.
Live forecast for the orchard's location, check conditions before you head out to pick.
Yes. Chileno Valley Ranch runs pick-your-own during the apple harvest. Guests walk the rows, pick straight from the tree, and pay at the farm stand.
Chileno Valley Ranch grows Arkansas Black, Honey Crisp, Mutsu, Northern Spy, Pink Lady, Wolf River. Which varieties are ripe depends on the week you visit.
Beyond picking, Chileno Valley Ranch offers farm tours, pick-your-own, u-pick apples.
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