Los Ranchitos

{{Short description|Unincorporated community in California, United States}} {{for|the place in Mexico|Degollado}} {{Use American English|date=July 2025}} {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}} {{Notability|Place|date=September 2020}} {{Infobox settlement   |name = Los Ranchitos |other_name = |native_name = |nickname = |settlement_type =[[Unincorporated area|Unincorporated community]] |image_skyline = |imagesize = |image_caption = |pushpin_map =California#USA |pushpin_label_position =bottom |pushpin_mapsize = |pushpin_map_caption =Location in California |pushpin_image=California Locator Map with US.PNG  |subdivision_type = Country |subdivision_name =[[United States]] |subdivision_type1 = State |subdivision_name1 = [[California]] |subdivision_type2 =County |subdivision_name2 = [[Marin County, California|Marin County]] |subdivision_type3 = |subdivision_name3 = | |established_title =  |established_date = |coordinates = {{coord|37|59|35|N|122|32|33|W|region:US-CA|display=inline,title}} |elevation_footnotes = <ref name=gnis>{{gnis|1800603}}</ref> |elevation_m =20 |elevation_ft =66 |footnotes = }} '''Los Ranchitos''' ([[Spanish language|Spanish]] for 'The Little Ranches') is an [[unincorporated area|unincorporated community]] in [[Marin County, California|Marin County]], [[California]], United States.<ref name=gnis/> It lies at an elevation of 66 feet (20 m).<ref name=gnis />

Los Ranchitos was developed in 1949 into lots of at least one acre in size, with most averaging 1-2 acres. There are covenants on record describing allowable use of the lots, as well as a Los Ranchitos Improvement Association, which has been continuously active since the 1950s. It does have a distinctly rural feel and is zoned agricultural and light farming with many lots having stables, horses, chickens, and goats. As an unincorporated area, it falls under county jurisdiction and the area serves as a regional community separator between San Rafael and Terra Linda. It also shares boundaries with San Rafael's Open Space, administered by the Marin County Open Space District, and is actively used as a major [[wildlife corridor]].{{citation needed|date=September 2020}}

==External links== * http://www.losranchitos.org

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[[Category:Unincorporated communities in California]] [[Category:Unincorporated communities in Marin County, California]]