Saguaro Lake Ranch Stable

We went riding yesterday. we took my friends 6 year old son with us, it was his first time. He was very nervous when we started but our guide Justin lead his horse most if the way and kept encouraging him. By the end of our hour her son was ready to ride on his own! He was so excited not only to be riding but that he had got past his fear of riding! Kuddos to Justin for his patience and caring. Views were great. Overall a fantastic outing… we will be returning next season for the two hour ride

Such an incredible lodge. The views just can not be topped. This is a truly unique experience. The staff was so friendly. The rooms were clean and comfortable. The horseback riding was completely booked, but it was fun to visit with the horses. I would definitely stay again.

Very happy with our ride. Beautiful scenery. Friendly wranglers. Would definitely go there again.

Saguaro Lake Ranch provide a most amazing, wonderful and memorable horse back riding adventure. Sophia was a wonderful guide and leader. She explained so much of the habitat as we rode along from elevation to various landscape on the two hour ride. Highly recommend, super friendly and accommodating. A do not miss experience!

This was our first visit to Saguaro Guest Ranch and we started thinking about return trips with in the first few hours after we checked in. If you are in to the outdoors and clean accommodations This is a great place. John & Sean A’Lee and staff are supper friendly and very knowledgable about the area, and were more than happy to answerer our questions. The breakfasts in the morning were more than enough to fuel you throughout the day. We were lucky enough to enjoy a Ranch dinner one night and that was very good. The Bed in our cabin was so comfortable that you did not want to get up in the morning. We are already looking forward to our next visit to unwind from life in Tucson. Again our Hats off to John & Sean A’Lee.

We spent the holidays in tempe and had an amazing time. Best of all trail riding with saguaro Lake ranch. We took the 1 hour ride due to time constraint and enjoyed every moment.
We booked it online for the next day early morning ride. The reservations has to be made a day before. We missed out the previous day as we were not aware.
The drive to this place is pretty scenic. We reached the place and were greeted by wonderful wranglers and the range officer. Their customer service is top notch. They checked with each one of us if we ever have been on a horse ride and for the first timers nothing to worry-​you get a better horse. We were 3 people and rode on pancho, charlie and bush. All 3 horses were well maintained. In fact we had first timer in our group and had no complaints right from the beginning to end.
Our Wrangler Justin was very knowledgable.
During our ride we experienced the great views of bulldog cliff, saguaro lake and peccary (a species of hippos). The whole experience was just amazing. If i am in Arizona i will definitely be visiting saguaro lake ranch!

Just the drive out to this place is beautiful. It’s not like going up to Apache junction or heading west from the moment we got there they were extremely friendly. We have been in Phoenix for 10 days and did this our last day. If we would have went our first day we would have went everyday. The horses were friendly. The hour and a half ride was well worth the views!!! Tom our guide was great. Again the horses were so friendly. Great place to go if you’ve never even say on a horse.

Debbie was the best guide ever! We took a beautiful 1.5 hour ride and she was the best!

Went for an hour long ride with Debbie today and it was a blast! We rode through the river and even saw wild horses, would definitely recommend, everyone was very friendly and accommodating. The trail takes you by the lake as well!

Sad to see Ron and Adriana no longer operate the stables, but had a nice ride. Beautiful scenery.

Great ride today with guide Tom. He is the real deal and very knowledgeable about horses and desert plants. We had a nice 2 hour ride. Scenery was beautiful. Will come back here again!

My husband and I went on the one hour trail ride today with Ron and Caleb as our wranglers. (We would have preferred a two hour ride, but the two hour was already sold out.) That’s OK, it just gives us another reason to return next season! We LOVED our horseback ride today – the weather was perfect, the scenery was breathtaking, and Ron and Caleb were excellent trail guides. I don’t think we have ever been on a more beautiful horseback ride. My husband and I love the Saguaro Lake area, have hiked Butcher Jones too many times to count, and it was so interesting to see the lake and surrounding area from the other side! We will be back soon, and hopefully, we will bring some of our out-​of-​town guests to join us! Thank you again for a very memorable day, Adriana, Ron, Caleb, Sandy, «Tip», and «Dallas.»

My first full day in Phoenix will be hard to beat! With my husband here for a solar conference I started exploring horseback riding in area upon arriving @ hotel. Saguaro Lake Ranch was what I was looking for. Visiting from Nashville I wanted to get out of the city. It is a perfect distance from Phoenix. Easy to find on google maps. From the first phone call to the ranch to the end of my 2 hour ride it truly was a magical day. My guide, Caleb, and of course my beautiful paint horse were a delight not to mention the beauty of the desert.

My wife and I are from Winnipeg down here in Arizona for ten days. She wanted to go horseback riding we found this ranch on Unilocal,this is a great place to come and go on a ride the staff were great in every aspect. All the positive feedbacks you read are all true I would strongly recommend this place to anyone my wife loved it. She went on the two hour ride with 4 other guests. They all agreed great place. We definitely recommend this to anybody. Great ranch with great views. Since I had to wait for my wife for two hours walk around the property. Really well kept and nice place where you can rent cabins, on the other side of the road. Never got bored, make sure you check it out, thanks to the staff from Dina & Ray special thanks to the guide who was from Idaho. sorry after 65 you forget names thanks again

These guys were so friendly to my kids and family friends — great scenery, gentle horses, just close enough to town but far enough to feel away from it all.

Very Excellent and the best views for a Horseback ride in the Phoenix area.
We brought our family of 6 for a ride and all the Ranch personal were so friendly and very authentic. We enjoyed our 1 ½ hr ride around and through the desert. Our guide, Ron was gracious enough to take our family picture. Very accommodating to our needs and handled the horses well. For our First Time rider in the family, he helped to ease her tensions about riding. Many laughs and great discussions about the area during the ride. We all give the Saguaro Lake Ranch Stables ALL THUMBS UP!!!

This was my first time on a horse and what a beautiful place to do it. Our guide Ron was great. Very easy going and informative without being too chatty. One hour tour was a perfect amount of time for this first timer. Next time will be longer.

«Bring an extra breath, it will be taken away»
Being Arizona residents and horse owners, this is the place we take guests (don’t have enough horses for guests) … whether they live in town … or out of town!
The owners, Gerald and Loretta, will match you up with the perfect horse for your riding abilities. No matter what time of year you go, the scenery is spectacular. As a bonus, seeing the fall colors or the spring blooming of the cactus on horseback, is natures beauty and its best. Every time we go, there is always something new to see.
We have been to most of the other horseback riding facilities in the Phoenix area and this is by far, the ‘Best Of The Best’. If you want to go on a flat trail … you can go anywhere … Saguaro Lake Trail Rides has some of those trails too … but, if you want to go up and down some easy hills with spectacular mountain views and a possible shallow river crossing (depending on the time of year) … including the most breathtaking view of Saguaro Lake … this is the ONLY place to go!
When you’re out on these trails, removed from the view and sounds of the city … it’s easy to be taken back in time and feel like you ARE part of the Old West!
Being horse owners, we do have the basis for which to judge … you will say «WOW!!!» many times before the ride is over … give it a try … you won’t regret it!!!

I took my 2 daughters 13 and 15 on their first horseback ride here and I cant say enough good hings about this place. They are very professional and all the horses are very well trained. Our guide was training a younger horse while guiding us on the trail. It was so pieceful and beautiful. You will not regret taking a ride with these people. The plants and animals were cool and the views were unbelievable i coud not beleive how high up the moutains we were in just 1 hour. There are cabins to sleep in and spend the week end the lake is beautiful and the river cool lots of birds and cactus i love this place we hope to come back some day.

I happened about this little gem during a recent Google search and boy, was I happy to find it!
My lady and I had an awesome guide (Ken) who was not bias to our city slicker attire and my inability to make my house go any faster than a slow crawl. We took the two hour ride up a cliff & a mountain with excellent views of Saguaro Lake. We even learned a little bit about the local flora, mainly painfully sharp catci and fauna, a dead pig. It may not sound exciting, but it actually was.
If you are looking for a good time in the desert for a bit of cash and like horses, than this is the place to go. Judgments will not be cast no matter what type of designer jeans you are wearing.