They have about 10-15 separate lodging options. A few are sort of like a hotel set up off the side of the main lodge. We stayed in a cabin that had room to sleep 6ish, two beds in the front open room, then a small back room with bunk beds and a bathroom with a shower sink and toilet.
We did 4 days 3 nights, all meals are included just bring your own alcohol if you'd like. There is fishing in a stock tank, a pool is on site as well. horse shoes, cornhole, firepit, washers, volleyball net, ping pong table, tetherball, hiking in the hills if your interested. trail rides twice a day and they have more advance rides available for adults or older teens. To ride alone you have to be 6 but they allow tandem rides for little kiddos
My kids are 7 and 9 they were obsessed. My daughter did all 4 of her rides on "killer" and loved it My son rode bushwacker one of the mules 1 ride and made an attachment with blue for his other three rides. The rides are all guided by the ranch hands, while we were there we met 4 all grough and authentic but very enjoyable by the end of your trip. They got a kick out of my daughter and her last ride they said she was the cutest so she got to pick her mount first, she told the old wrangler she wanted to ride with him and his face absolutely lit up! unfortunately his horse had thrown a show that morning so he was riding a backup horse and didnt want to have her on that horse. As he was mounting her up on killer he thanked her for asking and said he was so sad that his horse wasn't available to take her for a ride, he genuinely seemed disappointed at the missed opportunity. the next morning before we left he came and found her and asked how her trip was and told her good bye. He has worked there over 8 years and is married to one of the cooks!
All meals are served family style in the main lodge building which has wifi, dessert comes as well. They usually have some sort of "entertainment" in the evenings. our first night they had a band come out and sing, second night was a camp fire and marshmallows and the third night we did a hayride out to see wildlife and feed the longhorns on property. Our first breakfast we actually went and had on the hill top out of the chuckwagon. some rode up in a hay ride while some rode up to breakfast on horse back.
The highlight for my kids was also playing with the cats and kittens. there were 6 kittens on site of varying ages. They allow adoptions if ages allow. Clay the owner, told me he prefers people take two and name them dixie and dude...an older guy next to me checking out scoffed and he said over this long of a time there are a whole lot of cats out there named dixie and dude.
The ranch capacity is 60, when we checked in there was about 30, a family reunion came in on Friday and with some folks leaving and them checking in we got up to 52 aging 3-75, all had a great time. It only felt crowded that first dinner after that everyone settled in and spread out and it never felt like 50+
The son is just getting into assisting to run the ranch, he's in his mid 20's his great great grandparents started the ranch and their daughter (his great grand mother) was the first generation born on the ranch.
I believe all together out stay cost about $1600 + tip for the great service
https://dixieduderanch.com/
main lodge
side saddle which we stayed in
