Kemper Campbell Ranch LLC

Name: Kemper Campbell Ranch LLC
Address: 10 Kemper Campbell Ranch Street, Victorville, CA, 92395, US
Telephone: +17602204442
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The Kemper Campbell Ranch is a private estate and working cattle ranch located on a secluded oasis a Enter in peace and rest; The house is yours."

"The house is yours; its portals open wide and welcome you to all inside, friend and guest. This 1929 architectural marvel, sleeps 10 in its Main House, with room for 22 more in 10 adjacent guest rooms. The property is located in a secluded oasis in the Mojave River Valley. The property, the Kemper Campbell Ranch, is a place of historic interest and legend, dating from the 1920's to the present. C

itizen Kane was written here, J.B. Priestly wrote Midnight On The Desert here. Hollywood filmed a number of movies here including Somewhere in Sonora with John Wayne and Sundown Trail with Tom Keene. More recent films include Kalifornia, starring Brad Pitt and Juliette Lewis. Guests from days of yore include Groucho Marx, John Wayne and Greta Garbo. Will Rogers kept his Polo ponies in our pastures and the Main House provided inspiration for the architecture of his home near the Pacific Palisades. Our Main House is an architectural gem designed by the famed architect John Byers. Photos and history of the Main House are chronicled in the gracious living books, Rancho Deluxe and Mediterranean Houses In America. Byers incorporated many unique features such as hand-hewed railroad ties and authentic corral posts for the living room balcony, and sun baked 18 inch thick adobe bricks for the structure. Each tile gracing the rooftop was individually molded "over the leg" in true western style. Built in 1929, this large adobe house sleeps 10 in 6 bedrooms with 5 bathrooms. We invite you to make this stunning historic place your home away from home, as we have for four generations. As it has been since 1929, our Main House is available with "portals open wide" for families, friends, birders, hikers, conversationalists and businesses and groups of all kinds (up to 32 people), to come and experience life from an elegant bygone era. Whether you're in the spectacular living room, its 3 dining rooms, its den or its many bedrooms, you'll be transported to another time where comfort, reflection and conversation reign. Outside, on the expansive patio, you can comfortably entertain friends and family even as you are treated to one of the nicest views anywhere. Enjoy the many guest ranch amenities. Besides the Main House, there are 10 additional adobe guest rooms available, each with 2-3 beds and its own bathroom. Step outside any of these rooms and you will see the timeless beauty spread before you of the pastures, valley and mountains beyond. In hot weather, enjoy the cool refreshment of our 40 by 100 foot swimming pool, cabana and outdoor BBQ, or the tennis/basketball court. Our ranch sits next to the Mojave Narrows Regional Park, where you can stroll through the cottonwood forest lining the Mojave River. Bird watchers will scarcely believe the enormous variety of birds that frequent the area (over 250 species). The ranch's unique location provides an opportunity to see wildlife of all sorts, including desert animals and birds as well as riparian migrants. Every season has its own special pleasure. The desert light delights each season. Spanning from summer gold, to bright spring emerald, to the shady outlines of the mountain tops brought by winter months. Meet the desert heat of summer by cooling off in our 100' X 40' pool, or hiking in the shade of the cottonwoods growing along the Mojave River. Fall brings the crisp air of the high desert and a rich, golden hue to the forest trees and surrounding pastures. Enjoy the impressive brick fireplaces in the Main House on cold winter days. Marvel in the verdant rebirth of spring as the pastures glitter with greenery and the desert comes into bloom. The ranch has always been a magical place. It's perfect for privacy and solitude, but somehow always conducive to conversation and reflection. It's a wonderful place for large groups to cook, eat and experience the scenery with one another.

01/31/2024

STUNNING 4 BEDROOM, 5 BATHROOM HOME ON 200-ACRE RANCH OASIS!!
Stunning ranch style home on a private, fenced, oasis-like 200-acre ranch in Victorville, CA. Amazing views of the Mojave River Valley and cottonwood forest, and the famed Mojave Narrows rock formation. This one-story gem features 4 bedrooms, 5 full bathrooms, a large living room with fireplace and a beautiful dining room. Its large master bedroom connects to separate his and her bathrooms and his and her closets! Extra-large utility room / workshop. Closet space abounds in this gorgeous home. Large, walk-thru pantry with room for a 2nd frig. Many more picture coming shortly. Rental includes use of shared swimming pool and tennis/pickleball/basketball courts. $2,750/ mo. Request application: [email protected]

The Kemper Campbell Ranch is a private estate and working cattle ranch located on a secluded oasis a

05/29/2021

It’s a beautiful Saturday in the high desert. Happy long weekend!

05/21/2021

A perfect day at the ranch begins with a walk. Fun fact: much of the land that makes up the adjacent Mojave Narrows Regional Park was formerly part of our ranch, until we sold it to the state in the 1970’s. Now, guests of the ranch can enjoy walks and runs throughout our property and along the path that extends into what is now this lovely park.

05/13/2021

Morning at the Main House

05/05/2021

"The SoCal Scene" (a weekly show on Spectrum News 1 SoCal) recently featured the Kemper Campbell Ranch in their Oscar Special. They visited various locations from the movie "Mank" in advance of its Academy Award wins in Production Design and Cinematography, and spent a great deal of time at the ranch.

Read our blog post about the ranch's role in "Mank" and our history as a destination for stars of Old Hollywood-- including Herman Mankiewicz as he wrote the screenplay for "Citizen Kane." Watch "The SoCal Scene" feature on the ranch, linked in the post for your viewing pleasure!

https://www.kempercampbellranch.com/post/the-socal-scene-visits-the-kemper-campbell-ranch-for-oscar-special

"The SoCal Scene" features Kemper Campbell Ranch in Oscar Special. Academy Award-winning "Mank" includes scenes shot at historic Kemper Campbell Ranch, where events actually took place. Herman "Mank" Mankiewicz wrote the majority of the screenplay for "Citizen Kane" while staying at the ranch in 194...

04/29/2021

Time slows down at the Ranch, and it’s good for the soul.

If you are considering the Kemper Campbell Ranch for your next group getaway, visit our website and send us an inquiry!

www.kempercampbellranch.com

04/27/2021

Congratulations to Donald Graham Burt and Jan Pascale on your Oscar win for Best Production Design. Your work preparing our property to film resulted in what felt like a journey back in time. Thank you for helping bring to life a story that has been such a cherished part of the ranch’s history.

04/27/2021

Congratulations on your Oscar win for Best Cinematography in . Among many other things, you made our ranch look beautiful in black and white! It was a joy for us to see this work come to fruition.

04/24/2021

Springtime greenery at the ranch

04/13/2021

This job is outdoor work only. Maintenance, laborer, exterior paint/stain, heavy weeding and clean up.

03/24/2021

Work from anywhere? This’ll do.

03/17/2021

The Kemper Campbell Ranch was mentioned in an article in American Way, American Airlines' in-flight magazine, about real-life, travel-worthy destinations that are showcased in some of 2021's Oscar-nominated films. If you needed a reason to watch Netflix's "Mank" other than its 10 Oscar nominations, then watch it for the scenes filmed at the Ranch!
Thank you Ink for the mention!

From the wild Western expanses of Nomadland to the jazz clubs of Soul, these five new films have us searching for flights for that much needed next vacation.

01/31/2021

Sharing this beautiful shot of our front lawn by the talented from her time at the Kemper Campbell Ranch shooting Mank. The very same view that Herman Mankiewicz himself looked out at as he wrote the script for Citizen Kane. A special story from our history as a guest ranch.

01/29/2021

Our adobe Main House holds countless memories for multiple generations of family, friends, and guests. Nearly a century standing, and still beautiful.

Address

10 Kemper Campbell Ranch Street
Victorville, CA
92395

Telephone

+17602204442

Website

http://www.kempercampbellranch.com/

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Nearly a Century in the Making

The Kemper Campbell Ranch was acquired in 1924 by Kemper and Litta Belle Campbell, both attorneys practicing law in Los Angeles. At the time it was called the North Verde Ranch. In 1929, the Campbells enlisted John Byers, the well-known architect and builder noted for use of the Spanish Colonial revival style, to design their home on the Ranch. The Main House was built of adobe bricks made from materials on the Ranch and dried in the sun, using the same method as the Monterey-style homes of early California. After the Main House was built, the Campbells decided to relocate and make the Ranch their family's primary residence. They raised their children there while they continued to split their time between Victorville and Los Angeles.

Over the years, the Ranch served many functions. For varying periods of time the family had a successful dairy business, ran cattle for beef, and raised alfalfa, among other things. In the 1930's, after years of hosting friends, the Campbells opened the guest ranch. Guests could ride horses, play tennis, and enjoy the three meals served every day in the Main House dining rooms. The Ranch hosted all sorts of guests, from family friends to Old Hollywood stars (John Wayne, Greer Garson, Groucho Marx and Greta Garbo, to name a few), all eager to escape the bustle of Los Angeles without having to travel too far. Notably, a large portion of the screenplay for the Orson Welles' cinematic masterpiece, Citizen Kane, was written at the Ranch by Herman Mankiewicz in 1940. (Be on the lookout for the upcoming Netflix feature film, Mank, directed by David Fincher and starring Gary Oldman. Mank will tell Mankiewicz's story as he sets out to write Citizen Kane, and will include various scenes shot at the Ranch, where the events actually took place.) The Ranch was renamed the Kemper Campbell Ranch in 1943, after the Campbell's oldest son Kemper Jr. was killed in a plane crash during World War II.

The family decided to close the guest ranch business in 1976, but the property continues to function as a working cattle ranch. In recent years, the Ranch has opened its doors again as a vacation rental and event space for those who seek its timeless charm and beautiful scenery. The Ranch remains under the ownership of the Campbell family, now the grandsons and great-grandchildren of the couple that started it all.