Nevada's Historic 71 Ranch
The authentic working-cowboy vacation experience.

Discover one of the best-kept secrets of the American West, the Great Basin of northeastern Nevada - far-reaching sagebrush prairies, the verdant Ruby Mountains, deep, lush meadows, and meandering willow-lined creeks. This is an historic western region, steeped in the traditions of the vaqueros and Great Basin buckaroos. Real cowboys still earn a wage full-time in the saddle. The large ranches of Elko County are a vital part of the American cattle industry. Come and view and participate in the intimate workings of a true historic landmark in this country’s wild and illustrious ranching past and present.

Scenery. . . Adventure. . . History
The 71 Ranch is in the authentic heart of the real West!

Imagine the freedom of riding your horse over 38,000 acres of privately owned ranchland, driving cattle across the open range under endless blue skies with the scent of sagebrush drifting up from each step your horse takes. As deer and antelope scatter across the trail in front of you, you look up to follow an eagle or red tailed hawk soaring overhead. . .the resounding soft call of a mother to her calf…the deliberate quiet movement of the horse that awakens the sage that reaches out desperately grabbing for your legs begging you then quickly slips behind you silent and still. As you move towards the small group of cows grazing, their calves doing their best to hide from you despite your lofty vantage point, they break and run at the approach of your horse. The saddle creaks as you turn your horse’s head to start the next bunch moving. Above the shaded brim of your hat the blueness of the early morning sky fights away the gray of the dawn and you’re right where you want to be, surrounded by the peace and quiet somewhere in the middle of 38,000 privately owned acres in the most clear air that the northeast corner of Nevada has to offer. Somewhere…a meadowlark. Your horse points out the small group of deer grazing on the next hillside before your eye catches them.