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Ranch Jobs

Guest ranch jobs go way beyond riding horses! You'll be part of a guest service team which can include meal service, housekeeping, chuckwagon cookouts, children's activities, tour guides, corral work, washing dishes, fence repair, gardening, etc. You can't beat the scenery of these beautiful spots where hiking, fishing, riding and biking are right outside your bunkhouse or cabin!

Employer Profiles

320 Guest Ranch

In the Gallatin Mountains, with 2 miles of river running by its banks, Yellowstone National Park just 10 miles south. If you love the outdoors and want to work in a fun team oriented atmosphere, we are your ranch!

Location: Montana Season: Summer

A Bar A Ranch

One of the west's oldest and largest guest ranches located on 140,000-acres along the North Platte River in the Medicine Bow Mountains.

Location: Wyoming Season: Summer

Averill's Flathead Lake Lodge

A Montana Guest Ranch located directly on Flathead Lake and just outside Glacier National Park. The Ultimate Summer…Montana Style!

Location: Montana Season: SummerFall

Bar Lazy J Ranch

Located just southwest of Rocky Mountain National Park and nestled in a peaceful valley on the Colorado river. Join us this summer!

Location: Colorado Season: SummerFall

Bar W Guest Ranch

Located in beautiful Whitefish, the Bar W is a small ranch with a staff of 20 and up to 30 guests per week. Hiring for all positions for summer 2012.

Location: Montana Season: Summer

Colorado Trails Ranch

Beautiful mountain scenery, hard work, and fun are just a few of the elements that our guest ranch crew experience every summer.

Location: Colorado Season: Summer

Deer Valley Ranch

“Colorado’s Christian Family Guest Ranch”, located in a beautiful valley between two 14ers, is seeking quality young people for a once-in-a-lifetime summer.

Location: Colorado Season: Summer

Drowsy Water Ranch

A 600 acre guest ranch bordering back country and a secluded paradise, join us this summer to help make a memorable experience for our guests.

Location: Colorado Season: SummerFall

The Hideout Lodge & Guest Ranch

Nestled at the base of the Big Horn Mountains near the small town of Shell. Now hiring Wranglers, Kitchen/Waitstaff and Office Staff for summer 2012!

Location: Wyoming Season: SummerFallSpring

Idaho Rocky Mountain Ranch

One of the west's oldest and finest guest ranches located in the heart of the Sawtooth National Recreation Area, 9 miles south of Stanley. A variety of positions available for summer 2012.

Location: Idaho Season: Summer

Laramie River Ranch

Looking for employees that are warm, outgoing, and have strong communication and interpersonal skills to join our summer 2012 staff.

Location: Colorado Season: Summer

The Lodge & Spa at Brush Creek Ranch

We are enthusiastic about finding associates who are passionate about hospitality and the rare opportunity to work on a historic cattle ranch.

Location: Wyoming Season: Summer

Lone Mountain Ranch & Cross Country Ski Center

Guest ranch and one of North America's finest Nordic ski resorts with 75 k. of groomed trails. In Big Sky and close to Yellowstone Park.

Location: Montana Season: SummerWinter

Lost Creek Ranch & Spa

Lost Creek Ranch & Spa is a four star guest ranch and spa nestled between Grand Teton National Park and Bridger Teton National Forest.

Location: Wyoming Season: SummerFallSpring

Paradise Guest Ranch

Want to spend the summer at one of the best guest ranches in the West? Located sixteen miles west of Buffalo in the Big Horn Mountains.

Location: Wyoming Season: SummerFall

The Ranch at Rock Creek

Seeking self motivated, confident conversationalists with impeccable work ethics to work at our luxury Montana guest ranch this summer.

Location: Montana Season: Summer

The Resort at Paws Up

Montana's premier luxury ranch resort situated on a sprawling 37,000-acre working cattle ranch, hiring for our summer 2012 season. We also have some year-round permanent positions available.

Location: Montana Season: SummerFall

Rocky Mountain Pathways Ranch

Live and Work at a Guest Ranch in the Rocky Mountains! Rocky Mountain Pathways Ranch is a guest ranch near Estes Park, CO. The ranch runs programs for high school students who are looking for work experience, as well as corporate retreats, weddings and other activities.

Location: Colorado Season: SummerYear Round

Seven Lakes Lodge

We are a private ranch operated for the owner, friends and family, located on a chain of lakes in the Colorado Rockies.

Location: Colorado Season: SummerFall

Sundance Trail Guest Ranch

We are a small guest ranch near Red Feather Lakes serving 24 guests each week. Come work and play with us this summer and become part of our ranch family.

Location: Colorado Season: SummerFall

Tarryall River Ranch

Nestled in a sweet little valley in the Pike's National Forest of The Rocky Mountains on the edge of Lost Creek Wilderness at an elevation of 8600 feet. Come join our staff for an unforgettable summer.

Location: Colorado Season: Summer

Vermejo Park Ranch

Offering a unique employment experience for individuals who seek opportunity to explore the largest tract of privately owned property in the U.S.

Location: New Mexico Season: SummerFallSpring

Vista Verde Ranch

One of America's premiere guest ranches located 25 miles north of Steamboat Springs. Hiring for summer 2012.

Location: Colorado Season: SummerWinter

YMCA of the Rockies - Snow Mountain Ranch

Cross country ski center, hiking, fishing, family reunions and much more just 14 miles from Winter Park, Colorado. RV Spaces

Location: Colorado Season: Year Round
24 employer profiles and 9 job postings on this page.

Job Postings

Office Manager/Exec Asst - Guest Ranch - Montana

Lazy E-L Guest Ranch – Beartooth Mountains, Roscoe, Montana – Year-Round Professional

Lunch / Dinner cook

Hunewill Ranch – The eastern Sierra, in Bridgeport, CA -hiking, fishing, horseback riding – Help Wanted Now

Housekeeping/kitchen help position available soon at B Bar Ranch

B Bar Ranch – Tom Miner Basin, bordering Yellowstone National Park – Help Wanted Now

Live and Work on a Guest Ranch in Colorado!! Resident Advisors's, Barn Wranglers, Facilities!!

Pathways – Near Estes Park, CO – Year-Round Entry Level

Seasonal Cook needed for Guest Ranch

63 Ranch – Livingston, Montana – Seasonal Professional

Head Chef - UXU Ranch

UXU Ranch, LLC. – Shoshone National Forest near Yellowstone – Seasonal Professional

Facilities Assistant needed at Dude Ranch in Colorado

Pathways – Near Estes Park, CO – Year-Round Professional

Seeking Line Cook for a busy hunting lodge

Private Colorado Ranch – Southern Colorado - Alamosa area – Year-Round Professional

Line Cooks

The Lodge & Spa at Three Forks Ranch – Colorado/Wyoming Border – Seasonal Professional

More Info

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