Wide-open days,
and nights
around the fire.
A curated atlas of classic guest and dude ranches, where children roam, horses are family, and generations gather under big Western skies.
We believe in horses, hospitality, and the unhurried rhythm of ranch life.
For three decades we've sought out the guest and dude ranches that families return to year after year, places where the wrangler knows your kids' names, the dinner bell still rings, and the only schedule is the sunrise. Each ranch is visited and known before it appears here.
A way of life,
ranch by ranch.
Family-run guest ranches across the American West and beyond, from Montana to Colorado and the Carolinas.
Averill's Flathead Lake Lodge
Flathead Lake Lodge is a third-generation family-operated guest ranch located on the shores of…
Bar W Guest Ranch
The Bar W Guest Ranch is located in Northwest Montana, just west of Whitefish, Montana. In case…
Colorado Trails Ranch
A guest ranch nestled in mountains of Durango, Colorado. For the past 60 years, Colorado Trails…
Cottontail Creek Ranch
Welcome to Cottontail Creek Ranch, a private buyout-only ranch nestled on 850 beautiful private…
Eatons' Ranch
Eatons’ Ranch is a Wyoming dude ranch and working cattle ranch located on the magnificent,…
Lone Mountain Ranch
Lone Mountain Ranch, situated on 148 acres in beautiful Big Sky, Montana, was first homesteaded…
Lost Valley Ranch
Lost Valley Ranch is a one-of-a-kind dude ranch in Colorado inviting you to experience our…
Rankin Ranch
We know you will enjoy our HISTORY…HORSES… and WESTERN HOSPITALITY. Ranch headquarters are…
Red Horse Mountain Ranch
Idaho's Red Horse Mountain Ranch is known for its all-inclusive dude ranch vacations, including…
The Red Rock Ranch
The Red Rock Ranch is a remote ranch in the pristine Gros Ventre valley. Being here brings you…
Trail Creek Ranch
Step into a simpler, quieter time. With beautiful views all around, horses happily eating,…
“A child who can saddle a horse never forgets it.”
Trail notes, family traditions, and dispatches from the ranches we love. Subscribe to receive a quiet letter four times a year, when the seasons turn on the range.
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News on ranch travel, family trips, and life in the saddle, delivered slowly.
What guests and ranchers say
Gene, I truly could never thank you enough for helping me with countless ranch vacation decisions over the past 20 years. I have repeatedly used your superb website, Ranchweb, and you have been so kind to personally spend hours answering my many questions. Only through your amazing help and detailed knowledge of ranches was I able to confidently select our family's ranch vacation for next year. It's off to Montana for all 51 of us and at a price tag close to $300,000 I wanted to find just the right ranch. Thank you, Gene, for helping me select the right one. I am forever grateful.
Thank you for all the help you gave me in determining where we should take our 16-strong multi-generational family. Without your guidance, I cannot imagine how we would have waded through all the choices to find the perfect fit. Your intimate knowledge of each and every ranch is unparalleled! Your introductions to the owners and managers, and your amazing website, Ranchweb, helped us tailor the trip so that each person, despite the age differences, will feel like it is designed for them. I’m spending almost $100,000, so it's vital I make the correct decision and with your guidance, I have no doubt we did. Thank you so much, I will be referring you to all my friends.