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Club Rancho De Las Palmas is a beautiful Nature Sanctuary, Botanical Gardens and Antiquities Museum located in Moorpark, California.
In describing an event facility, the word "oasis" gets thrown around pretty loosely, but Rancho de las Palmas, with its spring-fed lagoon,
thousands of palm trees and other exotic species, fifteen fountains, bronze art, marble, and hand carved petroglyphs, comes as close as we’ve ever seen to fitting the literal definition. Personally designed and executed over twenty one years by owner Dr. Robert Cassar, this unique private estate is also a registered turtle sanctuary, botanical garden and antiquities museum. Everything here is handmade and an outpouring of Dr. Cassar’s seemingly unlimited creative energy. Fortunately, he has been kind enough to open his magnificent hideaway to us.
The focal point of Rancho de Las Palmas is the huge lagoon, with its three sparkling fountains and a marvelous island, where a bridge leads from the shore to the island. Weeping willows and stalwart palm trees make for a tropical setting on the shore, and a spacious serpentine deck, any part of which can be set up for entertaining, borders the lagoon. This is a great place to sip a mai tai with friends and enjoy the view.
Couples often get married in front of the double-tier waterfall, or on the short flight of brick stairs leading to the deck. The stairs have an overhead arch and side railings in ornate wrought iron, perfect for twining with flowers. From here, it’s only a few steps to the Pavilion for the reception. The Pavilion is quite charming as is, but for a more formal wedding, organza can be draped from the center post to soften the look. A nighttime celebration would be especially glamorous here, since virtually every structure (the deck, island, and Pavilion) is strung with twinkle lights.
If you’re planning a large ceremony, you’ll be thoroughly delighted by the estate’s newest wedding site. Here, the bride walks down a 100-foot-long aisle and through a series of five ornate archways, all of which can be festooned with flowers and tulle. Vows are exchanged beneath the last arch against a backdrop of tropical foliage.
One of the greatest pleasures of being at Rancho de las Palmas is taking a stroll around the grounds. As you do, notice the unique architectural details. On the deck, wood railings change to wrought iron, and pathways that start out brick turn to cobblestone, then to concrete poured in imaginative designs. Classical fountains rub shoulders with abstract stone structures made of river rock and brick, some decorated with leaping dolphins. However, if you think this sounds like an artistic hodgepodge, you’re in for a treat. It all harmonizes beautifully—the manmade structures seem to have grown as naturally as the palms, pepper trees and flowers that surround them. And if children are included in your celebration, they’ll be enchanted (and occupied!) by a Swiss Family Robinson-style tree house, complete with slide and swings.
Rancho De Las Palmas is surrounded by an additional 115 acres which Dr. Cassar’s brother owns. In addition, Dr. Cassar’s brother Mark, along with his wife and three children are his only adjacent residing neighbors.
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From the highway the Club Rancho De las Palmas looks like an Oasis in the middle of desert.
21 years in the making, This is a one of a kind residential / commercial property, located just a minute from the highway sits central to Thousand Oaks, Simi Valley and Camarrillo.
Club Rancho De Las Palmas is right in the middle of an equestrian and agricultural belt know as the Santa Rosa / Tierra Rejada Valley famous for it's perfect climate for agricultural growing .
Tucked away between two beautiful other large ranch parcels, Approximately 13 acres to this artists creation Rancho has two fully permitted operating business's located on the residential premises.
The first business is an Equestrian Facility, which surrounds the property. Boasting two professional full sized 150 x 300 ft arenas , one complete with lighting for any night events and the other has a large cross country course with a 3/8 mile training track circling it .
with it comes 2 - 24 stall barns, both with 16 ft breezeways. The main barn is a two story custom built with spacious offices and large viewing decks upstairs on each side.
The second 24 stall barn, which is a single story and is located in close proximity to the main residence, this is where some of the family horses have been kept. Additionally there are 20 covered pipe corrals and 6 large turn-outs for the horses to play .
A 2 bedroom / 2 bath care takers home is conveniently located near the barns.
We also have the rights to build another house on the property. We planned to build the guest house on the other side of the lake next to the large waterfalls.
Over the past 20 years, Club Rancho De Las Palmas has hosted over 500 special events since 1991, including Horse Shows, Weddings , Fund raisers , Proms , Parties and gatherings of all kinds ...
Along with the 2 business's comes with a complete inventory of various machines, tools and equipment needed to work on the ranch including Heavy equipment such as a Ford F700 water truck, 2 commercial sized tractors, 1 ) Case 580 C Back Hoe extendahoe , 2) Ford 4500 Skip Loader, Ford 1 ton 4x4 dually pickup, Caterpillar fork lift, Welders and storage containers.
The other one of a kind business is a located centrally on the property and is the premiere special event center for the surrounding areas for over 15 years . Set in a tropical paradise it is perfect for weddings or special events.
A large double teared gazebo is the main area comfortably seating approximately 250 people. There are 4 small cottages for use in conjunction with any event.
Two concrete decks surround a small lake that has a 10x 60 foot long bridge leading you out to the palm tree filled island located in the middle of the lake surrounded by waterfalls and fountains.
There is also a large two story custom built Robinson Cruso tree house and children’s play picnic area with a revolution slide.
There are 10 large custom built secure storage garages with roll up doors for inventory and equipment storage .
In his vision Dr Robert Cassar transformed his property from desert to a one of a kind tropical museum .
Club Rancho De Las Palmas is known in the community as a Natures Sanctuary, Botanical Gardens and Antiquity Museum is filled with thousands of exotic trees and plants with hundreds of turtles, fish and birds .
Throughout the property, Dr. Cassar incorporated over 15 tons of large amethyst and quartz crystals fossils dating back over 500,000 years.
Located throughout the property are hundreds of beautiful hand carved solid marble statues, vases and water fountains placed on ornately custom made rock , crystal and fossil plat forms with heavy duty supports added for stability and durability .
If you are a bird lover, you are in luck, the property has two aviaries located on it. The smaller is the home of several macaw parrots. The other is located just off the master bedroom and has over 100 hundred beautiful white doves lulling you to sleep at night and greeting you with gentle cooing sounds in the morning.
The main residence is a renovated ranch style house.Approximately 4500 square feet, It has four bedrooms and 4 bathrooms.
There are three working fireplaces ornately decorated with solid hand carved marble mantles.
Just off the front entrance is a large living area with new large tiled floors throughout the house. The Game room has an nine foot billiard table, a custom installed 4,000 pound wall fire safe and a little mini bar area. The kitchen has a custom installed brick floor and lots of counter top space and cabinets, with a medium sized pantry.
Perfect for entertaining. The study, which displays crystals and fossils throughout it, is a great place to use the crystal room for workouts, meditation or to read a book .
Through his pursuit to become a Naturalist, Dr. Cassar made a custom built mineral spa to support a healthy lifestyle. There is also a three person infa-red sauna.
A private sun deck is located on top of the house and is located just off the master bedroom. On the south side of the property is what Dr. Cassar calls his custom built penthouse chicken coop, home of over twenty chickens, where you can get all the farm fresh eggs you’d like.
A Favorite spot of Dr. Cassar is the recreational facility.
There is a Full sized professionally lighted tennis court with a professional handball area and basketball court.
There is also a beautiful private camping area next to the tennis court.
Throughout the entire property Dr. Cassar has hand made stone glyphs on all the walkways from different ethnic backgrounds and ancient civilizations. Dr. Cassar says the property has seen many transformations over the years and says his vision was for the ranch to be a spiritual temple for healing and rejuvenating life.
Neighbors
Immediately to the North of the Ranch are Tierra Rejada Ranch and the Underwood Family Farms.
• Tierra Rejada Ranch -- Host to many outdoor festivals, weddings and celebrations including an annual Jazz Festival , as well as the Civil War Encampment.
• Underwood Family Farms –
- They have a full variety of vegetables and fruits in their family owned market, a pick your own produce farm and farm animal center. . In addition they have become well known for their annual Pumpkin Patch, Harvest Festival, October-fest, Christmas Tree Farm and other activities.
Club Rancho De Las Palmas Features:
• Equestrian Riding, Teaching and Educational Facility.
• Special Event Center. We have done over 500 events here at Rancho since 1993.
• Botanical Gardens, Antiquity Museum, and Natures Sanctuary.
• 40,000 lbs of museum quality large quartz and amethyst crystals, as well as many 50 to 500 million year old fossils for their energetic values.
• The 1000s of trees and plants provide a protective canopy.
• Experimental and Research center for plants. Most of our plants grow 10 to 20 times faster than normal and disease free without using any synthetic pesticides or fertilizers.
• Grow organic fruits and vegetables for the purpose of household consumption, education and demonstrating how we can become self-sustainable in this area.
• Local natural building materials including recycled or transplanted trees, 2500 tons of granite boulders hand picked from Pasadena.
• Registered Turtle Sanctuary and Rescue Center with over 250 guests.
• Home to 60+ White French Doves which are a symbol of Eternal Peace.
• Over 200 hand carved marble fountains , vases , statues, pedestals , fireplaces , tables/benches , etc )
• 120 asphalt parking spaces plus overflow parking in the front arena.
• The ranch was built following sacred geometry shapes of the dodecahedron and icosahedron for beauty strength and energetic values.
. Summer Horse Day Camp for inspiring children to connect with nature.
Vision for Rancho De Las Palmas:
To showcase our Nature Sanctuary and Educational Center – a shining example of a Self-Sustainable Eco-park Retreat Center where friends, family and community come together for celebrations, classes, workshops and day use retreats. The ranch is a teaching/learning facility where people are supported in transitioning into self-sustainable lifestyles in the areas of agriculture, animal husbandry and health.
Logistics:
Ranch Access:
35 miles from LA . 50 miles to Santa Barbara. 12 miles from the coastal ocean
2 Entrances for vehicles (1 North Side, 1 South Side)
120 Asphalt professional Parking Spaces and lot
2 Handicapped Spaces
4 reserved parking for Emergency Services
Pavilion
Capacity – 232 people inside the pavilion
Restroom Access: Septic system (15 years) and custom portable bathrooms
Women’s restroom
Men’s restroom
Handicap bathroom
Brides Changing Room
Wedding ceremonies and celebrations
Where: Pavilion and Patio Area
Hours: 3:30 pm to 11:00 pm
Average: 232 people in pavilion
Food: Catered by DJs California Catering (no on-site food cooking)
Health, Wellness and Agriculture Educational Programs
What: Yoga, Meditation, Alkaline Lifestyle (Health) Education
Where: Pavilion and Outdoors
Equestrian Educational Center
When: Tuesday thru Sunday
Where: Equestrian Center and arenas
Hours: 10 AM to 7 PM
Capacity: 48 box stalls and 20 pipe corrals / turn outs /offices
Classes: Private and supervised by trainer
