Forest Ranch, California

About Forest Ranch

Forest Ranch, CA is a small unincorporated community located in northwestern California.

Officially, Forest Ranch is a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 13.93 square miles.

📰 Forest Ranch News Today

• Forest Ranch Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 22
• Calling CQ from Forest Ranch | Dave’s History Adventures - Chico Enterprise-Record Chico Enterprise-Record · Feb 11
• Wayne Lawrence Obituary The Press Democrat · Jul 29
• Lightning Strike Map in Forest Ranch, CA - Tracker & Radar | Spark WeatherBug · Sep 30
• ‘Chains required’: Snow blankets Butte County ridges | Photos - Chico Enterprise-Record Chico Enterprise-Record · Feb 17

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Forest Ranch Unique

• The only place in America named Forest Ranch — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
• Positioned in northwestern California, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
• Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 8 miles.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Forest Ranch

• Forks of Butte Creek Recreation Area · Nature reserve reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Forest Ranch

• Forest Ranch Charter

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Forest Ranch

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