California Dude Ranches
California Guest Ranches offer a premier dude ranch vacation. The state has strikingly beautiful natural features, including an expansive central valley, tall mountains, hot deserts, and hundreds of miles of scenic coastline. The perfect vacation spot for a family horseback riding getaway. Come enjoy the tranquility of nature with all the amenities of western living that a California guest ranch has to offer.
Alisal Guest Ranch and Resort
The Jackson Family
1054 Alisal Road
Solvang, California 93463 (USA)
VIEW1054 Alisal Road
Solvang, California 93463 (USA)
As California's premier guest ranch, The Alisal transcends customary resort amenities. From an intimacy typically reserved for private country clubs, to the immersement in nature reminiscent of backpacking, an alluring escape awaits.
For those who want to relax, The Ranch will transport you to a quieter world.
Family operated ranch featuring trail rides, wilderness pack trips, white water rafting, steelhead fly fishing, sporting clays trap course, and more. Lodging options include private cabins and homes with gourmet lodge meals.
Hunewill Guest Ranch
Betsy Hunewill Elliott
Denise Hunewill
P.O. Box 368
Bridgeport, California 93517 (USA)
VIEWDenise Hunewill
P.O. Box 368
Bridgeport, California 93517 (USA)
Hunewill Guest Ranch is located just east of Yosemite National Park in the green, mountainous Bridgeport Valley of California. The Hunewill Ranch is a family owned and operated outfit where great horseback riding is the featured attraction. You'll love riding your horse through this 26,000 acre expanse of cool lush meadow, bordered by timbered peaks. Hunewill offers you a full ranch experience, including evening activities such as talent night, family dance night, barbecues on the creek, or watching as young foals and yearlings are being gentled. There is world class trout fishing in the nearby East Walker River, and in the many lakes and streams in the adjacent Toiyabe National Forest. Home style meals are served in the dining room in the founder's Victorian ranch house. You'll stay in comfortable cottages near the horse pasture; allowing you to watch the horses come thundering in early each morning.
Crazy Horse Ranch
Jacklyn Simmons
50440 Cheyenne Trail B853
MORONGO VALLEY, California 92256 (USA)
VIEW50440 Cheyenne Trail B853
MORONGO VALLEY, California 92256 (USA)
Crazy Horse Ranch is a family-owned ranch located just outside of Palm Springs that offers private trail rides, private lessons, horse boarding, horse rescue and vacation rentals, special events, and quaint weddings.
Greenhorn Creek Guest Ranch offers horseback riding, fishing, swimming, skeet shooting, and hiking. The ranch is set on 600 acres of Sierra Nevada mountain range with miles of trails. We celebrate western culture with cookouts, campfire sing-alongs, country western dancing in our saloon, and even frog races. Great wedding venue, we are located 70 miles from the Reno Tahoe International Airport.
Rankin Ranch
Amanda Rankin Barrett
Sarah Rankin Wilder
PO Box 36
Caliente, California 93518 (USA)
VIEWSarah Rankin Wilder
PO Box 36
Caliente, California 93518 (USA)
Rankin Ranch, located in California's Tehachapi Mountains, is a historic cattle and guest ranch. Guests emphasize the "family" atmosphere and "Western hospitality" that is all part of your package! Come back to nature and enjoy the beauty of our ranch. Activities for all ages. Families, couples, singles, and large groups are all welcome!
