A Dude Ranch Specializing in Authentic Western Hospitality
Back in 1946, Lee Eyerly from Salem, Oregon purchased 3000 acres and established the original Flying E Ranch. Lee and his crew built the original lodge, eight guest ranch rooms, the picturesque “Oregon”-style barn, and a 3200-foot airstrip.
Mr. Eyerly fashioned the Flying E brand with its distinctive wings to reflect his surname and his love for flying. The certified brand is still owned and used by the ranch today.
Why Choose Us
If you and your loved ones enjoy the Great Sonoran Desert of Arizona you will absolutely be mesmerized by the Flying E Guest Ranch.
The Ranch is situated on 20,000 acres of pristine desert and is an actual working cattle ranch one hour from Sky Harbor Airport.
There is something for absolutely everyone to enjoy. If you have a love for the outdoors, this is your place.
We offer horseback riding, cattle drives, steak fry’s, arena work and almost everything else imaginable that is connected to the heritage of our great state.
We do however embrace the fact that many people do not enjoy the horse/human experience, therefore, we have created a series of world class 4×4 adventures that even allows our guests to drive and enjoy this experience for themselves.
We offer target shooting, skeet shooting, nature hikes, great biking trails as well as cook-outs under the stars in our Old West Town. In fact over the years our Team Building program and corporate events have been so well received that we’ve hosted well over half of the Fortune 500 companies.
We are a family based operation that has been in business for over three decades and at the end of the day, we view people and their experience above all and anything else, because our moto has always been, without each other we are nothing.
Come see us, we won’t let you down!
Sincerely,
Jim Brown
The Ranch Today
A few changes have occurred over the years. George donated land to the town, and Wellik Field, named in his memory, now serves as the municipal airport of Wickenburg. The original airstrip is now a beautiful grass horse pasture. Various land parcels were also donated by the Wellik family to Wickenburg for city parks, schools, and the development of residential and industrial parcels. The ranch still maintains 20,000 acres to ride and roam.
The guest ranch still proudly operates the cow/calf operation, raising a few of the offspring from the original Murray Grey cows that Vi started breeding on the ranch in the mid-1980s. They mix with our modern-day Angus, Hereford, and Barzona stock.
A rancher’s dream, a flip of a coin, and a “hotel in the desert,” all brought together what the Flying E Ranch still offers today: The way of the West for dudes and cowpokes alike to enjoy the serenity and tranquility of the peaceful ranch life.
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