I loved my stay here! This place was great even if you're traveling solo like me. The attractions are fun and I really liked seeing the animals and the Bison up close. The entire staff from the train driver to the bartender was friendly and knowledgeable about the ranch. And the food - WOW. Try the Bison sliders or the BBQ wings - best ever! read more

The Bison burger was large and I ordered it Medium and the burger still had some pink in the center and Swiss cheese was soft and mushrooms were good overall it was a very large burger to fit in my mouth. I was not disappointed at all. This is the 3rd time I have been here while traveling to the east coast and every time that I have been here I have not been disappointed in the quality of the Bison burger!!! read more

Terry Bison Ranch Resort - This Bison burger was cooked Medium and it still had some pink in the middle of the burger, very good - Venues & Event Spaces Near Me - Cheyenne, Wyoming

Being a native to Wyoming and being raised on a ranch I do not often see the novelty of ranches in general. Much unlike many tourists or people that live in urban areas most of their lives. With Terry Bison Ranch however it just isn't a ranch. It is a ranch for tourists, passersby and curiosity seekers. That means it is much cleaner, friendlier and less grimy than non 'dude' ranches. Even though I find most Wyoming tourist attractions tiring I have to admit seeing the bison on this ranch is a novelty. Even though bison were once abundant through Wyoming, Colorado and many other locations they seem scarce now, they are more treated like livestock or pets. Growing up in Saratoga, Wyoming there were no bison to be found but one. When we would make the drive from Saratoga to Encampment, WY there would occasionally be one grazing in a ranchers field. It certainly wasn't one that just happened there. The property owners owned it. You also see bison when you go to Yellowstone Park which is a novelty in itself to say the least,; no matter where you are from or what your background is. I have been on a bus to actually see the bison once here at Terry Bison. The animals are huge and quite enamoring to look at. Aside from going to go see buffalo at this resort my family often would go here for Easter luncheons. The menu was wide and vast. Awesome salads and beef steaks and of course buffalo steaks were at your disposal. These luncheons aren't cheap but if you can afford to have an expensive meal once in a while with family then this is the place to go for this area for sure! It has been quite sometime since I have been to Terry Bison Ranch but just this past weekend I went to go see a friend that was graduating from College Of America. The ceremony was held here. The ranch hasn't seem to change too much since I was last there. I did notice that there is a bird barn but unfortunately I wasn't able to make it there since we were all going to my friends house to celebrate after the ceremony. I have also heard from the grapevine that there are camels here now too but I didn't see any. Terry Bison Ranch seems to have expanded the list of animals they now have it seems since I was last there. read more

I've read some bad reviews so I was nervous about coming, but we found everything to be fantastic. We had the bison burgers were were outstanding. The service was great. The ambiance is spectacular. We rode the train and the horses and have a great day! What a great. Our waitress was Erica. You should ask for her ! read more

Terry Bison Ranch was recommended to me by my friend and fellow Yelper, Helena B. As this was right on the way, between our prior stop in Ft. Collins to our final stop in Cheyenne, we couldn't NOT stop here. Before getting on the train tour, we went to the animal pens. There are alpacas, goats, horses, cows, chickens, camels, and peacocks, OH MY! Then, we board a slow-moving train. The distant Rocky Mountain scenery and rolling hills of the ranch were beautiful. We saw some elk in the distance, which was great, because surprisingly, we saw no elk in Estes Park. Then, we arrive mid-herd, with purchased bags of buffalo feed. And the feeding begins! You drop the pellet in their mouths, or they scoop it up with their huge tongues! One buffalo stuck his head in the door. The babies were cute. But the beefalo...he was a huge behemoth steer, with long horns (from the longhorn steer side). He sat in the grass the whole time, poor thing. We ate at Senator's Restaurant afterwards. My husband and I shared a bison burger. It was juicy and so good! The fries were fresh cut and nicely seasoned. Excellent service. read more

Great stop if you are heading to this area. Had a great time on the train ride getting to feed the buffalo!!!! Would definitely stop in again. read more

Terry Bison Ranch Resort - Venues & Event Spaces Near Me - Cheyenne, Wyoming

Just ok for the night. The staff in the office were nice but that's about the only pro for this place. Cons: the park in general seems very rundown, the pull throughs are nice but a lot of the park is muddy and the gas is patchy. Also the prices seem very high for a place like this-$48 for one night, we paid $24 with passport America which is about right for a normal rate. I guess it doesn't get much better in Cheyenne, a lot of the other parks seem this way with expensive rates. read more

Probably is a 3.5. We were here years ago and this place has been neglected. It was a real charmer before. Campground: 50 AMP great and provided consistent power. Location of sewer and water was good. Lots of folks living there-year round. All staying there were friendly enough. Price was good only due to our Passport America membership (check it out--it truly pays for itself). Folks checking us in were friendly and informative. Gift Shop: typical. Restaurant: we were so glad it was there! Very decent food. Service was great. We didn't stay long enough to partake in other activities so can't comment. Will stay again as it was good overnighter. read more

Well this is an update on my last review. I couldn't say enough last time on the perfect bison ribeye I had, however, I went there a second time with my mouth watering and it was such a disappointment. I ordered the same thing a bison ribeye. First it came out cooked well done when it was ordered MR and it was quite a bit smaller than before. The second time it came out on the fly - in other words directly from the fridge and warmed on either side. The third time it was MR but was pan fried and unseasoned. It was such a shame. On the upside the waitress was great. Very kind and didn;t get made at us for sending it back and took the meal off our ticket. We will give this place another try in hopes that it will redeem itself. Original review: Ok this place didn't have the best atmosphere and the waitress was drunk and didn't know anything about the menu, but because the bison ribeye was so darn good I have to give it 5 stars. We had the bison ribeye, a baked potato and the seasonal veges and it was all good. But I can't say enough about he bison ribeye. You must order this medium rare. Bison just doesn't taste good cooked any more than that. The fact that the waitress was drunk made it kind of funny. Asking her what kind of wine they had we were told "something with a "p", something with an "a"" Very hilarious. I would recommend this place for the food. read more

The Terry bison ranch was FANTASTIC. It was, by far, the highlight of my trip to Cheyenne. My friend and I signed up for the Sunday Lunch train. We were the ONLY ONES there and the service was amazing! We met Dan and Jamie who would be providing the tour, Dan driving the train, and Jamie serving us and playing tour guide. They were both so welcoming and informative. The food was AMAZING (we had the buffalo burgers!) and the train tour was great. We went in January, and it seems like there's a lot more going on on the ranch during summer, but we had a great time! read more

Just awful. So much potential but being trash. Trashy people with horrible attitudes work in the front. They lie and they scam. And be careful cause they will charge you for nights you already paid for. I was told repeatedly I could not move to the monthly spots because they were full. Then told one person was getting evicted so I could have their spot. Then I went in to get the spot the following day and the "boss" lady gave me a nasty look and said that was ridiculous I'm not giving that spot away then turn and walked away. The same day the rented that spot out and has been full since. I use to love this place and have stayed here many times it's too bad awful business will run this place into the ground. Also don't expect them to enforce the rules for obnoxious people. They only do that to people that try to follow the rules. And no refunds if you want to leave because you have been mistreated by the staff. read more

Terry Bison Ranch Resort - Venues & Event Spaces Near Me - Cheyenne, Wyoming

We had a great night, and the horses relaxed in nice outdoor pens. Food at the steak House was great. Jeff was so helpful,( thank you so much,Jeff) showing us the showers and telling us about the menu. read more

Found this place on our way home from South Dakota. We loved the bison burgers that out waiter and waitress suggested. We also loved our waiter and waitress - they were were really nice and accommodating (we were there Monday, Sept 1st). What we didn't like is that you can smoke in the restaurant and as far as we sat away from the folks smoking it still was gross. We'd come back but maybe we'll sit outside (if available). read more

We ended up at the ranch for several days due to mechanical issues and what a grand time we had! Visitors are free to walk around, visit the restaurants, general store and the numerous animals. The train ride was a blast. How often in life do you get an opportunity to hand feed bison? It was a first for us! We also did the 2-hr horseback ride in the evening. Eric, our guide, was knowledgeable, friendly and professional. The ride was incredible. We saw a large herd of over 70-elk, antelope dashing along the ridge, bison, coyotes, and even a rattle snake. Everyone, and I truly mean every single employee including the owner, was friendly, curious and helpful. We're already planning a trip back next year! Oh, I almost forgot to mention, the homemade biscuits and gravy for breakfast are amazing and the bison short ribs for dinner... Awesome! read more

My family stopped in last week for a horseback ride and lunch. I had the bison burger which was very good, super tender. We went on the one hour trail ride afterwards. The handlers were all very friendly and knowledgeable with the horses and us beginner riders. The scenery was beautiful. Very enjoyable afternoon!! read more

Worse customer service we experienced at the guest check in counter! Rude staff. Surprises me considering this is a place that deals in hospitality and should be welcoming. I would not recommend this place. read more

Really beautiful place, friendly staff, and fun for all ages. Thanks for hosting us this past weekend and look forward to staying again

My friends and I had the BEST time here for the Clozee rave! The venue was so cute with lots of things to do and animals to see. Camping was spacious and the bathrooms/showers were clean and never crowded. The music was AMAZING. Shana saw my friend and I hauling our belongings from GA parking to car camping and gave us multiple rides back and forth so we didn't have to walk! She was so sweet and really made our experience memorable. Thank you guys for hosting and thank you to everyone who made this weekend possible! Can't wait to come back for another event soon! read more

Horrible! food was cold . Manager was rude rolling her eyes. This place has lots of potential but needs managment and some kind of guidance . Maybe a managment class for your manager. Emily had no idea how to handle what went on. She had a bunch of eye rolling and sighs. Very unprofessional. read more

One of my favorite impromptu stops on our cross county road trip. Pretty good food- nothing fancy and yummy Bloody Mary. We sat outside with our dogs and had a great time checking out all their animals. Camels, llamas, alpaca, goats, pigs, donkeys. So much fun! Even took silly pictures with their ostrich cut out! read more

Terry Bison Ranch Resort - Silly photos! With the dog too! - Venues & Event Spaces Near Me - Cheyenne, Wyoming

Decided to go check out the bison burgers. 1. Price was really high. A bison burger is $15.00, plus $1.50 for any adds like cheese. I've never left a restaurant with a $40 tab from two burgers and two drinks. 2. The burger was amazing, though undercooked. I ordered it medium and it came positively bleeding all over my plate. 3. The fries were awful. They arrived super dark brown on the outside and then crunchy raw in the middle. Indicator of the oil being way too hot. So I didn't eat many of them. 4. The coleslaw is awesome. Nuff said. 5. Anthony, our waiter was awesome. Very attentive and friendly. In conclusion, the burger was delicious, but I'm on the fence because of the prices. I don't think the quality of the food quite matches up with what they are charging. A rack of ribs costs $30! read more

A HAIKU REVIEW My kid's happiness It involves a horse ride here Thanks, burly ranch hands! read more

Called to reserve a spot. Explained we would be out the next day to pay and reserve the spot. When my husband drove all the way there they rented the spot out from in under us. To conduct business in this matter is beyond unacceptable. We will not recommend this ranch for services or business. When we called they were very unconcerned at the fact of what they had done. Their comments by Eddy their reservation handler was well its first come first serve. Very disappointing in their manner which they treat patrons. We called the day prior and explained I was in the hospital with life threatening condition and they were well aware we were coming to rent the spot today. read more

DONT DO IT DURING CHEYENNE FRONTIER DAYS! They double the prices, refuse refunds, and the cabins are no more comfortable than a tent. We encountered a fly problem that was totally avoidable, had the maintenance people made sure the screens fit the windows. Couldn't eat here, couldn't sleep here because of the fly nuisance. The after-hours phone number given went unanswered; the staff was rather rude and not helpful; management conveniently 'unavailable'. Finally got a response from my complaint nearly a month after my stay, and they are still refusing to give a refund because is it "against policy" but offered me a night's free lodging on a future stay. Tell all your friends: DON'T STAY HERE. read more

I am one of the lucky ones. I had the opportunity to make a cross-country trip. I took advantage of the opportunity and went on a cross-country trip. Lincoln HWY route runs through Cheyenne. Where does one eat in Cheyenne? What does one eat in Cheyenne? As that jovial tub of animal parts Andrew Zimmern declared in his Bizarre Foods Korea episode...internet blogging is making food democratic. This is true. Problem with Terry Bison Ranch is that it's 7 miles outside of Cheyenne in the middle of miles and miles and miles of nothing but miles and miles and miles. There's no democratic choice...there's only the utilitarian stronghold of an actual Bison Ranch in existence. This is the Terry Bison Ranch and with Denver so close and pristine fields of green grassland circumferencing, plenty of people are going to see this place free of all encumbrance and probably over-romanticize the hell out of it. The food is fine. It's Bison meat as a steak, ribs or burger. We came at dinner so the steak and ribs were consumed. The steak was good...lead and quality and pretty tasty. The ribs were fall off the bone but with a mild taste...nothing too special. You expect more from such a place. The salad bar was sub-par and they DID NOT HAVE ROCKY MOUNTAIN OYSTERS!!! This was a problem for us. I need testies. I would definitely say, try this place upon passing between Denver and Cheyenne or from Boise through Cheyenne and on to the Black Hills of South Dakota, Omaha or beyond; however, it's not going to tantalize the taste buds in the way you might expect. read more

Went for the bison tour, great experience! However, we got our picture taken in the old time photo studio. They didn't have photo paper to print our pictures. No problem, they woulda call us in a couple days. It's been a week and we can't get someone to call us back about our pictures. Don't waste your Money or time getting your pictures taken. Service is horrible and the guy doesn't know what he's doing. Plus I still can't get ahold of someone to inquire about the status of our pictures. Update...... Two weeks after pictures were taken we finally recieved them in the mail and they weren't what were asked for. They weren't the right color and half of a body was cropped out of the picture. HORRIBLE service and worst pictures I've ever had. Will not go back or recommend. read more

Staff in the store/registration were great. Friendly & helpful. The RV park is dirt, so warm in summer months & the sites are a little small. All in all, it's not a bad place. If you have children, take the on the train ride to see the ranch animals. read more

Mmmmmmm after you pet the animals and eat the nice medium rare bison steak .. please step on the deck for a nice cold brewsky. AhhH! read more

Terry Bison Ranch Resort - Medium rare buffalo ribeye - Venues & Event Spaces Near Me - Cheyenne, Wyoming

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First, the good. The venue is quite large and well suited for parties. The parking lot is dirt and every foot of the walls and exposed wood rafters is adorned with ranch tools and hardware; this is a working man's kinda place. The claim to fame is that the ranch had none other than Teddy Rosevelte as a guest at the turn of the 20th century and was owned by the famous Wyoming senator, Francis E. Warren. The wait staff was friendly and attentive but inexperienced. Our group waited 20 minutes after our reservation time for table. Opon ordering drinks, we learned they were out of milk for the kids. When ordering food, the same was said about salad. Oh well, I'm here for the meat! Now, I expected a bison ranch to offer bison and was not disappointed. For a few dollars extra, any menu item in beef can be done with bison. I like bison so I went for a bison burger, cooked medium. After 45 minutes the food arrived hot but my burger was well done, not medium. Flavor was unremarkable and, inquiring to the staff, I found out that all menu items with ground bison are actually ONLY HALF BISON, the other half is still beef! For an $18 BISON burger at a BISON ranch, that's inexcusable! The rest of the table had a similar experience to mine with not bad, but lackluster food. In short, I'm sure old Teddy enjoyed an exeedingly excellent meal here in 1910. But 2015, unless some changes are made, you'd be better off going to a casual dining chain. :( read more

Love love LOVE this place. Such a phenomenal weekend spent there with friends and great music. I can't wait to be back

It receives much more "press" than it deserves. It does provide something to do, especially with kids. The Gift Shop had extremely poor lighting--couldn't see a thing well. Overpriced. The Shop doubles as the camping "booking" department. Clerks were young and "into themselves" so did not provide much salesmanship to activities. It was sprinkling so I chose not to take the open air tour by train or bus. Did see a baby colt and llama in a pen. Did have a cute kiddy playground. Could not visibly see bison from the road along the ranch. Seemed like an overdramatized hokey western area with disinterested employees. I ate at the Senator Restaurant, paying $29 for a bison ribeye. It melted in your mouth but they advertise "little fat" and my 12 oz steak produced 3/4 cup of fat!!!! (That's expensive garbage.) Peas overcooked and from a can. Dressings from bottles. Pudding from a can. Mashed potatoes were garlicky but dried out. Salad bar was wilted (I was eating 3:30 p.m. btwn the mealtimes.) Virtually empty place read more

The Daniel Thiel Family, owner of Terry Bison Ranch, decided to offer NO full or partial refund, or credit for the cancellation of Frontier Days. Although I strongly disagree with this decision as a retired small business owner myself, I cancelled my reservation due to the financial burden & health risks of the pandemic. After much consideration, I decided to give Terry Bison Ranch the opportunity to rebook our campsite, in order, to generate revenue from the patronage of another family from occupancy, activities & concessions. During all of this uncertainty during the pandemic & civil unrest I hope & pray we can all do better to help one & all. God Bless read more

Keep going! We stayed there 2 nights. As we drove in we couldn't help but notice the place was a lil run down. I chalked it up to a bad winter. As we were escorted to the site, there were A LOT of full time RV 'ers that actually lived there. I assume they were oil or mining workers. Not your average RV campground. As we parked the sewer hook up from the site next to us was right in the middle of our camp sitting area, a lil weird, all the sites are like that. The buildings had broken windows, they were in need of paint. The landscaping was not up to par with any other RV parks, The nighttime aroma reminded you that you were staying at an actual Ranch.... The best part was the beautiful gift shop! read more

To visit this place it would have gotten 5 stars. We tent camped and from the moment we checked in we knew it was gonna be an issue. The chic working the front desk was sick and made it clear while checking us in. The train ride was cool, wish they would've told us in order to feed the bison you needed cash. During the train ride they said there was a rodeo that evening, we asked the front desk and they weren't aware of anything. We went to sleep earlier since we had driven there that morning, the rodeo was a bunch of bikers. They used foul language over the speaker system way past us being awake then shot off fireworks. In addition someone had a four wheeler driving through the campsite at 1:15AM until 2. I was livid. I wish we would've just done a day trip. Awesome place to visit, if you want sleep don't camp there. read more

:( Overall we were pretty disappointed here. We stayed with our RV. In reading the reviews, we had a totally different idea of what this would be like. We paid for two nights but we focused on the activities so we could leave one day early, forfeiting the second night. We aren't usually the type to complain about throwing down some good $$ to have the best site and the best time. We ended up spending $500 in less than a day here but I have to agree, almost everything is $$$. Horseback riding $48 each, ATV $79 per driver and $69 for passenger for one hour. I feel like at this price it should maybe be an all day thing. As a comparison, golf cart rentals at other camps I've seen were $75 a day. Speaking of, this is a HUGE spread and we could've used a golf cart option. It was such a road march from our camp to anything. Fishing in the small pond $22 each. The only truly free activities were the playgrounds and the animals. Those were redeeming qualities. My husband and daughter did the horses, all 5 of us did the Bison Train. I expected hundreds of bison roaming the hills/fields but we saw maybe 25 in a smallish penned area so they would approach the train. I also expected the train to go out and really tour the countryside but it is best described as a "loop through a petting zoo". That was cool enough to justify the $80 I guess. The dinner was decent. Lots of seating, great ambiance, live music was awesome, food was pretty good. They really needed to restock the food better. Scraping up the last remnants of chili is kinda lame. A simple improvement, the cobbler could be heated and less cake-like. Our service was really good so I wish I recalled our server's name. The $29 buffet price is fair enough and the item choices were appropriate to the ranch theme. We fed a lot of people for a few hundred bucks because my cousin drove up from Colorado with her kids to eat with us. The kids then played on the playgrounds and saw some animals so that was nice for them after the drive they'd made. The campsite was our biggest disappointment here. It's on an open rocky field with lots of little weeds poking up out of the gravel. Any grass is dead or dying, it's tundra like and feels very primitive. That would all be fine but for some of the other "camping" that's going on here. There was a large family living out of a school bus directly in front of our "view" of the ranch/bison. I'm not sure what's going on with this but it felt uncomfortable to witness. I feel like there is a lot of potential here, I won't get into the specifics but those of us that travel regularly on RVs should have a realistic view of what to expect when booking to avoid a false impression prior to arrival as we fell victim to. If you're going to go for it, arriving at check-in and spending one night should give you enough time to get the experience. read more

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The Bison ribs are award winning , the staff top notch . Anthony Weaver runs a great Restaurant and Dave is about the best cook in Cheyenne. The prices are a bit high , but the food is great. read more

We stayed at Terry Bison Ranch with a group (14 coaches) recently and were disappointed. In spite of the park being over 1/2 empty, paying full price, and buying a catered dinner, many of us were put in 30A, water only back in sites (after being promised FHU sites). The staff only seemed to be able to say that there was nothing they could do. They also attempted to add an additional (undisclosed) charge for the meeting room where we were having our catered meal. The park is very run down as are the "attractions" which are available for an additional charge. WiFi was nonexistent at the far end of the park where we were. Power and water were acceptable. After the rain, the only dump station was flooded in 6 inches of water - and not useable. There are several other parks in the area that we will be looking at the next time we are going to be in the area. read more

We stopped in after a change of plans. We're happy to find a spot for our motor home. The concept is cute and touristy. They sent us to a spot with both 30 and 50 amp hookup, which we require, but the 50 amp was not working. We inquired about any of the 15+ empty spots with 50 amp and were assured they were sold out. When we woke up those 15+ spaces were, yes, still empty. You can NOT tell me there were 15+ "no shows". There was dog poop, trash and cigarette butts. We proceeded to eat at the steakhouse but NO one was wearing masks and the tables looked like they hadn't been cleaned in days. Health department should cite them for multiple reasons regardless of the pandemic we are facing. Needless to say we decided against eating there and returned to the comfort and cleanliness of our motor home. read more

I would give this place no stars if I could. I know that the covid virus has affected us all but when you have a reservation and they will not give you your money back due to the Cheyenne Frontier day being canceled and that is the only reason you are going is wrong. I called them and the desk manager said no we signed the paper and they will not refund. So don't book a reservation with them. They must think we should drive more than eight hours to come stay at a place that does not think of anyone but themselves. We will not book with them and we had been going to stay at their resort for 20 years but know more and we will let everyone know the terrible business they do. read more

If you are making any pre-paid bookings I would avoid. They arbitrarily issue refunds. We were booked to stay during Frontier Days but the event was canceled. A call to the office enlightened me to the fact they will not be refunding any money for dates booked around the time fo that event. I do not trust them enough to do any future business and I would recommend others avoid as well. read more