Gold Bar Ranch

Gold Bar Ranch in Walnut Grove, AZ

Looking for a great place to camp, park your RV for the summer or a nice stay in a cozy bed & breakfast resort located in the mountains? Our ranch is nestled in the foothills of the Bradshaw Mountains. Our elevation is about 3,800 ft., which provides very pleasant weather and outdoor activity conditions all year long. We are located in Walnut Grove, AZ, which is a short drive from several towns, which include: Peeples Valley, Wickenburg, Crown King and Prescott. Please take a moment to scan through our long list of accomodations, activities, guest services, customer testimonials, photo albums and Internet video clips. (more information on the Gold Bar Ranch)

Gold Bar Ranch Reservations

To make a reservation to camp, park your RV or spend the weekend in our Bed & Breakfast bunkhouse, please call (928) 427-3235 or fill out our Gold Bar Ranch Reservation Form. Please specify the date, the number of people in your party and what type of accomodations you would like to reserve. We accept most major credit cards.

Event planners with 10 or more paying customers can camp or park their RV for free. For parties of 20 or more, we will comp you a free night in the Bed & Breakfast Bunkhouse for the weekend (Friday and Saturday night).

Accomodations Available (package deals are below):

  • • Tent Camping - $15 per person, $10 for 12yrs and under, free for 5yrs and under, per night.
  • • RV Camping - $15 per person, $10 for 12yrs and under, free for 5yrs and under, per RV and 
  •    trailer per night
  • • Bed & Breakfast - $120 double occupancy, $10 per extra persons up to 6 per night 

                                                                                                                                                                           Gold Bar Ranch Working Cattle Ranch

The homestead of the Gold Bar Ranch is located on the riverbanks of the lush green valley of the Hassayampa River nestled in the foothills of the Bradshaw Mountains. The Gold Bar Ranch is owned by Mike and Ella McCracken and has been in the McCracken family for more that three generations. Cowboys work a hundred head of cattle each year on the sprawling 300-acre ranch. (more information on the Cattle Grazing Operations)

Gold Bar Ranch Directions & Map

From Phoenix, take I-17 North from Phoenix, drive 9 miles to Hwy 74 (Lake Pleasant turn off) turn left and drive 36 miles to the Wickenburg turn off Hwy 60, turn right, drive 11 miles to Wickenburg, at the stop light (hwy 93) turn right, drive 5 miles to hwy 89, turn right, drive 31 miles thru Congress, Yarnell, and Peeples valley, make a right at the Wagner/Walnut Grove sign. Drive 4 miles on a well maintained gravel road to the pavement. Follow pavement 8 miles to end of pavement. Another 1/8 mile, turn right at Gold Bar Ranch. You will see our red and orange signs on the fence to the left side of the gate. (more directions and a map)

Gold Bar Ranch Nearby Towns & Shopping

We are located near towns of Wickenburg, Peeples Valley, Kirkland Juction, Prescott and Crown King. There plenty of good restaurants and bars nearby that can be reached by a short drive.

Gold Bar Ranch Accomodations:

The Gold Bar Ranch has something for just about everyone. We have tent camping for
the younger crowd, a bed & breakfast home for people who like a soft bed and RV parking for retired people that looking for a cool, peaceful spot to park their RV. (Click here to make a reservation)

Gold Bar Ranch Activities:

Our biggest attraction for most folks is our open range horseback rides (not nose to tail rides) and our two secret fishing ponds that are stocked with largemouth bass, bluegills, catfish and crappie. Scan our list of activities and you’ll see that we have plenty of outdoor adventure activities to keep small, medium and large groups of people very active all weekend long. On the flip side, we have plenty of shade trees next to the ponds where you can do absolutely nothing.

Gold Bar Ranch Guest Food Services:

For guests that reserve a spot and pay upfront, we can arrange a number of different food and grub options for our guests. Most campers and RVers bring their own food, but for large groups of people such as boyscout troops, church retreat groups, outdoor adventure groups and big social clubs, we can prepare a variety of large feasts. Please contact us directly at (928) 427-3235 to let us help you plan your event.

  • • Daily Meals
  • • Picnics
  • • Barbecues (BBQ)
  • • Pig Roasts
  • • Luncheons

Gold Bar Ranch Event Planning:

The good thing about being located in the moutains is that we have plenty room for very large groups of people. Around the fishing ponds we have enough room for about 30-40 tents and 10 RVs. Our restrooms are clean with flushing toilets,  and our showers provide a nice hot shower at the end of the day. Some camping spots are developed and have ramadas, electricity, picnic tables, water and BBQ grills. Dispersed camping is allowed anywhere around the fishing ponds. We have room for RV’s up to 40 ft., but we are not set up with electrical or water hookups.
Our facility is perfect for groups of 40-50 people, including church groups, corporate retreats, scout troops and outdoor adventure groups with kayaks, ATVs, 4×4s, and other off-road vehicles. There are miles and miles of dirt roads to ride around the ranch.

  • • Romantic Getaways
  • • Family Vacations
  • • Family Reunions
  • • Company Parties
  • • Church Retreats
  • • Corporate Retreats
  • • Boyscout Troops
  • • Girlscout Troops
  • • Birthday Parties
  • • Weddings
  • • Anniversaries

Gold Bar Ranch Customer Testimonials

The most common comment we hear people make as they are leaving our ranch is, “We haven’t had this much fun in a very, very long time. Thank you for opportunity to enjoy a weekend of active fun for a change.” Please take a moment to flip through our photo albums, video clips and customers testimonials to find out what our guests like about staying on our ranch.

  • • Photo Album
  • • Video Clips
  • • Testimonials

Gold Bar Ranch Vacation Packages:

Like most business, the more people you bring the better deal we will give you. If you are an event planner or group organizer for a group of 20 or more people, you get the benefit of staying free and one free horseback ride. This is our way of saying Thank You for Your Business!

  • • Daily Package Deal
  • • Weekend Package Deal
  • • Weekly Package Deal
  • • Monthly Package Deal
  • • Large Group Package Deal