Visitors can experience historic Rancho La Patera by walking through the gardens, taking a guided tour of the Stow House, exploring the Visitor Interpretive Center, and by hands-on exhibits in the History Education Center. The gardens adjacent to the Stow family residence reflect the Stow’s passion for interesting horticulture and experimentation, typical of the late 19th century. Drawing from the European model of specimen gardens, Sherman and Ida Stow began their garden collection focused on the exotic and unusual.
Rancho La Patera & Stow House
