Burleigh Murray Ranch State Park
Purchased by the state in 1983, the Burleigh Murry Ranch is noted for its solitude, rich assortment of wildlife, and the unique historic barn built against a hillside. The Mills Dairy Barn, built in 1889 in the style of an English Lake County Bank Barn, is the only one of its kind in the State of California and is listed in the National Registry of Historic Places.
Currently, the main hiking trail is the old ranch road that follows alongside Mills Creek for approximately a mile through groves of mature eucalyptus, red alder, and buckeye until it reaches the Mills Barn. Past that point the road continues into a narrow valley between steep chaparral covered hills.
