Agriculture Tours
Winters and the surrounding area is home to prime agricultural soil and there is a bounty of produce that flows from it. Learn about state of the art farming techniques, sustainable agriculture and wildlife-friendly farming or view how your food is processed on one of our agricultural tours.
Buzzards Roost Ranch
At Buzzards Roost Ranch you will find California Certified Organic apricots, walnuts, figs, oranges and Miners lettuce. Take a tour by horse drawn carriage or mount up for a horseback ride.
Contact
Tours by appointment
8290A Pleasants Valley Road
Winters, CA 95694
(530) 795-4084
Farm on Putah Creek
The Farm on Putah Creek is a learning laboratory for sustainable agriculture and wildlife-friendly farming. FPC welcomes visitors to their gardens, ponds, nursery, farming, and habitat restoration projects.
Contact
Tours by appointment
5265 Putah Creek Road
Winters, CA 95694
(530) 795-9569
www.landbasedlearning.org/putah.php
Morgan’s of California Dried Fruits and Nuts
Specializing in homemade candies, California dried fruits and nuts since 1965, Morgan’s is located just outside of town near beautiful Lake Solano. Be sure to check out their selection of California green pitted olives made fresh at the ranch!
Contact
3984 Canal Lane
Winters, CA 95694
(530) 795-3253
(800) 841-8157
Yolo Land and Cattle Ranch
Tour a working cattle ranch and learn about modern cattle management practices. As part of the tour, guests will learn about the multiple projects underway to restore riparian watersheds, optimize grazing patterns and increase wildlife populations while still maintaining economic viability. The tour culminates with an authentic Western beef barbecue with all the trimmings.
Contact
Tours by appointment
(530) 662-4093
www.yololandandcattle.com
Audubon Bobcat Ranch
Bobcat Ranch was acquired by Audubon California in 2007 to serve as an outdoor laboratory to learn how conservation and restoration can be made part of working lands throughout the state. In addition to learning about conservation and restoration, the Bobcat Ranch also offers bird watching, nature walks and wildlife viewing.
Contact
Traveling west from Winters on Highway 128, turn north (left) on County Road 87 (do not turn right on 87d before road 87). 87 becomes County Road 34 which ends at the Sparks Ranch. Follow the gravel road to the ranch house.
Tours/visits arranged on a reservation basis only.
Audubon Bobcat Ranch
P. O. Box 733
Winters, CA 95694
(530)795-4116
Cache Creek Conservancy
The Cache Creek Nature Preserve is a 130-acre property in the lower Cache Creek corridor 18 miles northeast of Winters.
Visitors have the opportunity to see early examples of the improvements in agricultural technology and walk amongst magnificent Valley Oaks, while learning of the creatures dependent upon them. Explore the wetlands while learning of their vital environmental functions and viewing the various waterfowl.
Contact
Monday – Friday 7:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
3rd Saturday 9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
For general visitors, please check-in at the office when you arrive to receive a trail guide. For large groups, or to request a guided tour or other program, please call in advance.
P. O. Box 8249
34199 County Road 20
Woodland, CA
(530) 661-1070
