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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

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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

MealsFull food service
SeasonYear-round
HostsYouth groups · School groups · Families
Established1964
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.

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