Largest landowners in California

Top 50 by acres held

1. 1. STATE OF CALIFORNIA723,635 ac
   6,827 parcels in 28 counties
2. 2. CITY OF LOS ANGELES DWP246,885 ac
   1,409 parcels
3. 3. MENDOCINO REDWOOD COMPANY229,739 ac
   1,355 parcels
4. 4. CALIFORNIA STATE OF186,616 ac
   4,238 parcels in 13 counties
5. 5. STATE OF CA STATE LAND DIVN147,310 ac
   215 parcels
6. 6. REDWOOD TIMBER COMPANY LLC123,795 ac
   568 parcels
7. 7. SANDRIDGE PARTNERS LP105,680 ac
   946 parcels in 2 counties
8. 8. STATE OF CALIF82,810 ac
   1,565 parcels in 10 counties
9. 9. CITY OF SAN DIEGO76,280 ac
   2,347 parcels
10. 10. SIERRA PACIFIC LAND & TIMBER COMPANY75,738 ac
    389 parcels in 4 counties
11. 11. CITY OF LOS ANGELES75,185 ac
    1,062 parcels in 6 counties
12. 12. HEARST HOLDINGS INC A DE CORP58,599 ac
    193 parcels
13. 13. CUWR HONEY LAKE LLC57,421 ac
    20 parcels
14. 14. CA STATE OF57,233 ac
    268 parcels
15. 15. STATE LANDS COMMISSION54,246 ac
    108 parcels in 3 counties
16. 16. COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO54,197 ac
    1,260 parcels
17. 17. JACKSON STATE FOREST51,985 ac
    149 parcels
18. 18. VISTA IRRIGATION DISTRICT49,949 ac
    41 parcels
19. 19. HEWITSON LIMITED PARTNERSHIP46,016 ac
    217 parcels in 2 counties
20. 20. HEWITSON FARMS42,322 ac
    131 parcels in 2 counties
21. 21. FARRIS HILLSIDE LLC38,472 ac
    95 parcels
22. 22. L A CITY36,509 ac
    5,478 parcels
23. 23. CADIZ REAL ESTATE LLC35,711 ac
    106 parcels
24. 24. FLOOD RANCH COMPANY34,635 ac
    20 parcels
25. 25. BIDART BROS A CORPORATION33,352 ac
    105 parcels
26. 26. EAST BAY REGIONAL PARK DISTRICT32,951 ac
    611 parcels
27. 27. RIDGERISE INC30,084 ac
    11 parcels
28. 28. CALIF STATE OF28,273 ac
    257 parcels in 5 counties
29. 29. MAPES RANCH INC28,184 ac
    228 parcels
30. 30. PARROTT INVESTMENT COMPANY INC27,862 ac
    16 parcels
31. 31. STATE OF CALIFORNIA (WATER RESOURCES)27,648 ac
    232 parcels
32. 32. COASTAL FORESTLANDS LTD27,190 ac
    184 parcels
33. 33. R H EMMERSON & SON LLC26,734 ac
    102 parcels in 3 counties
34. 34. GUALALA REDWOOD TIMBER LLC24,505 ac
    147 parcels in 2 counties
35. 35. LAS AGUILAS LLC A CAL LLC24,083 ac
    49 parcels
36. 36. HEARST HOLDINGS INC22,913 ac
    1 parcel
37. 37. STATE OF CALIFORNIA PARK22,482 ac
    48 parcels in 3 counties
38. 38. CAB RANCH CO21,875 ac
    52 parcels
39. 39. CHEVRON U S A INC21,625 ac
    142 parcels in 14 counties
40. 40. HEARST CORP21,625 ac
    55 parcels in 2 counties
41. 41. NAPA COUNTY LAND TRUST21,134 ac
    199 parcels in 2 counties
42. 42. COUNTY OF ORANGE20,986 ac
    901 parcels
43. 43. CAPISTRAN RANCH LLC20,286 ac
    117 parcels in 2 counties
44. 44. ESTRELLA LAND COMPANY LLC A CA LLC19,956 ac
    46 parcels
45. 45. CITY & CO OF S F WATER DEPT & ATTN REAL ESTATE DIRECTOR19,806 ac
    251 parcels
46. 46. L A COUNTY19,803 ac
    1,751 parcels
47. 47. EDEN VALLEY RANCH LLC19,788 ac
    64 parcels
48. 48. CHEVRON USA INC19,785 ac
    350 parcels in 20 counties
49. 49. SUSTAINABLE CONSERVATION INC19,560 ac
    47 parcels
50. 50. MESSER LAND & DEV CO INC18,957 ac
    67 parcels

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