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Located on a 26,000 acre working cattle ranch in the high country of central Arizona, campers will enjoy hours of riding on the high desert grasslands. Your child will be supervised by CHA certified instructors, and ride in one of several arenas, or in the neighboring natural beauty of the Prescott National Forest.
In addition to this unique setting, we share the campus of The Orme School, a private college preparatory boarding school during the academic year. Thus, we boast some of the finest housing, dining, health, equestrian and sports facilities in the southwest.
Your child will experience the Ranch through participation in horsemanship activities like Trail Riding, Pack Trips, Rodeo, Drill Team, Horse Care, Roping, Team Penning, English Riding and occasionally working cattle with the ranch. Novice riders learn the basics of how to groom, saddle, bridle, and control their horses, while advanced riders develop their skills through higher level classes.
Southwest Travels
Travel days are an opportunity for the campers to get off the ranch to experience many of the natural and historical treasures that the southwest has to offer. These days usually consist of visiting places like The Museum of Natural History in Flagstaff, or Montezuma's Castle (a Native American ruin located just down the road from Orme).
Southwest Travel Caravan is a 10-day camping trip that travels from Orme up through Northern Arizona, Utah, Colorado and New Mexico. Although we travel in air conditioned vans, the Caravan functions much like the cattle drives of old; campers set up camp, cook their own meals, and sleep under the stars every night.
History
Over the years Orme has been a summer home to thousands of young people, beginning in 1929 when Charles Orme, Sr. and his wife, Minna, purchased the Quarter Circle V Bar, a 26,000 acre cattle ranch in central Arizona. Life on an isolated cattle ranch could be pretty lonely for the their children, so the Orme family invited friends to send their children to the Quarter circle V Bar for a summer of ranch life, horseback riding, and an outdoor experience in the Southwest.
Visit Orme Ranch Camp at http://www.ormecamp.org
If you are 13 or older, you can also fill out this form to send them email.
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"I can't thank you enough for creating such a wonderful opportunity for my child. Adam has never spent that much time away from home and I doubted he'd make it through the first two weeks without a melt down, much less him wanting to go back for another two weeks. You and your staff can be very proud of your accomplishments and impacts you are having on so many young people's lives. I've told my friends about it and several of them already have plans to send their children next year." - Kay Selin (Camp Parent)
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