The Ranch at Keystone: 9 Mi to Mount Rushmore!

Reviews

• 5/5

  place was great

  *This review was originally posted on Vrbo

• 5/5

  Everything was excellent except dealing with Evolve - who seems to be the manager, took days to get back and not very informative... I think they're located in Denver. WE WANT A MANAGER IN THE CITY OR AREA and NEAR THE LOCATION! The owner, who lived next door was great!

  *This review was originally posted on Vrbo

• 5/5

  Absolutely wonderful! My family, ages 2-69, loved the Ranch! So much for everyone to enjoy, the slide, the swings, feeding the horses treats, and running and playing in the wide open spaces. Very well stocked with all the basics, and the owner, Mark, was very accommodating, friendly, and had lots of recommendations. Super location off the beaten path, but yet close to many attractions. We all were sad to leave.

  *This review was originally posted on Vrbo

• 5/5

  Loved our stay at the Ranch at Keystone. We were a family of 6 adults and 5 boys ages ranging from 4 to 10 years of age. We rented both the main house and the bunkhouse, which was wonderful for our boys. The ranch is centrally located so that we were able to visit Mt. Rushmore, Custer State Park, Hot Springs, the Badlands, Crazy Horse Memorial and even the Devil's Tower in Wyoming on relatively short day trips. Tons of activities nearby to keep young boys busy: gold mining, rocket launching in the Badlands, visiting wooly mammoth dig site in Hot Springs, Alpine slide and ropes course in Keystone, tubing on Sylvan Lake. At the ranch, they also had a ball wading across the creek, fishing, and visiting the two horses, who were always there to greet us in the morning and the evening.We have stayed at many VRBO's, and this was the best stocked of all. It's so nice not to have to buy staples such as salt/pepper and sugar. We stocked up on groceries in Rapid City on our way in, which we highly recommend. That's where we did the greater part of our shopping, although we were able to pick up smaller amounts on our local trips.Mark stopped by briefly several times during our stay and made great recommendations, including a rodeo one night which we, sadly, had to skip because it was the only time we had bad weather. I'm sure he would have been available to help had we had any need, but with the ranch in such good shape, we did not.A great and memorable family vacation!

  *This review was originally posted on Vrbo

  Manager's Response:

  Thank you so much for this awesome review of all there is to do on your Keystone vacation. We are so happy you you enjoyed your accommodations. We hope to see you again on a future visit. Thank you again!!

• Quality Family Gathering

  5/5

  Our family of 12 (including 18, 16, 15, 14, 13, 11 and 8 year olds) had an amazing time at the Ranch at Keystone. Exactly as it was described and pictured there was ample space for everyone and tons of organic entertainment. The boys stayed in the bunkhouse while the adults and girls stayed in the main house. The devices took a back seat to fishing/ swimming in the stream, family volleyball on the lawn, Corn-hole, fire pit and hanging with the horses out front. A night at the Rodeo (20 mins away) and the beautiful scenery of Custer State Park and Mount Rushmore were right around the corner. We could not have asked for a better location and wholesome accommodations. The owner Mark was so nice and helpful and the houses had all of the items needed to have an enjoyable stay. The house and bunk house are rustic and authentic to the South Dakota feel and the record player in the bunk house was a huge hit! If you plan on making this place your home away from home, I do recommend stopping in Rapid City for groceries first. POP’s Grocery down the road is sweet, super friendly and gives military discounts and has essential items but not enough for a weeks worth of food.

  *This review was originally posted on Vrbo

  Manager's Response:

  Thank you for that wonderful review. We try to have enough things to do to keep the kids happy we love when the families come and utilize all the ranch has to offer. The Ranch At Keystone is a wonderful place for families. Thanks again!!