Arizona’s Rancho de La Osa

Ride Overview

Rancho de la Osa is Arizona’s most historic ranch. Ride the trails frequented by U.S. Presidents, movie stars and legendary figures like Pancho Villa. Explore Native American ruins, the U.S.-Mexico border, or the neighboring 120,000 acres of Buenos Aires Wildlife Refuge. We’re located less than a 1 ½ hour drive from Tucson in Sasabe, Arizona, in the high desert grasslands of the Sonoran Desert, with spectacular mountain views in every direction including the sacred Baboquivari Peak.

La Osa offers an unparalleled guest ranch experience with exceptional food and drink; unmatched hospitality from our staff; and different activities for you to enjoy. The ranch is a unique convergence of Native American, Spanish, Mexican, ranching, political and Hollywood history. The ranch’s original adobe buildings still stand with the earliest built in 1722 by Jesuit missionaries who traveled with Father Kino. La Osa operated as a cattle ranch through the 1800s, during which the Spanish-style hacienda was constructed. The ranch first welcomed dudes in the 1920s and in its years as a dude ranch, played host to prominent guests including politicians, Hollywood actors and authors.

Today, by building upon the traditions of its past, Rancho de la Osa offers an authentic western experience to its dude ranch guests in the borderlands of Southern Arizona. Located adjacent to the 117,464-acre Buenos Aires Wildlife Refuge and known for its high desert grasslands, it also features riparian areas with seasonal marshlands, meadows, cottonwoods and mesquite groves, providing rich habitat for a large variety of wildlife. It’s a birder’s paradise with a tremendous array of species including different orioles, tanagers, herons, ducks and hawks. Though bears and Mexican gray wolves are no longer in the area, mammals like pronghorn, mule deer, mountain lions, and javelinas still roam. There have even been sightings of the elusive jaguar.

2025/2026 Dates and Rates: 2 Night minimum stay required, rates below quoted per person per night
Jan 2-March 8, Oct. 1-Dec. 17:
Deluxe Room: $315.00 USD (Single Supplement: $45.00 USD)
Premium Room: $355.00 USD (Single Supplement: $45.00 USD)

March 9-April 12, Dec. 18-Jan. 1, 2026:
Deluxe Room: $387.00 USD (Single Supplement: $26.00 USD)
Premium Room: $425.00 USD (Single Supplement: $26.00 USD)

April 13-May 15:
Deluxe Room: $314.00 USD (Single Supplement: 45.00 USD)
Premium Room: $355.00 USD (Single Supplement: $45.00 USD)

Jan. 1-March 7, 2026:
Deluxe Room: $325.00 USD (Single Supplement: 45.00 USD)
Premium Room: $365.00 USD (Single Supplement: $45.00 USD)

March 8-31, 2026:
Deluxe Room: $399.00 USD (Single Supplement: 26.00 USD)
Premium Room: $440.00 USD (Single Supplement: $26.00 USD)

Additional person in the room after initial 2: rates are per additional person per night over the age of 5
All 2025 Dates: $199.00 USD per person
All 2026 Dates: $205.00 USD per person