Ranch 45 — Rustic Bel Air Filming Location with a Lagoon Pool, Weathered Decks and Lodge Interiors

Ranch 45 feels like a Bel Air ranch that settled naturally into the hillside. As a filming location, it gives productions a rustic California mix of mature trees, weathered decks, mountain outlooks and lodge-style interiors built around heavy timber and river rock. The house has a rambling ranch plan with Craftsman detailing, clay-tile roofs and an eclectic, bohemian character that keeps it from feeling too polished.

Lagoon Pool and Shaded Garden Courtyard

The lagoon pool is tucked close to the house in a flagstone courtyard, which gives the whole area a protected, hillside-retreat feeling. Its boulder edge is irregular, with a circular stone spa pushing into the water, and mature trees stand close enough to break up the light across the surface. It reads as natural and textured rather than resort-like. For commercial, film and still photography work, this area gives you both room and detail. The flagstone terrace can hold wider frames around the water, while the trunks, doors, low stucco walls and deep planting create tighter angles without leaving the courtyard. Multiple sides of the pool are approachable, so reverses can carry the house, railings, foliage or stone depending on the shot.

Weathered Decks, Mountain Views and Exterior Filming

The hillside side of the ranch is all about the decks. Broad wooden terraces connect to several sets of glazed doors, including one deep platform with enough open floor area for full-body scenes against the railing and mountain outlook. The boards and dark timber balustrades are naturally weathered, which helps the exterior feel established on camera. There is good variety without moving far. Elevated walkways, stairs and smaller platforms slip through dense trees, so a sequence can move from an intimate woodland frame into an open view. Direct sun hits the main deck strongly from the hillside side and throws long railing shadows across the boards, while the areas closer to the house soften under the canopy. When the light gets harder, the shaded pool court and covered paths offer a gentler, mottled look.

Timber, Stone and Open Ranch Interiors

Inside, the main two-level room has a strong rustic identity: a high timber mezzanine, exposed log beams and a black metal spiral staircase. A wide wall of windows and French doors looks out to the deck, giving productions a clear interior-to-exterior sightline. Daylight comes in most strongly from that glazed side and rakes across the lower wood floor, while upper windows keep the mezzanine and rafters alive as the sun shifts. The surrounding rooms keep the same handcrafted language, but each one brings a different read. One room has brick flooring and an oversized arched river-rock fireplace under exposed beams, which immediately plays as a lodge interior. Another vaulted room has cleaner white walls and repeated timber doors, while the chef’s kitchen adds a more contemporary counterpoint with broad work surfaces, wood cabinetry and stone-patterned finishes.

Stone Bath, Barn, Tennis Court and Production Access

The bathroom continues the rough stone and wood palette in a way that feels very specific to the property. A deep soaking tub is built from rough stone beside a bay of windows, with a curved stone shower, flagstone floor and wood vanity nearby. The adjoining dressing area has extensive open wood storage, giving the connected spaces multiple camera directions while staying visually consistent. Arrival begins at a heavy log gate between rounded stone piers, then opens to a broad flagstone driveway and forecourt beneath mature trees. Crews can plan Bel Air arrivals and staging alongside shoot coordination with FilmLA. From there, paths and exterior stairs lead downhill to a weathered equestrian barn with a central aisle, timber stalls and a corrugated roof. A separate tree-lined tennis court adds another exterior option, with an aged playing surface that reads more like private ranch recreation than country club.