El Cerrito is Spanish for The Hill. In 2015 The building was designed and built by the owners Monty and Alice Stanley as a hunting lodge that sits atop a hill. Originally laid out for hunting, the design quickly shifted towards hosting events. The first event was booked and it has hosted hundreds of weddings and events ever since.

Parts of the ranch include a great grandfather’s homestead in the late 1800s. Adjoining land was added through the years by grandparents, parents and ourselves. We named the portion where the lodge sits The Walking 18 Ranch. All three of our sons worked on the ranch growing up , attended school and played baseball in Longview. Number 18 was worn by our sons as Lobo baseball players. Our middle son Tato, was paralyzed in a snowboarding accident when he was 17. He began “Walking” at age of “18”!