Want to stay at a real western ranch for your next vacation? This list of guest ranches in Arizona will help you select just the right location. Whether you are looking for the comforts of a "dude" ranch, or the authentic experience of a working cattle ranch, Arizona has a number of these specialized resorts. Enjoy horseback riding and hiking on remote trails, try your luck fishing in nearby ponds and streams, or just sit back on the porch and soak up the scenery. Click the links to the ranch websites for more information.
The massive rock cliffs of Canyon Lake in late afternoon, east of Apache Junction in Arizona. Photo by Tyger Gilbert
MORRISTOWN
LIBERTY HAVEN RANCH
Box 400
Morristown, AZ 85342-0400
623-640-7880
A relaxing sojourn in a warm climate
surrounded by beautiful mountain views
and vast stretches of unspoiled natural Sonoran Desert, in an historic whistle-stop between Phoenix and Wickenburg.
PEARCE
GRAPEVINE CANYON GUEST RANCH
PO Box 302
Pearce, AZ 85625-0302
520-826-3185
800-245-9202
Grapevine Canyon Ranch is a guest and working cattle ranch and rests in the heart of Arizona's old Apache country.
WHITE STALLION RANCH
9251 W Twin Peaks Rd
Tucson, AZ 85743
520-297-0252
888-977-2624
This charming, informal ranch gives you a feeling of the Old West where you can find 3,000 acres wide-open land at the foot of the ruggedly beautiful Tucson Mountains near Saguaro National Park.
LAZY K BAR GUEST RANCH
8401 N Scenic Dr,
Tucson, AZ 85743
520-744-3050
800-321-7018
The Lazy K Bar Guest Ranch, once a homestead, is now the perfect adventure travel destination for those who long to experience a Dude Ranch adventure vacation. We offer lodging for families and function as a corporate retreat.
TANQUE VERDE RANCH
14301 East Speedway
Tucson, AZ 85748
520-296-6275
800-234-3833
WICKENBURG
KAY EL BAR RANCH
Box 2480
Wickenburg, AZ 85358
928-684-7593
800-684-7583
WILLIAMS FAMILY RANCH
Box 3855
Wickenburg, AZ 85358
928-308-0589
Vacation at a working cattle ranch and enjoy guided trailrides, hunt and pack trips, and experience the life and work of a cowboy in the desert of Arizona, in the Hassayampa River Wilderness.
WILLCOX
MULESHOE RANCH
6502 N Muleshoe Ranch Rd
Willcox, AZ 85643
520-507-5229
The Nature Conservancy's Muleshoe Ranch Cooperative Management Area offers a peaceful and remote escape nestled far off the highway in southeast Arizona's Galiuro Mountains.