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.

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.

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!

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.

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

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.

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.

I've heard of the Bottle Tree Ranch a while ago and I happened to be in the area so I thought I'll stop there, late on a Sunday afternoon. I was the only person there and there's no real parking, just at the side of the road. I've traveled the world but this place was one of the most bizarre places I've ever seen, in a very good way. It is a very unique experience, it's crazy to walk through all the trees and see all the things. Something you won't come by very easily and definitely a must-see in case you're around!

Very interesting collection. I really enjoyed his design. Unfortunately it doesn't seem to be getting much attention since he passed away. Pretty junkie in areas, with a lot of broken glass. No restroom for such a long drive, but could look really nice with a little TLC

Just heard that Elmer passed away in June. Will miss dropping in on our trips to say Hi. What an amazing guy, sincere condolences go out to his family. RIP Elmer