DUDE AND VACATION RANCHES
IDAHO
| Granite Creek Guest Ranch |
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P.O. Box 340 Ririe, ID 83443 USA Website: www.granitecreekranch.com Tel: 001 (208) 538-7140 Email: foreman@granitecreekranch.com |
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Granite Creek Guest Ranch offers one of the most flexible guest activity schedules in the West - all in the heart of spectacular Idaho mountain river country near Jackson, Wyoming, and Yellowstone National Park. Cattle drives and Roundups (1-4 hours duration). Scenic Trailrides - horses to match your ability! Boating, canoeing, and fishing on a 5 acre lake. Wildlife - moose, elk, deer, coyotes... Rustic Cabins - all have electricity and bathroom facilities. All rides originate at cabins and return to the comfort of the cabins for meals. Family-Oriented - children's activities tailored to your family. Flexible Schedule - we take only a comparatively small number of guests at a time. Meals, lodging, all activities included in our rates. |
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| Hidden Creek Ranch |
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7600 East Blue Lake Road
Harrison ID 83833 USA Website: www.hiddencreek.com Tel: 001 (208) 689-3209 Fax: 001 (208) 689-9115 Email: hiddencreek@hiddencreek.com |
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WESTERN LIFESTYLE ABOUNDS AT HIDDEN CREEK RANCH Just imagine: the thunder of over three hundred hooves pounding the turf as manes and tails gallop by to the whoop and holler of wranglers; the breathtaking stillness of panoramas overlooking the Coeur d'Alene Chain of Lakes and stretching one hundred miles across Northern Idaho to Washington, Montana and the Canadian Rockies; the charm of an Old West atmosphere and the easy company of new found friends; the gentle inspiration of snow covered vistas and dependable horses; the firelight flickering across open fascination in a child's eyes while sharing the day's excitement; the freedom of hiking a remote wilderness trail to expansive scenic overviews; the comfort of generous amenities, satisfying gourmet meals, well appointed log cabins and bubbling hot tubs; the brilliant footwork and engaging laughter of first time western line dancers; the enriched bond of friends and family that now share a treasure of adventure vacation memories within Hidden Creek Ranch. |
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| Twin Peaks Ranch® |
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P.O. Box 774, Salmon, ID 83467 USA Website: tpranch@earthlink.net |
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Twin Peaks Ranch is located between three of our largest mountainous national parks -- Yellowstone, Glacier National and Church Wilderness area. It adjoins the Salmon River on Idaho’s scenic byway where the west’s three settings -- its spectacular mountains, rivers and lakes -- just happen to be found here and close by. Activities include Riding in the arena and on panoramic trails. Round up and herd cattle through the open range on our working ranch’s 2900 acres. Float the Salmon "River of No Return" rated white water rapids for two days camping overnight on the river at our Ram's Head river camp. Packing in on an overnight to our tent camp in a high back country wilderness setting to view big game. Outboard and fly fish for rainbows at our alpine lake on rivers and stocked ponds on the ranch. Target shoot game shaped targets and shotgun of clays on our supervised range. Compete in team penning and other arena events. Enjoy evening entertainment including professional line dancing instruction, a guitarist accompanied sing-along around the campfire, arena roping exhibition and dance to a live western band. |
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MONTANA
| Hawley Mountain Guest Ranch |
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P.O. BOX 4
Mcleod Montana 59052 USA Website: www.hawleymountain.com Tel: 001 406-932-5791 Email: hawleymountain@aol.com |
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| Experience Montana at our dude ranch in the middle of a million acre pristine wilderness just north of Yellowstone Park. Enjoy a different kind of vacation spot, a place of quiet solitude to get away from the distractions of the world. Wild and remote, the last dude ranch at the end of a gravel road, we offer the best in western hospitality and mountain wilderness experience. As one of Montana's Dude Ranches, our wilderness guest ranch offers a variety of unique activities. Horseback riding is a fun way to explore the beautiful mountain terrain around us. With one mile of river frontage, we boast Blue Ribbon fly fishing on the Boulder River where the parts of "A River Runs Through It" were filmed. Hiking to scenic spots interests many outdoor enthusiasts. A 4x4 ride to a ghost town and gold mines, a scenic boat float on the Yellowstone River, and "cowboy" cookouts and campfires allow guests to experience the wilderness first-hand. | |
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| Seven Lazy P Guest Ranch |
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P. O. Box 178
Choteau, MT 59422 USA Website: www.sevenlazyp.com Tel: 001 (406) 466-2044 Email: sevenlazyp@montana.com |
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| When you pass through the front range of the Rocky Mountains and enter Teton Canyon where the ranch is located, you enter a world where beauty and solitude provide a setting for those who truly wish to leave the world behind and come to a place where one can relax, explore and enjoy a lifestyle that is in harmony with the pristine native wilderness. The ranch sits nestled in the trees along the north fork of the Teton River and is surrounded by rugged mountains on all sides. Accommodations for guests are in comfortable, well equipped, log style cabins. Healthful, wonderful tasting meals are served family style in the lodge dining room where guests and staff eat together. We have owned and operated the Seven Lazy P Ranch since 1958. No cattle are raised here, we have only horses and mules. Guests can wake up in the morning to the sound of bells as the stock return to the corral after a night's grazing. Our Brochure will describe our scenic wilderness pack trips by horseback into the nearby Bob Marshall Wilderness Area. We have shared our home and the Bob Marshall Wilderness with our friends for 43 years, and believe strongly that the canyon still holds it's wild and unique values, and that it should remain so for years to come. We hope that you can share with us our part of the BIG SKY COUNTRY | |
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| Sweet Grass Ranch |
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460 Rein Lane Big Timber MT 59011 USA Website: www.sweetgrassranch.com Tel: 001 406-537-4477 Fax: 001 406-537-4477 Email: info@sweetgrassranch.com |
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| Join us on our 6th generation cattle and horse ranch in the Crazy Mountains of Montana. We offer a trail rider’s dream with over 10,000 deeded acres to explore across both the vast expanses of lower rolling country with its elk, deer and antelope or the delicate alpine lake country with its mountain goats and eagles. Either way, you can ride all day without seeing anyone. Try your hand at moving cattle, fishing the sparkling waters of the Sweet Grass Creek, hiking the trails, or soaking up the peace and quiet. There is no TV and no social organization. Spend your evenings playing cards, pool, on wildlife walks or just kick back on the front porch to stargaze while coyotes serenade you. Tasty meals are family style with guests, family and staff in the main house dining room. Rustic log cabins accommodate 20-22 guests. Come experience the magic that is Sweet Grass. | |
NEVADA
| Cottonwood Guest Ranch |
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The Smith Family
HC 62, Box 1300 Wells, Nevada 89835 USA Website: www.cottonwoodguestranch.com Tel : 001 775 755-2231 Also: 001 775 752-0817 Email: info@cottonwoodguestranch.com |
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Cottonwood is a working horse and cattle ranch located in the remote northeastern corner of Nevada. Five generations of the Smith family have owned and operated the Ranch. For over fifty years they have offered a warm western welcome to the many guests who have shared this beautiful place the Smiths call home. 30 miles from paved highway and 70 miles from the nearest town, Cottonwood Ranch is a hospitable outpost in a sea of rolling, sage covered hills and alpine mountains that seem to go on forever.
The Ranch is located in the historic O'Neil Basin, once home to notorious cattle rustlers. At an elevation of 6,200', the average summer temperatures are in the low 80's. This corner of Nevada boasts the purest air in the lower 48 states. To quote one ranch visitor, "Our days were filled with air so clean you could feel it and country so beautiful, just being there was enough." Cottonwood Creek meanders through the willows and meadows below Ranch headquarters. To the west, the landscape rises to what we lovingly refer to as 'The Mountain'- the high mountains of the Jarbidge Wilderness, known as one of the least-traveled wilderness areas in the continental U.S |
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NEW MEXICO
| Double E Guest Ranch |
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P.O. Box 280
67 Double E Ranch Road Gila New Mexico 88038 USA Website: www.doubleeranch.com Tel: 001 505-535-2048 Email: info@doubleeranch.com |
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| Indulge your Cowboy Spirit with cattle roundups, exciting horseback riding, and the undiluted, raw sensations of southwestern New Mexico. Unlike many dude or guest ranches, at Double E Ranch you can saddle up for a roundup or experience a true taste of the Old South West by trying some Cowboy Mounted Shooting! Take a run at some barrels, or learn the skills of roping, reining and team penning. Feel nature up close and explore a vacation paradise exceptionally beautiful, filled with wildlife and rich in the history of the southwest. Located in the heart of Apache country, 30 miles northwest of historic Silver City, Double E Ranch is the home of Billy the Kid and Geronimo. The 3.3 million acre Gila (HEE-la) National Forest and pristine Gila Wilderness are our back yard! | |
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| Hartley Guest Ranch |
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50 Guest Ranch Lane Roy NM 87743 USA Website: www.hartleyranch.com Tel: 001 (505) 673-2244 Fax: 001 (505) 673-2216 Email: rhart@plateautel.net |
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| The Hartley Family invites you to experience and enjoy our working ranch, nestled in the breathtaking beauty of New Mexico. Explore 200 miles of trails that circle the rims of red-rock canyons and wind through forests of juniper, oak and pine by horseback. Knowledgeable guides and riding instructions are always provided on each trail ride for your safety and comfort. Other ranch activities include: working cattle, cattle drives, branding (in season), cowboy camp outs, fishing, campfires, and hiking. Discover the ancient Indian sites, dinosaur bones, and unusual geological formations located on the Hartley Guest Ranch. Exciting white water rafting trips on the Rio Grande, and day trips to enchanting Santa Fe and Taos are available for an additional charge. Transportation to and from Albuquerque is a pickup on Monday and a delivery on Saturday. The Monday pickup includes a stopover in Santa Fe for lunch and sightseeing. | |
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| Maynard Ranch |
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PO Box 400 Higley Arizona 85236 USA Tel: 001 (800) 686-0856 Fax: 001 (480) 988-7981 Email: timberlo@aol.com |
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| The Maynard Ranch is a working cattle and guest ranch centrally located in New Mexico near the ARIZONA BORDER. The ranch is conveniently located, only four hours from Albuquerque International Airport and five hours from Phoenix International Airport. The Maynard Ranch is surrounded by the Apache National Forest, and is at an elevation of 8,050 feet. Sit back and hold on for an adventure you won't soon forget! Roam the mountains and valleys where some of the west's famous outlaws stirred up havoc, including Butch Cassidy, the McLaurys and Billy the kid. John Wayne was also known to hang his hat around here. Explore the Apache National Forest, spend a day on a nature hike, play a round of cowboy golf, or just sit back and relax. | |
NEW YORK
| The Hilltop Ranch |
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3390 Eager Road
Janesville New York 13078 USA Website: www.thehilltopranch.com Tel: 001 315-498-6514 Fax: 001 315-445-0405 Email: Getaways@TheHillTopranch.com |
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Saddle up the horses and experience a taste of the the "Real West" in the East, at The Hilltop Ranch. Your cowboy adventure begins at the foot hills of the Adirondack wilderness amidst hundreds of acres of colorful rolling hills. We have awe inspiring views, deer, fox, coyotes, wild turkeys, eagles, hawks and occasional moose, all live in the area surrounding the ranch.
Our friendly cowboys will accompany you on horse back rides you won't forget. We offer great day trips of horseback riding on exciting wilderness trails or horseback riding by the hour. The Hilltop Ranch offers 1/2 day, day, or weekend getaways.
Learn from experienced Wranglers about ranching, cattle, horses, and cowboy living. Learn to ride in our indoor arena where we offer horseback riding lessons for beginners.
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NORTH CAROLINA
NORTH DAKOTA
OREGON
| Bar M Ranch |
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| 58840 Bar M Ln
Adams Oregon 97810 USA Website: www.barmranch.com Tel: 001 541-566-3381 Fax: 001 541-566-0100 Email: barmranch@eoni.com |
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| Heading up the Umatilla River, the Bar M Ranch is located just 31 miles / 50 kilometers east of Pendleton, Oregon. Nestled in the foothills of the Blue Mountains, the sprawling 3,000 acre ranch is tucked away amid tall old growth pine and fir trees on the ranches hills, and cottonwood trees on the canyon floor right next to the Umatilla River. Let our laid-back western atmosphere change your pace of life. Horseback riding, natural hot springs pool and hot tub, spectacular scenery, recreational opportunities, and delicious home-style meals make the Bar M the perfect year-round ranch getaway. | |
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| Long Hollow Ranch |
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71105 Holmes Road Sisters OR 97759 USA Website: thelonghollowranch.com/ Tel: 001 877-923-1901 Email: info@thelonghollowranch.com |
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| Long Hollow Ranch is a guest ranch with good old fashion values. A newly remodeled 100-year old ranch house welcomes you to Historic Central Oregon. The homey, ranch style atmosphere, cozy guestrooms and home-cooked meals satisfy and refresh our hungry and tired folks. Explore the ranch on horseback or hike the bordering high desert rimrock. Fish to your heart's content in the ranch reservoirs; or spend a relaxing afternoon reading on the verandah, pitching horseshoes in the yard, or playing ping-pong in the old barn recreation area. Hey, don't forget Long Hollow Ranch is located in the heart of one of the Northwest's most scenic recreation areas. Golf courses manicured to perfection abound, whitewater rafting awaits the adventurous. Roaming the antique and quilt stores of Sisters, a true town from the Old West just minutes away, revives the spirit. Long Hollow Ranch is also an authentic old working ranch, so come and relive those cowboy dreams by working with ranch hands on authentic ranch activities from fixing fence to moving irrigation to working with cattle. | |
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| Rock Springs Guest Ranch, Resort and Conference Center |
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64201 Tyler Road
Bend OR 97701 USA Website: www.rockspringsguestranch.com Tel: 001 800-225-3833 or 001 541-382-1957 Email: info@rocksprings.com |
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| At Rock Springs, your day begins with an invigorating breath of fresh mountain air, a savory breakfast ready and waiting for you, and an open invitation to use your time any way you choose. For second and third generations of families visiting the ranch, the value is clear: a wholesome environment, exciting outdoor recreation, and a memorable family vacation. Your expectations are high and Rock Springs Guest Ranch is proud to exceed them. Family tradition is revered at Rock Springs. And as a guest ranch handed down from one generation to the next, we continue the family customs of hospitality which made Rock Springs the guest ranch it is today. The ranch offers an all-inclusive weeklong program with guests arriving and departing on Saturday. A highlight of Rock Springs' summer season is our youth program. Our guests age 3-5 and 6-12 have a staff of five full-time youth counselors to ensure a wonderful vacation experience. A fun, flexible program is designed around the interests of the children joining us for the week. Counselors are on duty from 9:00 in the morning until about 8:30 in the evening. The flexibility of the program allows parents to spend time on their own and with their children. The nature of our program changes weekly based on the interests and imaginations of the children. Activities include team sports, riding, and swimming as well as crafts, nature walks, and story telling. | |
PENNSYLVANIA
SOUTH DAKOTA
| Triple R Ranch |
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P. O. Box 124
Keystone, SD 57751-0124 USA Website: www.rrrranch.com Tel: 001 (605) 666-4605 Fax: 001 Email: rrrranch@sd.value.net |
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| The Triple R Ranch is located within the 27,766 acre Norbeck Wildlife Preserve, 3 miles from the 10,700 acre Black Elk Wilderness Area, and in the middle of the Black Hills National Forest. We center the activities around lots of horseback riding into the scenic back country. This is an area which abounds with Western history. The mile-high elevation assures crystal clear, cool evenings in which to sit back, smell the fresh pine-scented air, listen to the peace and quiet, gaze at the never-ending stars, and get that "down home" feeling. Relax and experience an unforgettable adventure in a leisurely western atmosphere. We are open all year! | |
TEXAS
| Running-R Guest Ranch |
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9059 Bandera Creek Road
Bandera Texas 78003 USA Website: www.rrranch.com Tel: 001 (830) 796-3984 Fax: 001 (830) 796-8189 Email: runningr@texas.net |
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| Experience a taste of the "Real West" with a stay on our ranch near Bandera, the "Cowboy Capital of the World". Bandera is a unique little western town in the middle of the beautiful Texas Hill Country, only 45 miles northwest from San Antonio. The Running-R Ranch is a guest ranch with its focus on horseback riding and offers a variety of rides every day. Soak up the unspoiled beauty of the ranch and the adjoining 5,500 acre Hill Country State Natural Area where we do most of our riding. Our friendly cowboys will be glad to accompany you on rides you won't forget and tell you something about the abundant wildlife, birds and plants. Learn from experienced wranglers about ranching, cattle, horses, or ride in our arena where we offer riding lessons for beginners and advanced riders. Relax in our Round-up room, where you can meet other guests, play pool, watch TV or just sit on the beautiful porch and enjoy your stay under western skies. Go riding, hiking, play ping-pong and horseshoe pitching or just have fun in our nice swimming pool. There are many fun and interesting places to visit within a reasonable driving distance from the ranch. Take the time to visit the famous Alamo, Fiesta Texas (music theme park), Sea World, Schlitterbahn, caverns, rodeos and much, much more. Or just take it easy and go tubing or fishing at one of the nearby rivers and lakes. | |
