The Sea Ranch: Architecture, Landscape & nature TOUR
$85.00/Per Person - 2 Person Minimum
Discounts and flat rates for private groups of 5+, Children under 13 are 1/2 price.
Please contact us for details on these rates
Please contact us for details on these rates
DURATION: A jam-packed Tour 2 Hours
Corporate Group Tour Duration options: 1.5 hours up to 2.5 Hours
DISTANCE: Approximately 2.5 miles DIFFICULTY RATING: 1 Boot Easy See boot ratings
Corporate Group Tour Duration options: 1.5 hours up to 2.5 Hours
DISTANCE: Approximately 2.5 miles DIFFICULTY RATING: 1 Boot Easy See boot ratings
Guest Status on The Sea Ranch determines meeting location for this walk.
Please confirm where you will be lodging when booking or inquiring about this walk. Thank you.
Please confirm where you will be lodging when booking or inquiring about this walk. Thank you.
When we discuss architecture as an abstraction of the landscape, we gain greater insight into our relationship with the environment, our surroundings and one another. It's an invitation for a shared experience and unique connection to place.
- Margaret Lindgren, Owner & Guide of Unbeaten Path Tours & Yoga
Widely regarded as one of the earliest examples of ecological design, The Sea Ranch emerged in step with—and as a reflection of—the renaissance of environmentalism in the 1960s and 1970s.
Owner and guide Margaret Lindgren offers a perspective that goes beyond Lawrence Halprin’s master plan, illuminating how the models of nature and the philosophies of The Sea Ranch invite us to learn, grow, and evolve—individually and as a collective. For details on our standard 2-hour Sea Ranch Walkabout, please scroll down or visit the tour page.
With a professional background in Architecture & Design and hands-on experience in the Architectural Design Review Department of The Sea Ranch Association, Margaret is the go-to guide for guests seeking a more technical understanding of the community’s philosophies, its design review process, and how The Sea Ranch functions as a homeowners’ association
Owner and guide Margaret Lindgren offers a perspective that goes beyond Lawrence Halprin’s master plan, illuminating how the models of nature and the philosophies of The Sea Ranch invite us to learn, grow, and evolve—individually and as a collective. For details on our standard 2-hour Sea Ranch Walkabout, please scroll down or visit the tour page.
With a professional background in Architecture & Design and hands-on experience in the Architectural Design Review Department of The Sea Ranch Association, Margaret is the go-to guide for guests seeking a more technical understanding of the community’s philosophies, its design review process, and how The Sea Ranch functions as a homeowners’ association
READ ABOUT OUR TOUR & THE SFMOMA Sea Ranch Exhibit
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ONE OF OUR MOST POPULAR TOURS! Touring the architecture of The Sea Ranch and it's history is a rare experience! PLEASE CONTACT US TO INQUIRE ABOUT AVAILABILITY or BOOK ONLINE. Guest status on The Sea Ranch or with The Sea Ranch Lodge to be determined. Tour is of exteriors only
GREAT FOR WORK RETREATS! Coming from a past corporate environment, Owner Margaret Lindgren, has a strong passion and affinity for seeking out and providing uniquely effective examples of cooperation within the natural environment. In the business world Corporation = Cooperation and our Sea Ranch Architectural, Landscape & Nature Tour equips the corporate tool box with greater perspective on problem solving, responding to conditions in the workplace, supporting Intention and developing a TripTic for Success ---- a great way to kick off a work retreat week! Contact Us directly for Corporate Rates
"We HIGHLY RECOMMEND taking this tour! Margaret's ability in describing the architectural and landscape philosophies gave us a much deeper understanding and appreciation of this special place - and her knowledge of the history, flora & fauna was an added bonus. This tour was so delightful, informative and entertaining we booked another tour for our weekend stay! THANK YOU, Margaret!" |
"We had a magical, perfect tour with Margaret, who knew the history, architecture and the land so well. It was well worth the time to have a guide to so enrich an area we already knew, but now know much more intimately. Meeting Margaret was magical and the tour was wonderful! Thank you, Margaret!" 
With an Architectural and Landscape Team from Coppenhagen
The Sea Ranch has become part of our cultural heritage. The buildings of The Sea Ranch earned international recognition and significance soon after their completion and, almost sixty years later, continue to capture the imagination of architects, designers, and visitors alike. During a time of increased consciousness around issues of climate change and land stewardship, the theme of “living lightly on the land” continues to be relevant. (as presented in Journey to The Sea Ranch, by the Environmental Design Archives (EDA) at the University of California, Berkeley (UCB), in collaboration with the Architectural Archives of the University of Pennsylvania (UPenn)
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