Y.O. Ranch Adventures and its dedicated staff introduce a ranching and outdoor experience designed to challenge campers, instill and old west work ethic, teach our responsibility to our natural heritage, and awaken a spirit of the adventure available in the outdoors.

The story of the Y.O. Ranch is the story of Texas. Founded by French immigrant Captain Charles Schreiner in 1852, the 40,000-acre ranch has remained in his family for five generations. A Texas Ranger, a bona fide cowboy and an independent businessman, Captain Schreiner took full control of the ranch in 1880. He financed the purchase by driving cattle along the Western Trail to Dodge City. The fearlessness of the frontiersmen like Captain Schreiner survives on the Y.O. Ranch to this day, each generation works to leave the land better than the one before it.

Home to the largest herd of registered Texas Longhorns in the world, the Y.O. Ranch has made a name for itself around the globe. Still a working cattle ranch after all these years, the Y.O. has two cattle drives every year honoring its roots. The 10,000 animals residing on the ranch are comprised of over 55 different species, some of which can only be found in North America on the Y.O. The ranch’s responsible hunting, tours, photography safaris, campgrounds, Y.O. Adventure Camp for Kids and corporate retreats lure people from all over to come to Texas and experience the magic first hand.