Bonnie Springs Ranch offers food, fun & entertainment for the whole family. The Red Rock Riding Stables is located on our ranch and offers guided horseback rides seven days a week. Old Nevada Western Town is home to the Bonnie Springs Outlaws who perform live shows Wednesday through Sunday. Shops & Snacks are available throughout the town.The Bonnie Springs Zoo is open seven days and offers an enriching, educational, hands on experience you and your family will never forget. We also offer field trips for your school. Email info@bonniesprings.com to schedule your outing.
Located in the heart of the beautiful red rock canyon national conservation area. Just ten minutes west of Las Vegas.
No Dogs Are Permitted At The Ranch
Originally built in 1843 as a stopover for the wagon trains going to California along the Old Spanish Trail, Bonnie Springs Ranch lies in the heart Nevada’s iconic Red Rock Canyon. In 1846, General Fremont (en route to California) stopped at what is now Bonnie Springs Ranch to gear up for his trip through Death Valley and helped establish the site as a rest stop. It was not until 1952, under the provision of Bonnie McGaugh and Al Levinson, that the ranch saw substantial renovation and resuscitation before opening to the public as a tourist attraction in 1958. Stables, a petting zoo, and a restaurant soon followed, and construction on Old Town, a reproduction of an 1880s mining community and the prime attraction at Bonnie Springs, opened in 1974 with the complement of a functioning saloon, shops, a wax museum, a wedding chapel, a replica schoolhouse, and daily performances honoring the Old West. The ranch subsequently added a full-sized event arena, now the first site visitors see upon entering the property, that has hosted numerous rodeos and equestrian events. Today the grounds represent a delight for locals and tourists alike (as well as a few filmmakers).
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Courtesy T. Turner – Desert flowers in bloom