ARIZONA     (Reserve more rooms in ARIZONA)

* Williams, AZ (north of Phoenix, south of the Grand Canyon)

The Quality Inn Mountain Ranch and Resort offers mountain views, horseback riding, golf, skiing, tennis, and fishing within 6 miles. Enjoy hay rides and cookouts from mid-May to September.

COLORADO     (Browse for more rooms and dude ranches in Colorado)

* Buena Vista (Elk Mountain Ranch) * Del Norte (La Garita Creek Ranch) * Durango (Colorado Trails Ranch) * Granby * Grant (Tumbling River Ranch) * Gunnison * Kremmling (Latigo Ranch) * McCoy (Black Mountain Ranch) * Nathrop (Deer Valley Ranch) * Paonia * Parshall (Aspen Canyon Ranch, Bar Lazy J Guest Ranch) * Powderhorn * Rifle (Coulter Lake Guest Ranch) * Shawnee (North Fork Guest Ranch)

IDAHO     (Reserve more rooms in IDAHO)

* Boise (southwest Idaho on I-84)

Looking for a dude ranch with elk hunting and fishing? Check the Mackay Bar Ranch on the border of the Frank Church Wilderness and on the Salmon River. The ranch is a 1 hour flight from Boise.

Hidden Creek Ranch After horse orientation and interaction, there are trail rides, rodeo, wagon rides, horse round up. Summer and winter sports. Certain activities may not be available for shorter stays.

100 Acre Wood Resort B&B Guest Ranch - Lewis & Clark Trail, Guided Day Adventure Tour Packages, Log Lodge. On site attractions include 4x4 Off Road and Wildlife Tours, Hiking, Mtn. Biking, Wolf Viewing Tours, Rafting, Jet Boat, Fishing Tours, Horseback Riding, Cattle Drives Tours, and Snowmobile Tours (rentals on site), with Skiing 20 miles away.
Indian Creek Guest Ranch - Horseback Riding and Scenic Float Trips, while nearby are the Frank Church River of No Return Wilderness, Whitewater Rafting and Scenic River Trips, Ghost Town and Gold Mine Tours, Lewis and Clark Tours, Steelhead Fishing, and Hot Springs

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MONTANA     (Reserve more rooms in MONTANA)

Big Sky, MT (south central Montana, west of Yellowstone National Park)

Travelers looking for in season fishing and skiing come to Big Sky for dude and guest ranches, ski and mountain resorts, and other lodging options.

* 320 Guest Ranch is a dude ranch one hour south of Bozeman. Pets are allowed, with a fee. They offer on-site fishing and hot tub. Come here for fly fishing, horseback riding, white water rafting, cross country skiing, down hill skiing, and horse run sledding. Yellowstone National Park is 30 minutes away. The 320 Steakhouse is the on-site restaurant.

* Mountain Meadows Guest Ranch offers on-site skiing, cross scountry skiing, hot tub, and sauna, with free full breakfast. They are 17 miles from the Big Sky Ski Resort, and 18 miles from Yellowstone National Park.

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SOUTH DAKOTA     (Reserve more rooms in SOUTH DAKOTA)

* Keystone (southwest of Rapid City, in the Black Hills)

Two miles from Mt. Rushmore, Keystone offers family fun and souvenir shopping. For fishing and horseback riding mid-May through September, book a 4-6 days stay (including meals and entertainment) at the Triple R Dude Ranch near Keystone. Other local options

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WYOMING     (Reserve more rooms in WYOMING)

* Two Bars Seven Ranch in Tie Siding, 24 miles south of Laramie on US 287. They have 32 cabins, no TV, fishing and hot tub on site, plus horseback riding and kids activities. Stay here for the Greeley Stampede, Cheyenne Frontier Days, and/or Laramie Jubilee Days.
* Kedesh Ranch is located on US Hwy 14 at the entrance to Shell Canyon. Stay here for hiking, basketball, volleyball, ping pong, horseshoes, entertainment, horseback riding, fishing, sight seeing. What can you see? The Big Horn Mountains, Chimney Rock, Shell Canyon and Shell Canyon Waterfall. Plus the Yellowstone National Park is 2 miles away.
* Vee Bar Guest Ranch is 20 miles west of Laramie, WY. Open June thru September, come here for individual horses, evening entertainment, daily housekeeping, riding instruction, hayrides, river tubing, snowy range tour. And there is horseback riding and fishing nearby. * Wapiti, WY has several lodge, ranch, and resort options outside of, but near, Yellowstone National Park..