Thanks to the television series “Dallas,” Texas ranches became a desired location to live, visit and hold events. Even though this soap opera premiered over 40 years ago, people are still celebrating the drama that Southfork Ranch brought us. So if you want to rope, ride and experience the cowboy way of life, the Dallas/Fort Worth area still offers some of the best ranches in the South.
Let’s start in Grandview at Beaumont Ranch. This guest ranch is known for being an outdoor adventure resort and event center on 800 acres of land amongst the rolling hills of Texas. Beaumont Ranch is location a short 35-minutes south of Dallas/Fort Worth. If wildlife is a must, this North Texas destination won’t disappoint with longhorns, horses, llamas, and other critters. Perfect for a corporate retreat, the ranch features 26 suites, rooms, and guest cabins. If you’re looking for some great outdoor activities, Beaumont includes horseback trail rides, sporting clay shooting, archery, extreme ATV tours, zip lining, and cattle drives.
Cowboy up and enjoy all that Texas has to offer. For ranchers looking for riding trails, abundant pastures, barn, corral and livestock gates, Supreme Auctions has the perfect property in Grandview for you to purchase. On May 19, 2018, Oakland Ranch will be sold at a luxury no-reserve auction. This estate offers privacy, views, 12-acre fishing lake, event center, skeet shooting and resort-style living, designed to deliver a feeling of security, comfort and sense of wellbeing plus acreage for farm and ranch users. To learn more, contact Supreme Auctions at (866) 929-2243 or visit SupremeAuctions.com.
You can’t beat the wildlife at Ghost Apache Ranch. This unique adventure-land is situated on over 9,000 acres, including four miles of Nueces River frontage bottomland. The South Texas property is in a class of its own due to the majority of the ranch consisting of old native brush and untouched flora and fauna. It provides the perfect hunting ground for big-antlered deer. The “cowboy way” is definite alive and well on this ranch.
Just 15 miles from Dallas’ city center is Cedar Canyon Dude Ranch, which makes it the closest dude ranch to this metropolis. Cedar Canyon Dude Ranch is 30 acres containing groomed grassland and a stream, and facilities include a dance floor pavilion, swimming pool, softball field, and volleyball and basketball courts making it ideal for social gatherings and corporate retreats. Visitors can ride horses and enjoy the authentic Texas ranch atmosphere. The team at Cedar Canyon will cater a southern picnic including BBQ and fajitas.
