The ranch property was in the Young family since 1898 and maintains many of the characteristics of a typical Trinity County farm from the last century. In addition to the Young farmhouse the sprawling grounds contain a large barn dating to the 1800s and numerous outbuildings surrounded by fruit trees, vegetable gardens, berry patches and pasture – enhancing the summer camp experience.

Trustees of the Young Family Ranch recently entered into an agreement with the Trinity County Resource Conservation District under which the district will maintain the ranch and its buildings, manage the day-to-day operations of the property and coordinate programs and other activities at the homestead which benefit the community. Young Family Ranch, Inc. is a non-profit entity that works in partnership with the Trinity Trust and the Humboldt Area Foundation to ensure long-term benefit to the residents of Trinity County.

The 2008 Weaverville Summer Day Camp is just one of the public-benefit uses at the Young Family Ranch. The 4-H Youth Development Program is using some farm facilities for project animals, giving summer campers the chance to learn about raising lambs and turkeys from 4-H members. Campers also have had lessons at the farm's pumpkin patch and learned about the importance of bee pollination from the cluster of beehives kept on the ranch. University of California Cooperative Extension relocated its Nutrition Education Program office to the ranch and Ingra Smith, the UCCE Youth Program Representative worked at camp.

For more information on the Young Family Ranch, contact the Trinity County Resource Conservation District at 623-6004.