Dude ranches nestle near the Grand Canyon and continue the heritage of the American Southwest. Each year about 5 million people visit the Grand Canyon to view and descend into the steep canyon carved by the Colorado River, according to the National Park Service. Ranches, many of them still working cattle ranches, sit along its rim, especially along the South Rim, which is open year-round and is the most popular area for tourists.
Bar 10 Ranch is on the North Rim of the Grand Canyon. The dude ranch is still a working cattle ranch and also offers recreation such as river rafting, hiking, horseback riding, skeet shooting, ATV rides and helicopter tours.
Bar 10 Ranch
P.O. Box 910088
St. George, UT 84791-0088
435-628-4010
800-582-4139
bar10.com
The Grand Canyon Ranch is on the western edge of the Grand Canyon. It offers a taste of the real West, according to its website, with pine cabins, Native American teepees, Western entertainment, helicopter flights and horseback rides into the canyon. The dude ranch is 165 squares miles. The Grand Canyon Ranch is a working cattle ranch.
Grand Canyon Ranch
702-736-8787
800-359-8727
3750 E. Diamond Bar Ranch Road
Meadview, Arizona 86444
grandcanyonranch.com
Phantom Ranch is at the bottom of the Grand Canyon and is a popular area of respite and lodging for hikers, especially those traversing from rim to rim. The ranch is the only lodging available below the rim of the Grand Canyon. Phantom Ranch, on the north side of the Colorado River offers cabins and campsites, along with bathrooms and the Phantom Ranch Canteen.
Phantom Ranch
Xanterra South Rim LLC
P.O. Box 699
10 Albright St.
Grand Canyon, AZ 86023
928.638.2631
nps.gov
Stagecoach Trails Guest Ranch is south of the Grand Canyon near Route 66 in northwest Arizona. Attractions include horseback riding, helicopter tours to the canyon, horseshoes, swimming and more. The ranch's website says it is "where the Old West Blends with the new." Stagecoach Trails prides itself on its horseback riding programs, tailored to riders with beginning, intermediate and advanced skills.
Stagecoach Trails Guest Ranch
P.O. Box 580
19985 S. Doc Holliday Road
Yucca, AZ 86438
928-727-8270
866-444-4471
stagecoachtrailsranch.com
Rancho de los Caballeros features riding trails and a golf course on the dude ranch south of the Grand Canyon in Wickenburg, Arizona. The working ranch occupies 20,000 acres in the high Sonoran desert and, because of the high temperatures of summer, is open to guests from October to mid-May. Other activities include jeep rides, mountain biking and hot air balloon adventures.
Rancho de los Caballeros
1551 S. Vulture Mine Road
Wickenburg, Arizona 85390
928-684-5484
800-684-5030
sunc.com
