Bar W Guest Ranch is an exceptional western destination located on Spencer Lake in Whitefish, Montana. It serves the finest Western Montana Hospitality from the start of your trip to its end. This dude ranch entails pleasing sceneries and rolling edges.

3,000 acres are available for all sorts of outdoor ventures and horseback riding. Anyone who visits us thinks they have gone far away from the civilization, but the quaint town of Whitefish is just 3.5 half miles down the road, offering nightlife, theatre, dining, and shopping.

Bar W is settled between two pine-covered ridges, creating a spectacular setting for Montana Ranch Vacations. To make this ranch a paradise for the guests, Bar W Guest Ranch offers cabin suites, outdoor and indoor arenas for horseback riding, a meadow, entertainment area, a barn, and a stable.

The main attraction of the ranch is its horseback riding program. The ranch provides experienced staff to enhance the quality of your horseback riding. Hundreds of acres are there to explore. You will ride in the mountains, over the foothills, and across the meadows of Montana Big Sky country.

There is so much for a person of any age to enjoy at the Bar W Guest Ranch. Guests are invited to learn how to work with horses, help with the small chores if they are willing, fish at Spencer Lake, go for a hike, mountain bike, swim in the lake and play badminton or volleyball. You can also put your archery skills to test on the ranch. This Montana ranch provides warm and cozy beds in winter, including a delicious breakfast in the morning. Enjoy sleigh rides drawn by the horses in the snow.

Activities

• Cattle Drives
• Cowgirl Up Weeks
• Adults Only Weeks
• Ecotourism
• Fishing, Ranch Work
• Hiking
• Team penning and sorting of cattle
• Archery
• Clay pigeon shooting
• Fishing
• Rifle shooting
• Square dances
• Campfires with sing-along
• Cowgirl-Up weeks
• Whitewater rafting
• Waling in the trees
• Water parks, beaches
• Boating and fishing
• Glacier Park
• Golf
• Skiing backcountry
• Dog sledding
• Snowshoeing
• Snowmobiling

Accommodations

The graceful and stylish accommodations entail western informalities. The decorations are top-notch whether you choose cabin suites or lodges. The suites give you an expansive view of the surrounding forest and outdoor arena to watch the horses. Cabins have their own kitchens in which appliances like microwave oven, refrigerator and coffee maker are available.

Bar W Guest Ranch has decorated two luxurious tents blended with western informality. Each tent is decked out with a queen-size bed, full-sized futon, private porch, kitchenette, and chic Western décor. A private bath is available for both of the tents in just a few steps.

Food

A taste of the Mississippi – Montana style – is available! Meals are cooked and prepared and served with love. No one leaves hungry from the ranch. You can let our chefs know if you have a special recipe you’d want to try it out. Simply put, they are the best in what they do.