Barker Ranch

Barker Ranch
Mining
Abandoned building at Barker Ranch
Abandoned building at Barker Ranch
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Coordinates: 35°51′34.57″N 117°5′18.76″W / 35.8596028°N 117.0885444°W / 35.8596028; -117.0885444
Country United States
State California
CountyInyo
Built1940s
Founded byBluch and Helen Thomason
Elevation
990 m (3,247 ft)
Time zoneUTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)

Barker Ranch is located inside Death Valley National Park in eastern California. Used as a mining and recreational property from the 1940s to the 1960s, it is infamous due to its association with Charles Manson and his "family". It was the family's de facto headquarters.