Get nose-to-nose with 40+ alpacas on a working farm overlooking the California coast.
Canzelle Alpacas sits in the sun-drenched foothills above Carpinteria, just 20 minutes from Santa Barbara and a world away from ordinary. Come meet the herd, wander the pastures, and leave with a little more joy than you arrived with.
Weekend slots fill quickly. Book ahead to secure your time.
FARM TOURS
An hour you'll be talking about for weeks.​
Your guide leads you through the pastures where you'll hand-feed alpacas, meet our llamas Eileen and Inky, and get up close with the full cast of farm characters: horses, peacocks, sheep, and more. We'll make sure you leave with photos worth sharing.
Tours run Friday through Sunday. Groups of all sizes are welcome.
MEET THE HERD
Alpacas, llamas, horses, sheep, goats, chickens, peacocks — oh my.
Our 40+ award-winning alpacas are the stars of the show, but they've got excellent company. Eileen and Inky, our two llamas, keep watch over the pastures by day. Jojo, our Anatolian Shepherd, and Rigby, our Golden Retriever-turned Livestock Guardian Dog, take the night shift. Belmonte and Caudio — our two Peruvian Paso geldings — have called Canzelle home for over 15 years.
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Then there's Timmy, our literal black sheep, who arrived during a COVID crisis and never left. Pepe the peacock, who may or may not spread his feathers for you. And our chickens, a Christmas gift that now supply the family with fresh eggs every morning.
Every visit is different. Every animal has a story.
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THE FARM
A little slice of California paradise
Canzelle Alpacas is nestled in the foothills above Carpinteria — a small beach town known for its avocado festival and what locals call the safest beach in the US. We're 20 minutes from Santa Barbara and 90 minutes from LA, with views of the Channel Islands that never get old.
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The farmhouse dates to the early 1920s, when the Abbot family ran a citrus grove of over 500 orange trees. The Lonson family arrived in 2002, built the redwood barns, and planted the alpaca pastures. In 2015 they added 250 avocado trees, which started bearing fruit just three years later.
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We are very blessed to call this place home — and we love sharing it.
THE FARM STORE
Take a little alpaca home with you.
Our farm store is stocked with all-things-alpaca — the softest stuffed animals, scarves, blankets, socks, hats, gloves, bags, and keepsakes. We also carry a curated selection of our very own natural-colored yarn and roving for fiber artists.
Everything in the store comes from animals like the ones you just met. It makes a pretty good souvenir.
The farm store is open to tour guests only.
GET IN TOUCH
Contact
Address
Canzelle Alpacas
4036 Foothill Rd.
Carpinteria, CA 93013
Questions?
Tour Times
Mon - Thur
Closed
Friday
1:00 pm
2:30 pm
4:00 pm
Sat-Sun
11:30 am
1:00 pm
2:30 pm
4:00 pm