The Bar 717 Ranch is comprised of 450 acres on three former homesteads that lie to the north and south of Hayfork Creek. Elevations on the ranch range from 2200 feet at the Cornfield down to less then 1600 feet at the Swim Hole. The ranch is entirely surrounded by the Shasta-Trinity National Forest. The 28,400 acre Pattison Peak Roadless Area borders the ranch to the north.
Kitchen
Marlys’s Kitchen is the main camp kitchen. Built in 2018, this commercial kitchen has the space, storage, and equipment to comfortably prepare and serve meals three times per day for more then 200 people.
Dining Area
Our outdoor dining area is called the Eating Platform. Shaded by oak trees and wisteria, the Eating Platform has seating for 200 people. Homemade tables seat 10-12 people each and meals are served ‘family style’ (food at the table, not buffet style) with an abundance of good food and good conversation.
Sleeping Platforms
The Bar 717 Ranch has 20 open-air platforms nestled into the forest around main camp.
Guestrooms
Our indoor guestrooms range from motel style rooms that sleep 2 and have a private bath, to bunkhouse style rooms that can accommodate up to 6 people with shared bathrooms.
Workshops
Our workshops are used for camp activities every day of the summer:
- Arts and Crafts Shop
- Woodshop
- Ceramic Shop
- Curiosity Shop
- Darkroom
- Silkscreening Shop
- Out Trip Room
- Gates Gables Kitchen
- Blacksmith Shop
- Auto and Welding Shop
Barns
We store hay and tack for the Ranch horses in the Upper and Lower Horse Barns, located a short walk down at the foot of Barn Hill. Nearby is the Milking Barn, with hay storage and milking stanchions for the milk cow or goats. Next-door is the Small Animals Barn with pens for chickens, turkeys, goats, and pigs.
Gardens
Between Main Camp and the barns lies our Upper Garden. Here we use raised beds to grow vegetables and berries. The Upper Garden is also full of flowers, roses and fruit trees. The Homestead Garden, a short walk down the hill from Main Camp, is our main production garden where we grow corn, potatoes, squash, cucumbers, tomatoes and pumpkins.