Calera Ranch

Calera Ranch was established by ‘Jo’ Chapman in 1955. Cradled by the Santa Lucia Mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west, the ranch is located between Carmel and Big Sur. ‘Jo’ was an Iowa native who found love in this unique and rugged place, spending her life raising black angus cattle and passionately tending to the surrounding environment. Upon her passing in 2001, she entrusted her beloved herd and ranch to John and Suzy Moon. They continue to run the descendants of her original herd (using the same old red Jeep), always aspiring to honor ‘Jo’ by providing the same level of care and devotion in their ongoing stewardship of the land and cattle.