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Caliente Travel - Before You Go

California Wildfires

A letdown in strong Santa Ana winds has allowed California firefighters to make progress on three major wildfires that have destroyed more than 40,000 acres and hundreds of houses. Some residents are being allowed to return to their homes, and most evacuation orders have been lifted.

Traveler Reviews on Caliente

Rankin Ranch

5 of 5 stars
Greenock, United Kingdom
Jan 3, 2007
2/3 found this review helpful

I can't imagine a more fantastic setting for a couple of days stopover between the hectic paced Las Vegas and San Diego than the Rankin Ranch just outside Caliente. For many years my wife and I have been keen to try something like this and it more than lived up to our expectations. From the moment we pulled up in... more

Rankin Ranch

5 of 5 stars
London. England
Aug 17, 2006
2/2 found this review helpful

We stayed here for 4 nights in July 2006, I only wish it could have been 40. This is the best holiday I have ever had. My wife and 13 year old son both agree. If we lived in the States, I would already have booked for next year. We met families who have been going to Rankin Ranch for... more

Rankin Ranch

5 of 5 stars
Los Angeles
Aug 3, 2006
1/2 found this review helpful

Need a place to go outside of Los Angeles to relax and where the kids will be happy? Rankin is the place. Only 3 hours from LA is a family ranch where you are treated like family. I took my teenager and we had a great time. The food is spectacular. Every bite is homemade and wonderful. During the day,... more

Rankin Ranch

5 of 5 stars
Laguna Niguel
May 7, 2006
1/1 found this review helpful

Took our two kids (ages 9 & 12), two sets of grandparents, and a teenage niece to Rawhide Ranch and EVERYONE loved it. The twice daily horseback rides with Wrangler Dave were the highlight of our stay. But we also enjoyed our time lounging around the ranch and sharing meals with other visitors and the Rankin family. Learning about the... more

Rankin Ranch

Aug 31, 2005
1/1 found this review helpful

We just returned from the Rankin Ranch for my husband's 65th Birthday Celebration. We had all our children, and grandchildren with us, which totaled 12. It was the best family vacation ever. We have taken the Disney Cruise, rented a villa with a maid and a butler, went to a resort up in Washington State, and the Rankin Ranch ranked... more

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