Rush Ranch Stewardship Campaign!
Ongoing Activities & Events
Access Adventure with Michael Muir
Rides are provided April - October by pre-arrangement only - FREE
For anyone whose mobility is affected by disability, come and experience the freedom and excitement of exploring beautiful wild and preserved open space lands with a gentle horse and experienced carriage driver. Access Adventure has two new carriages with hydraulic lifts. The larger carriage can accommodate ten ambulatory visitors or six wheelchairs. To make reservations contact Michael Muir at (707) 432-0512 or info@access-adventure.org or go to www.access-adventure.org.
Volunteer Workdays
First Saturday of every month
9:00 a.m. until finished - Free
Get some fresh air while helping with ranch and trail maintenance. No experience or tools necessary. Lunch is provided for participants. For details about upcoming workdays contact Land Steward Ken Poerner at (707) 580-6277 or ken@solanolandtrust.org
Self-guided Hikes
Marsh Trail
This popular trail is an easy, mostly level 2.2-mile walk that begins at the Visitor Center and heads west to an overlook of the Suisun Marsh and adjacent lands.
South Pasture Trail
A mostly level (but wet in winter) 2.4-mile trail that begins at the water tower south of the barn and leads to a small overlook and a large Native American grinding rock. The trail loops back around the south pasture, crosses a boardwalk and brings you back to the visitor center.
Suisun Hill Trail
Located across from Rush Ranch on Grizzly Island Road, this 2-mile trail climbs 500 feet to Suisun Hill where you have a 360-degree view of the area. Park near the entrance to Rush Ranch, cross the road, enter the gate and follow posts up the hill.
Please: No dogs, horses or bicycles on Rush Ranch trails (dogs are allowed on Suisun Hill Trail only), and no collecting of flora and fauna.
About Rush Ranch
Imagine a time when Native Americans descended from the nearby hills to hunt for waterfowl. Tule canoes snaked silently through the slough while women pounded dried fish on the grinding rock. Imagine the same landscape where a family later ran a cattle ranch, but left its marshy edges untouched. Enter Rush Ranch, a 2,070-acre open space that has won countless hearts with its vast open spaces, tranquility, history and excellent birding. Rush Ranch supports more than 200 species and 47 families of plants, 15 mammal species and 123 bird species. Three self-guided trails lead through grasslands, provide spectacular views and take you along the edges of the Suisun Marsh. Visit the Kit House, a 1930s Sears and Roebuck mail-order house now used as a museum and visitor center.The Rush Ranch Educational Council (RREC), an all-volunteer organization, is dedicated to providing education and outreach programs from September to June. For information about RREC and the Patwin Program offered to local schoolchildren visit www.rushranch.org.
Real time weather at Rush Ranch
Hours
Rush Ranch is open seven days a week from 8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. (or dusk, if earlier) from March 1 to October 31, and from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. from
November 1 to February 28. The Suisun Hill Trail across from the ranch is open from dawn to dusk everyday.
Amenities
New and improved facilities are available to rent, including a meeting room for 80; an outdoor, shaded picnic area with barbeque pit; and fully-furnished two-bedroom guest quarters.
Rules
Please, no dogs, horses or bicycles on Rush Ranch trails (dogs are allowed on Suisun Hill Trail only). No collecting of flora and fauna.
Directions
From Highway 12 in Suisun City, head south on Grizzly Island Road for about two miles. The entrance gate is on the right.
Group picnics and overnight camping are by reservation only. Contact Jennifer Fernandez at (707) 432-0150 x209 or jennifer@solanolandtrust.org.