Lon Lon Ranch

Series appearances

Lon Lon Ranch in every Zelda game

Lon Lon Ranch is fully staffed in Ocarina of Time and then scatters. Later games quote the layout, the milk, or the name. If a search says “Lon Lon Ranch” plus a game that is not Ocarina of Time, the honest answer is often “a different place that remembers it.” The table is the whole set I could tie to a wiki page.

Every listed appearance

GameUS dateWhat the ranch isPageStatus
Ocarina of Time (N64)23 Nov 1998Playable ranch with Talon, Malon, Ingo, EponaHome2 sources
Ocarina of Time 3D19 Jun 2011Same layout, new bedroomHome2 sources
Ocarina of Time (Switch 2)5 Nov 2026Rebuilt ranch, new prices and token countRemake guide2 sources
Majora’s Mask26 Oct 2000Romani Ranch, not Lon Lon RanchOwn page2 sources
Four Swords Adventures7 Jun 2004A stage on The Field; escort MalonThis table1 source (Zelda Wiki)
The Minish Cap10 Jan 2005Ranch east of Hyrule Town; spare key and two heart piecesThis table1 source (Zelda Wiki)
A Link Between Worlds22 Nov 2013Milk is mentioned as coming from the ranch. You do not visit itThis table1 source (Zelda Wiki)
Breath of the Wild3 Mar 2017Ranch Ruins. No NPCs, no milk, no EponaOwn page2 sources
Tears of the Kingdom12 May 2023Same ruins, plus a cave, plus a fabricRuins page2 sources
Age of Calamity20 Nov 2020Playable in The Battle of Hyrule Field, modeled on OoT. Side storyThis table1 source (Zelda Wiki)
Ranch Ruins in Breath of the Wild, the later form of the ranch layout
Ranch Ruins in Breath of the Wild. Zelda Wiki, Nintendo.
The 1998 Lon Lon Ranch the later ruins resemble
1998 ranch the ruins echo. Zelda Wiki, Nintendo.

Not the same place

Romani Ranch is a working dairy in Termina with Cremia, Romani, and Chateau Romani. Ranch Ruins is an empty farm south of Hyrule Castle. Age of Calamity lets you fight on a model of the Ocarina ranch during The Battle of Hyrule Field. They are separate game locations and should be read in the context of each game.

Minish Cap’s ranch is east of town and has its own spare key. A Spanish figurine text on that game uses Taron and Maron. I leave those spellings in the Minish row of my notes and I do not “correct” them to Talon and Malon. A Link Between Worlds only mentions the milk. That sentence is not a map pin.

Questions

Which games let me walk the ranch with Malon there?

Ocarina of Time on Nintendo 64, 3DS and Switch 2, plus The Minish Cap. Four Swords Adventures also features Malon at the ranch stage. Other rows cover references and ruins.

Is Romani Ranch the same place?

No. Majora’s Mask has Romani Ranch in Termina. The comparison page explains the cast, and it is not a return visit.

Sources

Ranch RuinsWhere the name goes in Breath of the Wild.Romani RanchThe ranch people mean by a Majora search.Where to playHow to open the three Ocarina editions now.