Bar X Ranch

Was not a planned stop but so glad we did. Used it as a two day rest up during our cross country trip. The views are beautiful. It is in the middle of a working ranch so cattle and horses are all around you. The owner was very nice and shared a little history of his family which was an added bonus for two old City folk. Would highly recommend to the tired traveler but know that there is electric but no water hook ups or pump station. We were free to roam the place and enjoyed every minute.

Owners are friendly and accommodating folks. Its worth noting that hookups are only electrical. There is drinking water available. We ended up dumping at Medora CG for $5. Also of note is the 6 miles of very dusty dirt road to get into and out of the ranch.

More good things than bad. ud83dude0a overall I was very happy with our stay and the scenery was amazing. Next time I’ll book an entire week. So many trails I can’t wait to explore more. I will say I do wish it was more organized and a few things I’d do differently to make my stay better and be more prepared. Beautiful accessible trails and you could pretty much pick how difficult you wanna go. I saw the other campground riding by and it’s very nice but really no shade for your horses. Bar X was really nicely shaded in areas and really easy to get too.nn1- make sure your new to you truck has a spare. I ran over a screw in the camp (for sure) and I didn’t have a spare. My fault of course, accidents happen but you are definitely on your own as far as fixing any problems like that. I was lucky I had awesome neighbors to help me and let me borrow their car to get a patch. I messaged the ranch numerous times pleading for help and none of my messages were answered because they are so busy. This is an active ranch not a campground with caretaking so keep that in mind. When I called he said maybe he could help me the next day but kept it short and I didn’t see him till early evening before I left to return home.nn2- definitely have other penning options for your horses. They ran out of pens the day before I left and as I was leaving my 2 filled before I got my horses out. I left a day early ud83dude2c and the trailers were still piling in as I was headed out.nn3- the pens are cattle panels and one of our horses is a sassy jerk sometimes and in the middle of the night put her leg through the panel kicking at her buddy ud83dude44 so if you have a marish mare keep that in mind. We’ll probably bring portable fence next time.nn4- if you are reserving an electric spot be prepared you may have to share and not have enough to go around. I did not have this problem but the ladies that came the day before I left lost their spot didn’t have enough pens for the horses they had reserved and didn’t have enough 30amp for their rigs. They told me they reserved it in January and this was the second week in June.nn5- bring a portable fire ring and firewood. I brought firewood but I didn’t have a ring and it was so windy and dry I didn’t dare just start one.

Bar X is my favorite place to stay and ride. Beautiful land!

Excellent place to camp. Friendly people, great view. They also have showers available, electric hookup, and toilets. 13/10 would come again.