dude ranch
noun
: a vacation resort offering activities (such as horseback riding) typical of western ranches
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From the family-run vineyards and epic estates up north to the sophisticated dude ranches down south, nowhere else but California combines premium vintages and first-class amenities with so many avenues for family-friendly fun.
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AFAR Media, 23 Oct. 2025
This classic, family friendly dude ranch is a place to soak in a final Wild West experience, complete with horseback lessons and rides, with a bit of roping, fly fishing, skeet shootin’, archery and saloon stomping thrown in as well.
—Jenny Peters, Oc Register, 9 Sep. 2025
Eatons’ Ranch offers an all-inclusive dude ranch experience with a children’s program during peak season.
—Beth Luberecki, USA Today, 6 Sep. 2025
The very best dude ranches blur the line between past and present.
—Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 4 Sep. 2025
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AFAR Media, 23 Oct. 2025
This classic, family friendly dude ranch is a place to soak in a final Wild West experience, complete with horseback lessons and rides, with a bit of roping, fly fishing, skeet shootin’, archery and saloon stomping thrown in as well.
—Jenny Peters, Oc Register, 9 Sep. 2025
Eatons’ Ranch offers an all-inclusive dude ranch experience with a children’s program during peak season.
—Beth Luberecki, USA Today, 6 Sep. 2025
The very best dude ranches blur the line between past and present.
—Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 4 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for dude ranch
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“Dude ranch.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dude%20ranch. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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