High Desert Homestead Ranch
NEW! Don't miss the homesteaders' authentic, heirloom breeds of 1880s animals including our Plymouth Rock chickens.
Head outside and back in time more than 120 years to the 1880 High Desert Homestead Ranch.
Have a chat with Mrs. Blair and help her with the daily chores at the Blair family cabin. Meet the Blair family, hired hands and ranch visitors. Learn the many ways in which the pioneers of the High Desert made a living from the challenging landscape. With the demands of ranch living in 1880 in the remote region east of the Cascades, the Blairs need all the help they can get. Daily beginning May 23.
Lend a hand at churning butter and splitting wood. Or dip candles, water the vegetables, and try your hand at Placer mining (experiences vary). Also visit the Barn, Willow Corral, Root Cellar, and other structures that make up the Blair's ranchstead.
11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. daily during summer
HEIRLOOM FARM ANIMALS AT THE RANCH
Visit the new Homestead barn and authentic willow corral. Stop by the chicken coop to see authentic Plymouth Rock and White Leghorn Chickens. Click here to see photos and learn about the history of these heirloom animals.
