Rancho Nipomo, almost 38,000
acres in size, was granted to Boston sea captain William
Goodwin Dana, in 1837. For many years Rancho Nipomo was the
first stopping place on El Camino Real south of Mission San
Luis Obispo. From 1839 until Dana’s death in 1858, the
Rancho was known throughout the state as a hospitable
stopping place for travelers, including Captain John C.
Fremont, Edwin Bryant, and General Henry W. Halleck. In 1847
the “Dana Ranch” became one of four designated exchange
points on California’s first U.S. mail route.
Location: 6715 Oakglen Avenue, Nipomo, CA
This is the site of the
geocache Playing in the
mud
