Ronald Reagan Ranch

Learn about the history and significance of Rancho del Cielo, the ranch that Ronald Reagan purchased in 1974 and where he spent 349 days as president. The ranch is now a museum and a student outreach center that promotes Reagan's conservative ideals.

Learn about Ronald Reagan's home and retreat in California, where he spent 25 years and 8 years as president. See photos, videos, and events of the ranch and its history, and how to visit the Reagan Ranch Center and Boyhood Home.

A Future President's Ranch By 1951, then actor Ronald Reagan purchased several parcels creating the approximately 357-acre ranch that spreads out before you and runs for 1.5 miles along Mulholland Highway. For the next ten years, Reagan bred thoroughbred horses at the ranch he named quotYearling Rowquot, and enjoyed riding, and jumping his own

Facts about Rancho del Cielo. Rancho del Cielo was the Reagan's small 688 acres ranch near Santa Barbara. The Reagans purchased the ranch in 1974, near the end of his second term as California Governor. It was used frequently during the Reagan administration as a vacation home. The ranch is very informal and has no central heating.

The ranch was Ronald Reagan's favorite place and he visited it anytime there was an opportunity for a longer break during his presidency. The ranch was a remarkably modest place with no luxuries one would expect from a presidential family.

Rancho del Cielo, also known as Reagan Ranch or Western White House, was the vacation home of Ronald and Nancy Reagan in California. Learn about its history, location, features, and current ownership by the Young America's Foundation.

Learn how Ronald Reagan fell in love with Rancho del Cielo, a remote and scenic ranch in the Santa Ynez Mountains, and how he transformed it from a cattle ranch to a presidential retreat. Discover the history of the land, the adobe house, and the views from the ranch that Reagan called quotheavenlyquot.

Learn about President Ronald Reagan's rural retreat in California, where he enjoyed horseback riding, woodcutting, and entertaining guests. Rancho del Cielo, also known as quotRanch in the Sky,quot was a sanctuary from White House business and a place of inspiration for the president.

Learn how President Ronald Reagan transformed a rundown adobe house into a cozy and relaxing ranch style home on a 688-acre site overlooking the Pacific Ocean and the Santa Ynez Mountains. See photos of the main house, the guesthouse, the barn, and the pond that were part of his sanctuary and retreat.

Learn how Ronald Reagan escaped the gilded cage of the White House and enjoyed his spartan, 688-acre ranch in California. Discover how he worked hard, rode horses, and embodied the cowboy image at his favorite place in the world.