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March 19, 2025 – True Ranch Collection announced in March that three of its historic dude ranches have received national accolades. White Stallion and Kay El Bar Guest Ranch were ranked second and third in the 2025 Newsweek Readers’ Choice Awards Best Dude Ranch category. White Stallion Ranch and Rancho de la Osa also earned second and eighth place in the USA Today 10Best 2025 Readers’ Choice Awards for Best Dude Ranch. All three are located in Arizona.

March 16, 2025 –  Located 5 minutes from downtown Wickenburg and 1.5 hours northwest of Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport, Kay El Bar Ranch is a western history buffs dream come true. The all-inclusive guest ranch offers horseback riding, archery, sport shooting, hiking and UTV rides through the Sonoran Desert.

March 3, 2025 – Mountain travel can be a thrill, especially when experiencing the outdoor activities at a dude ranch. In a recent Newsweek reader’s poll, ten dude ranches were announced as the best of the best in the Mountain West.

Find the perfect escape below.

March 2, 2025 – As a dudette-in-training, I’m on a mission to learn everything I can about dude ranch vacations in the American West.

My first dude ranch experience was at Kay El Bar Guest Ranch in Wickenburg, Arizona. Less than an hour from my home near Phoenix, this was the perfect introduction to the Western and cowboy lifestyle.

February 18, 2025 – A dude ranch with a focus on families, White Stallion Ranch offers an assortment of perks to draw travelers to Tucson. Daily activities range from hiking and horseback riding to archery and rock climbing. A pool, a recreation room and a petting zoo with rescued animals also delight children, while parents appreciate the ranch’s bar, sports court, hot tub and spa services. Accommodations feature earthen hues and colorful textiles that evoke the American Southwest. 

January 22, 2025 – From the serpentine Gotthard Pass in the Swiss Alps, which starred in Goldfinger, to the stunning landscapes featured in White Lotus, including Hawaiian golden hours and Sicilian coastlines hugging cliffsides, some movies and TV series inherently spark wanderlust. Movie tourism, also known as set jetting, goes beyond simply visiting a famous film location or tacking on a cinematic tour to an itinerary. It’s about the way films and shows inspire viewers to pack their bags and explore movie destinations in real life.

January 6, 2025 – For fresh air and wide-open spaces – and one of the best-kept secrets for a family vacation in the U.S. – consider booking your next vacation at a Western dude ranch. It’s a life-changing experience to spend time outdoors for days surrounded by gorgeous scenery, ride horses up into the mountains and gather around a communal table with others for meals.

December 13, 2024 – When travelers think of the American West, they often imagine the expansive landscapes and unspoiled natural beauty they see in the movies — and while they may not have previously considered “Big Sky Country” when planning vacations, they definitely should, and to that the True Ranch Collection is a good place to begin.

December 10, 2024 – Arizona has a long tradition of ranching. Even before statehood in 1912, cattle operations were a majorelement of the Territorial economy, and today, many ranching traditions remain — from cowboys eating around a fire on an open plain to families gathering around a communal table. 

December 8, 2024 – For travelers wanting to experience Montana and Yellowstone National Park beyond the series’ final season, I have eight destinations and tours to share that offer days filled with adventure, from cycling to skiing, rafting and, of course, hiking and horseback riding at dude ranches.

November 22, 2024 – For travelers wanting to experience Montana and Yellowstone National Park beyond the series’ final season, I have eight destinations and tours to share that offer days filled with adventure, from cycling to skiing, rafting and, of course, hiking and horseback riding at dude ranches.

November 18, 2024 – Howdy! Wen es mal wieder in die Ferne zieht, dem sei foldende Art des Urlaubs empfohlen. Cowboy-Ranch?

November 8, 2024 – With the popular “Yellowstone” series set to return this fall, America’s majestic wild west will again be in the spotlight, inspiring many to seek not only the great outdoors, but an authentic western experience. And where better to do so than a dude ranch?

November 8, 2024 – Russell True, 64, who is the second generation owner of the White Stallion Ranch in Arizona, told The Post he thinks “Yellowstone” is “absurdity, surrounded by reality.”

October 29, 2024 – Fans of the CW’s docuseries The Wranglers — inspired by the hit series Yellowstone — want to know more about where filming took place. Go inside Montana’s famed Circle Bar Ranch and how you can stay there

October 14, 2024 – THE WRANGLERS 9 p.m. on the CW. This new documentary is like the reality show “Below Deck,” if it were on a dude ranch instead of a yacht. This show follows a group of cowboys and cowgirls who, by day, work at the Circle Bar Dude Ranch in Montana and then, of course, party by night. 

October 14, 2024 – Women make up over half of the bookings with adventure travel companies, according to data from the Adventure Travel Trade Association. A global study of 1,000 women found that adventure travel was the most sought-after type of travel among those over age 50.

October 5, 2024 – In the course of saying yes, I found myself in Wyoming in August on the side of a mountain in a Western saddle.  … I had also always wanted to go on an Active Riding Trip and the opportunity to get away, have limited service, and have an excuse to not be tethered to my phone was not one I could pass up. 

September 23, 2024 – The Wranglers premiere October 14th, stream next day on the CW. The Wranglers follows the personal and professional lives of young staff members working at the Circle Bar Dude Ranch in Montana.

September 2, 2024 – A dude ranch holiday in Tucson, Arizona, is among exciting offerings for experienced riders and novices alike.