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What you should know
Visitor tip
Complete the Activities Waiver online before arriving to skip paperwork and start enjoying the petting zoo immediately upon entry.
Visitor tip
Ask staff about which animals are on special diets before feeding them to ensure you're feeding them appropriately and supporting their health.
Visitor tip
Plan to spend quality time with goats and ponies, which are frequently mentioned by visitors as highlights of the petting experience.
Quick Facts
- Type
- Petting Farm
- Admission
- Free
- Hours
- Sun-Thu 10am-4pm, Fri-Sat 9am-6pm
- Experience
- Pet, feed, and learn about farm and exotic animals
What visitors say
Loved the animals, my daughter had so much fun. You can buy a bag of food for a dollar (No Cash) and come whenever you like and feed the different animals (just ask if any are on special diets) 😁✌🏼💙
The petting farm was absolutely lovely! The executive manager, Jim, shared that many of the animals were rescued from dairy farms other places and given a forever home here, or being relocated to a no kill farm. It was heartwarming to…
Lots of animals to enjoy. Some just roaming around with the visitors.
From 213 Google reviews
Did You Know?
- River Ranch Petting Farm rescues animals from dairy farms and other facilities, providing them with permanent homes or relocating them to no-kill farms
- The farm features both common farm animals (horses, cows, ponies, goats, sheep, alpacas) and exotic animals (emus, peacocks, wallabies) in a single interactive petting experience
- Admission to River Ranch Petting Farm is completely free, with optional animal feeding bags available for $1 (card payment only)
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