The ranch is 76 acres of wilderness with a perennial wash that brings water to the high desert Big Sandy Basin.  The Northern Arizona Mountain Range within Mohave County is home to an amazing number of Flora and Fauna, including Mule Deer, the Black Footed Ferret, the famous Arizona Mountain King Snake, the beautiful Red Tailed Hawk, the colorful Eastern Collared Lizard, and 13 different species of Rattlesnake.  Arizona is a paradise for the nature lover.

Since a large portion of the ranch is located in a canyon with a perennial wash, we have wildlife roaming the grounds 24/7 typically unseen leaving only tracks and scat in their path.  It is vital that every visitor to Pinyon Pine Ranch is mentally and physically prepared to act accordingly when a predator is startled. The state of Arizona has a fantastic website dedicated to living with wild animals. Please take a moment to educate yourself before your visit: select link here

The valley where the glamp sites are located is an ancient Native American camping ground. It is not difficult to picture with a little imagination. Petroglyphs can be found among the rocks and artifacts can be found in the fields following a heavy rain storm.

The Pinyon Pine trees are ancient. It takes 25 to 200 years for a Pinyon Pine to mature. They live anywhere between 350 and 1,000 years. Their history can be traced back prior to the arrival of homo sapiens in the American Southwest. The nuts and bark were utilized as food and medicine by prehistoric Native American Indians. The trees are home to the Pinyon Jay, the Mexican or Gray-Breasted Jay, and the nuts provide a food source for a wide array of animal species.

Nights on the ranch are dark with a full view of the stars. We encourage keeping tent screens closed and shoes at all times to prevent our little desert friends from biting you or being squished between your toes.

The annual Tarantula migration occurs each year during the monsoon season. While we don't know the time or date and can't predict the migration, we can assure you they arrive one day and are gone the next. While the event sounds overwhelming, it is an awesome spectacle that few ever see.
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Venomous Predators like rattlesnake and scorpion are native to this region. Generally, they prefer to live a solitary lifestyle away from humans. Walking and stomping signals snakes and Gila monsters to avoid your presence.

Coyote, Bobcat, Javelina, Mountain Lion, and Black Bear inhabit this region (we haven't seen a black bear here). They are typically shy and will avoid humans. Singing and talking is the best way to signal these predators to avoid your presence. Again, Please take a moment to educate yourself about these natural predators before your visit: select link here

The ranch is home to an amazing number of birds, rock squirrels, chipmunks, and not so pretty rabbits. As with any animal great or small, please do not feed the wildlife.  It is not only dangerous for you, the folks around you, but for the wildlife itself.  Desensitizing wild animals to humans is perhaps the worst thing that we can do to any animal.

Last and perhaps most important: do NOT cross boundary lines marked as private property. Ranch owners are secluded creatures that cherish their privacy. Keep out of areas marked as private property!!