Slide Ranch

I went to the family camping trip at Slide Ranch and it was miserable.
First, the walk to the campground is ¼ miles very narrow and inclined. You have to move your stuff in wheelbarrows that kept tipping over over the rough terrain. I could barely function after 4 trips back and forth w/​screaming children.
Second, it’s over priced. At $ 80 per person or $ 400 for my family, I had some minimal level of expectations. However, they put you to work and you have to sign up for «duties» like washing dishes and emptying trash. You bring most of the food you eat (they provide donated continental breakfast).
It’s very cold and windy. The location is beautiful but there are much nicer places to camp.
The only thing positive about the place is the workers (mostly young high school looking kids) were nice and kind to the children. My kids got to milk a goat and feed a chicken. However, I expected more activities for the price.
I think visiting would be great but would not recommend sleeping over unless you like doing hard labor. I found the experience similar to being in a prison camp.

This place is absolutely beautiful, even though I didn’t get to experience the beauty of it all. I was lucky enough to volunteer an entire day (8 hours) here. During that day we learned to build planter boxes and prepare the ground for vegetation.
It was a lot of hard work. I was a mad woman when you gave me a tool. I think I didn’t know my own strength, because I broke one of their hammers, while breaking apart an existing planter box. It was so much fun! My team leader was super nice. She showed us what to do and was very patient with us since we had no clue on how to build or let alone prep the ground for one.
After several hours, we stepped back and marveled on our accomplishment. We tore down and rebuilt 4 large planter boxes. Now, I can say if I ever want to build one for myself, friends or family, I know what to do.
Aside from volunteering at this place, I learned a lot about what they offer. They help teach kids the skills of gardening, cooking, and caring for animals (yes they have animals here that you can pet). Basically be one with nature. They offer several camping adventures within the grounds for kids. Not only do they have several vegetation around the facility but they’re also located right above a beach. How cool is that!
Want to know the BEST thing!!! You can bring your family here and experience it all for the cost of FREE!!! Yup, you heard it right. It’s FREE!!!
So grab your family and experience what Slide Creek can offer. If your adventurous consider biking to this location or take a hike in the many paths created throughout the grounds.
Make your kids put down the game controllers and you put down the cell phone/​ipad and log off of your computer and enjoy the beauty of nature!

We went up to Slide Ranch for «Spring Fling» and had a great day. What I liked most about our day was that it was really hands on. We held an egg that was still warm, we fed the chickens from our hands, we combed out wool to make yarn, and we even did some felting. We brought along some lunch and also enjoyed some tamales from Donna’s Tamales. The views of the ocean from the Ranch are spectacular and there are some trails leading down to the tidepools. They had a bunch of other activities going on like pickling, cheese making and more, but there’s only so much you can do with a one year old. That night my four year old asked me if we could go back next weekend and was already planning who to bring along so I think we’ll be back.

I love Slide Ranch! You can learn to make cheese here, and they have great goats, just walking around!

Slide Ranch is a wonderful organization. They are a non profit that focuses on educating disadvantaged students on sustainable agriculture. The ranch itself is absolutely beautiful. It’s so serene and peaceful! You’re basically sitting on a cliff facing the ocean. it’s pretty spectacular.
I’m the volunteer coordinator for my schools honor society and I decided that I wanted to organize a day for our members to volunteer at Slide. I spoke back and forth with Emily who was extremely helpful! When we arrived we met Dylan and learned more about the farm, received a tour, met the animals, and started working on our project. We had a ton of fun and Dylan was great! Everyone else that we met was so kind and welcoming. You could tell that they were so passionate about what they were doing.
I think everyone should take a trip to Slide. It’s owned by the National Parks and it’s open to the public! They have regular days set aside each month where they welcome volunteers. It was a very rewarding experience and I hope to visit again in the near future!

A fabulous experience for families and kids of all ages. Every family and child should spend at least one full day here — it is beautiful, healthy, fun, and educational. It is truly a breath of fresh air — not your typical day for most people. We had a lovely day during their Fall Harvest Celebration, and will certainly be back many more times!

just went with my husband and two year old to slide ranch for their ocean exploration tour (not camp out). it was surprisingly mellow. the schedule was relaxed, giving us plenty of time to wander the farm, milk goats, graze sheep and etc. it has a sense of peace about it that i think is great for kids. they have the cleanest chicken coop i have ever seen (100 times cleaner than the little farm in Berkeley), with the cleanest chickens (beautifully colored). they have goats that don’t have crazy eyes. the animals there just look HAPPY. there is a little hike to get to the tidepools and we could have stayed there a long time if not for the fact that i am pretty heavily pregnant and we just have one of us to chase after our energetic toddler.
i highly recommend it. the staff were very patient with kids. very accepting of toddler temperaments and etc. very mellow as well. ;)

Went to Slide Ranch for the 1^st time with my daughter’s preschool. They have helpful, knowledgeable staff who are great with kids.

My review is for the lack of customer support/​service I’ve had over the past several months of *attempting* to visit Slide Ranch.
Back in June, we took a friend’s spot for the toddler day at Slide Ranch. It was a little rainy that day but we figured, after calling them, and not having received any cancellation notice, that the event was still happening. We drove up to Marin from the city, realized it was closed, and drove back with a very disappointed toddler.
Slide Ranch promised to let us know about their next event well in advance so we could secure a spot. Their next event is this weekend, and of course, it’s sold out, and I never heard a thing from them. And after emailing them with my predicament, have heard nothing back. Bummer. Guess we’ll have to make due with Hardly Strictly Bluegrass this weekend instead. Poor us.

The most beautiful piece of property on earth… and there’s baby goats to boot! What Slide Ranch offers in both life lessons to children and in it’s amazing location along Muir Beach combine to make the most memorable experience ever! Love!

Hidden gem and a total time warp. The property is public land, but you feel like you’ve snuck onto the property of a hidden hippie co-​op. The property is a total trip. Enjoy the grounds, but then walk down the path to the shoreline. Amazing tide pools, completely hidden from the maddening crowd. A gem!

Heaven on Earth!
We’ve been to the Harvest Festival two years in a row, and it’s one of my favorite things to do as a family.
The property is beautiful! You can wander around the garden eating vegetables and fruit right off the plants, you can learn how to card wool in the yurt, you can chase chickens, collect eggs and milk goats. The bands that played this year were wonderful. I really can’t say enough good things about this place. Oh, and the staff is wonderful!
Our family comes home feeling renewed, rested, and ready to face the traffic, the stress, and the general craziness of life in the «big city»

Slide Ranch is pretty cool. Came with work just yesterday and it was THE perfect day. The weather was great — not too hot and not too cold — and the view is spectacular. The twisty roads to get there can be dizzying and the directions are a tad bit confusing, but it’s so worth it in the end. The kids got to milk a goat, feed the milk to a baby goat, hold, pet, and feed chickens, wander around their organic gardens, make sage bunches to take home, and have a picnic lunch on their beautiful grounds. It was very informative and tons of fun for the kiddies. I would definitely come back. It was great!

I came to Slide Ranch for my internship’s summer trip! It was really worth it! And they accepted us even though we did not give like a long term notice. My first time milking a goat and tasting raw goat milk. SHH. It was quite fun and entertaining watching my friends milking a goat. I camped here for about two days? One night and two days. I feel asleep to the crashing of the waves because the camp ground was right below the ocean. The staff was all soo friendly! There is no Slide here! They call it Slide Ranch because the place is slowly sliding one inch every several years. My friends and I made cheese! And this egg stir fry with potatoes, chives, and many other herbs and veggies. It was delicious but I wished we would’ve added salt to the cheese. There is only ONE MALE goat on the WHOLE ranch and he is kind of loco so be careful when you are near him. But goats scare me in general because their eyes are scary. I enjoyed my time here! And I would suggest people to come here.

I came to Slide Ranch for a friend’s birthday party. It was a bit difficult to find at night, but worth the trek from the City. It’s actually not that far, about 30 minutes north. It just seemed further because of the switchbacks.
My friend’s party was in the Yurt — it’s a gazebo-​like structure covered, and a bit tent-​like. Great dance floor! My first time in a Yurt, and it was pretty cool.
The side facing the ocean is clear plastic, so you can see the waves crashing against the rocks below. It’s quite impressive. Fortunately since it was a full moon, I could see the waves at night.
It would be a great place for a special event, though the only plumbing the night I was there was a port-​a-​potty. Perhaps it was a deluxe potty? I’m not sure since I didn’t go in…
What a BEAUTIFUL place! I wish I could’ve seen it during the day.

On my way to Stinson Beach, I accidentally discovered Slide Ranch and it has since become one of my favorite local hidden gems. This non-​profit teaching farm is perched above the ocean in the Marin Headlands. Only half an hour outside of SF, this place makes you feel like you’re in a different world. There’s a turn of the century farmhouse, creamery, organic gardens, goats, sheep, chickens and ducks. After checking out the farm animals, you can hike along the coastal trail toward the tide-​pools where you’ll see starfish, sea anemones and more. Pack a picnic and plan for a perfect afternoon on the beach.