San Diego Animal Sanctuary and Farm by the Children's Nature Retreat Foundation, Alpine CA

Nice place to bring animal lovers. It's not too big or small. People here are friendly. Make sure you buy a bucket of animal food. It was so much fun interacting with them. The restrooms are clean and plenty of picnic benches for a break.

This truly is a magical place that not many people know about. The animals are so well cared for, have huge pastures to roam, and really love attention from guests. The Farm is a great place to take your family and allow your kids to run free and enjoy the outdoors. Lots of shaded picnic areas and places to sit along the way. Highly recommend!

I have been here many times with my kids, but our last visit was the first we have done as a guided tour field trip. We learned SO much! Travis, the animal keeper, was beyond patient with the 18 children, many of which were incredibly young. He kept them all so engaged for several hours. The chaperones keep mentioning what a special day it was, and how much more we got out of it than we would have at the San Diego Zoo.
A wonderful and special gem of a place!

My son and I come here often (since he was about a year old and now almost 6) and absolutely love it! In the quiet beautiful mountains surrounded by nature and animals! You get an up close experience with every animal and can feed almost all of them! Shady picnic areas with a little snack store for snacks and drinks. Their events are always fun like their Easter egg hunt, and trick or treating! The animals are so sweet and well cared for! The people who work there are so helpful and love to chat about all the projects and animals on the property! We love the Sanctuary so much and look forward to all of our future trips! I 100% recommend all families to visit this little jewel in Alpine!

Such a cute animal sanctuary! Super happy we were able to support this non profit and hopefully help them a little to stay afloat. ️ Loved the added ability to feed all the animals

This place is amazing and way easier / more fun than schlepping the kids to the Zoo or Wild Animal Park. They have so much fun getting up close to all the animals and being able to feed them. Highly recommend!

Whether you bring kids or not, this is a fantastic place to visit. The staff is super friendly and helpful, you can get up close and personal with with the animals, and the fees are fairly priced. Of all San Diego has to offer, this has to be at the top of your bucket list to see.

Great place to share with friends and get to know the fauna of the place by feeding the animals, taking walks around the park trails? ? ?
Very close driving from SD, to get out of the routine and give yourself a break from so much work It is advisable to bring your own drinks and some snacks, just relax ️ ️

Today was a fantastic day at the SDAS&F! There were so many happy families and the weather was fantastic. The Easter egg hunts (one per day leading up to Easter) are super popular. This is one of the best and most wholesome places in the county to enjoy Easter fun. It’s also a place for all seasons and can be enjoyed anytime of the year.

This animal farm / sanctuary is in a beautiful location, and the animals are clearly well cared for (and there is a nice variety of animals, as well!).

That being said, I was disappointed in the Easter Egg hunt for my daughter. For admission, animal feeding, and the Easter egg hunt, I paid $75. When we arrived, parking was very tight and stressful. They had run out of feeding baskets, so we weren't able to complete the feeding we paid for, and they asked us to just come back later for a basket (but my daughter did not want to go stand in line again, because she's only 2!). Then, we only found 4 eggs while easter egg hunting. They asked kids to find no more than 12, but we were there within ten minutes of opening and it was already well picked over. So, just a bit of a rough showing for us over all.

Such a great experience. Well maintained place, very cute and worth it! Definitely going again and recommend for ANYONE!

We had such a wonderful time at the San Diego Animal Sanctuary and Farm! This was our second visit, and we wish we lived closer so we could go more often. My 11-year-old daughter did the "Be a Keeper for a Day" experience, and it was just perfect. Everyone was so kind and friendly, and it is such a beautiful place to spend a day. The animals are so well-cared for and loved. It truly is a "sanctuary" for animals and for people!