Elmer Long's Bottle Tree Ranch
Elmer Long's Bottle Tree Ranch
Elmer Long's Bottle Tree Ranch
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Christin O
8 contributions
Aug 2024 • Family
My family of 5 was traveling Route 66 and I determined we needed to stop here. I loved it! It's bottles and scrap metals welded together to create art. I loved hearing the wind blow through the handmade windchimes and watching the light through the colored glass.
Written September 10, 2024
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A Midlife Adventure
Dursley, UK2,873 contributions
Jul 2023 • Couples
One of my favourite stops on Route 66.
I do wish Elmer were still alive so I could have met him. I’m sure he was a great character. All credit to his son for allowing us travellers to stop by despite no one being on site. A couple of people stopped while we were there and were in n out in seconds obviously not understanding why Elmer created the ranch.
This is art in its most imaginative form, what an inspiration Elmer must have been. It’s lovely to know people show respect and take their photos leaving nothing behind except their thoughts.
I do wish Elmer were still alive so I could have met him. I’m sure he was a great character. All credit to his son for allowing us travellers to stop by despite no one being on site. A couple of people stopped while we were there and were in n out in seconds obviously not understanding why Elmer created the ranch.
This is art in its most imaginative form, what an inspiration Elmer must have been. It’s lovely to know people show respect and take their photos leaving nothing behind except their thoughts.
Written July 20, 2023
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Eric G
Utah573 contributions
Feb 2021
We stopped here, as planned, on our way to Calico. Unfortunately, the gate was locked (perhaps because it was a weekday, I'm not sure) so we could only view the bottle sculptures by walking around the perimeter fence. It was still worthwhile and interesting, but not as good as it would have been otherwise.
There is a large dirt parking lot, and since the "Ranch" is literally on the side of the road, it is easy to find.
It is clear that each individual bottle sculpture was lovingly and whimsically crafted by the late Mr., Long. The art form is at least in part deciding on the topper for each "bottle tree." The creativity is astonishing and well worth the 20 or so minutes it takes to look at everything.
There is a large dirt parking lot, and since the "Ranch" is literally on the side of the road, it is easy to find.
It is clear that each individual bottle sculpture was lovingly and whimsically crafted by the late Mr., Long. The art form is at least in part deciding on the topper for each "bottle tree." The creativity is astonishing and well worth the 20 or so minutes it takes to look at everything.
Written March 10, 2021
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Courtney M
Oceanside, CA171 contributions
Jun 2024 • Family
Stopped on our way home from Vegas and it really wasn’t too far off our route. It’s on historic Route 66 which is cool. Doesn’t take long to go through, but is fun to look through and stretch your legs from driving. Very interesting to see what has been made from old bottles
Written June 5, 2024
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Josh G
Portland, IN987 contributions
Aug 2022 • Family
We hit this stop on our trip and it was great. This man had a passion for his particular style of art, and his display was really a site to be seen. Each bottle tree had a different topper with the randomness of signs, bed frames, machine guns, weather vanes, and lightning poles. Just a really neat stop and my 11-year-old was fascinated at the work that he had put into his art!
Written October 5, 2022
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Chris K
91 contributions
Apr 2021
This is a great and unusual stop while driving through Barstow. It's about a 30 minute or hour stop depending on how much time you want to spend looking at all the bottles and listening to the noises through the breeze. I spent an hour looking at all the different bottles and the kitschy items on top of all the bottle trees. Then as another reviewer suggested, I just sat, closed my eyes and just listened to the music of the bottles. I highly recommend it, good photos and it's free, Don't miss Tigger sitting in the tree as you enter or exit.
Written April 16, 2021
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Revathi
San Ramon, CA384 contributions
Dec 2023 • Family
🌟 Elmer Long's Bottle Tree Ranch: A Magical Journey Through Time
A cool little place that's free to check out and won't take more than 10 minutes to see everything. We stopped here on our way to Vegas. It's got lots of interesting bottles and cool art made from old stuff. Definitely worth a quick stop!
A cool little place that's free to check out and won't take more than 10 minutes to see everything. We stopped here on our way to Vegas. It's got lots of interesting bottles and cool art made from old stuff. Definitely worth a quick stop!
Written January 14, 2024
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my82pink
San Diego, CA3,164 contributions
Jan 2022 • Friends
We stopped by on the way to Vegas. It’s a good 2.5 hour drive from San Diego and was a good break. It’s along Route 66 nothing but plots of dirt land.
Depends on where you look, the hours listed may be different and I read that visitors come and the gates are locked. But I saw somewhere that they open at 7am and I emailed to confirm but never got a response. We took a chance and got there 8:45am. Surprisingly they were open with a sign that says “Welcome come on in”. It’s a wire gate with a latch that you let yourself in. We spent a total of 15 minutes.
It’s just a bunch of glass jars, antiques and iron works. Saw an old rusted cash register, sewing machine, hood caps, random various items large and small, high and low. Very photo worthy from all angles.
Depends on where you look, the hours listed may be different and I read that visitors come and the gates are locked. But I saw somewhere that they open at 7am and I emailed to confirm but never got a response. We took a chance and got there 8:45am. Surprisingly they were open with a sign that says “Welcome come on in”. It’s a wire gate with a latch that you let yourself in. We spent a total of 15 minutes.
It’s just a bunch of glass jars, antiques and iron works. Saw an old rusted cash register, sewing machine, hood caps, random various items large and small, high and low. Very photo worthy from all angles.
Written January 16, 2022
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VillagerRick
The Villages, FL1,054 contributions
Jul 2022
Driving by, almost missed it. Plenty of room to park my RV on the side of the road, this is worth a visit. You can spend as much time as you want, it was a really hot summer afternoon, so my visit was short - long enough to get a few pictures.
Written August 18, 2022
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Laura K
Raleigh, NC5 contributions
Apr 2019 • Friends
My sister and I took our mom here on a road trip from Vegas to LA. It was a cool place and worth the time to find and stop. We took tons of pictures. This was our favorite stop among the 6 stops we made
Written January 10, 2020
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Is this still open? We would like to pass by in September. What are the opening hours?
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Ann
Written July 13, 2023
No. I don’t think there is one. There is an email to reach for info in the website though.
Written March 16, 2022
You can walk all around the bottle ranch because it is fenced. It wasn't open when we were there just a few weeks ago but you could still see everything. So yes dogs would be allowed. There was an old dog on the property, he growled once at us from 50 feet away of the fence. That dog might bark at your dog through the fence. If it's "Open" - aka the gate open to wander in instead of just look, then their dog might not like your dog.
Written March 20, 2021
Are you able to buy something to eat and or drink? Using it as a stopping point on a road trip.
Written November 24, 2017
No, not on site. This is essentially someone's front yard. I do remember passing some restaurants on that street though I think.
Written November 26, 2017
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