Homestays, Volunteering & Working Holidays in California, United States

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Join our family at our home in the San Francisco Bay area, USA
Hello and welcome! We are Bruce and Kim, living in Walnut Creek, California, about 28 miles east of San Francisco. Our home is cozy and full of warmth, humor, and animals including two service dogs, one of them still in training, and two ......
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Come stay with us at our Spiritual Ecological Center and help work the land in Penn Valley, USA
We are a non profit Spiritual Ecological Center aiming to be of service to the surrounding community with Meditation retreats as well as social service projects. The resident project manager is a meditation practitioner and teacher. We are located ......
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Learn about sustainability where Redwood Trees grow in beautiful Northern California, USA
Nestled in the coastal range of Mendocino County, California (about 45 minutes Northwest of Ukiah where the weather is cooler) we are establishing a small farmstead and wildlife sanctuary.  Based on principles of sustainability & permaculture our ......
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Participate in a non-profit forest sanctuary in the Sierra Foothills, California, USA
We are a rural nonprofit that stewards a small farm, large forest, and budding educational center nestled in the Sierra Nevada foothills - on the ancestral lands of the Central Sierra Miwuk people. We are a project of a social justice focused ......
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Off-grid forest homestead welcomes help with firewood and garden in Northern California, USA
I'm living an off the grid life in the middle of the forest, in a remote beautiful location close to the redwood forest in Northern California, surrounded with rivers and wild life. I would like to share my off grid way of life with people ......
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Help at a non-profit forest permaculture site in Willits, CA, USA
CURRENTLY LOOKING FOR SUPPORT : We have openings for new friends to join us for Spring, Summer and Fall! Project range from spring garden work (bed prep, compost building, planting, weeding and more fun garden activities), forest work (supporting ......
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Join us on our homestead in beautiful San Luis Obispo, USA
We are a fun loving family of five with lots of creative enthusiasm. We love nature, hiking and working with our hands. Just over seven years ago we moved to a beautiful 10 acre property just outside of the town of San Luis Obispo, CA. and need help ......
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Enjoy the serenity of our private mountain top home and garden near Yosemite National Park. USA
We are a non smoking middle aged couple who recently purchased our 9 acre property near beautiful Yosemite National Park. My husband is a retired heavy equipment operator who thoroughly enjoys building and creating around our 'little piece of ......
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Look after the kitties while I'm away and discover Los Angeles, USA
CURRENT STATUS (updated 5/5/2026) The stay from Tuesday, May 12th, 2026 to Saturday, May 23rd, 2026 has been assigned and there are currently (2) approved backup Workawayers. We are always looking for Workawayers that can travel on short notice for ......
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Help at non-profit Buddhist center in the coastal hills of Northern California, USA
Learn about land stewardship, gardening/food production and traditional Buddhist meditation, at our retreat center on 485 acres of woodland -- homelands of the Kashia Pomo tribe, with open spaces, rolling hills and forests of redwoods, madrone, pine ......
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Help with horses in the beautiful Santa Monica Mountains, California
Please note that I cannot accept more than one helper at a time and I cannot accept any helpers traveling with pets/service animals of any kind, so please do not ask. Note: Since I am in very high wildfire danger zone there is absolutely NO smoking ......
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House and dog sitting in beautiful Northern California, USA
Seeking a kind workawayer for dog sitting and home help in Northern California! Learn about American Culture and improve your English while spending time in the heart of Silicon Valley.
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Join our sustainable way of life in Santa Cruz, California, USA
Join us in a sustainable way of life on a hilly plot of land in Santa Cruz, California, USA We are currently seeking immediate assistance (5/13) with preparing, organizing, cleaning and fixing toward summer. We are two older residents and few ......
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Stay in a cozy cabin and help us on our forested land near Grass Valley, California, USA
We are excited to welcome a new season of WA to our lil forest paradise in Nevada City, California! The weather is amazing in Spring, Summer and Autumn with the Yuba River just a couple miles down the road from us! We would love help from those ......
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Help with with day-to-day life in La Mesa, California, USA
Hello traveler! I am Debra a host and workawayer. Please read AND RESPOND to the entire profile, it's a communication thing; if you don't I'm probably not going to reply. Please don't send a canned response - they're really easy to spot and do ......
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House and pet sitting on a peaceful desert spot in Apple Valley, US
About Me: Hi everyone! My name is Jonathan, a 38-year-old, LGBT-friendly, retired Air Force veteran. I own a 5-acre ranch in the high desert of Apple Valley, California. It’s a calm, grounding space designed for rest, reflection, and simple ......
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Help out some artisans around our piece of paradise on the Mendocino coast, California, USA
We are looking for helpers. PLEASE READ OUR ENTIRE PROFILE BEFORE YOU REPLY. Read all the way to the end or you may not get a reply. Thanks in advance as I want you to know and be happy about everything before you decide to ask for a visit. A poor ......
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Join me with small tasks and stay in the heart of Los Angeles, USA
Greetings! (1)🙏 PLEASE DO NOT contact me until it is LESS THAN 30 DAYS from your arrival in LA + YOU ALREADY HAVE A CONFIRMED TICKET that you will provide the confirmation code for in your first message. (2) In the SUBJECT LINE OF YOUR MESSAGE ......
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Join our non-profit and multi-faith community in Annapolis, California, USA
WHO WE ARE: Located in beautiful northwestern Sonoma County, we are a certified organic farm (CCOF) and so much more! Founded in 1976, this is an independent, multi-faith monastic community. As a multi-faith community, we welcome those who are ......
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Participate in a non profit eco-farm community on top of the Santa Cruz Mountains, USA
This is an awesome place perched high on top of the mountains of Santa Cruz over looking the entire Monterey Bay and Santa Clara Valley. Come volunteer in a fun, beautiful, nurturing community with expansive awe-inspiring views focusing on planetary ......
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