Lazy K Bar Guest Ranch, Tucson, Arizona

This will be our 87th year of sharing our ranch with a few special guests. The Lazy K Bar Ranch has been in our family for five generations, and we're proud to say we have fourth generation guests coming back to spend time with us and share our home and our way of life. We are one of the founders of The Dude Ranchers Association and one of only two founder ranches still owned by the original family. We remain an honest-to-gosh original dude ranch - NOT a resort - no bar, no tennis courts, no fancy dining with wine - just honest folks, good food, and great horses in "mag-by-God-nificent" country. As Walter Brannin said "No brag, jes' fact!"

We have been and still are mostly a riding ranch. We raise our own quarterhorses here in the shadow of the Crazy Mountains. They are born here, and they die here, and in between they live a good life showing some special people God's Country from horseback. Our stallion "Sammy B", his mares and babies, love our weekly visits and attention. We take both half-day and all-day rides six days a week, overnights once a week, work stock as necessary, and you can join in other ranch work at any time. The horses can have a little competition from Fly fishing. Our guests can fish a lot of private water in and around the area, in addition to over four miles of creek right at the ranch and another four plus miles at the home ranch.

The Main Lodge (shown at left) is representative of our buildings. We offer a choice of 15 Guest Cabins and limit our occupancy to about 30 guests. All are uniquely individual, original broadax log built between 1922 and 1935 from native timber.

We've tried hard to keep our special flavor over the years - we are not a resort - but instead open our home to families that share our country values, where a man's word is his bond and neighbors are friends.

Address and contact details

Lazy K Bar Guest Ranch
8401 North Scenic Drive
Tucson
Arizona
85743
USA

• (520) 744-3050 ( Telephone )work
• Website

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