The American West has long been a place of rugged beauty and adventure. Many travelers are captivated by the wide-open ...

and giddy up as fast as you can to one of these top dude ranches in the U.S. Situated on an expansive 10,500 acres with the backdrop of the Santa Ynez Mountains, this family-owned luxury dude ...

Silvies Valley Ranch is a luxury destination with gourmet food, incredible spa, extravagant log cabins, all kinds of ...

As Colleen Hodson, executive director of the Dude Ranchers' Association, put it, "Staying at a luxury dude ranch while visiting a national park is the best of both worlds." You still get to ...