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Welcome To The

Cheese Trail

A comprehensive resource for lovers of California artisan cheese. Discover cheesemakers using our interactive map, attend educational and fun events, browse our new cheese directory, and find the nearest cheese shop.

A digital illustration depicting an orange sunset and California's rolling hills and farmland.

Print Map

Our 2025 Cheese Trail Print Map in our shop, and for free at numerous locations throughout California. It features 44 cheesemakers that are open to the public, plus plenty of exciting stops and scenic views along the way. Travel safe, and let us know what you think of your adventure!

Cheese

With hundreds of cheeses and many more to come, our new directory is the best place to discover your next obsession.

Experiences

Wine tastings, culinary classes, guided farm tours, and tons of new features and businesses being added soon!

Retailers

Discover cheese shops, retailers, and farmers markets across California who offer artisan and specialty cheeses.

Cheesemakers

From the border of Oregon down to Mexico, our directory of cheesemakers stretches across the entire state of California.

Experience

Directory

Looking for something different? We're working on adding new experiences like cheesemaking classes, tours, wine and cheese tastings, and so much more. Stay tuned for updates.

Cheese

Events

Our events directory features hands-on cheesemaking classes, farm tours, tastings, lectures, and so much more. Check back for new additions weekly.

Trail

Map

Our interactive trail map features cheesemakers throughout the state of California. New additions coming soon, including filtering by region, availability, and more.

Cheese

Directory

Want to learn more about a specific type of cheese or find it in a store near you? Check out our brand new cheese directory!

Cheese

Shops

Discover your favorite cheeses using our new directory of cheese shops, specialty retailers, and farmers markets.

Cheese

Blog

Our Cheese Blog showcases California's finest producers, news, recipes, and more. Sign up for our mailing list to stay in the loop!

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Check Out Our Latest Blog Posts

Take a bite out of California's Cheese Trail

For this week's KCRW Market Report (click here to listen), Gillian Ferguson went to Marshall, California in Marin County to talk to Vivien Straus, to discuss the history of farming and ranching in this region. For anyone who's been to the Tomales Bay area, you know this is a bucolic part of Northern California where cows graze on the hillsides and oysters grow in the bay.

The 10th Annual San Francisco Cheese Fest - 2025

Artisan cheese, chocolates, crackers and ...

AAA's Via Podcast Interview with Cheese Trail's Vivien Straus

Hop on the Cheese Trail: Views, Moos, and One Cheesy Scandal

A Bay Area Icon Turns 160: Marin French Cheese Celebrates with a Nod to the Golden Gate

Celebrating 160 years of Marin French Cheese and 88 years of the Golden Gate Bridge, with a special nod to their Golden Gate Cheese — featured now at Gus’s Market in San Francisco.

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