Did you know that California is now the fifth-largest producer of sunflowers in the USA? Why should the Midwest get all the fun when it comes to Sunflower fields?
A gorgeous farm just outside of Sacramento with some of the most beautiful sunflowers to be found in northern Califonia. There are no fancy facilities here, just incredible picturesque booms.
No formal appointments are needed just for photos, or look out for U-Pick season dates where you can get permission to walk amongst the fields.
They operate a U-Pick system, so bring your own clippers, don your old boots, and have a fabulous early Fall outing at Half Moon Bay on the coast
They offer You-Pick Sunflowers when in season, a corn maze, farm animals and feeding times, pedal karts, a jumping pillow, bouncy houses, even a cow train, along with photo opps in their pumpkin patch!
The prime season here is very late compared to most US sunflowers, you can expect U-Pick flowers to be available in early October. Not just boasting over 75,000 sunflowers.
Another fun family outing in Irvine, Southern California, is Tanaka Farms. A lot going on throughout the year, but Tanaka Farms really shines come Fall.