who owns zorro ranch

The property formerly known as Zorro Ranch in New Mexico is now owned through a company called San Rafael Ranch LLC , and publicly available records and reporting indicate that it was purchased by the family of Texas businessman and politician Don Huffines.

Who owns Zorro Ranch now?

• After Jeffrey Epstein’s death, his New Mexico property known as Zorro Ranch was put on the market and later sold to an entity named San Rafael Ranch LLC.

• More recent reporting ties San Rafael Ranch LLC to the family of Don Huffines , a Texas real estate developer and former state senator.

• Following the sale, the ranch’s name was changed from Zorro Ranch to Rancho de San Rafael , but it is the same property near Stanley, New Mexico.

Brief history and context

• Jeffrey Epstein bought the ranch in the early 1990s (around 1993) from former New Mexico Governor Bruce King and held it through a shell entity (Zorro Trust, later Cypress Inc.).

• The property is very large (around 8,000–10,000 acres, including some leased land) and became notorious because of the allegations of sex crimes linked to Epstein’s activities there.

• In 2023, after being listed for tens of millions of dollars, the estate confirmed the ranch was sold to San Rafael Ranch LLC for an undisclosed price, with proceeds going to Epstein’s estate and creditors.

What is (and isn’t) publicly known

• Known: County property records and news reports identify San Rafael Ranch LLC as the legal owner, and investigative reporting identifies the Huffines family as the people behind that LLC.

• Not fully public: The exact sale price and the complete ownership structure of the LLC (who holds what share, internal agreements, etc.) have not all been disclosed in detail.

Simple answer

Today, the land that used to be called Zorro Ranch is owned via San Rafael Ranch LLC , reported to be controlled by the family of Texas politician and businessman Don Huffines , and the property now goes by the name Rancho de San Rafael.

Information gathered from public forums or data available on the internet and portrayed here.