Flying W Ranch
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The Flying W Ranch is a working mountain cattle ranch, and since 1953 a tourism venue in the foothills of Colorado Springs, Colorado. From May to October, the ranch features outdoor chuckwagon suppers typical of those served on cattle drives, and western style living history areas.
Beginning the first weekend in October, meals and entertainment move indoors to the Winter Steakhouse, through the third weekend in December and again from early March through mid May. The Picketwire Bar, named for the Purgatoire River was build in the 1880s and moved to its present location in 1969.
Meals are typically followed by the cowboy singing by the Flying W Wranglers. The Flying W Wranglers have been a part of the tradition for since 1953, making them the world's second oldest western singing group. Made up of working cowboys on the Flying W Ranch, the members participate in branding each fall as well as all other duties of farm-and-ranch life. There is an on-site recording studio where the Flying W Wranglers preserve the music.
