When I did this hike a couple of weeks ago, I hadn’t really expected a hike at all. I’d brought along a book and a few snacks and expected to spend most of the day reading, but Paramount Ranch proved to be something of a surprise.
Paramount Ranch has been used as a filming site ever since Paramount Pictures first bought the property in 1927 (and even before that, as I understand from the ranger’s talk). It’s changed hands a number of times over the years, in the process subbing for early California, colonial Massachusetts, Africa and even ancient China. It’s most recent well-known incarnation was as the town in Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman (a fact the NPS doesn’t hesitate to remind you of, again and again). It even spent part of it’s life as a racetrack, the remnants of which can still be seen on the property today.
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