Rancho de los Californios is a former settlement in Fresno County, California.
[2] It was named after the Californios (Hispanic people from California).
It was located east of Pueblo de las Juntas on high ground near the south bank of the San Joaquin River.
[2] Its site is near the corner of Ashlan and North Lake Avenues, 4 miles north of the Whitesbridge Road and 6 miles west of Biola, California.
[3] Located on the Eastern route of El Camino Viejo, the place was used as a hideout for horse thieves during Spanish and Mexican rule, and continued to be a place of relative safety for outlaws during the early years of American rule.