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RIVER RIDGE RANCH
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Directions: Address: 37675 Balch Park Road, Springville, CA, (559) 539-0207 Latitude/Longitude: N36° 10.5661', W118° 47.9201' 36.176102, -118.798668 From Visalia, take Hwy 198 east. Turn right (south) onto Road 204/Spruce Rd. Turn left (east) onto Hwy 65 south toward Porterville. Turn left (east) onto County Route J28 through Strathmore to the junction with Hwy 190. Go left (east) on Hwy 190 into Springville. Turn left (north) at the big white barn onto Balch Park Road/County Route J37. Watch for the River Ridge Ranch sign, on your right, at 37675 Balch Park Road. UPDATE 021025: After hosting over 250 weddings, and having proven the concept of multiple, thoughtful revenue streams on a working landscape, the Ranch's wedding business has closed, and it no longer hosts annual camps for kids, but it continues to host regular, free-to-the-public concerts at the ranch in the spring and fall. In a greater strategy to transition River Ridge "from ranch to reserve," as a scientific research station, the ranch now has agreements with California State University, Long Beach; UC Merced; and the tribal youth non-profit Native Star Foundation, enabling undergraduate and graduate classes and Master's degree and faculty research to become a regular part of River Ridge's calendar. The public access component continues as part of this vision, via camping and lodging through Hipcamp.com, hikes and talks, live music, an annual Foothills Festival, and spontaneous events such as the Acorn 2-step, when volunteers planted 3,000 acorns in an hour! |