Bales of Hay Produced Each Year
1,000
Property Acres
654
Mares kept by Lurline Roth
40
Fruit Trees in Orchard
577
Distinct Ecosystems
5
Water Wells on Property
3
The Trail
The trail is a one-mile self-guided walk through the Natural Lands. While many animals are nocturnal or elusive, you may spot some of Filoli’s permanent residents on your hike, including deer, turkeys, banana slugs, and dozens of bird species.
Lamchin Interpretive Center - NOW OPEN
Lamchin Interpretive Center is now open to general admission visitors, continuing the educational mission of this historic space with a focus on the story of the Lamchin tribe of the Ramaytush Ohlone people, the original inhabitants of this land. Filoli is collaborating with the Association of Ramaytush Ohlone on the new center.
Filoli Ecosystems
The Natural Lands boasts a variety of ecosystems within a compact area, including oak-madrone forests, redwood groves, and chaparral. There are also natural springs and creeks, a reservoir, and cultivated grasslands.
San Andreas Fault
As you walk over Fault Creek Bridge, you will pass from the North American Plate to the Pacific Plate and cross the famous San Andreas Fault. The Bourns experienced their first quake at Filoli the very month they moved in, though it caused little damage due to the House’s steel superstructure.
The Fields
Over the last 150 years, the fields have been heavily grazed by a variety of animals: first by the native black-tailed deer and later by domestic farm animals introduced by the Spanish. This 1920 photograph shows that the Bourns grazed sheep on the property. Today, a local farmer leases the land for haying.
Food Production
Filoli has been a continuously working estate for over 100 years. William Bourn planned Filoli to be self-sustaining, with agricultural fields, livestock, and orchards. He considered himself a gentleman farmer and took great pleasure in the seven acres of fruit trees in his Gentleman’s Orchard. Filoli continues today to produce fruit butters, hard cider, honey, dried lavender, and culinary herbs.
Curious about the Estate?
Curious about the Estate?