Tanaka Farms

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Tanaka Farms

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🐐 Farm · Irvine

2.5 hours · $$ · Reservation required

age fit
0–1 yr
★ 5.0
1–3 yrs
★ 5.0
3–5 yrs
★ 5.0
5–10 yrs
★ 4.0
  • 🚗
    About 50 min drive
    From Arcadia · Parking: Free at the farm, fills quickly on weekend mornings in strawberry and pumpkin season
  • 🍼
    Stroller-friendly
    Flat surfaces — bring the stroller
  • 🌳
    Little shade
    Great on sunny days · Good on cool days
  • ⏱️
    Typical visit: 2.5 hours
    Best seasons: Spring · Summer · Fall

A 30-acre farm right in Irvine: ride a tractor wagon out to pick strawberries (March to June), watermelons in summer and pumpkins in fall, and feed the goats; generations of Orange County kids had their first u-pick here.

💡 Tips
Tractor u-pick tours need to be booked online in advance (about $25–35 per person including the picking) and often sell out on weekends. The farm stand strawberries and homemade treats are worth taking home. Almost no shade, so hats and sunscreen.

What this place offers

✓strawberries
✓tractor rides
✓u-pick
✓pumpkins
✓watermelon
✓farm stand
✓restrooms

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This weekend's weather in Irvine

Forecast at the destination itself (coast and hills often differ from home)

☁️
Sat 10/17
Overcast · 72–92°F · 1% rain
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Sun 10/18
Partly cloudy · 76–87°F · 0% rain

Location

Irvine, California

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