Fun event & good food. Only issue was uneven ground for walking with a walker. Good music & enjoined with our friends m.

Great pumpkin patch, kid activities, gift shop and edible garden to meander. If you have time, you can tour the historic house and take a wagon tour of the ranch. read more

Picture this....it's a nice Sunday in mid November (11-11-17. Approx 1:20pm). We head down the Midway see Patrick Ranch Museum. It says OPEN, so we pull in. Parking lot is EMPTY. We get out and walk towards the main house ( the gate say welcome ) we start walking the nice grounds and past the main house when a grandma/docent person comes out of the house and states that we are not supposed to walk the grounds. She also states that there is a lot of valuable antique farm equipment scattered about and that we have to leave immediately and shewed us off to the gift shop. I felt as if she was implying that we were in the market for antique farm equipment at a five finger discount.....wtf ?!? I told her that you really need a sign that says that says 'not welcome' posted then and she gave me a dirty look. We went to the gift shop and another grandma/docent greeted us before we could get the door halfway open and stated that we couldn't bring our water bottles in the museum/gift shop area as it was posted on the door as well. She didn't make a second attemp to make us welcome or ask us to set our drinks aside in any way and seemed as if we were bothersome to her....What the hell ?!? We just got in the car and left ....which led to this review. I understand that this is one more of the Chico elites restoration projects in their attempt to make money and preserve area history in a single stroke of geuious. There's alot of big Chico donor names posted everywhere as you drive in, I wonder if they have a care or a say on how the public is welcomed to their community subsidized suburban retreat. Dear Patrick Ranch board...... Have a talk with these old battle-axes that run this place on the weekends. They are running off your patrons. This isn't the only bad review you have on this exact problem. Get it handled folks, I'd like to come back sometime and give it another go someday. read more

My husband and I were lucky enough to have two of the docents, Sandy and Margaret give us a tour. The grounds are lovely and the house is beautiful over 5000 ft.². I was surprised there were two bathrooms upstairs and large rooms with high ceilings. I hope to come back when they have the Bryant exhibit up. They had a wedding scheduled for later in the day and look like it was going to be beautiful. Wish I could've gotten married here. Also you have to remember docents do this with no monetary gain. They do it for the love of the place they are responsible for. read more

We attended a wedding here in late March and it was very well done. Of course, some credit is due to the bride & groom for being organized and having great taste (wink) but the venue is gorgeous and the staff ran things smoothly. The ceremony took place on the steps on the ranch house - very simple, yet very pretty location. There's a decently long pathway leading up to the main steps that served as an aisle, and smaller pathways leading in from the side for the groomsmen. The reception was held in the barn, with an extra tent attached to house the overflow of guests. The bars (plural!) were well managed as were the buffets (plural!). My only constructive criticism: the barn was got very, very COLD as the night went on - more space heaters, por favor! Also, the staff member who came around to tell tables it was their turn to hit the buffet gave the impression that she was more than a little put out that she was the one assigned to this task. It's a wedding honey. Be pleasant. read more

Our child went here on a field trip last week. They did not allow the parents to join their children on the tour. The woman who led the tour was impatient and rude with the kids. I Will definitely tell everyone I know not to go here. read more

Hubby and I came here and had a wonderful tour. Our docent, Margaret, not only gave a great account of the home and it's former residents but she also seemed to have a true love of history and sharing the stories behind the home. Her enthusiasm is evident. Having lived in the area for years, this was our first visit but we look forward to returning in October for their pumpkin patch and autumn festivities. read more

I held my wedding of 300 people at the ranch in June 2012. The venue is beautiful and spacious however they were very unorganized. I feel the staff is very friendly but are not yet ready to hold large weddings. (It is to my understanding that they now have a wedding planner to fix this problem) The kitchen is huge and the bathrooms are wonderful (most wedding venues I looked at had porta potties). Every thing was VERY clean! The Brides "house" they offered for dressing was large and cooled which was a must in June! The ranch is located in bug country and due to their planning and knowledgable staff we were bug free the entire time!!!! They also have a specific person to help you the day of the wedding who stays until everyone leaves. Chris was AMAZING and went above and beyond to make sure my day was wonderful! read more

We stopped in at the Patrick Ranch Museum and was met by a friendly Docent in the Gift Shop. After paying she took us on an incredible journey through history while touring the house. I would definitely recommend coming back. read more

Very unprofessional.. I went with my mother to the gift shop for Mother's day just to take a look around. I can say the moment we walked in all the nasty old women that volunteer gave us disgusting looks with no greeting whatsoever. They then had the audacity to ask us what we were doing there when it was obviously still open and we were just trying to look around at the gift shop. What a joke. Get it together! read more

Wonderful pumpkin patch with wonderful volunteers. Lots of activities for the kids! Pony rides! Wagons. Lovely place! Think of Patrick Ranch when you think of pumpkins!!! read more

Was on Farm tour, first time visiting Patrick Ranch. What a gem of Butte County. Enjoyed all the stops that we had time for, found we spent more time there than we had planned because there was so much to do & see. Would definitely come back again & bring friends. read more

I wasn't going to post anything yet but I felt the need to do this before anyone else plans to do their wedding here.. My daughter got married here last Saturday 11-11-17. We were so happy to have this venue perfect for a country vintage appeal!! So we booked this venue over a year before the date. The advice I could give is really look at the fine print because the museum manager/director Karen changed up everything you can do or have the day before the wedding. Also she embarrassed us as we were decorating with the vendors stating we hadn't paid for things we had paid for way in advance but happened to not remember ... also if you like a creeper man on a golf cart driving around peaking through windows and harrassing our guests that's what you will get!!! We had a beautiful wedding after all but cannot say that we will ever suggest this venue to all of our friends or are business clients!!! read more

Won't ever go again. Here's a tip. If you are going to have crafts for children, don't get mad when they are making a beaded necklace and put too many beads. I watched the happiness drain from his face when you snapped at him. read more

We just got married at Patrick's Ranch the end of February. Everything was perfect, we got married inside Pat's barn because we weren't sure how the weather would be. There was an awesome room in the water tower for the bridal party to change and get ready, and we took all of our pictures on the porch of the beautiful house. The bathrooms were very nice with multiple stalls, there was a full kitchen for the caterer, and Karen was very sweet and easy to work with. I highly recommend Patrick Ranch for a wedding or special event. read more

Website is misleading. Very unfriendly people. It's like they didn't even want us there.

Very unfriendly staff in the bookstore. I was a vendor for a show last weekend and was in desperate need of a WiFi connection. Despite them having WiFi, they refused to give me the password so I could use the internet for 1 minute. What is the world coming to when you can't help a guy out with a WiFi password? Maybe they don't know it's free? Maybe they're just mean? I'm thinking the latter. read more