U-Pick Farms in Santa Cruz, CA

2 farms in and around Santa Cruz, California — call before you go — u-pick fields open and close with ripeness and weather, and a crop that was listed on Saturday can be picked out by Sunday afternoon.

Santa Cruz has about 62,581 residents, which works out to 3.2 u-pick farms per 100,000 people. Population: U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 estimate.

Rodoni Farms- Organic Pumpkins & Produce StrawberriesPumpkin patchFamily activitiesFarm stand on siteOrganic / no-spray

HWY 1, Santa Cruz, CA 95060

+18314260666 Website Directions

UC Santa Cruz Farm StrawberriesOrganic / no-spray

152 Farm Rd, Santa Cruz, CA 95064

+18314593240 Website Directions

More farms within 30 miles of Santa Cruz

Only 2 farms listed in Santa Cruz itself, so here are the closest ones in nearby towns. Distance is straight-line from Santa Cruz.

Felton Farmers Market Blueberries & berriesFarm stand on siteOrganic / no-spray

📍 4.8 mi · 5953 Highway 9, Felton, CA 95018-9658

+18313359364 Website Directions

Swanton Berry Farm

📍 7.9 mi · 25 Swanton Rd, Davenport, CA 95017-9742

+18318890850 Website Directions

Soquel U-Pick

📍 8.1 mi · 4835 Cherryvale Ave, Soquel, CA 95073-9762

+18316212924 Directions

beeline blooms

📍 8.1 mi · 220 Stephens Ln, Ben Lomond, CA 95005

+18312521807 Website Directions

Cabrillo Cottage Farms ApplesFarm stand on site

📍 9.3 mi · 4461 Porter Gulch Rd, Aptos, CA 95003-2713

+18316884331 Website Directions

Crystal Bay Farm StrawberriesOrganic / no-spray

📍 14.9 mi · 40 Zils Rd, Watsonville, CA 95076-1909

+18317244137 Website Directions

Swanton Berry Farm, U-Pick Coastways Ranch

📍 15.4 mi · 640 Cabrillo Hwy, Pescadero, CA 94060-9719

Website Directions

Clearview Orchards ApplesPumpkin patchCut-your-own flowersOrganic / no-spray

📍 15.4 mi · 646 Trabing Rd, Watsonville, CA 95076-9647

🗓 apple juice, delicious apple turnovers, organic squash, pump

+18312453854 Website Directions

Before you drive out: check what is actually ripe this week — farms post it on their site or Facebook, and many update a picking hotline. Bring cash for smaller farms, closed shoes for the field, and go early: popular crops get picked out by early afternoon on weekends.