SOLD OUT
In recognition of Women’s History Month, we invite you to join us in celebrating the women whose lives, work, and creativity have helped shape the history and landscape of the park.
In the five short years Jack London lived at Beauty Ranch, he imagined it on a grand scale. That vision took root and endured through the labor, intelligence, and perseverance of two key women, Charmian Kittredge London and Eliza Shepard — who stewarded the dream, land, and legacy through upheaval and change, long after Jack London was gone. This two-hour tour of Beauty Ranch and the House of Happy Walls Museum invites visitors to step into their stories and discover how vision became an enduring reality.
*Image – Charmian London sits sidesaddle on draft horse on Jack London Ranch, approximately 1915, The Huntington Digital Library, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California
Charmian Kittredge London
Charmian London with her dog Possum.
Photo courtesy of the UC Berkeley, Bancroft Library. California Faces: Selections from The Bancroft Library Portrait Collection
Photo courtesy of the UC Berkeley, Bancroft Library. California Faces: Selections from The Bancroft Library Portrait Collection
Eliza Shepard
Photo courtesy of American Legion Auxiliary
Light refreshments will be served at the end of our tour.
When: Sunday, March 1, 2026 ( 10:00 am – 12:00 pm)
Where: Turn right after the kiosk to park in the ranch lot.
Event fee does not include the park entrance fee.
Price: $15.00