dude ranch

Western vacation getaway

A dude ranch is a vacation resort styled after a working cattle ranch, typically in the American West.

Guests—historically called "dudes," meaning city slickers unfamiliar with rural life—pay to experience horseback riding, campfires, and romanticized cowboy culture: We spent a week at a dude ranch in Montana.

Related

tenderfoot · city slicker · ranch hand · trail · wrangler · cowboy · horse · horseback riding · riding lesson · western heritage · bunkhouse · chuckwagon · cattle drives · rope tricks · campfire · trail rides · rustic cabins · resort

Categories
Opposites
authenticity of ranch operation

dude ranchworking ranch

Operational livestock property

cattle ranch · working farm · family farm · homestead · feedlot

vacation type

dude ranchcity hotel

Urban commercial lodging

beach resort · cruise ship · all-inclusive resort · luxury resort · spa retreat

Family

rancher, duds, dudes, ranching, ranches, ranchers, ranchero, rancho, ranchland

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Top 200,000
Profile
Mostly American · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G