Tejon Ranch is the Largest Single Expanse of Private Property in CaliforniaEstablished in 1843 as a Mexican land grant, this grand sweep of territory was home to some of the Old West's most illustrious exploits. Trappers, hardy settlers and frontiersmen, outlaws, the Camel Corps, Butterfield stagecoach lines and Army dragoons all traversed its range. Historic pioneers such as Jedediah Smith, Kit Carson and John C. Fremont explored Tejon's frontier. In the decades following its founding, the Ranch grew in size as additional land grants were purchased by Tejon's founder, General
