The Rocking R Reserve is a 90-acre parcel in western Yolo County, California, dedicated to restoring and promoting native grasslands, forbs, and pollinators; connecting people with the land; and contributing toward a sustainable Earth.
If you or your group is looking for a secluded and natural setting for your activities,The Rocking R Reserve is the perfect place, with both finished and rustic indoor spaces available and plenty of outdoor spaces. Close to I-5 and Highway 505 and just north of State Highway 16, it is an easy drive from Woodland, Davis, Sacramento, and the Bay Area.
The Scott Ranch & Rocking R Reserve
We have both renovated and rustic spaces for your short-term stay or group meetings and retreats. Check out the Tank House and the Barns on this web site. Then call us, and come out for a visit. We can help you plan your stay or event so that it is memorable, productive, and stress-free.
Judy G-Scott, The Scott Ranch & Rocking R Reserve, 32640 County Road 19, Woodland, CA 95695
People are an important part of the Reserve. Walking the labyrinth, seated in a circle overlooking grass-covered hills, or meeting around a table in the Tack Room or Tank House, people bring their dreams and ideas for creating a better organization, a new direction for living, or critical practices for a sustainable Earth.
Over the next 5 years, landowners Judy and Tom Scott will establish rich riparian habitat on both sides of the Clover Canal, the irrigation channel that flows through the Reserve. The Canal is managed by the Yolo County Flood Control & Water Conservation District, and we are working with them to develop a conservation plan that benefits both the Water District and the Rocking R Reserve.
Other partners, like the NRCS and Hedgerow Farms, will guide and assist us, and soon the Rocking R will transform from a fallow pasture into a vital habitat and space for the flourishing of plants, animals, and people. The plan includes:
Planting the pasture in native grasses
Planting hedgerows along the Clover Canal
Interplanting native forbs
Installing bat and pollinator boxes
Using solar energy for pump station
Developing walking paths, including a labyrinth for personal reflection
The Main House
Adjacent to the Reserve are the original home and outbuildings of the George and Dorothy Rominger sheep ranch, The Rocking R. Established in the early 1940's, the ranch includes a brick farmhouse, three steel barns with redwood timbers, two windmills, a 3-story tank house, a shop, tack room, and smoke house.
You will be struck by the beauty and utility of these buildings and the wild and spectacular landscape that surrounds them. Come and experience it!
The Main House