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Resort and Retreat Award: Best family owned and operated Guest Ranch-Arizona

Best Family-Owned & Operated Guest Ranch 2023 – Arizona Nestled in the heart of the Sonoran Desert in Southern Arizona, Circle Z Ranch (Circle Z) has long been held and ...

Feature article in USA Today

A young Miko Lorta studying the daily riding orders  Saddle up for adventure: Dude ranch foreman shows you the ropes at Circle Z Ranch What do people do on a ...

World’s Greatest! television show…press release

Boynton Beach, FL—-How2Media, the producers of the television show “World’s Greatest!…”, selected Circle Z Ranch to be a part of the popular television series. For over 96 years, Circle Z ...

Horsemanship Clinic with Lee Smith

Join us at the Historic Circle Z Ranch in Patagonia, Arizona for the The Essential Elements of Horsemanship® with clinician and trainer Lee Smith. October 23-27, 2023 To book contact ...

Fall 2022 Newsletter

The Circle Z Ranch is officially open for our 96th Season as Arizona’s Oldest Guest Ranch! Our Ranch family is excited to serve you on your horseback riding vacation this ...

Equine Dentistry

Equine Dentistry is an important piece in the health of any horse. The teeth of horses are designed to grow and change throughout their lives, and physical issues can arise ...

Special Offers for Vacation Stays

We are offering several specials for our 2022-2023 guest season. Here is a brief description of dates that still have availability. Let us know how we can help in planning ...

Filming of Oklahoma! In the San Rafael Valley

FROM THE ARCHIVES OF ARIZONA HIGHWAYS, April 1955 EDITOR’S NOTE: As Editor Robert Stieve noted in our April issue on Sonoita-Patagonia, that region of Arizona was the filming location for ...

Fall 2021 Newsletter

Announcing our Fall 2021 Re-Opening! Arizona’s Original Dude Ranch begins our 95th season on October 31st and we are thrilled to welcome our friends back to Southern Arizona! Though much ...

The making of a Trail

This year we spent a considerable amount of time exploring for, and developing new trails around the ranch property for our guests to enjoy come this Fall. Some of the ...