Tanaka Farms
Irvine, CA
Wagon tours ~$28; varies by season
By Simir Shah
Updated September 13, 2026
★★★★★4.6(1,740 Google reviews)
From our editor — we've been
Tanaka Farms was one of the first pumpkin patches we took Saaya to after we moved here from Chicago. We missed Goebbert's back home, and Tanaka Farms filled that void for us. It's a wonderful place to get outside, walk the grounds, and pick out some pumpkins. We really enjoyed our visit.
💡 Local tip: Reservations are required for the pumpkin patch itself — it's timed entry, not a walk-up, so book your slot before you drive over.
What parents say
AI summary of 5 Google reviews — not a first-hand visit. How we write these
Book the U-pick and tractor tours ahead and arrive early, as one reviewer found them sold out by mid-morning. Parking is included with a reservation. Kids get a train ride, an animal area and produce named in the fields. Reviewers call the picked strawberries expensive but worth it.
A working farm run by the same Japanese American family since the early 1900s, Tanaka Farms offers a guided wagon tour through the fields with stops to pick produce, plus a petting corral kids adore. Its seasonal strawberry tours (March through June) and watermelon tours (July and August) are the marquee draws, letting families pick and eat right off the vine.
Good for
- Ages 0–2
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5380 3/4 University Dr, Irvine, CA 92612, USA
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What visitors say
- Stephanie Bernardino★★★★★
5/5 Stars: A must-visit for families! We had the absolute best time at Tanaka Farms today! If you have kids, this place is a total win. My little ones were so entertained by the "bumblebee" train ride, and we spent a good chunk of time just exploring all the cute photo ops around the property. What really stood out was how educational they made it—they actually named all the different produce growing in the fields, which kept the kids engaged the whole time. We finished the day shopping at the produce stands, and I have to say, the strawberries are out of this world. Seriously, they’re the best I’ve ever had. Highly recommend for a fun, fresh Sunday out!
5 months ago
- Martin Bright★★★★★
A fun gem in Irvine. Fruit picking tours, strawberries in our case, a tractor tour plus they have a great little shop and animal area. As a bonus the strawberry picking ticket included a bonus "crop" and we got take home a brussel sprouts we got to pick. Theres a cafe but we were too early for it to be open. They also do other fruit picking tours or you can just come by to pick up farm fresh items. They mentioned melons in the Summer and pumpkins in the Fall. Highly recommended to book ahead of time and to arrive early - the tours were sold out for the day when we got there at 10:30am.
4 months ago
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