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Kelly, Wyoming
Red Rock Ranch
Gros Ventre valley ranch with a kids riding program, creek fishing and cattle sorting.
Ranch work available
- Season
- Mid-Jun – early Oct
- Ages
- Riders 6+
- Guests
- Up to 35 guests a week
What you'll do
- One or two rides a day, morning and afternoon, with all levels usually riding together
- Longer rides with lunch on the trail on Tuesdays and Thursdays, and a breakfast ride along Crystal Creek on Wednesdays
- Team penning with cattle on Friday mornings
- About 2.5 miles of private Crystal Creek, a fly-fishing clinic, and an in-house fishing guide to book at the ranch
- Hiking straight from the ranch, with a guide or on your own with the ranch's maps
When to go
- Mid-June to early October
Who it's for
- Kids 6 and up join a kids program with their own wranglers, riding, crafts and nature exploration, alongside the adult program all week
- Younger kids get scheduled pony rides; babysitting costs extra
- Riders who want more can add the Top Hand Horsemanship clinic, at extra cost
Good to know
- Run by the same family for more than 50 years
- Remote: it borders Bridger-Teton National Forest and the Gros Ventre Wilderness, about 50 minutes from Jackson Town Square
- No cell service; Starlink wifi in the lodge, but not in the cabins
- The saloon, private guides, transfers, clinics and massages are not in the rate
- Six-night minimum in summer
- Rider weight limit of 250 lb
- The fly-fishing clinic is for ages 12 and up
- The ranch generally does not allow trotting or loping, because of the terrain
Getting there
- Jackson Hole, about 45 minutes. Transfers are not included.
- Cattle work
- Family programs
- Fly fishing
- Horsemanship
- Trail riding
Photos from the ranch
Photos: Red Rock Ranch, shown with their permission.

Ride for the brand. No branding required.
- Brand
- Cross over Staple
- Burned on
- Left rib on cattle, left thigh on horses