Private Events
Have Your Corporate Event with Us and Support Monterey County Youth
A spectacular view of the Salinas Valley across 100 acres of rolling ranch land and an onsite restaurant — rated #1 in the region by TripAdvisor – provides the setting for your next leadership retreat, teambuilding event, or customer hospitality. By holding your event at Rancho Cielo, you’re helping to transform young people’s lives.
Nestled along the beautiful foothills of the Salinas Valley and surrounded by peaceful meadows and booming agriculture, the Rancho Cielo Youth Campus offers an ideal venue for your business meeting or special event.
The Drummond Culinary Academy prides itself on meeting your catering needs, including wine and beer service. From our traditional window-lined dining room space, to our enclosed-outdoor patio and BBQ area, the range of possibilities are endless.
Tour our organic garden, play a round of horseshoes, hike or bike up the mountainside, toss around a basketball in the gym, or even enjoy some catch-and-release fishing in one of our ponds. Our amenities are fun and flexible for any sized group.
Retreat Model:
8:00 am: Continental Breakfast
8:30 am: Leadership Meeting
10:30 am: Outdoor Team Building
Noon: Lunch outdoors at BBQ area
Afternoon: meetings continue
4 pm: Meetings end, transition to fun activities and “happy hour” with wine and appetizers
Available Event Spaces:
Dining Room, Bar & Outdoor Patio (plus Gazebo Lawn): Seated capacity 65 indoor; 45 outdoor; “Strolling Reception” 200+
Outdoor Patio and Bar: Seated capacity 45; “Strolling Reception” 65
Lower BBQ Pits & Lawn Area: 200+ Gymnasium: 200+
Commercial Kitchen Rental: Permitted for Preferred Caterers or with Proof of Insurance
Do good, and feel good – all event proceeds go back into running the Rancho Cielo program.