Centennial Farm (OC Fairgrounds)
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🐐 Farm · Costa Mesa
1.5 hours · Free · No reservation needed
- 🚗About 45 min driveFrom Arcadia · Parking: OC Fair & Event Center lot, free normally, paid during events
- 🍼Stroller-friendlyFlat surfaces — bring the stroller
- 🌳Some shadeGreat on sunny days · Good on cool days
- ⏱️Typical visit: 1.5 hoursBest seasons: Spring · Summer · Fall · Winter
A free teaching farm on the OC Fair grounds: enormous sows and piglets, cows, sheep, chickens and a big vegetable garden, with flat paths, lots of animals and no admission; the first choice in Orange County for a 2-year-old to see animals.
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