California Family Destination Guide

Casa De Fruta is located along State Route 152 near Hollister, California. The roadside attraction has a restaurant, Casa de Coffee, gas station, Casa de Diesel, children’s playground with a miniature train and a gift shop. Inside the store you can find all sorts of goodies including nuts, candy, dried fruits and gift baskets. Outside in the kids playground they have a handcrafted Casa de Carousel ride plus the main attractions the miniature train. The Casa de Choo Choo takes riders on a two-mile long track that meanders through the complex, passing along scenic Pacheco Creek, past the zoo and the enclosure that is home to peacocks and rare white deer that originated from William Randolph Hearst’s San Simeon menagerie. Nearby are The Peacock Inn at Casa de Fruta and an the RV Orchard Resort, a 300-space recreational vehicle park. Located two miles east of the junction of Highway 152 and Highway 156, Casa de Fruta is easily accessible from Highway 5 or Highway 101, and is on the way to practically any place you’d like to go, including San Francisco, the scenic Monterey Bay Area, and Yosemite National Park.