Spahn Ranch, also known as the Spahn Movie Ranch, was a 500-acre (2.0 km) movie ranch used for filming generally Western-themed movies and television programs. With mountainous terrain, boulder-strewn scenery, and an 'old Western town' set, Spahn Ranch was a versatile filming site for many scripts. No longer in use, the entrance to the historic Ranch was at 12000 Santa Susana Pass Road (street numbers have since been changed) of the Simi Hills an...
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Spahn Ranch, also known as the Spahn Movie Ranch, was a 500-acre (2.0 km) movie ranch used for filming generally Western-themed movies and television programs. With mountainous terrain, boulder-strewn scenery, and an 'old Western town' set, Spahn Ranch was a versatile filming site for many scripts. No longer in use, the entrance to the historic Ranch was at 12000 Santa Susana Pass Road (street numbers have since been changed) of the Simi Hills and Santa Susana Mountains above Chatsworth, California. Now part of the Santa Susana Pass State Historic Park, Spahn Ranch is notoriously and best known as the primary residence of Charles Manson and his followers, the 'Manson Family', for much of 1968 and 1969.
The ranch took its name from dairy farmer George Spahn who purchased the property in 1948. Silent film actor William S. Hart owned the ranch prior to Spahn. Many western-themed movies and television shows were fimed on the ranch, including Duel in the Sun (1946) and television episodes...
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