This season
U-pick apples run from mid-September and reservations are required, opening at 9am on the first Monday of September. The ranch also trades as a grass-fed beef ranch and its old domain now redirects there.
Checked August 21, 2026
About This Farm
Chileno Valley Ranch at Petaluma opens its heritage apple orchard for a few weeks each autumn, by reservation only, and it is one of the quietest picking experiences within an hour of San Francisco.
What You Can Pick
Apples, from mid-September.
Good to Know
Reservations are required and they open at 9am on the first Monday of September, which for a small orchard an hour from the city means they go quickly.
The ranch now trades primarily as Mike and Sally Gale's grass-fed beef ranch, and its old chilenovalley.com address redirects there. The apple picking sits alongside the beef rather than being the main business.
No price is published.
Pro tip: reservations opening on a fixed Monday morning in September is the whole game here. Diary it. Turning up in October without one gets you a look at a locked gate and a very pretty drive.
What You Can Pick
Apples
Sep - Oct
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.
4.3out of 5, the Pickeria rating
- Fruit qualityHow good the picking actually is
- 4.7
- ExperienceWhat the visit itself is like
- 4.8
- Family friendlyHow well it works with children
- 4.4
- FacilitiesToilets, seating, parking, shade
- 3.8
- ValueWhat you get for the entry and the fruit
- 4.0
Plan Your Visit
Address
5105 Chileno Valley Rd, Petaluma, CA 94952, USA
Petaluma, CA 94952
Petaluma, CA 94952
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