Photo: The Retreat at Silvies Valley RanchLuxury ranch
Seneca, Oregon
The Retreat at Silvies Valley Ranch
Luxury golf and spa retreat on a 150,000-acre working ranch, with wrangler-led rides.
Recreation-focused stay
- Season
- Not stated
- Ages
- Not stated
What you'll do
- Trail rides led by the ranch's own wranglers on ranch Quarter Horses
- Golf, a spa, and a shooting range
- UTV tours of a working cattle and goat ranch
When to go
- Busiest from May through October, which is also the golf season
- The ranch does not say which months it offers riding
Who it's for
- Couples and groups who want a resort with a real ranch around it
- Golfers first, riders second
Good to know
- Guests do not work cattle here
- Riding is one premium activity among several, and packages include one or two a day
- The average stay is three to five days
Getting there
- Boise, Redmond, or Portland, then a drive. Private planes can land at the ranch airstrip, Burns, or John Day, with a free pickup.
- Hot tub
- Pool
- Sport shooting
- Trail riding
Ride for the brand. No branding required.
- Burned on
- Left hip, left rib, right hip or right rib on cattle
- On record
- 2026 Oregon Livestock Brand Book (opens in a new tab)To find it:
- Book page 373, entries 12-16