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Works Wildlife Management
Distance: 94.2 Mi75893 Ranchita Canyon Rd
93451-9597 San Miguel -
Pine Knot Guest Ranch
Distance: 180.9 Mi908 Pine Knot Avenue
92315 Big Bear Lake -
Big Creek Meadow Ranch
Distance: 228.3 Mi10551 Smith Station Rd
95321-9700 Groveland -
Dude Ranches & Guest Ranches
Distance: 258.8 MiPO Box 718
94604-0718 Oakland -
Relais Du Soleil
Distance: 301.0 Mi1210 Nuns Canyon Rd
95442-9711 Glen Ellen
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Description
The CircleBarB Ranch was originally part of the Ortega - Stokes 1843 Mexican Land Grant. This property was eventually split up and sold. Florence Brown and her good friend Ed Randolph purchased an initial 60 acres in 1939. Located 3 miles up rural Refugio canyon with its' steep mountainsides and a small orchard of walnut and olive trees offered Florence a perfect place to build a guest ranch. Her experience came from operating the Holt Guest Ranch on her aunts' property in Los Alamos, California. Florence named the ranch CircleBarB and thought that the property offered a quiet place for travelers to relax. It was beautiful, alive with lush vegetation, a stream that ran year round and plenty of acres for horseback riding. She built her home there and added a few cabins for guests in the 1940's. Additional acreage was purchased, more buildings and guest facilities were added as the ranch became a popular destination for families who wanted a special kind of vacation experience. Her son, Jim Brown, eventually took over the guest ranch and his wife started the Dinner Theater. The Browns and their children still currently own and operate the guest ranch and stables. A new lodge with a full bar, game room and meeting facilities were built in 2003. And recently they just completed beautiful, larger family style cabins to accommodate larger groups. ...