The Adventure Ranch In Arizona That’s Perfect For A Family Day Trip

Are you ready to unleash your inner cowboy/cowgirl on an Arizona adventure? Then start planning a trip to this fun adventure ranch where there is so much to do, everyone in the family should be happy with this destination outing. You can bet that Bumble Bee Ranch, located in Mayer in Yavapai County, is anything but boring! Take a look at all this fun adventure ranch has to offer, and then, good luck deciding which activity you'll do first.

Bumble Bee Ranch was established in 1864, and started welcoming adventure guests 20 years ago, in 1998.

From overnight accommodations to a wide list of fun activities and an outdoor cowboy soup kitchen with the best grub around, this is one adventure ranch in Arizona you simply must put on the list.

Here, you can take part in some bona fide cowboy activities that pair nicely with some of the daily chores on the ranch. For instance, guests are welcome to participate in a real, live cattle drive. Sounds fun!

If that's a little too lively for you or someone in your family, then try the guided trail ride.

Or, take another kind of trail ride altogether aboard one of the razor tours or Hummer tours offered by the ranch.

Back in the ring, you can learn some hardcore cowboy games, like roping. Can you lasso a moving target?

For the kiddos, there's a stationary version of the same game and everyone gets a turn.

When the little ones tire of roping a fake steer, they can head over to mingle with the farm animals in the petting zoo.

And last, but not least, if you just can't stay away from your urge to find some gold in these parts, then you can take a gold panning class.

And don't forget the cowboy grub. The huge outdoor soup kitchen/open air dining room is always dishing up a hearty cowboy breakfast, lunch and dinner. Yum!

With all this fun, you may want to go ahead and make reservations to stay a while. There are rooms available in the big house, plus a newly renovated western cottage is also available. Or you can have another kind of experience — in the campground.

There are several RV spaces on the property with electrical hookups, and tent camping is abundant. Sleep rustic style and under the stars.

So what do you think? Are you ready to plan an authentic cowboy adventure on this fun adventure ranch in Arizona? Or do you know someone to whom this would be perfectly suited? It's an exciting possibility we know... but you'll have to wait until after July, because the ranches closes each July due to excessive heat.

Bumble Bee Ranch Adventures, LLC is located at 23925 Bumble Bee Rd., Mayer, AZ 86333. (As a mere point of reference for the rest of the state, that's 50 miles north of Phoenix and 100 miles south of Flagstaff.) For rates applied to the various activities found at the ranch, see this link. Additional information can be found on the official website of Bumble Bee Ranch, and on their Facebook page.

For more fun family day trips in Arizona, check into the 10 incredible adventures listed in this previous article.