Flying W Guest Ranch. Oklahoma - Beckham County - Elk City

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1 Flying W Guest Ranch Oklahoma - Beckham County - Elk City

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3 Flying W Guest Ranch is a well-known guest ranch in a historic location about 90 miles west of Oklahoma City near Elk City, Oklahoma. Situated in the path of the Great Western Cattle Trail where cattle were driven to market in the 1800s, this 1,235-acre dude ranch includes an old western town set amongst gently rolling grassland. Contained within the acreage is a historic Buffalo Jump site documented as the largest and most complex bison kill site by Native Americans on the southern plains. The ranch also has a 9,600 sq.ft. event center, barn with corrals, arena, restaurant, eleven cabins, ten RV campsites, mobile homes and an outdoor stage used for concerts and other activities. The fifth season of the CMT reality television series Cowboy U was filmed on location at the ranch. Flying W Guest Ranch is wellestablished with facilities and amenities in place to handle weddings, receptions, corporate retreats and parties. Flying W Guest Ranch is located about 90 miles west of Oklahoma City, and it is less than 15 minutes from Elk City, Oklahoma. The ranch is just a few miles to the north of I-40 and on a well maintained hard surface Beckham County road. Location Area Elk City, Oklahoma, has a population of approximately 10,500 and is the principal center of trade for western Oklahoma and much of the Texas Panhandle, with a 60-mile trade radius that serves more than 50,000 people. Petroleum, agriculture, wind energy, transportation, tourism, manufacturing, and healthcare all contribute to Elk City s economy. Elk City also has strong ties to agriculture with beef and dairy cattle production plus cotton, alfalfa, wheat and other grains. The city has complete shopping facilities, recreational facilities, public library, community civic center, college and vo-tech school and an outstanding regional medical center. 3

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5 Acreage Flying W Guest Ranch consists of 1,235 acres of gently rolling grassland with ravines lined with cottonwood trees. Views from the top of some of the hills are as far as 50 miles in every direction. Improvements This guest ranch has an old western town, event center, restaurant, 11 cabins, 10 RV campsites, two double wide mobile homes, arena with rodeo bucking chutes, a barn with corrals and a covered outdoor stage that is used for concerts and other activities. The outdoor stage area and arena have a good lighting system for extended use after dark. A 9,600 sq.ft. event center provides the perfect venue for receptions, corporate meetings and parties. Across the street from the event center, the church in the old western town is often rented for weddings. The town s restaurant has seating for 80 people with room to add more tables if desired. Its kitchen is equipped with gas stoves and ovens, stainless steel sinks and countertops, plenty of work space and a large walk-in freezer and convenient walk-in refrigerator to accommodate many guests at a time. All furnishings of the restaurant will convey. Eleven log guest cabins are just a few years old and are in excellent shape. Servicing the ten RV campsites is a community bath house and laundromat. Water is supplied to the ranch by community tap water, windmills and electric powered water wells. Operational Considerations Flying W Guest Ranch has operated as a guest ranch, cattle ranch and destination for weddings, receptions, corporate meetings and parties and has served as the location for filming of a TV series. 5

6 Recreational and Wildlife Resources Turkey, dove, quail, antelope and white-tailed deer can be found on and around the ranch. A number of historical, educational, recreational and wildlife viewing opportunities are nearby. Black Kettle National Grassland, home to the Comanche and other nomadic Indian tribes who camped and hunted in the area, and the Washita Battlefield National Historic Site are about 20 miles north of the ranch. Foss State Park is located northeast of the ranch on Foss Lake. Recreational activities include hiking, biking, horseback riding, fishing, boating, swimming and camping. Southeast of the ranch, the 400-acre Great Plains State Park located in the Wichita Mountain foothills provides miles of mountain biking and hiking trails. Just east of the Great Plains State Park, the 59,020-acre Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge provides habitat for large native grazing animals such as American bison, Rocky Mountain elk, and white-tailed deer. Texas longhorn cattle also share the refuge rangelands as a cultural and historical legacy species. More than 50 mammal, 240 bird, 64 reptile and amphibian, 36 fish, and 806 plant species thrive on this important refuge. Visitors to the refuge can enjoy wildlife watching, hunting, fishing and special events. 6

7 Historical Information The Great Western Cattle Trail used by cattlemen long ago to drive their herds north from Texas to the rail heads at Dodge City, Kansas, passes through the area. Flying W Guest Ranch has within its acreage a buffalo jump site documented as the largest and most complex bison kill site by Indians on the Southern Plains. At this site, the Plains Indians stampeded herds of bison over a cliff and into a canyon as an efficient means of slaughter. Archaeologists from the University of Oklahoma oversee the exploration and excavation at the Flying W Guest Ranch kill site, revealing the remains of an estimated 800 bison. The site is dated as being used by Native Americans between 300 BC and 300 AD. Water Resources and Mineral Rights Water is supplied to the ranch and improvements by community water tap, windmills and electric powered water wells. No minerals are owned. Climate The Elk City area experiences a humid subtropical climate with cool, dry winters and hot, much wetter summers. The average high temperature in July is 92.6 degrees F and 46.8 in January. The average low temperature in January is 22.1 degrees F and 68 degrees in July. Average annual precipitation is inches. 7

8 Flying W Guest Ranch is offered for $2,360,000 Shown by appointment only to qualified Buyers. Broker cooperation invited. For further information, contact Flying W Guest Ranch Happy Broussard at happy@rmabrokers.com T he west is our heritage. make it yours. Offering subject to errors, omissions, prior sale, change or withdrawal without notice. All information provided by Ranch Marketing Associates or its respresentatives is intended only as a general guideline and has been obtained from sources deemed reliable, however we cannot guarantee its accuracy. Prospective purchasers should independently verify all items of interest with their own sources. 8