Rancho Murieta Homes

Rancho Murieta is a modern community, with a rich history that goes way back further than its 1960s beginnings.
The modern day beginnings all began when developers requested new zoning along the Cosumnes River to hopefully begin subdividing about 30 one acre parcels on the south side of the river, all within 3 years.  The long term plans were to include over 3000 acres on both sides of the river, for homes, town homes, mobile homes, schools including a junior high school, and multiple shopping centers.  There were also plans for a 27 hole golf course and an airport.  By the end  of the 1960s, there was a training center to begin the training of equipment operators to start the major dirt moving.

The 1970s brought the first phase of residential development with streets being established. In 1971 the dedication of the new 18 hole golf course takes place.  Word spreads fast about this course and its beauty and professional quality, bringing golfers in from all over Northern California to check it out. In 1972 the Country Club club building is started. The airport, some lakes and reservoirs are also completed and a mobile home complex is being built. The same year the Murieta Mobile Home Village is completed with 209 pads, a 4000 square foot social center, a heated pool, laundry facilities and the TV Master Antenna System is completed.

During the year of 1973, major progress was being made and the first 5000 residential lots were put on the market.  In October of 1973, Rancho Murieta’s first homes started to be constructed. About the same time the equestrian complex was opened.  In November of ’73, the first lease on the golf course was signed and plans for another course announced.
1974 brings the first real estate sales at the real estate office which was at the time located in the golf ‘pro shop’. Later in ’74, the full time security staff begins operation at the front gate.  Also in October of ’74, a new community building, for administration and property sales, is almost completed with occupancy planned for 1975.

• The construction begins on a town home complex near the golf course.

• 1975 the Tennis Facility opens with 6 lighted courts.

• 1976 A Country Store, with gas pumps and a post office substation opens.  About this time the first mail service begins with the security personnel doing the deliveries.

• 1977 saw the dedication of the 2nd golf course, to be called The River Golf Course.  More home sites were being sold and homes being built.  During this time there was a massive influx of builders, contractors and home buyers coming in from the Bay area.

• 1978 and The Country Club Lodge and Executive Conference Center opens with 76 guest rooms located on 5 acres.  By February of 1978 all 351 lots in Unit 2 have been sold at prices ranging from $16,500 to $55,000 each.

• In 1979, the South Course has its grand opening.  At around the same time, the 3rd Murieta Music Festival opens with Jose Feliciano.

• In January of 1980, the streets and sidewalks are completed in Units 2 and 3 and work begins on the dam for Lake Calero which was about 7 acres and will be expanded to over 100 acres when the dam is completed.

• In April of 1980, a 2 hour session for the drawing for lots in Unit 3 is held, and yields over $4.6 million in sales. At this time estate size lots of up to 1/3 acre were offered and sold.

• In 1982, the creation of the Community Services District takes place.  November 1982, Lake Calero is dedicated which added 2600 acre feet of water to the community’s supply.

• June 1983, the population hits a total of 196 residents.

• February 1986 Murieta Plaza opens with 66,000 square feet of commercial and office space.  May of 1986, Plaza Foods opens with 17,000 square feet of grocery shopping at the new Murieta Plaza. September of 1986 brings the new Post Office in the Murieta Plaza.  At the same time a new school opens.

• During the 1990s, many activities and new additions were continued and added including the Community Services District moving into their new 5000 square foot headquarters.

Since 2000, many things have happened at Rancho Murieta including the plans for the final building stages to be completed over the next 7-10 years with another 1500 homes to be built.

The community of Rancho Murieta is a planned and gated golf community in the Sierra foothills just east of Sacramento. It’s actually several communities, the chief ones being Rancho Murieta North and Rancho Murieta South, each surrounding an 18-hole championship golf course.  There’s also Rancho Murieta Village.
The golf courses offer some of the best golfing to be found anywhere in Northern California.  The area is close to Sacramento and other major cities in Northern California and offers a great lifestyle for its residents.  With great homes, townhomes, estates with beautiful custom built homes, great schools, parks, outdoor recreation, including their great golf courses, cultural events, shopping and restaurants, what more could you ask for in a community that you would want to call home.  Whether raising a family, living single, or just retired, this is the place to do it in.