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Located in the hills of Big Sur California, Rancho Rico offers a prime place for making music, where natural beauty and seclusion create a relaxing and focused environment for camp. The venue is a converted barn in the middle of the ranch, overlooking the Pacific Ocean. Fiddle and Vocal classes take place in the barn; Cello players meet in another house close by.

Weather permitting, class will also be held on the lawn. In the evenings, we’ll get together a band and put the hardwood floor in the upstairs of the barn to use, dancing until we can’t any more.

There are lots of opportunities to get outside and enjoy Big Sur, with time set aside every day for walks and for expeditions to explore the nooks and crannies of the property. With any luck we’ll see another California Condor this year! Spring weather in Big Sur can be unpredictable, from cold (forty degrees) and windy to hot enough to go swimming… so bring a jacket, and a bathing suit!

There are a few options for accommodations: on-site, there is ample space for tent camping, so bring a tent if that’s your cup of tea. Campers can also stay inside the barn; the upstairs has an open floor plan, and people who don’t mind that the music inside sometimes goes on late into the night bring pads and sleeping bags and spread out on the floor and the couches. Learn fiddle tunes in your sleep! Onsite accommodations are rustic! If neither of these sounds appealing, consider one of the wonderful B&Bs or campgrounds close by.

Getting to Big Sur Fiddle Camp

From the North:

    Take hwy 1 south from Carmel
    Go aprox 26 miles
    Pass the River Inn
    Pass Fernwood
    Pass the Big Sur Pfeiffer State Park
    Look for the Big Sur Station sign
    Pass the Big Sur Station and go .5 mile up a grade
    Go over a concrete bridge
    The first right after bridge is Rancho Rico. Look for Balloons!!!!!
    There will be a small mossy sign
    If you go too far you will reach the Post Office and Big Sur Bakery
    TURN AROUND!

From the South:

    Take hwy 1 North from Lucia
    Go aprox 20 miles
    Pass the Post Office and Big Sur Bakery
    Look for the first left before a bridge – that is Rancho Rico
    (follow remaining directions above)

Once on the ranch DO NOT EXCEED IO MPH

    Follow signs.
    Stay on the main road, about 1 mile, until you reach a three way fork
    Stay right at fork
    At the top of the ridge when you see the ocean follow road right, around the corral
    Continue down a long hill
    You will see camp signs – Welcome!

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