The Painted Turtle Camp
United States / Lake Hughes, California
Location ID: #10204063
The Painted Turtle---a One-Stop Film Location-- is a camp for children with serious medical conditions founded by Paul Newman. Located in Lake Hughes, CA, 1.5 hours from Los Angeles in the Los Angeles National Forest, the 173-acre property offers the variety of a studio backlot, with the privacy and ease of a single controlled location. From rugged mountain trails, wilderness swamps and paths, to sparkling lakeshores, rustic cabins and even a full-size gymnasium, The Painted Turtle site includes: 16 individual cabins, a large dining hall, a gymnasium with a regulation size basketball court w/ ropes wall & pull out bleachers, swimming pool, archery range, a lake and boathouse with small craft boats & fishing dock, low and high ropes courses, arts and crafts/woodshop buildings, large green space/lawn, barn, pasture, riding ring, campfire circle, industrial kitchen, helicopter pad, staff housing building/motel style, staff village with five manufactured homes, industrial facility buildings w/ large dirt parking lot for parking, equipment trucks, and catering. This private location is both diverse and highly adaptable.
Location Category:
- ACCOMMODATIONS - *;
- AGRICULTURAL - *;
- AGRICULTURAL - Barns;
- CITIES, TOWNS & PUBLIC SPACES - *;
- CITIES, TOWNS & PUBLIC SPACES - Small Towns / Main Streets;
- HOUSES - *;
- HOUSES - Cottages / Cabins;
- NATURAL LANDSCAPES / PARKS - *;
- NATURAL LANDSCAPES / PARKS - Camps / Campgrounds;
- SPORTS - *;
- SPORTS - Archery Ranges;
- SPORTS - Basketball Indoor;
- SPORTS - Gymnasiums;
- SPORTS - Swimming Pools Outdoor / Outdoor Pools;
- TRANSPORTATION - *;
- TRANSPORTATION - Heliports / Helipads;
- WATER & COASTAL AREAS - *;
- WATER & COASTAL AREAS - Lakes / Dams / Reservoirs