Specialties

Recognized as one of "10 Unbelievable Places to Celebrate Airbnb's 10th Anniversary" by MillionMile Magazine and LUX Magazine 2020 AND 2023 winner of "Most Serene Desert Accommodation/Horse Boarding Facility Southwest USA". Rio Rancho Verde is a 62 acre Ecoranch on the National Forest offering a Western ranch experience close to Scottsdale in the midst of the scenic Sonoran Desert. We offer equine boarding for guests who travel with their horses and have camp sites complete with electric, water and septic. We do not board horses without the owners being on site and we do not allow tent camping, you must be fully contained. We have 2 turnouts, 2 round pens, a roping arena, wash rack and organic garden on site. Our remote location offers privacy, peace and serenity from the hustle/bustle of city life but within 20 minutes of Scottsdale. Explore miles of trails out our back gate as we are located on the Tonto National Forest and only 3/4 of a mile from the Scottsdale Sonoran Desert Preserve, with 215 miles of marked trails on 32,000 acres.

History

Established in 2012.

I have an extensive background in the hospitality industry in corporate event planning so "horsepatality" was an easy segue into another career!

Meet the Business Owner: Carmela L.

The only thing I ever wanted for Christmas as a kid was a pony. But, I grew up in Chicago riding the subway - I'm now living my dream out at Rio Rancho Verde.