The 14 Absolute Best Places for Summer Fruit Picking in or Near the Bay Area

Summer fruit picking in the Bay Area is not one single season. It is a rolling, sticky-fingered calendar: cherries in Brentwood, strawberries on the coast, peaches and apricots in East Contra Costa County, raspberries and blueberries in Sonoma County, and a few wonderfully specific surprises in between (mulberries, anyone?)

For 925 readers, the easiest win is Brentwood, where Harvest Time in Brentwood connects visitors with more than 65 local growers and brands the area as the “U-Pick Capital.” But the full Bay Area fruit-picking map stretches from Portola Valley to Watsonville, San Gregorio, Davenport, Sebastopol, and West Marin.

We researched the best places according to customer reviews, reader feedback and more. We’re also constantly visiting farms ourselves in search of the perfect fruit!

One important note before you load the kids into the car: u-pick farms are not theme parks with fixed inventory. Weather, ripeness, crowd size, and heat can change a farm’s status quickly. Always call ahead!

1. Nunn Better Farms — Brentwood

• Address: 2777 Sellers Ave., Brentwood, CA 94513
• Website: Nunn Better Farms
• Fruits offered: Primarily cherries; the farm also says it grows a small crop of peaches, apricots and nectarines.
• General season: Cherry picking is typically in spring and early summer, with the farm currently listing daily u-pick cherries for the 2026 season, weather permitting.

Nunn Better Farms is one of the classic Brentwood cherry stops: easy to understand, very seasonal and extremely popular when the fruit is on. The farm says no reservations are needed, which makes it flexible — but also means you should go early if you are visiting on a weekend.

2. Three Nunns Farm — Brentwood

• Address: 550 Walnut Boulevard, Brentwood, CA 94513
• Website: Three Nunns Farm
• Fruits offered: Strawberries, cherries, white peaches, yellow peaches, apricots, plums, apples, nectarines, blueberries and pomegranates, plus seasonal produce and pumpkins.
• General season: Berry picking is listed for April through July; cherry picking is early May through June; peaches run June through September; pumpkin season runs mid-September through Halloween.

Three Nunns belongs high on the list because it is more than a quick fruit stop. The farm offers tractor rides, fresh produce and field-trip style farm experiences, making it one of the more kid-friendly, full-experience Brentwood farms.

3. Airaya U-Pick Farm — Brentwood

• Address: 25221 Marsh Creek Road, Brentwood, CA 94513
• Website: Airaya U-Pick Farm
• Fruits offered: Peaches, nectarines, apricots, pluots and Asian pears.
• General season: Early May through late August, depending on crop timing. Airaya says it has 22 varieties of tree-ripened fruit available throughout its u-pick season.

Airaya is one of the best Brentwood choices if you want variety. It is the kind of farm where a family can come home with white peaches, donut peaches, nectarines, apricots and pluots in one trip, depending on the week.

4. Farmer’s Daughter Produce — Brentwood

• Address: 23151 Marsh Creek Road, Brentwood, CA 94513
• Website: Farmer’s Daughter Produce
• Fruits offered: Peaches, apricots, plums, pluots, apples and nectarines, plus farm-stand produce, berries, lavender, honey and local products.
• General season: Mid-May into late summer for stone fruit, with the farm opening for the 2026 season in mid-May.

Farmer’s Daughter is one of the best “come for fruit, leave with dinner” farms. The orchard gives you the u-pick experience, while the stand adds vegetables, corn, honey, lavender and other local products that make the trip feel more complete.

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5. Pomeroy Farm — Brentwood

• Address: 1600 Eureka Avenue, Brentwood, CA 94513
• Website: Pomeroy Farm
• Fruits offered: Cherries, apricots, nectarines and peaches.
• General season: May, June and July. Harvest Time lists Pomeroy’s u-pick crops as multiple cherry varieties, yellow peaches, white peaches, apricots and nectarines.

Pomeroy Farm has been part of Brentwood’s u-pick scene since 1927, which gives it a little extra old-school charm. It is a strong choice for people who want cherries early in the season and stone fruit as summer picks up.

6. Very Mulberry — Brentwood

• Address: 501 Hoffman Lane, Brentwood, CA 94513
• Website: Very Mulberry
• Fruits offered: Himalayan mulberries.
• General season: April through July, with u-pick timing dependent on weather and fruit availability.

Very Mulberry is the most unusual stop on this list, which is exactly why it is worth including. Mulberries are delicate, sweet and not something most people see piled up at a supermarket. The farm describes itself as the nation’s largest mulberry farm.

7. Berry Best Family Farm — Brentwood

• Address: 7450 Balfour Road, Brentwood, CA 94513
• Website: Berry Best Family Farm on Harvest Time
• Fruits offered: Strawberries, peaches, nectarines, apricots, plums, plumcots, cherries, figs, olallieberries, boysenberries and blackberries.
• General season: Strawberries generally start in spring and can continue into summer; the rest of the farm’s berries and orchard fruit vary by crop and weather.

Berry Best is a great choice for younger kids because strawberries are easy to see, easy to pick and usually more forgiving than ladders or taller trees. Just check before you go, because strawberry fields can get picked hard on good weekends.

8. Gizdich Ranch — Watsonville

• Address: 55 Peckham Road, Watsonville, CA 95076
• Website: Gizdich Ranch
• Fruits offered: Strawberries, olallieberries, boysenberries and apples.
• General season: Strawberries in late spring and early summer; olallieberries around mid-June; boysenberries in July; apples in September, depending on weather and crop conditions.

Gizdich is one of the Bay Area’s most beloved u-pick day trips because the picking is only half the fun. The other half is pie, juice, the ranch atmosphere and the feeling that you have successfully engineered a wholesome family outing.

9. Swanton Berry Farm — Davenport

• Address: 25 Swanton Road, Davenport, CA 95017
• Website: Swanton Berry Farm
• Fruits offered: Strawberries.
• General season: Spring and summer, depending on field conditions. Swanton’s u-pick page lists strawberry picking as first-come, first-served, with no reservation needed, and warns that fruit is available in limited quantities.

Swanton is the coastal pick: strawberries, Highway 1 scenery and weather that may feel like San Francisco even when the inland Bay Area is roasting. Bring a sweater or hat; the farm notes that u-pick fruit is limited, and early arrival gives visitors the best selection.

Several readers recommended this one!

10. Blue House Farm — San Gregorio

• Address: 950 La Honda Road, San Gregorio, CA 94074
• Website: Blue House Farm
• Fruits offered: Organic strawberries for u-pick; the farm also runs a seasonal farmstand.
• General season: Seasonal strawberry u-pick

Blue House is a wonderful Peninsula and Coastside option, especially if you want organic strawberries, a farmstand and cooler coastal air. It is also a good choice for turning a picking trip into a slower San Gregorio or Highway 84 outing.

The Bay Area Telegraph has visited this one after a Half Moon Bay day trip.

11. Live Earth Farm — Watsonville

• Address: 1275 Green Valley Road, Watsonville, CA 95076
• Website: Live Earth Farm
• Fruits offered: Seasonal organic fruit and produce, including strawberries and other crops depending on field abundance.
• General season: Saturdays and Sundays from late spring through late October when abundance permits. Live Earth lists seasonal u-pick crops beginning May 16 and running through late October.

Live Earth Farm is best for people who want a broader farm outing rather than a single-crop stop. It is also one of the more relaxed choices: farmstand, fields, seasonal produce and a long operating window that stretches later into the year than many berry-only farms.

12. Webb Ranch — Portola Valley

• Address: 2720 Alpine Road, Portola Valley, CA 94028
• Website: Webb Ranch U-Pick Berries
• Fruits offered: Organic blackberries, olallieberries and marionberries.
• General season: Summer, typically a six- to eight-week window. Webb Ranch says 2026 opening day is still to be announced as we write this, no reservations are required, walk-ins are allowed and early arrival is encouraged for best picking.

Webb Ranch is the convenient Peninsula pick, especially for families who do not want to drive to Brentwood or Watsonville. The tradeoff is that the season is short, so it is one of the places where checking the latest update is absolutely essential.

13. Boring Farm — Sebastopol

• Address: 4200 Canfield Road, Sebastopol, CA 95472
• Website: Boring Farm
• Fruits offered: Certified organic raspberries.
• General season: June through September-ish, with exact dates set by the crop. Boring Farm says it is open Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. in season and requires reservations.

Despite the name, Boring Farm is one of the most appealing berry stops in the Bay Area. It is focused, reservation-based and built around raspberries, which are ideal for kids who love immediate gratification and adults who know supermarket raspberries are never quite the same.

14. Duckworth Family Farm — Sebastopol

• Address: Sebastopol, CA
• Website: Duckworth Family Farm
• Fruits offered: Organic blueberries.
• General season: Summer, with reservations announced weekly through the farm’s newsletter. Duckworth describes its signature experience as organic u-pick blueberries and says it has been family-operated since 2003.

Duckworth is the blueberry specialist. It is a smaller, more reservation-driven experience than the big Brentwood farms, and that is part of the appeal. For a Sonoma County berry day, pairing Duckworth with nearby Boring Farm makes a lot of sense if the reservation timing lines up.

Quick Tips Before You Go

Go early, especially for cherries and strawberries. Bring water, hats, sunscreen, closed-toe shoes, and containers if the farm allows them. Some farms take cards, some prefer cash, and some use Venmo or other digital payments, so check before leaving home.

For East Bay families, Brentwood is the most efficient choice: cherries, strawberries, mulberries, peaches, nectarines, apricots, and farm stands are clustered close enough that you can pivot if one farm is picked out. For a cooler coastal day, look toward Davenport, San Gregorio, and Watsonville. For a North Bay berry weekend, look toward Sebastopol and West Marin.

Summer fruit picking is one of those Bay Area traditions that still feels wonderfully analog. You check the farm update, pack the car, drive out past the subdivisions and highways, and end up in a field with a bucket in your hand, teaching your kids the difference between “red” and “actually ripe.”