R & R Dude Ranch a year round Country Getaway - Otto, New York

    We sit down in a beautiful private valley surrounded by a creek for swimming, tubing or fishing. The 66 acres is full of trails for horseback riding, hiking, birding, and hunting. Winter is full of Wonder here at the Ranch with snow tubing, cross country, ice skating, snowmobile trails, horseback riding right out your front door. We are just 11 miles from Holiday Valley Ski Resort in Ellicottville, 55 miles from Niagara Falls, 40 miles from Letchworth Park, Rock City, Allegany State Park and Kensu Dam.The 66 acres snuggled in the foothills of the Alleganies is breathtaking in its beauty found along the manicured trails provided for our guests.

    The 27 stall barn hosts a variety of horses breeds and sizes for every rider...you can get as involved as you wish or sit back and let us do it for you.

Horseback riding is the main activity, but we also offer fishing, hunting, swimming, tubing, jacuzzi, horseshoe pits, volleyball, badminton, and ping pong. We have nightly Bonfires with music and story telling, TV's in each room with a VHS/DVD liabrary for your use and WiFi.

   A game room with Big Screen Wii, Foosball, Billiards and Ping Pong has a full bathroom for your/public use. Our Card room has a library, board and dice games for one and all.

The welcome you is just like Disneyland! On the site you can see pictures of children to adults to senior citizens that all come and enjoy the warm hospitality, food and riding here on the Ranch which, shortly, becomes their second home. Hosting singles, families, guests of every walk of life from every country. The Ranch is a great place for Family Reunions, Weddings, Anniversary, Bachlorette Parties, Corporate Team Building, Seminars, Retreats, or just getting away....The 100 year old farm home and log cabin enviornment holds 8 rooms with private baths all decorated in a country theme. Offering Bed and Breakfast for you or you and your horse, the Hungry Hunter sized breakfasts are served buffet for any diet restrictions, being religious or health. You are welcome to join the staff for Lunch or Dinner for a small charge...this is served buffet with no menu.

Satellite TVs are in each room with a VHS/DVD liabrary for your use and WiFi. Natural Spring water flows thru each faucet for one and all.

   BBQ's are a regular event, especially when Family Reunions, Weddings, Horse Camp, Youth Groups, Clubs, Corporations, Company Picnics are scheduled. Also have nightly Bonfires with music and story telling,

Age is like Disneyland...there is something for everyone from skipping rocks in the creek to catching polywoggs in the pond. Of course Horsebackriding is the favorite from 2 years old to 89 years young.

Allowing socialized pets to stay over in three of our rooms, or in our kennels in the barn. They are free to run on the property, even go on trail with you. They enjoy the bonfire with all the singing and story telling, or running and jumping in the creek. The safety and freedom of the Ranch is felt by each vistor man or beast.

Madison Arm Resort on the Lake - Pines West Yellowstone ... How To Plan a Vacation The Whole Family Will Love‏

Everyone wants to plan the perfect family vacation, but what makes a vacation perfect? The answer is that it varies from family to family, depending on your family's preferred activities and destinations as well as your childrens' ages and your parenting style. Most people would still agree that the perfect vacation is one that is fun for the whole family and provides a relaxing getaway from the daily grind.

 There are many places in the United States where just about anyone could have a good time. But parents have to weigh the benefits of these destinations with a very important concern: the cost of the vacation. Camping is a popular vacation for many families since it's fun and can be very inexpensive. You can easily let the cost of your camping vacation spiral out of control by buying lots of supplies, but you can also find a very inexpensive campsite at a national park and fish for your meals or gather berries.

 You can make a camping trip very memorable by doing a little research on building techniques before the vacation and having the family help to build a shelter. You can also fashion tools like fishing poles from the resources of the wilderness.

You can live off the land by identifying the edible plants in the area beforehand and foraging for them on the trip. You can make your camping trip more educational by studying the ways of life of earlier inhabitants of the area, such as Native Americans or the first pioneers.

Try to live as they did for a few days. Aside from camping, there are many historical destinations in the country that provide good vacation spots. Brochures are always good source of locations for quick vacations, and you can schedule a time to visit the area on your own as a family instead of going with a guided tour.

You can have a picnic on the fields where great Civil War battles were fought. It's not hard to find fun, inexpensive vacations; you just have to keep looking for them. For the cost of a drive in the car and a few packed lunches, you can still visit some interesting places and create new memories that your family will share forever.

Madison Arm Resort on the lake, in the Pines.
On the Lake, in the Pines. We offer the finest camping experience in the area. Full hookups, Tent sites, cabin rentals. Store, landromat, Boat,canoe, & kayak rentals. 8.5 miles from Yellowstone National Park West gate.

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