Singing Mesa Ranch

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Horse motel, campground & horse boarding facility. Indoor/outdoor stalls/pens. Wash bay. Insulated Greeting from owners Gregg and Jana Johnston.

We are pleased to call Singing Mesa Ranch (SMR) our home and so excited about the opportunities. Located on Hwy 65, we are convenient to fishing, antiquing and shopping. Des Moines is 45 minutes to the North. We are 20 minutes East from I-35 at Osceola and 25 minutes South From Indianola. Our equine interests are varied. Trail riding is right at the top. We also enjoy cowboy mounted shooting, roping, team penning and cattle sorts. Jana has been a horse owner for 50 years. Several of our grown children are horse lovers with experience in reining and ranch horse pleasure with a small side of English thrown in. Established in December 2016, at SMR we are constantly working to improve and grow our offerings. Our biggest goal will always be to have a family friendly and flexible place to enjoy. We currently have monthly pasture board available and offer self-care stall board. We offer overnight rest stops for travelers and horses. Clean load horse transports are welcome. SMR can accommodate large size rigs. Our grounds are monitored by a recorded camera system. SMR offers 6 camping sites with 30amp and water but have flexibility to mix several additional sites with 30 and 15amp service nearby. We have picnic tables and fire rings. There are 7 outdoor stalls and 6 indoor stalls with automatic water and matted footing. The stall barn has a restroom/shower for humans and a wash rack for the horses. There is an attached indoor insulated 60x90 arena. We have a 100x220 outdoor roping arena. Our 120 acres provide ample room for a trail ride with 16 miles of mowed/mapped trails and more area to explore. Stephen’s State Forest is nearby and offers several days of riding enjoyment. We have a 20ft stock trailer available for rent so you can park your rig and light haul for the day to Stephen’s. You don't have to be a horse owner to enjoy our campground. We love big campfires and playing gospel, country and bluegrass music!

11/03/2026

Mr Red the chunky pony and Ms. Brooke wrapping up a riding lesson. Love having kiddos enjoy the barn and learn a new superpower!

10/29/2026

We are excited to share that we have riding lessons available now!

10/17/2026

Downsizing due to health and vision 2003 Elite Bunkhouse 3H. Sleeps 5 adults. King bed in nose, large fridge, new AC w/heat strip 9-25, wheel bearing redone 6-26. All LED lighting. Ducted AC and furnace. 3 burner cook top, double front jacks. $42,500

10/12/2026

Our neighbors Robin Greubel has Grass Square Bales of Hay for sale. $6 a bale

10/03/2026

Blu got to do a little trail inspection. We've had so much rain. Trails are in surprisingly good shape.

09/29/2026

PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE. Keep all horses out of the campground and off mowed lawns. With the monsoon rains we have been parking campers on the gravel. We try very hard to keep the campground grassy and level. Gregg mows all the lawns and is put together with staples and clips after multiple transplants and cancer surgeries. Use the indoor arena to do any exercising and wash rack for bathing. LOAD AND UNLOAD ON THE GRAVEL. STAY OFF THE WET LAWNS!

09/17/2026

Well Central Iowa has had lots of rain the past week +. Our trails are still open and you can safely navigate them. Rode out this morning. All crossings had water in them and could be crossed. No sucking mud. Most of our trails are grass. Campground is Uber wet! We've parked several folks along the edge so their rigs are on gravel. You can still get to hookups. We are asking campers to avoid mowed lawn areas with horses as much as possible. Rain rain go away cause we still need to roll a round of hay!

09/08/2026

Thank you to our great group of campers and layovers. We had 28 equine Saturday night at the ranch. We sure appreciate our customers new and old!

09/06/2026

A VERY SPECIAL THANK YOU TO April Revell, Patricia Hook, Ron Hamell , Dustin Hamell , Todd Carlson and Tate Carlson for moving hay bales in this God awful heat! Ranch family is the best and we love you all bunches!

04/28/2026

Look what my friend has for sale:

2008 Titan 4 horse gooseneck trailer with living quarters. 22' long, 7'3" tall inside horse area, 80" wide, rear collapsible tack, lots of hooks. Awning, a/c, dinette makes into bed, fridge, microwave, walk thru to horse compartment, lots of storage, pulls easy, only used about 4 times a year. $15,000

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Address

53116 US Highway 65
Lucas, IA
50151

Telephone

(641) 919-3671

Website

http://www.singingmesaranch.com/

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