Hi Hat Ranch is a planned community located in eastern Sarasota County Florida consisting of approximately 10,000 acres (4,000 ha).

[2] The initial development of Hi Hat Ranch happened when Ross Beason, a New York businessman, acquired the land in 1937.

Hi Hat Ranch was then bought by Herman Turner in a series of transactions from 1943 to 1945.

Turner assumed full control of the ranch on April 1, 1945, consisting 26,200 acres (10,600 ha) of land, which is about one-eighth of Sarasota County by total area.

In 2021, a comprehensive plan for the development of rural Hi Hat Ranch was unanimously approved.