Prancer’s Farm — Attraction in Santa Paula

We were taking a road trip to Ojai and saw Prancers Farm from afar. It looked pretty cute, so at the last possible moment after hemming and hawing about it, I decided to pull into Prancers' parking lot at the last minute like the crazy driver that I am. We were so happy that I made that decision. We didn't even know what we were going to do or what Prancers Farm was about. I just wanted to take a peek because I've passed by it so many times in the past and never stopped in before.

It was so nice, OMG! There was this old vintage truck where we took a bunch of photos. They have a live bee colony in their little market. It's a wood and glass structure so you can see the bees up close but the only way in and out for the bees is through an opening outside, so it's completely safe for those afraid of getting stung. The bees cannot get out of the hive into the store.

The market was a little empty when we got there. Like there were fruit and veggie displays that didn't have anything on them to sell. The market carried fresh produce, honey, jerky, nuts and other snacks.

We did strawberry picking while we were there. We had no idea what was going on. I don't know if we missed a sign or something but off to the side, we just found some small paper cartons that usually hold raspberries and blueberries and grabbed those to fill up. Turns out we were supposed to pre-purchase plastic containers @ $8/box and THEN go pick the strawberries. OOPS. But it worked out. We ended up just bringing all the strawberries we picked in those little blue boxes, filled up the plastic ones and paid for them.

They were the biggest strawberries we had ever picked! I mean- HUGE. (See photos.) They were as sweet as other farms I've picked at but still sweet enough not to complain about the flavor plus they were perfect for chocolate-dipped strawberries because of how large they were. They were too expensive considering we picked them ourselves. It wasn't even a full flat's worth of strawberries but I paid $35 for them. Normally I could get a full flat for only $28 at U-Pick farms that I didn't have to pick myself.

There also offered pony rides at $8/kid as well as horseback riding lessons. They have different events throughout the year- Halloween, Christmas, Easter/spring. I loved how the old Fillmore & Western Railway train passed through while we were there. Definitely going to have to reserve some tickets for that next time we're...

My family and I went to this pumpkin patch over the weekend. I was very disappointed in how it WAS NOT WHEELCHAIR friendly. My husband couldn’t enjoy himself due to not being able to push himself through. We had to have someone open a gate to let us in because the parking lot that led to the entrance wasn’t a option. There was over 3 inches of wood chips and saw dust on the floor that made it extremely difficult to push a wheelchair. We had planned to allow our daughter to have some fun on what they offered. We got the tickets and we were off, 5 mins into pushing my husband he almost fell out of his chair because it got stuck by the stuff on the floor. We ended up just allowing our daughter to get on the pony ride and get her two pumpkins and leaving. My mom who was with us, went to pay for our pumpkins and popcorn and she told the lady that this place should be more wheelchair friendly. Instead of saying oh I’m sorry she decided she would be rude and say “well I don’t see anyone else having any trouble getting around, look at all the smiling faces.” My mom told her “well no one else is in a wheel chair. My son n law came to enjoy a pumpkin patch with his daughter and wife instead he had to get stuck after a min of trying to move. Wasn’t able to enjoy himself because of the stuff that’s on the ground. I’m just trying to tell you about your establishment and how it should be more wheelchair friendly.” They lady who was I guess a employee said to her “well maybe he shouldn’t come to a pumpkin patch than”. That comment made me extremely upset I was at the car helping him get in when this was happening. I was looking forward to coming back for Christmas trees but after this I will not...

Our company had a field trip at Prancers Farm over the weekend. Some of our participants have special needs which required special care and accommodations. The staff went above and beyond to meet our needs. Our field trip representative was Janae. She was extremely supportive, kind, caring, and overall amazing. She took her time with us, and ensures we were satisfied. There were lots of activities for our participants to enjoy. I was also impressed by “Little Man” he is the nephew of the owner. His customer service is second to none. An excellent little guy he was, with great manners.

I highly recommend this Prancers farm for your family outings, field trips, etc.

Prancers Farm, you exceeded all of our expectations we all, the parents of the participants were completely impressed with your professionalism and customer service. Thank you for making our...