As you pass through the gate and under the handsome, filigreed sign suspended across Las Palmas Drive, you enter another world - Hope Ranch. Towering palms, planted in the early 1900s, line the main boulevard. It’s common to see the locals jogging or riding along private trails, or golfing on a manicured green at the La Cumbre Country Club. Incorporated in 1924, the Hope Ranch Park Homes Association watches over this elite residential area with luxury estates, charming ranch and contemporary style homes. Membership in the association is automatic upon purchasing a home and brings many privileges: private beach, bridle paths, tennis courts, and the use of the Hope Ranch Riding Trails Association.