Living in a city can be stressful. Sometimes, children who spend all of their lives living in urban settings don’t understand simple things like where their eggs come from, or milk, or even the beef they eat. There is a way you can get your family to experience something totally unique and different, and this way is to take them on a ranch vacation.

You can take your family to many different ranch locations, some can even be closer to home than you may think. One of these is the Alisal Guest Ranch, a real working cattle ranch. It is located just 35 miles to the Southwest of Santa Barbara, California in the Santa Ynez Valley. There 73 different accommodations to choose from here, as well as an abundance of activities, for kids as well as adults. Both breakfast as well as dinner is included with the cost, and you can purchase lunch at the grill on the golf course, or at a snack bar, pool side.

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