Singing Mesa Ranch

NOTICE: Our facilities are open year-round. Please call us directly to discuss cabin rental. .

*** We do not offer any horses for rent at this time ***

At Singing Mesa Ranch, our goal is to be your favorite spot for horse boarding, travel layovers, camping and just an afternoon of hitting our trails. Our focus is to create a safe and inviting destination where family is welcome, folks respect each other, and you can unwind. You don't have to have a horse to stay with us! Established in December 2015, we have slowly built up our offerings for guests. In 2016, we opened our indoor stall barn to guests and added a small campground. From there, we put in outdoor covered stalls and uncovered paddocks. Along the way we’ve grown our trail system that now covers 20 miles of mowed trails, with plenty of room to go off trail. Our latest addition is a 100x220 outdoor arena that supports team roping. 

If you are looking for a travel stop while traveling through Iowa, we are 20 minutes East from I-35 at Osceola, 20 minutes South of Indianola and are right on Hwy 65. If you are traveling through Des Moines, we suggest taking Hwy 65 around the east side of Des Moines and following it to our location. This is the easiest direction to avoid traffic. Using this path, you miss the majority of the city traffic and we only add about 10-15 minutes to your overall trip before depositing you back on 35/80 interstates. Stop by with your camper or LQ and horses and stay the night with us. We are big rig friendly and have a circle loop around our buildings.  We accept well behaved dogs on leashes, but please remember, dog deposits are to be picked up and placed on the manure compost pile before leaving.

To use our booking system, please click on the RV option below, select your date and you will be taken to the next page to enter your personal information. The online booker will require prepayment and will charge you an online booking fee. In the lower right hand side, you may add your horse options. Indoor, Outdoor, or Outdoor Pens, as well as additional horses in the Outdoor Pens.

CURRENT RATES:

• $25 per night for a campsite with 30 amp/water.
• $15 per night for primative parking spot. Does not include water, electricity or dump station.
• $35 per night for Indoor stall for 1 equine. Stalls are matted and have an auto waterer with 1 bag of bedding. No need to clean before leaving.
• $15 per night for Outdoor covered pipe stall for 1 equine. Please strip stall clean before leaving.
• $15 per night for Outdoor uncovered run for 1 equine. No need to pick manure in pens, but please remove all excess loose hay from pens.
• $15 per night for each extra equine in our Outdoor uncovered runs.
• $10 per horse/rider for Day use of Arenas or Trails. Please call directly to schedule

No hay/feed is included with this reservation. No doubling up of horses in indoor or outdoor stalls. We encourage the use of hay bags for feeding when at all possible. Outdoor stalls and pens will require you to provide your own water buckets. Spigots for water are nearby all outdoor equine accommodations. Turnout for those using indoor or outdoor stalls is available if the indoor arena is vacant or you can use a vacant outdoor run for turnout. Please limit indoor arena turnout time to 1 hr max. Please close and latch doors/gates before turning your stock loose. Please pick ALL manure from the indoor arena when you remove your equine.

We respectfully ask that you do not unload or load horses in the campground lawn areas. Please keep the horses out of the campground to ensure level safe terrain for our human visitors and my old grumpy lawn care guy. Please pick up all manure left by equine and dogs around the campground and our ranch facility.

Out of state travelers are expected to provide Coggins health certificates and a current health paper < 30 days old upon arrival. To streamline your visit, you may submit those in advance to our email address: [email protected] or via text to 641-919-3671

If this is your first visit to our facility, please message us when you are 1 hour out of arrival so we can have someone on hand to get your settled. Text messages can be sent to 641-919-3671.

Our booking system does not allow for same day booking. If you are traveling and need a same day stop, please call me directly at 641-919-3671 to make arrangements. We do take late arrivals, however, I do still work a fulltime job, so please bear with me. If you are arriving after 10pm, payment in advance will be required WITH NO EXCEPTIONS. Coggins and Health Papers must also be forwarded to our email or via text before your arrival. I respectfully ask that you keep me apprised of your estimated arrival time and any changes.

If you have any questions, I am available to do a booking for your stay via phone, text, or email. You may reach me at 641-919-3671 or [email protected]. If you are doing an extended booking for monthly camping, or, are booking well in advance, please contact me directly via phone or email. Manual booking reservations will be held for 10 days while we wait on your check to arrive.

Advanced camping reservations are refundable up to 30 days prior to your stay minus any electronic or online booking fee charges that have been applied. A check will be issued within 30 days of us receiving your cancellation request. If you are less than 30 days from your stay with us and you need to cancel, we will gladly move your reservations to another available date in the same calendar year. Please note, online reservations made here will require you to pay your entire stay. Phone reservations for non-holiday camping made outside of the website require a deposit of the first night's stay, including equine stalling options. Reservations for a holiday weekend require full payment of your stay in advance. We are small facility and thank you for understanding as most equine enthusiast make plans for trips well in advance and rebooking your spot is often difficult.