Mountain Ranches

2016 Guest Ranch Vacation Rates At California’s Family Dude Ranch

For ranch guests who want to sample everything, this is the way to go. This reduced-fare package is all inclusive of lodging, meals, and ALL activities as outlined below. Please note! Unlike many other guest ranches, NONE of our activities have any additional surcharges. “All Inclusive” means that other than voluntary gratuities, therapeutic massage, gift shop purchases and NRA pistol certifications, everything we do and all we offer is included in your . After you arrive, you can lock your wallet in your car. We promise not to nickel and dime you during your stay.

Guest Ranch Rate Schedule for 2016 – 5 night/6 day all inclusive package rates

Adults: $1775 (We do not up-charge for single bookings)
Youth (5-13 years): $1635
Non-participating seniors: $1200
“young buckaroos” aged 3 & 4 years: $1430 (buckaroos should be potty trained)
non-participant children 2 and younger: free lodging & meals with baby sitting as needed @ $17/hr., $20/hr. two children. If you have ““, your child will be involved in ranch arts and crafts, feeding the small animals, swimming, and nature walks during the times that you are scheduled for activities that are inappropriate for your buckaroo.

Dude Ranch Vacation Extras

Gift shop purchases, the NRA pistol certification class, therapeutic massage, and gratuities are the only things not included in your fare. Gratuities (ranging from 5-15% on average) are voluntary, and divided equally among all staff including housekeeping staff.

Guest Ranch Itinerary

ITINERARY: There are three separate scheduled events during each morning of your stay along with some free time to relax. Each day’s schedule includes a morning schedule block for trail rides and a second schedule block for arena games / “trail-kana” / lessons. You will also have a third morning schedule block for the shooting sports, archery before we break for lunch.

After lunch we raft/kayak a new stretch of the river on each Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday. Twice weekly (Tuesday and Thursday) we offer adventure trail rides in the afternoon as an alternative to the rafting or ranch activities of the day. On Thursday afternoons we also offer exciting ranch events like branding, cider pressing, gold panning and more for those that are not on the trail.

Each day we trail ride a new section of the wilderness and play new and exciting riding games in the arena. Our rafting/ kayaking events also cover a different stretch of the river on each trip.

Please note: When you choose the Tuesday adventure trail ride, you will miss that day’s afternoon rafting trip. When you choose the Thursday advanced trail ride, you will be on the trail during much of the afternoon “ranch” events. Again, riders must be cleared by our wrangling staff prior to joining the adventure rides.

Monday – arrival and check-in after 2:00 P.M., horse riding orientation, pool swimming, campfire games, hors d’oeuvres and dinner
Tuesday – Mornings offer trail-rides, arena games, and shooting sports. Afternoon events include a choice of either class II -III rafting and kayaking or adventure trail riding (adventure rides are about 2 hours in length and incorporate gate changes to the trot and lope). Advanced ride participants must be cleared by our wrangling staff during Tuesday’s arena events.
Wednesday -morning horseback trail rides, more arena games, and shooting sports – afternoon class III kayak & raft trip with a thrilling hike to Ukanom Falls as part of the rafting excursion.
Thursday – Mornings offer more new trail rides, arena games, and shooting sports at the range Thursday afternoon ranch events include our second scheduled adventure trail ride, gold panning, fly casting lessons, cider pressing, branding activity (branding to make cedar signs), swimming hole visit, weaving lavender wands, and more. Thursday’s afternoon events are scheduled as a sign-up activity since there is not enough time to do all activity offerings. The adventure trail ride will also exclude more of the activity offerings due to it’s extended and overlapping time requirements.
Friday – morning trail rides, arena games, and shooting range, afternoon class III rafting.
Saturday – A.M trail rides, shooting range “free shoot”, departure after lunch.

If you have ““, your child will be involved in ranch arts and crafts, feeding the small animals, swimming, and nature walks during the times that you are scheduled for activities that are not age appropriate for your buckaroo.

Guest Ranch Rate Schedule For Extended Stays

Would you like to add a bit more to your schedule prior to leaving California’s Family Guest Ranch? Consider some of these exciting options to extend through Saturday night.

Guest Ranch Short Stays for 2016 (3 night stays)- limited availability

Can’t stay for the full 5 night/6 days? Try a 3 night stay in Spring or Fall! Three night packages begin Mondays and end Thursday at lunch. Stays of any length can also be booked prior to June 1, or after August 31 in our “shoulder seasons.” As usual, trip fares cover all scheduled activities, meals, private lodging, and taxes. If you have a desire for a custom itinerary or vacation duration during a shoulder season, please call our office for a price quote and space check. (800-552-6284)

2016 Three night short stay package pricing (available prior to Memorial Day and after Labor Day)
Adults – $1100/three nights/four days
Youth – $1000/three nights/four days
Buckaroos ages 3 & 4 – $900/three nights/four days