Photo: Rankin RanchFamily ranch
Caliente, California
Rankin Ranch
Fourth-generation Tehachapi cattle ranch with an all-inclusive rate and a kids program.
Ranch demonstrations
- Season
- Late Mar – late Sep
- Ages
- Riders 6+, kids program 4-11
- Guests
- About 30 to 50 guests at a time
What you'll do
- Riding on a fourth-generation Tehachapi cattle ranch
- A supervised children's program for ages 4 to 11, included in the rate
- Fishing and swimming between rides
When to go
- 2026 season March 24 to September 28
- 2027 season March 19 to September 26
- Spring break, Memorial Day, summer and Labor Day run as set blocks
Who it's for
- Families with young children who want the day organised
- First-time riders: the minimum age is 6
Good to know
- Riding has a 250 lb weight limit and is not available to pregnant guests
- Check-in is 3:30pm and dinner is at 6:30pm
- One of the clearest published seasons of any ranch here
- Family programs
- Fly fishing
- Pool
- Trail riding
Ride for the brand. No branding required.
- Brand
- Quarter Circle U
- Burned on
- Left hip
- On record
- 2010 California Brand Book (opens in a new tab)To find it:
- Printed page 358, middle column
The ranch's history page calls it the Quarter Circle U Rankin Ranch, founded by Walker Rankin in 1863.