This season
The picking season starts in April and lasts all the way through October, on Saturdays from 9am to noon. Cash only, closed-toe shoes required, no pets in the field.
Checked August 21, 2026
About This Farm
Berry Island Farms at Gilroy runs one of the longest picking seasons in the region, April right through October, and one of the shortest weeks: Saturday mornings only, nine until noon.
What You Can Pick
Berries, alongside summer vegetables. The farm does not itemise which of its crops are open to picking, which is the main gap in its own account of itself.
Good to Know
Cash only. Closed-toe shoes are required and no pets are allowed in the field, both in the farm's own words.
Three hours a week across seven months is an unusual shape for a farm. It means the season is long but any given Saturday is the only chance that week.
Pro tip: bring cash and wear proper shoes, because both are rules rather than suggestions here and Gilroy is a long way to drive to be turned round at the gate.
What You Can Pick
In Season
Strawberries
Apr - Oct
Facilities
Not available here: Pet Friendly, EFTPOS.
We list what we have confirmed. If something you need is not shown, it is worth calling the farm to check.
How we rate it
Our own assessment, scored the same way for every farm on the site, from what each farm publishes about itself. Not a visit, and not a public review score.
4.2out of 5, the Pickeria rating
- Fruit qualityHow good the picking actually is
- 4.5
- ExperienceWhat the visit itself is like
- 4.4
- Family friendlyHow well it works with children
- 4.2
- FacilitiesToilets, seating, parking, shade
- 3.4
- ValueWhat you get for the entry and the fruit
- 4.3
Plan Your Visit
Address
10385 Watsonville Rd, Gilroy, CA 95020, USA
Gilroy, CA 95020
Gilroy, CA 95020
Opening Hours
Saturday9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Saturdays only, from the farm.
Checked August 21, 2026 against the farm's own website
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