Fort Cross Old Timey Adventures

Fort Cross Old Timey Adventures offers activity stations that include hayride, hoedown, old time games, frontier chores, farming, animals, and a craft through the Julian Homestead program. Other offerings include jewelry making, archery, tomahawk throwing, spear toss, a native village, nature walk, blacksmith work, surgeon station, tinsmith, dance etiquette, gold panning and sluicing, adobe brick making, rope making and rope games, cabin building, survival workshop, and a slingshot range.

At a glance

• Ages: 3–18 years old

About the provider

Fort Cross Old Timey Adventures is led by Jesse Cross and Doreen Cross. Jesse started in the living history business around the year 2000, and Fort Cross officially opened in the spring of 2016. Its mission statement says it offers hands-on outdoor education for all ages, originally centered around living history, with programs and private events involving music, art, survival skills, team building, and agriculture workshops. School groups and other youth organizations have come out for a day of hands-on education.

• Julian Homestead — Preschool and up; 25 student minimum · $12–$20 per day · Activity stations include hayride, hoedown, old time games, frontier chores, farming, animals, and a craft.
• The Native Experience — Suggested for 3rd grade and up; 25 student minimum · $5–$20 per day · Includes jewelry making, archery, tomahawk throwing, spear toss, native village, nature walk, and animals & reptiles.
• Colonial Life — Suggested for 5th grade and up; 25 student minimum · $5–$20 per day · Includes blacksmith, surgeon station, tinsmith, dance etiquette, farm animal visit, weaponry, Bill of Rights, and Colonial Militia.
• California History — Suggested for 4th grade and up; 25 student minimum · $12–$20 per day · Includes adobe brick making, gold panning and sluicing, music & hoedown, tomahawk throwing, rope making & rope games, Native overview, mountain man camp, and reptiles.
• High Adventure — Suggested for 4th grade and up; 20 student minimum · $5–$25 per day · Includes nature walk, archery, tomahawk throw, cabin building, survival workshop, and slingshot range.

No modern conveniences nearby is mentioned for the homestead program. For camping, some evening events have age restrictions; regular weekend activities include archery, hatchet throwing, slingshot range, petting zoo and interactive reptile experience; age 4 years to adult need activity tickets/passes for booking approval; late check-ins are not accepted without prior approval; smoking of any kind is prohibited on the property while a guest.

Last updated September 26, 2026.