Barker Ranch
Barker Ranch | |
|---|---|
Mining | |
Abandoned building at Barker Ranch | |
| Coordinates: 35°51′34.57″N 117°5′18.76″W / 35.8596028°N 117.0885444°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Inyo |
| Built | 1940s |
| Founded by | Bluch and Helen Thomason |
| Elevation | 990 m (3,247 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific (PST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
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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.