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San Diego County · Bonsall, CA
The Original Rawhide Ranch
The Original Rawhide Ranch is a horse-focused youth camp in Bonsall, California, founded in 1964. It hosts outside youth, school, and family groups of up to about 100 people for weekend and mid-week stays, with riding, vaulting, and animal-science programs.
Facts verified from the camp’s own website · Last verified 2026-09-11
100
Sleeps
Getting there
- 55 min from San Diego
- 1 h 10 min from Riverside
- 1 h 20 min from Orange County
6987 W. Lilac Rd, Bonsall, CA 92003 · drive times are typical, not rush hour
On the property
HorsesCampfire areas
The facts
| Meals | Full food service |
| Season | Year-round |
| Hosts | Youth groups · School groups · Families |
| Established | 1964 |
| Phone | (760) 758-0083 |
The property was an abandoned hog ranch until Clarence and Mary Jean Chown bought it in 1964 and turned it into a summer camp, holding its first full camp session in 1965 with about fifteen boys and fifteen girls.