Where a rooster makes the wake-up call

Work Family Guest Ranch $332

Lunch

Big Bubba's Bad BBQ $57

Gas $35

Final tab $424

CALIFORNIA FARM STAYS:

Work Family Guest Ranch, 75903 Ranchita Canyon Road, San Miguel; (805) 467-3233, www.workranch.com. Cattle and horse ranch with guest cottage and farm-stay program with a tour of the ranch. Horseback rides, $40 per person; two-person minimum. $150 per night includes dinner and breakfast. Reservations required.

Starr Ranch, 9320 Chimney Rock Road, Paso Robles; (805) 227-0144, www.starr-ranch.com. Former urbanites welcome visitors to their 240-acre ranch with its 35 acres of vineyards and orchards. Separate two-bedroom house, $150-$200 per night. $1,200 per week.

Hollyhock Farms, 200 Hollyhock Lane, Templeton; (805) 239-4713, www.hollyhock-farm.com. Cottage for two. Farm has Jacob sheep, chickens, orchards, 1-acre vineyard and other crops. Also, a you-pick fruit orchard and cutting garden for flowers. $125 per night, including full breakfast. Two-night minimum on weekends.

Windrose Farms, 5750 El Pharo Drive, Paso Robles; (805) 239-3757, www.windrosefarm.org. Two campsites available May to October on this organic farm with sheep and orchards, nursery and gardens. $40 per night, up to four people per site. Portable toilets.

McCall Farm Bed and Breakfast, 6250 Santa Rosa Creek Road, Cambria; (805) 927-3140, www.mccallfarm.com. Two-guest-room B&B in an 1885 farmhouse on 20 acres of fruit trees and vegetable gardens. $125-$155 per night.