Paddleboats & Canoes
Enjoy the peacefulness and serenity of our small 3 ½ acre lake, available to all our guests staying at the ranch. You may use our paddle boat, or one of our canoes to explore the shoreline, or float lazily around the lake. Or pull up a chair in the shade of the Gazebo built out on the water and read a good book, visit with friends or family, or take a nap/rest break.
Catch & Release Fishing
We have catch and release fishing on the lake, available to all guests at no extra charge. No fishing license is required but you will need to provide your own pole & tackle. For children and non-swimmers we require that you use the life jackets available by the boats, and no swimming allowed please.
Farm Hall Games
Enjoy our many games available in the Farm Hall. We offer ping pong, foosball, washers, and corn bag toss. There is a corner play area for the real little ones as well as tables to use for resting, puzzles, or reading many of the books available for your entertainment. We provide board games and puzzles also, and outside we have horseshoes and volleyball available, as well as restrooms inside.
Come by and take a tour thru the past, ring the dinner bell, and re-live life at a slower pace.
Admission is free!
Feed the animals
Kids love [and many adults also] feeding our goats, chickens, ducks, rabbits, and fish. We have 25 cent feeders placed at different areas around the ranch so you can immediately interact with feeding the animals. We may also be able to offer some morning egg gathering with advanced arrangements with one of our staff, if they are available.
Self Guided Ranch Tours
Take our walking tour around the Ranch to check out the beauty of our creeks, lake, forests and fields. Along the way you’ll pass by our many animals, play areas, and old-time farm implements as well as our barns and modern ranching equipment.
Play Areas
Our play areas include a hay mountain, feed sack slide, tire swings and a tire play area. We offer Roadster Pedal Karts as well as tricycles and bikes for the older kids. In addition, we have a small tikes area with sandpile, trucks, and climbing equipment.
Museum
Our reception area and Farm Hall contain many small antiques and primitives displayed on the porches, walls, floors, and ceilings. We also have over 50 horse drawn implements and larger old-time farm tools outside throughout our Ranch area.
Come by and take a tour thru the past, ring the dinner bell, and re-live life at a slower pace.
Admission is free!
Creekside Exploring
Children and adults alike all love to wade and explore the Ranch’s more than two miles of spring fed creeks. Crystal clear with a clean gravel bottom, our creeks are home to more than 40 different fishes, reptiles, and animals–a great place to be on a hot summer’s day. Explore, or just sit in the shade and listen to the peacefulness of the water as it gently flows by.
Walking Trails
We currently have five trails for your walking enjoyment. These trails range from short and level to longer with steep inclines. The trails are laid out to allow you access to many scenic spots on the Ranch. All our trails start and end at the farm Hall, and are marked by small metal triangular signs.
Adventure Pass
All are Adventure Pass activities are free for our overnight guests. For day visitors the Adventure Pass is available for $5 per person [under 4 years free] with a $25 family limit. If you wish to add the catch-and-release fishing your cost is $10 per person with a family limit of $40.
Area Activites
Eminence and the surrounding area offers many activities, one of which is floating lazily on the Ozark National Scenic Riverways in a canoe, kayak, or raft. We also offer Wild Horse and Elk viewing, golfing, shopping,
Do Nothing
Sometimes in this fast-paced world, doing nothing is harder than it would seem-but well worth the effort! Pick one of our many beautiful and peaceful spots on the ranch and visit with friends and family, or read a good book, or enjoy the sounds of nature and take a nap in the shade by the creek.
Feel free to unplug
May your stay with us inspire closeness to nature.
