Joy Ranch

★★★★★Sarah

Just went for a trail ride, it was great! Morgan and mallory were super fun and awesome to talk to throughout the trail ride, the horses are well behaved and there’s lots to see! It was a little chilly but our constant laughter kept us warm. Definitely coming back next year!

★★★★★Tom Casey

What an Amazing place!! We took 4 of our teenage grandkids here for a family camp and it was amazing. Beautiful surroundings! wonderful people, good food, freindly horses. Clean comfortable rooms, superb music (Thanks Jarrod) We were as busy as we wanted to be, always something going on for the kids, and ol' grandpa could sit on the proch and watch the day go by. Thanks again for the great stay! The Casey's

★★★★★Margaret Kathol

Beautiful place!! The rooms are gorgeous with huge views. Plenty of places to walk and explore. There is a basketball court and pool table too. Shoutout to Hampton- he was the staff staying for the weekend and was so incredibly nice and worked hard to make sure we had everything we needed.

★★★★★John Morrison

A lovely Old West themed resort for which I attended for a wedding there. Good sized rooms, conference rooms, games room, and dining area. Every thing was clean, the staff were friendly and efficient. Good place to book for weddings, large family reunions (they have camping facilities as well) and conferences. I'm not much of a 'Western' person but certainly was impressed.

★★★★★J Heller

My wife and I stayed here for about 2 weeks when I was in town for work and the other campground we were at was shutting down for the winter. Joy ranch welcomed us with open arms and we are so grateful for them allowing us to live there for a short time. My only regret is not being able to spend some time actually checking out the town area and seeing more about what they do. It got quite windy towards the end of our stay and the temperatures were starting to drop. I would highly recommend this place to anyone. I loved our stay here and honestly after traveling 7000+ miles around the US it was one of my absolute favorite stays. it wasn't super spectacular just the general vibes I got from this place made me feel comfortable and at home. I liked watertown, SD.