Best Family Vacation Ever!! My husband and I took our 12 year old daughter to Rawah Ranch for a week and it was honestly the best vacation we have ever had! From the minute we pulled up and Meg came out to greet us, I knew this ranch was something very special. If you are considering a ranch vacation, look no... read moreMy husband and I took our 12 year old daughter to Rawah Ranch for a week and it was honestly the best vacation we have ever had! From the minute we pulled up and Meg came out to greet us, I knew this ranch was something very special. If you are considering a ranch vacation, look no further!
I can't say enough good things about our time there. We live in southern California and have never done anything like this before. I didn't know what to expect, and I hoped that it would be worth the financial investment, and it met and exceeded our high expectations.
The ranch is beautiful, the amenities are spotless and full of charm, the food was delicious, and the daily horseback rides were so fun. We enjoyed all of the activities like archery and shooting with Emily and Hunter, where our daughter shot her first gun. The fly-fishing was such a great experience, and the guides(Ted and Angelo) helped us catch 6 fish all together! They were so patient and knowledgeable.
The managers, Tim and Meg, are so wonderful, and all of the staff are seriously amazing. They are basically one big family that you want to be a part of, and by the end of the week, you feel like you are. Stacy makes you feel so welcome every time you walk into the lodge for meal time. Kevin, the bartender, was awesome. Jon, Bud, Britta,and Tim took us on awesome rides and showed us the most beautiful places. Every single person who works there is warm, helpful, friendly, and accommodating. We loved the personal touches like coffee for us, hot chocolate for our girl, and fresh baked goods delivered to our door every morning. Anything we needed, like fans for the room at night, they went out of their way immediately to accommodate.
Our 12 year old daughter fell in love with the ranch, the horses. the staff, and especially, the dogs. She enjoyed swinging in the hammock with the friends she made, playing in the river, playing catch with the dogs, feeding the animals in the the petting zoo, catching her first fish, learning to lope on a horse, and just all the freedom of being a kid on a ranch for a week. She now wants to work at the ranch as a wrangler when she is older.
I have never written a review before, but I couldn't miss this opportunity. If you are like I was, you are reading review after review of many different ranches, trying to make a decision about where to go. I can assure you, if you choose Rawah Ranch, you will be glad you did. I am SO glad I found it, and we can't wait to go back! read less
