Group Tours

Do you have a a club, business, senior, travel or other group that would like to visit a farm or ranch in our county?  We have several members who offer formal group tours.  Those members include:

Pioneer Museum - A walk through the door of the Pioneer Museum is a walk into the by-gone days of the Paso Robles area.  If you have a class, club or group that would like a  narrated tour of the museum, we are happy to conduct special tours for you almost any time.  To make arrangements call us at 805 239-4556.
                            ~ Admission is FREE! - Donations accepted ~

Dunning Vineyards - Educational Tour. A new way to learn and experience wine:

"Vineyards to Wines": Into the Vineyards & Into the Winery.
Group and Wine Club discounts. Make your reservations now.
Concludes with Private Reserve Wine Tasting and fine appetizers.
                            ~ $25-$50 per person, minimum 2 guests ~

Jack Creek Farms - Seasonal themed group tours average 45 minutes. Tours can include lunch.  With lunch average tour 1.5 hours.

Ooh-la-la Olallieberries (late June early July) Visit our u-pick patch, taste and learn about olallieberries.
Herb Garden Walk (late June - first frost) See fresh herbs growing, sample, taste and learn to use them.
Heirloom Tomatoes (Aug - first frost) Sample vine ripe heirloom tomatoes and learn about their history.
Wheat From Field to Table (July - Nov) View antique farm equipment and hands on grain grinding into flour.
Heirloom Pumpkins & Winter Squash (Oct - Nov) Show & Tell featuring 15 - 20 heirlooms.

Cider & Freshly Baked Cookie Tour - $8 per person (includes any of the above tours)
Fresh Turkey, Roast Beef or Veggie Wrap Lunch Tour - $14 per person (includes any of the above tours)
      
                            ~  10 person $80 minimum for all tours ~

Central Coast Lavender - more information coming soon!

Alpacas at Crossroads Ranch - more information coming soon!

                 Click each farm name for more details and give them a call to set up your own personalized tour!

Guided Tours

Let the Wine Wrangler do the driving for you!
The Wine Wrangler is the region's premier tour company.  They offer several different agriculture and wine related tours.  Enjoy the comfort of their vehicles and their friendly drivers.  Here is a direct link to their new City Slicker Tour.

School Groups

Some of our farms and ranches offer school group tours. Those members include:

Jack Creek Farms - Seasonal themed school group tours average 45 minutes. Add 45 minutes for snack and play time for a  total farm visit time of 1.5 hours.

Tour options:

"Wheat - From Field to Table" - June through November. This tour explores the entire process starting with walking out and viewing growing wheat in the field, seeing the different early vintage equipment used to harvest it, hands on grain grinding into flour, and finishing with samples of whole wheat bread.  Each child will take home a small bag of wheat berries. After the educational portion, children will rotate through the old-fashioned water pump barrels, kid's hay maze, hay stack and playing on our wooden train play structure.  Each student will also be given goat treats to feed the goats.  Tour includes a small apple cider and a freshly baked cookie for each student. No charge for teachers or parents.  Advanced reservations required.  $8 per Student.  10 student $80 minimum for all tours.

"All About Pumpkins" -  October 1st through November 12th.  This tour is truly all about pumpkins.  Students will have a show and tell session in our picnic area where we will see and touch at least a dozen different types of pumpkins from all over the world. Depending upon age we will discuss the life cycle of pumpkins followed by touching and looking inside an actual pumpkin. Following education portion, children will rotate through the old-fashioned water pump barrels, kid's hay maze, hay stack and playing on the train. Each student will also be given goat treats to feed the goats.  This will be followed by each child picking their own sugar pie pumpkin from the field.  Advanced reservations required.  $8 per Student. 10 student $80 minimum for all tours.

Self Guided Tours

This area is a work in progress! (Please note links are not active yet)

We have several different themed tours you can download and print out.

• Culinary Tour - Taste the Bounty of San Luis Obispo County!
  Central Coast Lavender - lavender products
  Jack Creek Farms - honey, cider, jams, jellies, olive oil, infused vinegar, granitas
  Dunning Vineyards- wine
  
  
• Farm Animal Tour - Visit Farms and Ranches that raise the animals that assist, feed and clothe us.
  Alpacas at Crossroads Ranch - alpacas
  Jack Creek Farms - goats & rabbits
  
  
• Nursery, Plant & Flower Tour - visit some of the Central Coast's unique growers of unusual plants
  Orchids of Los Osos - orchids
  Central Coast Lavender - lavender
  Jack Creek Farms - sunflowers & zinnias