Placer Mandarin Ranches
Six farm stores along Interstate 80 from Granite Bay to Meadow Vista, four of them on mandarin ranches.
List the stops on this map
The Stops
- Otow Orchard peaches, plums, persimmons, hoshigaki (dried persimmons), pears
6232 Eureka Road, Granite Bay. May to February: Tue-Sat 10am-6pm, Sun 11am-5pm; March to April shorter hours; closed Mondays (per Visit Placer).
- Mandarin Hill Orchards satsuma mandarins, clementine mandarins, valencia oranges, navel oranges, citrus
2334 Mandarin Hill Lane, Penryn. Open daily 8am-5pm in season (Sunday hours vary on the site); Mountain Mandarins lists a Nov 15 opening.
- Martynse Family Farm owari satsuma mandarins
1780 English Colony Way, Penryn. Sat-Sun 10am-5pm; also ships and delivers locally.
- Newcastle Mandarin Ranch satsuma mandarins, mandarin juice, mandarin products
Ranch store at 3219 Hector Road, Newcastle. 2026 season opens Sat Nov 14; Sun-Fri 10am-4pm, Sat 9am-4:30pm; closed Thanksgiving.
- Sunset Ridge Fine Fruits satsuma mandarins, tango and clementine mandarins, navel, Cara Cara and blood oranges, Meyer and Eureka lemons, pomelos and grapefruit
7825 Fox Hill Ln, Newcastle. Farm store open daily 9 a.m.-5 p.m., walk-ins welcome; u-pick by reservation only.
- Foothill Roots Farm vegetables, flowers, fruit
17565 Placer Hills Rd, Meadow Vista. May to October Thu-Fri 2-7pm; winter Thursdays 1-5pm. Also sells bread from The Baker and The Cakemaker and Local Yolk eggs.
What Grows Along the Way
Mandarins: in season Nov – Jan, best in Dec.
Grown by Mandarin Hill Orchards, Martynse Family Farm and 1 more
Persimmons: in season Oct – Dec, best in Nov.
Grown by Otow Orchard
Winter citrus: in season Dec – Mar, best in Jan and Feb.
Grown by Mandarin Hill Orchards and Sunset Ridge Fine Fruits
U-Pick, Tours and Classes on the Way
- Citrus U-Pick Runs in November Runs November to February. Pick organic mandarins, oranges and lemons in a foothill orchard with a reserved time slot.
On the Harvest Calendar
- Mountain Mandarin Festival Nov 20–22, 2026 · The Grounds, 700 Event Center Dr. Placer County growers sell fresh mandarins, with food and craft vendors, live music and a Kids Town. Fri 10-5, Sat 9-5, Sun 10-4.
- Mountain Mandarin Orchard Days First and third weekends of December; next dates not posted yet Participating ranches open to sample and sell mandarins and mandarin products, with wine tasting, crafters and food.