at nearly 270,000 acres, the historic tejon ranch is the largest contiguous expanse of private land in california. its 422 square miles make it about as large as the city of los angeles and about 40% the size of rhode island. the property is located along interstate 5, approximately 60 miles north of los angeles and 30 miles south of bakersfield. tejon ranch was founded in 1843 as a mexican land grant. in the decades that followed, the ranch grew in size as additional land grants were purchased by tejon’s founder, general edward fitzgerald beale, a historic figure in early california. today, the 270,000-acre ranch is the principal asset of tejon ranch company, which was incorporated in 1936. the company’s stock is traded on the new york stock exchange under the symbol trc.