The Lodge & Spa At Brush Creek Ranch Opens For The Summer Season

This summer features an exciting lineup of summer vacation offers including the annual Independence Week Celebration, a Saddle Up & Ride Package offering a $500 travel credit for stays of five nights or longer, as well as a High Mountain Yurt Experience, new for the 2014 season. The Lodge & Spa at Brush Creek Ranch offers an unsurpassed luxury dude ranch experience on 15,000 acres of pristine, Western landscape in the heart of Wyoming's famed Platte River Valley.

"The 2014 season promises to be our best summer yet," said Mike Williams, Executive Vice President and COO of Brush Creek Ranch. "We have many families returning from years past and even more families joining us for the first time to experience our incredible atmosphere of togetherness coupled with outdoor adventure and the spirit of the West. Whether for a family vacation or a milestone event like a birthday or anniversary, you couldn't ask for a better summer getaway than The Lodge & Spa at Brush Creek Ranch."

Summer at Brush Creek Ranch would not be complete without the annual Independence Week July 4th Celebration. In its fourth year, this one-of-a-kind true west vacation experience, taking place June 29th to July 6th, features a $500 travel credit per person. This year's itinerary highlights include:

- Concert Under the Stars with Country newcomer Maggie Rose
- 4th Annual Brush Creek Ranch Independence Day Rodeo with professional bull riders, bronco busters and team ropers;
- July 4th fireworks display;
- Big Boyz Toyz & Good Girlz Gunz Shooting Club event;
- Lil' Wranglers program for kids ages four to eight, plus special youth dining and twilight events.

As with all packages at Brush Creek Ranch, the Independence Week July 4th Celebration includes luxury accommodations, inspired dining experiences and unlimited on-ranch activities. All-inclusive pricing for Independence Week begins at $725 per person, per night based on standard occupancy and features a $500 travel credit per person.

For 2014, The Saddle Up & Ride package provides boundless high-country adventure and unbridled luxury dude ranch fun for the whole family, along with a $500 travel credit per person, for any stay of five nights or longer.

Also new this season, Brush Creek Ranch is offering a High Mountain Yurt Experience as an a la carte adventure that can be added to any all inclusive vacation experience at Brush Creek Ranch. Guests enjoy a personal guide experience beginning with a horseback ride to Jim's Draw Yurt, a 700 square foot all-season circular tent, to enjoy private activities including trout pond fishing, archery instruction, star gazing, wildlife viewing and hiking/trail walks. The Yurt Experience is $600 for up to four persons with a six-person maximum and is an ideal opportunity to experience a unique rustic "glamping" adventure rooted in ancient nomadic tradition amidst the remote alpine setting of the Ranch.

For more information on the 2014 summer season packages and experiences at The Lodge & Spa at Brush Creek Ranch, visit www.brushcreekranch.com or call (307) 327-5284.

The Lodge & Spa at Brush Creek Ranch has received numerous accolades including being named one of the "Top 10 Places to Hold a Corporate Retreat;" and "Top Ten Family Vacation Destination" by Worth; "World's Best New Hotels of 2011" by ForbesLife ; "Best Up and Coming Hotels of 2012" by Travel + Leisure; one of Conde Nast Johansen's Most Excellent Ranches; a "Top 101 Suites in the World" by Elite Traveler; and "Best Guest Ranch Suites of the American West" by Sunset.