Newcomb's Ranch

{{short description|Roadhouse in the Angeles National Forest, California, USA}}

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| street-address = Angeles Crest Highway

| city = La Cañada Flintridge

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Newcomb's Ranch is a roadhouse{{cite news|title=A Dream Steeped in History; Owner hopes to revive Newcomb's, a remote roadhouse clinging to Angeles Crest Highway.|last=Pringle|first=Paul|date=2003-01-07|work=Los Angeles Times|page=B1}} at {{convert|5340|ft|m}} in elevation in the Angeles National Forest, near Los Angeles, California. It is the only private property along the Angeles Crest Highway and is very popular with motorcyclists and is called "the informal headquarters for riders" by the Los Angeles Magazine and "one of Southern California's most famous Rickey Racer Roadhouses" by Motorcyclist.{{cite news|date=June 2003|work=American Motorcyclist|page=48}}{{cite news|title=Biker Crashes Prompt Crackdown on Angeles Crest Highway|last=McCauley|first=Byron|date=1986-07-27|work=Los Angeles Times|page=4}}{{cite news|title=Newcomb's Ranch Inn: Tender vittles on The Crest|last=Putter|first=Eric|date=April 2002|work=Motorcyclist|page=32}} The roadhouse is located in unincorporated Los Angeles County,"[http://www.newcombsranch.com/Images/Map/CrestHwy_Map_1a.gif CrestHwy_Map_1a.gif]." Newcomb's Ranch. Retrieved on September 16, 2010."[http://www.newcombsranch.com/directions_english_inline%20_frame.htm Driving Directions to Newcomb’s Ranch]." Newcomb's Ranch. Retrieved on September 16, 2010. near La Cañada Flintridge."[http://www.newcombsranch.com/inquiry_inframe.htm Inquiry]." Newcomb's Ranch. Retrieved on September 16, 2010.

The Newcomb family, who also created the Mount Waterman ski area, settled the property using the Land Revision Act of 1891, building the roadhouse in 1939.{{cite news|date=May 1998|work=Los Angeles Magazine|page=156}} The roadhouse has served as a restaurant, hotel, general store, gas station, and as a brothel or love hotel.{{cite news |last=Carpenter |first=Susan |date=2010-01-18 |title=Newcomb's Ranch may be at the end of the road; The closure of Angeles Crest Highway this week because of rain is the latest calamity |work=Los Angeles Times |page=B1}}{{cite news|title=Newcomb's Ranch, Flintridge, CA|last=Berk|first=Joe|date=September 2007|work=Motorcycle Classics}} The inn burned in 1976, allegedly started by a cook who had been terminated. The fire destroyed most of the second floor, which was not rebuilt. It was purchased in late 2001 by Frederick Rundall, an oncologist who purchased the roadhouse from Lynn Newcomb and remodeled it in 2003 for $340,000.{{cite news|title=Newcomb's Ranch Features Nature Close To Home|last=Hamlett|first=Christina|date=2007-08-23|work=La Cañada Flintridge Outlook}} The second floor became lodging for employees.

Motorcyclist and comedian Jay Leno is a "frequent visitor" to Newcomb's.

The ranch was closed in March 2020 and put up for sale in June 2021.{{Cite web |last= |date=2021-06-24 |title=Forest roadhouse for sale, bikers and hikers not included |url=https://www.latimes.com/lifestyle/newsletter/2021-06-24/newcombs-ranch-for-sale-surfboard-exhibit-drought-the-wild |access-date=2023-06-14 |website=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US}} As of January 2023, the ranch was still closed and up for sale.