tilden park little farm

Take your kids on a litle hike and feed some cows. Nice little hike around a pond. Has a little nature center with nice staff.

We were kind of late to enjoy all of the animals at the little farm, but we were so fortunate to be here at closing time since "Dave" asked my daughter and another girl if they wanted to help to enclosed the chickens, ducks, and geese! He explained that they have to pour some of the chicken's food and then he let both of them do it, then we have to clap once our hands and the chicken started walking in as do the geese, of course they were three of them that were visiting the pigs next door and Dave brought them while we were making sure the other ones stayed inside! It was a great experience for my four years old daughter who love animals. She even asked Dave why they let visitors to feed some of the animals, celery or lettuce only. And he very nicely said, "just like people other kind of fruit and veggies will make them fat, since they are very well feed, and celery is manly fiber and water, besides healthy for them too!You can pet cows, goats, chicken, ducks, geese, turkeys, rabbits, and if you are at open time you can have the opportunity to help the caregivers with the animals and pet them! Or like in our case at closing time 4 p.m. and help them to enclose some of them!There is a kids garden, a little creek with a mini fall, a nice walking area around, and of course sinks to watch your hands after petting and feeding the nice animals in this amazing little farm!Just next door is located the Environmental Education Center which one we have to visit again another day from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.Overall, these areas are wonderful amazing experiences for families, especially with little curious ones, who can enjoy a great time besides to have a blast at the amazing TILDEN PARK in BERKELEY, CALIFORNIA!

I have frequented for over Fifty years, from when I was a child. My children now my grandchildren are enjoying. Great place for the young ones to interact with farm animals.

Tilden Park is wonderful. There is a lake for swimming, a merry-go-round, and the lovely little farm. the animals are always happy to see the children, and you can feed them.

I can not count the number of times I have taken my grandchildren to feed the animals. It is a favorite activity for the under 10 crowd.Important: Get some celery or lattice before you go, for that is the only thing you are allowed to feed the cows, goats, sheep, geese, turkeys,..., and feeding the animals is the highlight of the visit.Things get going around 9 AM; the morning hours are best, since the animals are less interested in being fed later.

Farm is clean and well maintained. All animals looked very healthy. Kids and adults were having a great time. Visitor center was open. All exhibits were free. Great place for family interaction

Such a cool experience. We picked up some celery and some lettuce and went there to feed the cows, goats, chickens, roosters, geese,rabbits, pigs etc. Absolutely cool experience such an amazing place you need to check it out.

While my children were little, we regularly visited the Little Farm. It is great for children who live in a City to see and be able to touch some live animals.

The Little Farm is great for little ones, and I'm glad that they've finally reopened after a prolonged drainage upgrade.If you come, be sure to bring lettuce and celery to feed the animals. There is no food to purchase (either for farm animals or your tots) and your kids may be disappointed if you don't have some for them.Although this attraction is great for little kids, I think a quick visit is all it merits. But the best thing to do is bundle it with other Tilden Park attractions (Merry-go-round and Little Train) to make a day of it.

A great place for kids and adults alike -- see and feed the animals (fresh lettuce and celery only) and wander the lovely park setting. Be sure to go to the nature center, too and take atrial walk in the park.

The "Little Farm" is located in Tilden Park in Berkeley, CA. The Little Farm is located a short walk from other attractions, namely, an indoor nature center, a toddler's playground, Jewel Lake, a huge picnic area located on a grassy slope, and smaller picnic areas located under shady trees. The Little Farm features cows, rabbits, chickens, pigs, and sheep. Typically, it is the case that parents bring along a bag of celery, acquired from a local grocery store, and hand a stalk or two to their child. It is then the case that the child offers the stalk to a cow, and the cow willingly accepts. I have been to the Little Farm on at least 20 occasions during the past 20 years, and I have never seen a child crying, for example, because of the large size of the cows. The ambiance of the Little Farm is enhanced by the periodic calls of a rooster. Within the corral and newly constructed open-air barn, one finds cows, donkeys, and sheep. Within the hen house one finds (guess what?) hens. The hen house also has a rabbit hutch. Attached to the hen house is a small corral for pigs, and it is sometimes the case that a litter of baby pigs are with the mom. Geese meander about. The nature center has a stage in back, which sometimes has live music, for example, a rock'n'roll band. About ten years ago, I saw Psychotic Pineapple perform on this stage. Psychotic Pineapple has been performing in the Berkeley area since the 1970s. Inside the nature center, is a gift shop with T-shirts, books, souvenir cloth patches, and knowledgeable rangers. For example, one of the rangers was able to identify a plant called, Fuller's teasel. Fuller's teasel, in its off-season appearance, resembles a pine cone with several tines of a fork attached to the pine cone's base, where the tines surround the pine cone like the spikes in a crown. The nature center also has an intriguing cave with nature dioramas inside.Jewel Lake is a short stroll north from the nature center. At the north end of Jewell Lake is a boardwalk, which takes you over a marshland and over a slow moving stream. I love the tromp-tromp-tromp sound of boardwalks, as kids run by. A wooden park bench at the side of Jewel Lake permits visitors to settle down for a leisurely hour to view the turtles, waterfowl, and tadpoles.The shaded picnic areas, as well as the large grassy slope, are often used for birthday parties. A parking lot with municipal bus service resides in between the grassy slope and the shaded picnic areas. On weekends, the parking lot is typically almost completely occupied by automobiles. Branching out from the vicinity of the Little Farm, are a half dozen hiking trails that wind their way about the Berkeley hills. For example, one of the trails leads to the Rotary Peace Grove, which provides a fine view of the reservoir to the east, and of Mount Vaca located to the north in Sonoma County.

Beautiful setting and the grandkids, aged 6 and 2, loved it all. So did the adults--because farm animals in a cute little farm are pretty appealing. Doesn't require a long stay and we managed to go on the nearby carousel and train rides.

The Tilden Farm is a great destination for "child size hike" in addition to the farm and animals. Bring lettuce for the animals and then climb the little hill and do a beautiful but relatively short hike around the pond and back to the visitor center. Nice area back in the woods for picnic or juice box stop. The visitor center has bathrooms and hands on displays. Great way to spend a couple of hours letting the little ones run around. Then head for the trains at the other end of the park. You will need to drive but the ride out towards vista area and back is memorable for children.

...or the young at heart. The farm animals can be fed if you bring lettuce or celery (the rabbits cannot be fed).There is plenty of opportunity for "hands on" with the animals. A low-key but enjoyable way to spend part of your day - and on the way, don't miss the carousel ride,

We had read that you could feed the animals celery and lettuce, unfortunately everyone visiting read the same thing. The animals were not really interested in eating. But it was still nice to walk around and watch the goats clamor for attention. The animals were well cared for and the farm is clean and nicely laid out.