John Wayne’s former 2,000-acre California ranch seeks $12 million

Western film star John Wayne’s former 2,000-acre ranch in Hemet seeks $12 million. (Composite by Sandra Barrera, Southern California News Group; Inset: Associated Press file photo; Landscape: stunningphotography.com)

View from the veranda. (Photo by StunningPhotography.com)

The stucco house. (Photo by StunningPhotography.com)

A swing hangs from the branch of an oak tree on the Hemet ranch, once owned by Hollywood icon John Wayne. (Photo by StunningPhotography.com)

A sprawling Riverside County ranch once owned by Western film star John Wayne is on the market for $12 million.

Called “Rancho Pavoreal,” the rural 2,000-acre spread is in Hemet’s Sage neighborhood within a 20-minute