Peltzer Farms

So great even for very young children and great for pictures!!! highly recomended!

This is the ultimate pumpkin patch for the family! I have no idea what this farm offers year round but in the weeks before Halloween it is a fun-​filled activity center. Of course they have the assortment of pumpkins to choose from and scattered amongst them are a bunch of cute wooden cutouts and hay bales for fun photo ops. If you’re not in the mood to pick out your pumpkin just yet you can keep busy by stopping by the petting zoo, the pig races, the corn maze, or the mini train. Don’t forget the pony rides! This place is definitely a great way to spend the Fall afternoon and keep the little ones entertained. Prices are as expected — you’ve got to pay for your pumpkin and tickets to enjoy any of the activities but that’s pretty standard. Parking is in a dirt lot that can fill up quickly on weekends so be prepared. Lots of great family memories can be made here… I plan on taking my little one here every year!

After researching a pumpkin patch to take my four youngin’s to, we settled on Peltzer Farms.
Pumpkins were average price for a pumpkin patch. Lots of wagons and wheel barrels to haul them around. Lots of pumpkins to choose from.
Pig races (free) were a HIT with the kids, even for my older one who whined about being there until then.
Corn maze (free) was fun too!
Train looked fun for younger kids.
Farm was beautiful.
It was in the middle of the wineries, so it made for a nice activity for the family.
Spent $ 70 on 7 pumpkins that were decent size (if that gives you an idea)

Took the family here for the pumpkin patch.
Ive been to 2 other pumpkin patches that had corn mazes and this one was a disappointment, really small and way to easy.
We bought some pumpkins, few of them did the mining for gems.
also did the petting zoo.
didn’t get to see the pig races, not sure where they are especially since it isn’t very big.
We enjoyed the day but not sure if I would make the drive again from Cucamonga.

This is our second year at peltzer for pumpkins. We love it and so does our 2 year old. She keeps asking to back and see the pumpkins and the chickens. Free admission and free pig races!

Affordable fun activities for kids. The maze was free and the pig races were free and very cute; the other activities were reasonably priced. The food truck was expensive but the food looked good. I wouldn’t buy pumpkins here though, they were rotten and beat up.

Peltzer Farms is very nice place to bring the kids, they have a lot of activities for them to enjoy. It’s located in wine country in Temecula. They don’t charge for parking or admission into the farm or to check out the pig races, you can just come and walk around and sight see. They do charge for train rides, pony rides, petting zoo and gem hunting, you can pick and choose what you want to do and it’s not very expensive. They have a Devilicious food truck with awesome food. Kids can ride ponies or ride a train, or walk through the corn maze (corn maze is free). Very fun place and peaceful!

No monkeys. What the heck?
Seriously. Not one monkey. Nada.
Zip. Zero. Zilch.
I’m just so disturbed and upset. I asked the guy at the petting zoo too, and he confirmed it. No monkeys!

I had my son’s 5^th birthday here and was so glad it I. Everyone had such a great time even with it being 100 degrees out that day. The Peltzer’s really know what they are doing. :) First off the picnic table area is shaded by a beautiful canopy of trees and is decorated to give a sense of whimsy and charm anywhere you looked. There are lots of great places to take pics. Second there are a ton of things for the little ones to do including a corn maze, train ride, gold panning, petting zoo, pig races, and pony ride so each one is bound to be interested in something. Third, the staff was friendly, especially the young lady working at the petting zoo. She was very patient with the kiddos. This place is such gem for families wanting to have some fall fun and is nestled in the middle of wine country so the drive is nice. We will be back.

I loved the location! Up in the hills, very quiet and refreshing environment. They have a little train for kids to ride, pony rides, a corn maze… They have a petting zoo which we didn’t enter but my 1 year old got bit by one of the chickens through the fence, Not even 5 mins later another little girl got bit by the same chicken! That made me a little upset. Anyway, We did not get to see the pig races that day and I wish the pumpkins weren’t so dirty, a lot of them were beginning to shrivel even. Took us a while to find close to perfect pumpkins, but overall still enjoyed ourselves.

Pumpkins, train ride, corn maze, gem hunting, ponies, petting zoo… need I say more? Peltzer farms is out in Temecula’s wine country and boasts the greatest pumpkin patch I’ve ever been too! They have a great selection of pumpkins, which all seemed in great shape, no moldy or rotten ones in the lot. I brought my four year old son here on a Thursday afternoon and it was slow, which was great for us. We rode the train which cost $ 8 for the both of us. My son who is a train enthusiast loved it. Afterwards we went through the FREE corn maze! We did it 3 times my son liked it so much! They also have a collection of vintage John deer tractors. The pig races are loads of fun and also free to watch! My son was laughing hysterically at the cute little piggies chasing each other. They also have a nice petting zoo with goats and roosters, pony rides, and a gem hunting activity that we will do next time we attend! All in all Peltzer farms is a wonderful place to come spend a fall afternoon with your kids. Even if your don’t have much money to spend you will still be able to have a great time. We will be back!

I have never left a Unilocal review for an establishment, but I was so offended and shaken up by my experience here that I felt that I should make others aware. I drove to Peltzer’s farm on a Thursday afternoon for my birthday – a 1 ½ hour drive from our home that we made specifically so we could spend the day here and get pumpkins. Admittedly, we were unfamiliar with the area and when we got in the wrong lane, had to merge quickly as to not miss our turn. When we finally arrived in the parking lot, a large truck zoomed in behind us and the «owner» of the pumpkin patch began to berate us aggressively. He yelled at us to immediately leave, and even after we calmly apologized, he would not give us a chance to explain or defend ourselves. It seemed he forgot he was a business owner and let his road rage get the better of him. Not only were we afraid and shaken up, we were completely offended that our business was turned away for such a ridiculous explanation. There are many ways the owner of Peltzer Farms could have tactfully handled the situation, but he chose to become instantly irate and made us fear for our safety. I have to wonder if he and his staff are equally rude to all their patrons. Needless to say, we got our pumpkins elsewhere.

Rude rude rude workers ants were everywhere all over my children cause the pumkins were rotten and will mever go back and would not recommend any one eles to go back

My kids got bit by there animals and we left after they were covered in ants the man was so mean and uncaring horrible horrible horrible time my children left crying

Just Recently had my wedding at Peltzer Farms and it was a hit!
So beautiful and the owners are so great, So kind and very easy to work with. The decoration they provide along with the venue itself is nothing less then a dream. Our experiance was wonderful for hosting a wedding, Very organized, beautiful set up, but most of all the people that run the venue and that you get to work with while planning simply made my experiance. Tiffany the wedding coordinator is great! Through all my last minute changes, Millions of questions she never hesitated to get back to me in a timely matter and in full detail. Carrie the venue Owner is so sweet, very easy to talk too. Her son was out and about helping out the whole night of my wedding which was so great and he was there to help in any way that he could. Sweet boy I must say.
Thank you Peltzer Farms for giving me my dream wedding. I deff recommend this venue to anyone who loves the out doors, who loves vintage, and great vendors!

Please keep in mind that I don’t have anything to compare this experience to because, as a childfree family, we don’t spend much time at pumpkin patches.
During a recent visit to the area, our friends’ 8-​year-​old requested a visit to Peltzer Farms. All I have to say is, it is a good thing that we had her with us… otherwise I would still be stuck in that corn maze.
Pig races!

This little pumpkin patch is ok and it gets the job done for the little kids. It’s a little expensive and operates more like a tiny circus. (You buy tickets and each thing requires a certain amount of tickets) There’s a petting «zoo» (goats/​sheep/​and a couple other barn animals), face painting, pony rides, pumpkins, pig races (at certain times) and a corn maze. This place would be so much cooler if it weren’t so expensive, if there were some food vendors and picnic tables, maybe some pumpkin carving competitions, and some scary things/​decorations at the corn Maze. Like I said it’s all right. If your looking for a true pumpkin patch, this is not the place. … but if your looking for simple holiday seasonal fun with your children, you will have fun.

Was in the area over the weekend and decided to check this spot out with the family. It wasn’t overly crowded, which I liked. Some of the attractions they offered were a corn maze, pony rides, petting zoo, train ride, and pig races. The corn maze and pig races were free, while the others ranged from $ 2.00 to $ 5.00 per person. For $ 20.00, my son was able to try out all they had to offer. As for the pumpkins, there were some Honda representatives handing out free pumpkin coupons upon entry. We ended up with three decent sized pumpkins at no charge.
Oddly enough, this was not my first time at a pig race, and I thought they could have set theirs up a little better. The first place I went to (in Ventura County) had bleachers, sold refreshments, etc. Here you basically just stand in the sun for ten minutes waiting for 30 seconds of actual pig racing. My son seemed to find it mildly entertaining at best. He did enjoy the corn maze, train ride, and petting zoo though.
As far as pumpkin patches go, I would say Peltzer Farms is about what one should expect from a pumpkin patch. If I were more into pumpkins, I probably would have given them 4 stars. If I am in the area again next year, I would likely stop by again, but skip the pig race.

I have been taking my family to Peltzer Farms for the past 7 years! My kids can’t wait to go each year. Every year the farm just seems to get prettier and prettier and so much more stuff to do. We went on opening day this year and loved to see all the new improvements they made. There were baby pigs nursing on their mamma (had to be our favorite moment). As always we can never get enough of cheering on the pigs when they are racing.
Reading a couple of the earlier reviews on this Unilocal,really makes me sad to see people are just not good at reading the website for Peltzer Farms before they go to make sure they know what to expect before they go somewhere. I drive all the way from San Diego each year, but i always check the website or Facebook. I can tell you the prices and activities and grounds are way better than Bates Farm here in San Diego.
I was there on opening day when Erica J and her rather large group was there running amuck. It was actually very disturbing to myself and a few other visitors who I could hear say «someone should talk to those people about their kids and I wonder what is in those red solo cups?». Erica you if you wanted the run of the place for just your family and not have the rest of us in your way, you should have just paid to have the whole farm shut down for your group. Something to consider is you are visiting private property not a public park!
Anyway… my kids and I will definitely be making our 3 more trips to the farm in October before they close up for the season. I am posting some photos I took of my kids last time we were there, I am a total shutterbug and love this place for the photography.

I came here for a baby shower this past weekend, it’s a beautiful farm location amongst wineries. We were in a tree shaded area with plentiful white picnic tables and benches with plenty of room for various stations at the baby shower– food, cake, craft area, music, etc. I could easily envision this as a nice venue for a wedding reception as well. The light streaming through at 6 p.m. was gorgeous and perfect for photo opps. The trees were decorated with lights and feathers for the event, and it would be beautiful for customizing a wedding reception too– they also have outlets for your decorations that require power. I believe they are expanding to hold more events in this area, as well as creating their own winery. Worth checking out for a special event venue in rustic wine country.