Dude ranch RV parks?

[ken56]

Anyone ever do a dude ranch RV experience? I would love to do something like this where they provide horse riding and outdoor chuck wagon cooking and was wondering if anyone has a recommendation on where to go. I haven't done a deep look into this as yet to see what is out there if anything. If you did something like this how did you like the experience?

[BB_TX]

Google rv dude ranch. Or rv dude ranch "state name" if you want a particular state. Don't know anything about any of them, but there are a lot of them.

[dedmiston]

We've included dude ranches in our trips three or four times over the years, but they're never specifically RV resorts. We've asked each time if we could just stay in our RV, but their answers have always been along the line of "do what you want, but you're still paying for lodging and food". So we stay in their beds and eat their food.

I doubt you'll ever find what you're suggesting. It sounds like a blast, but I think it's too specialized to catch on. Plus a lot of dude ranches cater to foreign tourists who aren't RVing. Although this might catch on with the El Monte RV renters you see all over the southwest. Got any capital? You might be on to something?

The closest we've ever come to a specialized RV park was the old North Glamis KOA (I don't think they're a KOA anymore). Their RV park was set up for toy haulers with off road vehicles. You could ride to the trails straight from camp, which was a blast. They had these big concrete cisterns that were fed from the local hot springs and they diverted the runoff before it drained out to Salton Sea. So after a long day of riding, you could plunk down in one of their empty tubs and open the valve to fill it in a few minutes. Open the drain like a bathtub when you're done and it empties out for the next guy. That place was a blast, but it was a long drive to get there from anywhere.

[Lwiddis]

I see a lack of responses to your post and that’s too bad because an RV friendly dude ranch stay sounds interesting.