Spahn Ranch
Spahn Movie Ranch | |
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Ranch | |
Coordinates: 34°16′18.4″N 118°36′59.3″W / 34.271778°N 118.616472°W | |
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State | ![]() |
County | Los Angeles |
Time zone | PST |
Spahn Ranch, also known as the Spahn Movie Ranch, was a large movie ranch in Los Angeles County, California. It was used for filming mostly old Western movies and television programs. With its mountains and western scenery, the ranch was ideal for cowboy and Indian type shows. Some of the well known TV shows which were made at Spahn were episodes of Bonanza, The Lone Ranger, and Zorro.[1]
The ranch is no longer in use. The entrance was at 12000 Santa Susana Pass Road but the street number has changed. The ranch was very popular due to its being a home for Charles Manson and his followers. They lived there during 1968 and 1969. It was owned and named after a dairy farmer named George Spahn.