Los Gatos Farms

This place is great for parties. They have horse riding, various animals to see including goats and chickens, and lots of outdoor games/activities including hill climbing (using a rope), sledding down an AstroTurf covered hill, riding a horse swing, swinging on a circular shaped rope swing, laying in hammocks, and if you’re lucky seeing the horses in the stable. The bathroom is a port-a-pod, but it did have running water outside to wash your hands. It can get hot at the farm, given that it’s in the mountains of Los Gatos. Also, getting to the place can be a bit tricky, since it’s a quick stop and turn up a steep hill coming directly off of the 17 south. But google maps gives you accurate directions and visuals for when to turn off the highways. I will consider taking our kids here for horseback lessons or a birthday party in the future. (We attended a friends party here recently.)

Enjoyed a quiet morning here gathering some lavender. Bees were well behaved and we saw lots of lizards. Owners were contagiously enthusiastic.

This place is awesome...tons for kiddos to do! Hiked the trail, found hidden swings, climbed big boulders, visited all the animals, climbed the ropes & down the sled. We stayed in the lavender house...cute, cozy, perfction!

My kids have both enjoyed taking lessons over the years at the farm, attending camps in the summers and also becoming a counselor in training as they reached the right ages. What a treasure to our mountain community.

The family and I took a serendipitous detour to visit Los Gatos to pick lavender and we had an amazing time. Everyone there was so kind and welcoming. Our boys' focus didn't last long cutting and tying lavender, but there was a play area and animals to keep them easily occupied. We highly recommend a visit!

We had my sons birthday party here. The kids loved it. We had one issue that their was no preference given to the birthday boy at the time of tour. They made two groups half went for pony ride half went for petting zoo. He wanted to go horse first, the lady jade never asked where he wants to go and he ended up in petting zoo line. Again while petting zoo or riding pony he was waiting for getting turns. Once he was about to enter the cage for petting and the lady closed the door just because she had 5 kids in the cage she needed at the time. Being the mother of the birthday boy I wanted to make him feel special and that didn't happen and was very disappointing at the end of the day after all the good time they had on the party

It is easy and so pleasant to just call Toni and have her book a horse riding experience for adults or kids. The 30-acre horse ranch is a beautiful place and open all year. And the summer camps are a favorite with the local community. See Toni's website for trips to the countryside during all four Seasons.