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Rodgers Ranch keeps Pleasant Hill's old farm layer visible
Rodgers Ranch Heritage Center gives Pleasant Hill a small living-history stop built around the city's oldest farmhouse and its mid-1800s farm life.
Rodgers Ranch gives Pleasant Hill an older layer that is easy to miss from the busy roads nearby. At 315 Cortsen Road, the old farmhouse is the oldest farmhouse and building in the city.
The place feels different from a regular park stop. The ranch is set up as a living-history center, with volunteers caring for the site and using it to teach what life looked like in the mid-1800s. Spring and summer tours help turn the old house into something people can picture.
This is not a museum that needs a full day. It is a small local anchor for the story of farm families, open land, and older community life.
Check tour times ahead of the trip. If the ranch is open, it gives Pleasant Hill a quieter story than shopping centers, schools, and commute routes.
Where to see it
Rodgers Ranch Heritage Center at 315 Cortsen Road in Pleasant Hill.
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Reviewed July 1, 2026
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