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5 acres surrounded by a number of vacant parcels. Feels more like 100 or more. The old cabin is covered with shade sails and has hammock hooks. And lights for night time.
There are two fire rings. And owner’s camper and camping equipment are there. All chairs and grill, stove, etc. are available for use. No guarantee of propane or equipment is made. Things break and are replaced as we need them, but if they are there, feel free.
There are camping toilets with compostable bags, and a private spot to use them. But this should be treated as a raw land campsite.
Amboy Rd East from 29 Palms, First left after The Palms restaurant, then right at Compadre, left on Eddie Albert.
My hunny and I LOVE Shadow Mountain Ranch! Our favorite place to come relax and enjoy the calm of nature 💜 Definitely a hidden gem in the sweet town of Julian!
We rented their house and patio for 4th of July and it was not good. The owner kept being very negative and offensive, always trying to shut down our bbq even though we paid for it. I wouldn’t stay there even if it was free.
Very neat place. If you like to visit unique places you have to see this place. Very cool.
My family and I went to Shadow Mountain Ranch for a fun winter getaway and we stayed in the Manzanita cabin. We loved the homie feeling and the set up of the cabin itself with a beautiful dining room, a great kitchen, two awesome rooms with their own bathroom. The door to the bathroom in the first bedroom did not close properly but otherwise, there was nothing else wrong in the cabin. The master bathroom was amazing and spacious just as the photos showed. The living room was really nice to spend time watching movies, reading, playing games, or talking by the fireplace. The dining room has a beautiful view and a really nice sitting area nook to read or lay down. The patio is also really nice to sit outside and relax. The Wifi wasn’t the best but if you plan on disconnecting then it’s shouldn’t be an issue since there is still signal for your phone in case you need it. The only thing I disliked personally was the very overdone and distasteful decor. There is no need for decor based on indigenous people when the option for nature like animals or forest or mountains is possible and would make more sense.
Nice little get away. We had booked our stay at the gnome home but a maintenance emergency happened the day before our trip and we were placed in the manzanita. It was still a nice stay. Beautiful views, you can see so many stars at night. One of the restrooms in the unit was out of order, but the larger master bathroom was still available. I planned on using the bath but the water was yellow, I'm assuming from the well water or from the copper fixtures. Other that these issues I would definitely return.
