Angeles National Forest in Los Angeles County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

Paradise Ranch

Cecil B. DeMille

— 1963 —

Paradise Ranch Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Baker, March 17, 2023

1. Paradise Ranch Marker

Inscription.
In memory of Cecil B. DeMille, his Paradise Ranch was given by the Cecil B. DeMille Trust with the hope that it would be a Paradise for children.

Erected 1963 by The Cecil B. DeMille Trust.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Charity & Public Work • Entertainment • Notable Places. A significant historical year for this entry is 1963.

Location. 34° 19.19′ N, 118° 19.814′ W. Marker is in Angeles National Forest, California, in Los Angeles County. It is on Gold Creek Road one mile east of Little Tujunga Canyon Road, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 8955 Gold Creek Rd, Sylmar CA 91342, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in California’s The Valley — the San Fernando Valley,

in Greater Los Angeles,

and in the Transverse Ranges.

It is also on the American Pacific Coast.

Globally, it is in North America,

on the Ring of Fire,

in the Pacific Rim,

in the Western Hemisphere,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain

and also Mexico’s Alta California.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Creek Fire (approx. 1.2 miles away); Glen Haven Veterans Memorial (approx. 2.8 miles away); Dexter Park (approx. 3.1 miles away); How the Tongva Used Local Native Plants (approx. 3½ miles away); Sunland Park (approx. 4.1 miles away); Sunland Welcome Nature Garden (approx. 4.1 miles away); Verdugo Hills High School (approx. 4.3 miles away); S.H.G.A. (approx. 4.4 miles away).

Regarding Paradise Ranch. Purchased in 1916 as a vacation home

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by famous movie producer/director Cecil B. DeMille. He passed away in 1959. In 1963, the DeMille Trust bequeathed the property, and for many years it was known as Hathaway Children’s Village, a residential facility for troubled children. In 2010, Hallelujah Prayer Center took over the property and named it Gold Creek Center. Currently, the property runs as a camp, retreat, recreation center, and has worship services.
The 310-acre property has movie set relics, including a heavy iron gate from “King of Kings” - a 1927 Cecil B. DeMille film about Christ, and a desert boulder that God emblazoned with his laws for Moses’ people in the 1923 film “The Ten Commandments.”

Also see . . . Gold Creek Center. (Submitted on March 19, 2023.)

Photographed by Craig Baker, March 17, 2023

2. Paradise Ranch Marker

The marker has been painted black.

Photographed by Craig Baker, March 17, 2023

3. Paradise Ranch Marker

On the gate at today’s Gold Creek Center, a church retreat.

Paradise Ranch Gate image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Baker, March 17, 2023

4. Paradise Ranch Gate

The iron gate is from the 1927 movie “King of Kings”.

Photographed by Craig Baker, March 17, 2023

5. Stone House

Built in 1920 by Cecil B. DeMille as a vacation home. Located at the north end of the property (private).

<i>Cecil B. DeMille, Paradise Ranch, 1955</i> image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Yul Brynner/GQ.com

6. Cecil B. DeMille, Paradise Ranch, 1955

<i>The Ten Commandments</i> movie relic image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Baker

7. The Ten Commandments movie relic

Credits. This page was last revised on January 17, 2026. It was originally submitted on March 19, 2023, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California. This page has been viewed 3,115 times since then and 152 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on March 19, 2023, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California. 7. submitted on March 30, 2023, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California.