The site stays open until 5:00 pm, but visitors need to arrive before 4:30 pm to enter.
Enter at the Bixby Hill residential security gate at the intersection of East Anaheim Road and Palo Verde Avenue. Then, check-in at the desk in the Rancho Center.
During your visit, you can wander garden trails, learn from knowledgeable docents and volunteers, meet the barnyard's resident livestock (horses, sheep, goats, chickens, and ducks), and explore California history.
Yes, the site is free and suitable for families. You can come for a walk with your family and enjoy the well-cared-for farm animals. The staff is friendly and bilingual, and the bathrooms are super clean. There is also ample parking.
This site is special because it is a Long Beach City Landmark and twice-listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It has a rich history and has nurtured a great diversity of peoples and cultures over thousands of years.