The Ridge Ranch

07/29/2024

ISO ELECTRICIAN to hook up the water heater in the well house for the outdoor shower. Toby Henson is too busy.

04/03/2024

If anyone has funding and wants a magnificent piece of McDonald County history my friends are selling their property on Little Sugar Creek🛶🎣💵 I could help you create it into one heck of a angler and nature lovers Glampground 🏕️

James Wanders we need to make the trip up to the top of the bluff soon with Jody 🤗 🥾 ⛰️

03/08/2024

So excited to have this amazing bar & grill coming close to home HoneyPop’s Bar & Grill

02/25/2024

It has begun!

02/04/2024

📣 PLEASE SHARE 💛 🙀

The Ridge Ranch has (4) short term RV or Tent sites listed on Hip Camp 🏕️ this is the perfect opportunity for 🦃 and 🦌 hunters to utilize during the 2024 hunting seasons 💥

https://www.hipcamp.com/missouri/the-ridge-ranch-llc/rv-site-4

🏕️ $20 weekday
🏕️ $25 weekend

Our 10 acre Glampground is located in southern McDonald County, east of Pineville just 2.5 miles up K Highway, adjacent to the first point of access into the Huckleberry Ridge Conservation Area🌲

Our sites boast a hot tub, use of our stage for events and three short term rentals on Airbnb & VRBO as well as select direct bookings to our legacy guests 🙌

This 2,106-acre Conservation Area is almost entirely forested and hosts 17.3 miles of multiuse trails that are open to hunting 🦃🦌 🐿️ and other wildlife as well as 🥾 🚴 and horseback riding 🐎 365 days per year.

Purchased in the early 1960's and originally named Huckleberry Ridge State Forest, this area was the first large forested tract acquired by the Conservation Department in southwest Missouri.

The forest primarily consists of oaks 🌰 and hickories with a few scattered groves of shortleaf 🌲 pine. Huckleberry Ridge Conservation Area is on the edge of the range for shortleaf pine, Missouri's only native pine. The species used to be more abundant. In fact, the nearby community of Pineville was named for the abundance of pines in the nearby hills at the time of settlement.

🪵Indiscriminate cutting in the 1800's and past land use practices have significantly reduced the occurrence of short leaf pine in this region of Missouri. The Conservation Department in the past has utilized the practice of seeding and planting new pines and encouraging natural reproduction of existing pines on the area.

According to legend, locals used to harvest huckleberries, a type of 🫐 belonging to the Vaccinium family in this area.

🌳 Ozark chinkapin, native to only five counties in Missouri, is also found on the area. Ozark chinkapin, a close relative of the American chestnut, has also been ravaged by the chestnut blight since the late 1800's. 😔

The ole Huckleberry Special 🛣️ is near and dear to my heart and I am so blessed to be able to spend the last years of my life growing my business and setting my soul free here at The Ridge Ranch 💚

Come join me and experience the closest place to heaven on earth right here in the Ozark Mountains of Pineville, Missouri. ✨✨

Welcome to The Ridge Ranch LLC, a 10 acre Campground short term vacation rental adjacent to The Huckleberry Ridge Conservation Area, located 3 miles from where Little Sugar & Big Sugar Creek converge to form Elk River. We have 2 short term vacation rental cabin listings & are finishing out a 4 bed.....

01/30/2024

Catering from The Smokin' Bowl 🥣

01/27/2024

We certainly live in an eclectic part of the Ozark Mountains 🏔️

01/07/2024

Catering right down the road at Hurley's Olde Bay 🤤

Kevin’s smoking a couple of pork butts this morning for some friends who are celebrating with family this afternoon. They smell so good!!

Did you know that we provide this service? You do now!! When you plan to have a gathering and can’t get all the smoking or cooking done yourself, let us know and we can help out.

Store this information for this summer when you camp and float the river(s). Take some of Kevin’s smoked meats with you and the whole camp ground will become your friend when they get a whiff of that delicious aroma.

12/11/2023

✨ Look to the sky! ✨ Look low toward the east-southeast tomorrow morning (Saturday) at around 5 a.m. to catch Venus and a slender crescent Moon. (Venus will be about four degrees to the upper left of the Moon.) Bookmark our December Night Sky Guide so you are ready all month long! 👇 https://www.farmersalmanac.com/december-night-sky-guide-december-2023

12/01/2023

🫣 Sneak peek of the newest rustic short term rental to hit the Southwest Missouri scene 🫣

We are located next to the 2,106 acre Huckleberry Ridge Conservation Area and can easily accommodate groups of 20 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Planning a fishing or hunting trip, bachelorette or bachelor party, micro wedding or elopement, reunion or rendevous in 2024? 📅 Follow our page for upcoming specials and the links to book online with Airbnb or VRBO 🙌

The Ridge Ranch, The Ridge Adventure Center & Little Sugar Shack are the perfect spaces to escape ❤️‍🔥