LOVED LOVED LOVED IT!!! Absolutely beautiful, peaceful, friendly and FUN!! We got in on a Saturday evening, and as we drove up first thing we saw was all the "dude's" and "health fitness" people sitting around a beautiful campfire. There was this tall handsome cowboy walking around and roasting his guest marshmallows and telling great stories! Next A.M. got up... More

This is my 5th time coming to this wonderful get away from it all ranch. I took part in fitness and horses. The staff here is very willing to go out of their way to make sure you have a comfortable stay. So whether you are fitness, (Mary) or want to take part in an authentic dude ranch,( Cowboy Larry)... More

Staying at the Ranch brought me back to the days of old west and the chisom trail. Cowboy Larry, Ms. Mary, Ms. Cheryl, and the entire team were warm and welcoming during my stay. I road horses with the wranglers and Cowboy Larry a number of times, stayed in a beautiful bunk house room, and enjoyed the songs and stories... More

Our extended family spent a week with Larry and the Cortez family at Rancho Cortez. The combination of being outdoors, the horses, and Cowboy Larry was pure magic. The kids didn't want to leave, the adults got to relive childhood cowboy daydreams, and stress was a distant memory. Just save the arena lessons for the last day! This is a... More

I stayed for four nights with my two daughters ages 6 and 8. We all had a good time. Everyone is super nice and friendly. Beautiful scenery. My girls rode horses for the first time. The guides are all nice and nurturing. We got to do a ride I. The morning and afternoon. They climbed trees, ran. Went to the... More

We spent 3 nights here and loved the ranch and outdoor life. We thought however the horses looked underfed, and were very hard worked. One day a white horse was roped to the corral fence on a short rein, unable to graze and left there all day. We visited other dude ranches on the way home and their horses appeared... More

We just spent 5 nights at Rancho Cortez this Spring Break (we were 2 families - 4 kids in total ages 9,8,7,5). Rancho Cortez is rated #1 because of the great people who work there - Larry (the owner) is awesome! He is fair, great with kids and adults - but beware, he will correct you and your children if... More

Just got back from spending the end of Spring Break on the Ranch (our first time there). We (46 male, 39 female, 15 female) all loved it. To sum up the stay/experience: 1) the horse rides go out about every hour, but sometimes lag for unknown reasons (weather?). The rides are fantastic (at least, for first-time riders like us). The... More

We just spent spring break at Rancho Cortez with our two children, ages 10 and 5. None of us had any experience riding but we were all out riding the first day, having a great time. Cowboy Larry and the staff were great fun to be around, and very patient with us city folks. The kids loved the campfire and... More