Photo: Scott T. Baxter, for Tombstone Monument Ranch & Cattle Co.Family ranch
Tombstone, Arizona
Tombstone Monument Ranch & Cattle Co.
Tombstone ranch laid out like an 1880s town, with two 7-night cattle round-ups a year.
Ranch work available
- Season
- Year-round
- Ages
- Riders 5+
- Guests
- About 40 guests at a time
What you'll do
- Seven-night round-ups: gather cattle over about 15 square miles, drive them 9 miles, then brand, tag and band calves
- Team penning on the regular schedule
- Shooting, a seasonal pool and a hot tub
When to go
- Open year-round, with rooms sold by the night
- Seasonal cattle round-ups in spring and fall
- Specialty weeks include riding workshops and cowgirl programs
Who it's for
- Round-up riders 12 and up, who choose how much to help at the corrals
- Families: riders 5 and up, faster rides from 8 after a test, shooting from 16
Good to know
- Round-ups are priced separately
- Riders must weigh under 280 lb, and there's no kids program
- The Experience Tombstone package needs four nights
Getting there
- Tucson International is just under an hour and a half; Phoenix just under three.
- Cattle work
- Hot tub
- Pool
- Sport shooting
- Trail riding
Photos from the ranch
Photos: Tombstone Monument Ranch, shown with their permission.