Trails are blazing near Scottsdale homes at MacDonald’s Ranch. A trip here takes you back in time to the old west where cowboys roamed dusty streets and wranglers rounded up the cattle. This Scottsdale property is filled with dusty fun with rides on horseback, stagecoaches and hayrides. Cook outs add onto the fun and offer omelette bars for morning rides, burgers for afternoon and juicy steaks in the evening. Gather round sing some campfire songs and live in the moment.
The horses here are gently spirited. Expert Wranglers match riders carefully to their mounts. Cowgirls and cowboys as young as five years old can saddle up. Rides are from 1 to 2 hours and traverse the beautiful desert landscape. Amazing scenery awaits with the McDowell Mountains majestically showcased to the east. Group and private rides are available. Amazing sunsets shine in the Sonoran Desert as the moon rises,and MacDonald Ranch presents Moonlit trail rides. On select dates four days prior to a full moon riders can journey out and listen to the soulful sounds of the coyote and watch the owls fly.
Stagecoach rides takes passengers on trips alongside the original stage coach road running from Phoenix to Cave Creek in the days when Scottsdale property was in the middle of the actual wild, wild west.
For fun as a family, head on down to the MacDonald’s Ranch Headquarters. Grown ups and little ones alike will delight in a petting zoo filled with a variety of friendly animals. Get to know miniature donkey, ponies, goats, sheep, chickens and ducks. There is even a vibrant peacock strutting his stuff and fluffing his magnificent feathers. Kids can take a pony ride on full size horses getting them geared up for mounting up on the actual trail. Western games are in full swing with pretend stags ready to be roped, horseshoes and bean bags to be tossed in friendly competition and more! Stop and have some fun before or after a ride, or make this your single destination.
Get on down to MacDonald’s Ranch. It’s a fun filled place to spend the day!
