Four riders in single file across a sagebrush slope, with snow-capped peaks ahead.Photo: Red Rock Ranch
Family ranchWorking ranch

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
Red Rock Ranch brand: A cross above a squared arch

Ride for the brand. No branding required.

Brand
Cross over Staple
Burned on
Left rib on cattle, left thigh on horses