Abundant Travel Tips: 🤠 Save a Cowboy, Ride a Horse 🐎 Spend Your Summer at a Dude Ranch

Happy Tuesday! 

I’ve got something special to share with you this week. I recently traveled to Montana and Wyoming to check out a couple of dude ranches!

Y’all know how much I love horses (if you don’t, I love them A LOT!). So, I can never pass up an opportunity to spend some time with them and get in touch with my inner cowgirl.

Keep reading to find out more about why I recommend visiting for the summer!

Blackwater Creek Ranch

Blackwater Creek Lodge & Guest Ranch is located in the mountains of Wyoming, just 15 miles from the north entrance of Yellowstone National Park. Teddy Roosevelt actually called this area “the most scenic 50 miles in the U.S.” 

I invited my friend Amanda, the traveling Realtor, to join me, and we stayed in these fun log cabins surrounded by beautiful mountain terrain; it was really spectacular! The staff was great, the food was delicious, and we had the best time.

They have so many classic dude ranch activities:
🐎 Horseback riding
🏹 Archery
🏞️ Hiking
🎣 Fishing 
Side note: It was so crazy, when we checked in, they gave us bear spray! 🐻 Safety first, y’all. 
Blackwater Creek Ranch - log cabin accommodations
Blackwater Creek Ranch - horseback riding

Circle Bar Ranch

Calling all Yellowstone fans! Circle Bar Ranch looks like it belongs on the set of the TV show Yellowstone, truly! Except I was in this charming cabin on the Judith River.

Located next to the Lewis and Clarke National Park, the location is more remote and very peaceful. Again, the staff were all great and the food was exceptional!

My favorite part? I got to gallop across the countryside on horseback! The views were absolutely stunning.

At this ranch, you can enjoy:
🐎 Horseback riding
🎯Sport shooting
🏹 Archery
🏞️ Hiking

🎣 Fishing

Circle Bar Ranch Accommodations
Circle Bar Ranch Horseback Riding

Stay tuned for future blog posts, YouTube videos, and more Instagram posts about both Blackwater Creek and Circle Bar!

Both ranches are only open from the end of May through the end of September. So, book a last-minute trip this summer or book now for next year.

And don’t forget to tell them The Abundant Traveler sent you! 🤠

gif of laughing horses

Travel Resources for You

These are some of my favorite travel resources to help make your travels easier and more fun and save you time and money for a stress-free trip. 
 

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