Address

Rancho Los Alamitos Foundation

6400 East Bixby Hill Road
(Enter through residential security gate at the intersection
of Anaheim and Palo Verde)
Long Beach, CA 90815
(562) 431-3541
info@rancholosalamitos.org
Map Location
 How to get there from
campus to site
California State University Dominguez Hills (14.8 Miles apart)
1000 East Victoria Street, Carson, CA 90747
Get on I-405 S from E University Dr and S Wilmington Ave
Follow I-405 S to N Studebaker Rd in Long Beach. Take exit 24B from I-405 S
9 min (8.7 mi)
Merge onto I-405 S
Take exit 24B for Studebaker Rd
Keep right at the fork and merge onto N Studebaker Rd
Follow N Studebaker Rd, E Anaheim Rd and Palo Verde Ave to your destination

Merge onto N Studebaker Rd

Turn right onto E Anaheim Rd
Turn left onto Palo Verde Ave
Turn left onto E Bixby Hill Rd
Restricted usage road
Turn right Destination will be on the left
 Public Hours and Tours

Public Hours and Tours:

Wednesday - Sunday 1-5 p.m.

Rancho Center - Self-guided tour

Ranch House - Docent-guided tours only, every 30 minutes, with the first tour at approximately 1:30
p.m. and the last at 4:00 p.m. Reservations are not required for ranch house tours unless you have a
group of eleven or more people. Tours of the ranch house are not suitable for children under six years
of age.

Gardens - Self-guided or docent-guided tours by request

Barns Area - Self-guided tour or docent-guided tours by request

Group Tours - Eleven or more by reservation

Gift Shop - Wednesday - Sunday 1-5 p.m.

Tour offerings

School Tours and Programs - Call (562) 431-3541 for

reservations 4th Grade School Tours: History lesson of the
Rancho, barns and adobe core ranch house, Wednesday -
Friday, 10:00 11:30 am, Limit 70 students
3rd Grade Tongva Cultural Workshop Tuesdays only, 9:30
11:30 am, Limit 60 students
Admission fees

Admission: Free
Parking: Free parking is available at the Rancho on normal
operating days.
History
Alamitos, a ranch belonging to the 19th century. Located in Long Beach, the
spread comprises an old ranch house, a barn and four acres of gardens. It is
an oasis among urban surroundings. The site reflects the history of the
region from Spanish colonial days, and the Mexican occupation, to the
modern American era.
Rancho Los Alamitos (Ranch of the Little Cottonwoods) was built in 1790,
as part of a 300,000-acre land grant given to a Spanish foot soldier named
Manuel Nieto. The land grant, called Los Coyotes, was bestowed by the
King of Spain in recognition of Nietos armed service. Following his
retirement in 1795, Nieto put up the ranch on his land.
Following his death in 1804, the land was inherited by his wife and five
children. Nietos oldest son built an adobe house there. In 1834, the large
tract was divided into five ranches: Santa Gertrudes, Las Bolsas, Los
Alamitos, Los Cerritos, and Los Coyotes.
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Following the division, the ranch changed hands among

numerous well-to-do owners, each one contributing in some
manner to its heritage. The ranch house, which began as a
simple adobe building, became a sprawling 18-room hacienda.
The Bixby family, last private owners of the house, added
landscaped gardens in the early 1900s. In 1968, the Bixby
Home Property Trust donated the ranch house, along with the
gardens and six barns, to the city.
Now there also are five agricultural buildings. A working
blacksmith's shop and farm animals present a living picture of
the past. The four acres of sprawling gardens are landscaped in
a fashion prevalent during the 1920s-1940s. Group tours and
visits are regularly arranged for tourists and schoolchildren.
Today

Rancho Los Alamitos Historic Ranch and Gardens is owned

by the City of Long Beach and operated by Rancho Los
Alamitos Foundation, a nonprofit organization, as a
public/private cooperative effort under the auspices of the
Department of Parks, Recreation and Marine.
Main locations

The Ranch Center

The Ranch House
The Gardens
Strengths

Offers tours for 3rd and 4th grade base.

Educational tours
Opened to a large Class field trip
Weaknesses

Opened only Wednesday to Sunday leaving no very much

options of dates to go.
Hours not very flexible
Opened late therefore would be hard to have a field trip
with the childrens school schedule