News Release

Forked Lightning Ranch Tours Resume 2022

The Forked Lightning Ranch House porch in Autumn.

NPS Photo

News Release Date: August 17, 2022

Contact: E.E. Fogelson Visitor Center, [phone]

Pecos, NM: Ranch House tours are back! Come visit one of northern New Mexico’s most iconic locations—the Forked Lightning Ranch-- every Saturday and Monday at 1:30 p.m. Tours resume on Saturday, September 3. 

The Forked Lightning Ranch, which overlooks a wild stretch of the Pecos River, is steeped in history.  Once home to such notable personalities as rodeo promoter Tex Austin and Hollywood actress Greer Garson, the ranch house transports you back to the formative years of dude ranching in the Southwest.   

Please note, space is limited to 10 participants and reservations are required. 

For more information about the park in general, contact Pecos NHP at [phone] or visit our website at www.nps.gov/peco. You will also find our listings on the New Mexico True website (newmexico.org) and Tourism Santa Fe (santafe.org). Please like on us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/PecosNHPnps or follow us on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/pecos_nps). 

From I-25 N: Take the Pecos/Glorieta Exit, #299. Left onto overpass, right onto Route 50; proceed on Route 50 for eight miles. At the village of Pecos, take a right at the four-way stop onto Route 63. In two miles, the park will be on your right. From I-25 S: Take the Rowe Exit, #307. Follow signs. From Highway 63, the park will be on your left.