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Jack London State Historic Park, Glen Ellen, CA

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Jack London State Historic Park

A state historic park on the former ranch of writer Jack London, with his cottage, ranch buildings, and ruins of Wolf House.

2400 London Ranch Road, Glen Ellen, CA · Glen Ellen, CA

About Jack London State Historic Park

This roughly 1,400-acre park near Glen Ellen in the Sonoma Valley preserves the home and farm of writer Jack London. Visitors can tour the Londons' cottage, wander the historic ranch structures, and see the House of Happy Walls Museum, which Charmian London built. A trail leads to London's grave and the ruins of Wolf House, his dream home that burned in 1913. More than 26 miles of trails offer hiking, bicycling in some areas, and views over the Valley of the Moon.

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