Chavez U-Pick Cherries

Recently went to this place and had a great family fun. Cherry price was also reasonable.

Great family fun! The price per pound is more than at the market but for the experience, it’s not so bad! So glad we found Chavez!

Came here for Memorial Day. Called ahead and said they were open, came and they were closed.

We got there today around 1 pm. We had to park on the street and when we were walking there, the staff told us they were closed? Even though we still saw a lot of people in the farm picking cherries. We guessed may be there were no more cherries left? Very disappointed so we went to Nunn Better Farm which was closed to their farm.

We were visiting SFO and we were informed by our friends to visit The city of Brentwood to try out their cherry-​picking activities. It was a perfect day for my mom, aunt, sister in law and my wife this morning. The staff were very friendly. We came in early and they were very accommodating and flexible in letting us get our buckets and proceed with the picking. The orchard trees are almost out of cherries but the left overs are still great and tasted really sweet. We love their varieties of cherries and all are sweet and perfect. Thanks Chavez farm staff and crews! You made my in-​laws’ SFO experience even more memorable!

Excellent cherries! We went the same weekend last year as we wanted to avoid the memorial day holiday next week, and there were much less cherries in the area we picked from last year. still 3.50 $/​lb cash only. got there little after 10am and lot was 75% filled in lot number one (they seemed to be opening up lot number 2 when we left just before noon) and still were giving out buckets at the time.

Fresh, delicious, juicy cherries! Great family fun.$ 3.50 for a pound… We went around 9:30am on Sunday, easy parking, not a lot of people, not too sunny. Friendly staff. I guess if you go later in the day, then it is hot, and lots of people and parking issues.

Delicious cherries everywhere! I missed it last year, not anymore! I am first in line. Cheers to the Cherries!

Last year for the first time I tried their cherries and I am very glad I did! They were perfectly sweet. Looking forward to going this weekend!

Second time here. Showed up on Mother’s Day (closed, should have called ahead). Came back again the next week. It was super crowded, lots of traffic, quite difficult to find parking. Best to come early in the morning. Besides, it’s hot and dusty during midday. As of May 2014, cherries are $ 3.50/lb, which is fairly pricey. BUT the cherries are amazing. Because you’re handpicking these yourselves, you can really see which ones are good before plucking them off the tree. My family and I bought nearly 17 pounds of cherries (yeah, that’s a lot of cherries), but they were delicious. We gave them out to family and friends, and received tons of compliments. Great family activity and will come back again!

The first time I went to cherry picking was at Pease Ranch but they closed for four whole days that weekend so this was my next option. Only because they picked up my call and other two places didn’t.
Best time to go? Probably around May 10ish of each year till Memorial Day weekend. To avoid the crowd, go one week before the holiday is the best. And you probably don’t wanna go the week after either because there won’t be any left to pick out.
I don’t know which ranch my friend went to before but that one has a bench for picnic. This one does not nor do they let you bring food in. Their reason is because so many people left trash behind last year. We didn’t know and brought food already. It was too crowded for them to check. So we had a mini picnic under the trees.
I heard the portable restroom here is HORRIBLE! But if you have to go then you have to go I guess. Or go before when you exit.
Tips:
1. Put lots of sunblock on or bring a hat
2. Wear shoes to protect yourself from all the dusty environment
3. Bring bags to put the cherry in after purchasing
4. CASH ONLY
5. $ 3.50/lb May 2014
6. Their next door neighbor has apricots to pick out

Just went to Chavez this weekend to pick cherries. I wouldn’t come back again because they cheated on the lbs of cherries we purchased. When we went to purchase the cherries one guy said it was 8lbs and the girl said 9.5lbs. So we paid it for 9.5lbs but when we got home and weight it. It was only 7lbs!!! We were very disappointed!!! Maybe this happened to everyone that was in line with us. If you only want to have fun picking Cherries and eat it but not to buy. It would be good to come here because the trees are low enough for kids to pick but the cherries are not fully ripe.

Horrible experience
Price is too high, same as Costco + gas
Workers use horrible language in front of kids, including the F… Word
AVOID
Terrible
Horrible
Wish I could give negative stars
I wish to re-​iterate my comments above as we are coming into a new season.
AVOID THIS PLACE.

I will warn you to go here early. We thought we were early but there were already so many people by the time we arrived at 9:30 AM on a Sunday. I suppose everybody is trying to get cherries before they run out of them due to the drought. When we left about half and hour later, the parking lot was completely full and they had run out of buckets to give people.
We had never been to this particular farm before for cherry picking and I was a bit worried. Our usual place has never let us down and the one time we went somewhere else, the cherries were disappointing. At first, I thought we were going to be disappointed again as we went by tree after tree absolutely stripped bare (by hordes of people I presume). However, many rows back and over the trees had plenty of cherries. The cherries were a bit less sweet and ripe than in previous years (we were there a week earlier than usual), but they were still very good quality. We picked about 10 pounds.
Because of the drought and lack of cherries, prices are $ 3.50 a pound this year. Still worth every penny especially when I think about how these wonderful trees are supporting these farmers.

Went this past Sunday, was intending on Pease Farm, however once we found them they were closed. I looked into different farms, some did not open at all this season due to the drought. Some were open starting Friday, but to due high volume of cherry pickers and limited amt of cherries, they end up closing on Sunday. This is one of the few that are open (we also drove by Maggoire’s which was also open, but looked smaller), hence, there were tons of people and traffic around the area. Two parking areas were filled so we had to park on the street. Once inside there were plenty of space for everyone.
The farm is huge, with one main walk way down the middle with long rows of cherry trees on both sides. We spend about an hour there and barely walked down a couple isles. Amt of cherry is limited (most trees are almost picked clean), however, there were still enough to satisfy everyone. Almost everyone we saw have a full bucket in hand. We even found some trees with low hanging cherries for my toddler to pick. Cherries were yummy, but pricey at $ 3.5/lb. Everyone body sampled along the way. Only cleansing we did was wiping the cherries with a napkin and to my knowledge no one got sick (including my 16months toddler). We saw tons of people lounging around, sitting on picnic blankets under the shade of the trees. However, we do not feel over crowded and usually can have a tree all to ourselves.
Overall, this is a good place to go for your cherry needs. I would definitely go again if I have the time. Only reason for lack of 5 stars is due to the high price for the cherries and also somewhat barren fruit trees, although those are really no fault of the place.
As a side note, I saw them use boxes and equipment labeled with Nunn Better Farm, so not sure if they are affiliated, next door to each other, same, or what.

Went this weekend the prices were 3.50 /​lb, I am not sure what they sprayed on the cherries but when we got home, rinsed and ate them we all got severe explosive diarrhea. If you pick from them be sure to soak these in fruit soap or something…
Majority of the staff was nice and helpful, they do not sell water so make sure you bring your own or go on a not so hot day.

A fun and creative way to spend your weekend with your family. No ladders in sight but an amusing picnic area. Buckets could be used as an uncomfortable stool and I just sat in the shade enjoying the view. I felt very into mother nature and this trip immensely. Cherries were sweet and plentiful.
The only downside was the parking area was VERY DUSTY. I was literally coughing and my whole family started sneezing near the cherries. I’m not sure if you can be allergic around cherries but we all ended up with red eyes and itchy noses. Another thing was that it was expensive. Sure you get to choose the good ones but now 3.50/lb is pricey. I ended up paying $ 28 and that was only 1 bucketful.

3^rd time we’ve gone to this very farm in a 5 year span. I keep reading reviews for other U pick farms but we always end up here for some reason. The season started early this year and there were many BARE trees already. $ 2.50/lb, apparently you’ll find them all at the same price point because who would be so rude as to go cheaper or more expensive when they’re all essentially the same. No need for ladders here. Very kid friendly. CASH only.

Wasn’t really impressed with Chavez. Pease Ranch is the way to go! But unfortunately they were closed yesterday for Memorial’s Day. I know… wha!!! sad face.
$ 2.50/lb. Lots of trees but barely any fruits. You will have to go towards the front and end sections where not a lot of people go to. No picnic areas and you can’t bring food/​animals inside the ranch (although I saw some people doing it anyway). Cherries were sweet but ripe (I like them crunchy). No ladders available. Pease Ranch has a picnic area, ladders, and different types of cherry trees. They only had 2 different type of cherries at Chavez.

2011 prices were $ 2.50/pound, which is super-​reasonable. Cherries at the supermarket are often $ 3 or $ 4/​pound, but you never get to pick the individual cherries you are bringing home. The cherries at the market or store are often pre-​packaged in bags, containers, or boxes. Lame.
They have two kinds of cherries here, according to the person we asked in front: Corals and Rainiers. Not sure on the spelling.
The place is a little hard to find at first, because there is no physical address, so just get to the area, and it should be easy to find, since there are Chavez employees standing in front wearing bright green shirts waving buckets. The shirts have «Chavez» on them, so that should help clear things up, even though there are tons of orchards and farms in the vicinity.
Try to come earlier in the day, because it does get crowded later in the day, they only have so many buckets, and it tends to get very hot in Brentwood as the day goes on.
There are tons of cherries everywhere, and they are all the perfect stage of ripeness right now. I just went this past weekend, and there were tons of trees and myriad fruit on the trees. There are still quite a few unripe cherries, so hopefully, the season will last another few weeks.
Fun! We came home with three buckets. I want to come back for more soon.
CASH ONLY.