Grant-Kohrs Ranch National Historic Site
Wide open spaces, the hard-working cowboy, his spirited cow pony, and vast herds of cattle are among the strongest symbols of the American West. Once the headquarters of a 10 million acre cattle empire, Grant-Kohrs Ranch National Historic Site preserves these symbols and commemorates the role of cattlemen in American history.
Fire nearby
- PrescribedSure Thing Swamp Rx
21 mi from the park's reference point · 180 acres
- PrescribedBear Gulch Rx
33 mi from the park's reference point · 300 acres
- PrescribedWakina Sky Rx
33 mi from the park's reference point · 300 acres
- PrescribedHogum Creek Road Rx
40 mi from the park's reference point
Within 50 miles, as of 2026-10-14. Distance is to the reported incident point, not the fire edge. Check the park's alerts and the managing office before you drive.
Fees & passes
Free. No entrance fee here.
Hours
| Historic Area Operating Hours | Daily · 9:00AM - 4:30PM |
Hours by date. Standard hours apply on every date not listed.
| Dates | Hours |
|---|---|
| Standard hoursNow | 9:00AM - 4:30PM |
| Nov 26, 2026Thanksgiving | Closed |
| Dec 25, 2026Christmas | Closed |
| Jan 1, 2027New Year's Day | Closed |
| May 31 to Sep 6, 2027Summer Hours | 9:00AM - 5:00PM |
When to go
July draws the most visits here and February the fewest, averaged over 2021 to 2025.
Visitor centers
- Visitor Center at Grant-Kohrs RanchPassport stamp
Located just on the west end of the main parking lot, the visitor center can provide you with program information, park pamphlets, area information, and an overall introduction to Grant-Kohrs Ranch National Historic Site. There is also a bookstore located inside.
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Things to do
- Park Store5-15 Minutes
Looking for the perfect souvenir from your visit to Grant-Kohrs Ranch? We’ve got it and more at the park store! The park store offers a wide range of educational products, apparel, books, toys and games, handmade items, and other Grant-Kohrs Ranch…
Opens on the Park Service site
Events
- Pumpkin Sunday10/1801:00 PM · freeThis event takes place in the majority of the historic buildings of this ranch and in the long pasture next to the Warren Barn.
- Holiday Open House12/0601:00 PM · free
Map
Interactive map by the National Park Service
Historic landmarks nearby
Public land nearby
Distances are approximate. Wilderness Atlas publishes a center point and an acreage for each area rather than a boundary, so each area is treated here as a circle of the same size and the figure is the gap to that circle.
Forest Service trails nearby
These trails are outside the park on National Forest land, within 15 miles of Grant-Kohrs Ranch. Each one opens on Trailhead Atlas.
Distance is measured from the park's reference point to the nearer end of the trail.
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Titles come from Open Library's catalog, matched by subject.
Reference
Wildlife
Full checklist: 230 birds, 30 mammalsHide
Raptors & owlsAmerican Kestrel · Bald Eagle · Burrowing Owl · Cooper's Hawk · Ferruginous Hawk · Golden Eagle · Great Horned Owl · Long-eared Owl · Merlin · Northern Harrier · Northern Pygmy-Owl · Northern Saw-whet Owl · Osprey · Peregrine Falcon · Prairie Falcon · Red-tailed Hawk · Rough-legged Hawk · Sharp-shinned Hawk · Short-eared Owl · Swainson's Hawk · Turkey Vulture
Waterfowl & wadersAmerican Bittern · American Coot · American White Pelican · American Wigeon · Barrow's Goldeneye · Black-crowned Night-Heron · Blue-winged Teal · Bufflehead · Canada Goose · Cinnamon Teal · Common Goldeneye · Common Loon · Common Merganser · Double-crested Cormorant · Eared Grebe · Great Blue Heron · Great Egret · Greater Scaup · Greater White-fronted Goose · Green-winged Teal · Harlequin Duck · Hooded Merganser · Horned Grebe · Lesser Scaup · Long-tailed Duck · Northern Pintail · Pied-billed Grebe · Red-breasted Merganser · Red-necked Grebe · Ring-necked Duck · Ross's Goose · Ruddy Duck · Sandhill Crane · Snow Goose · Snowy Egret · Trumpeter Swan · Tundra Swan · Virginia Rail · Western Grebe · White-faced Ibis · Wood Duck
Shorebirds & seabirdsAmerican Avocet · Baird's Sandpiper · Black Tern · Black-bellied Plover · Bonaparte's Gull · California Gull · Caspian Tern · Common Tern · European Herring Gull · Franklin's Gull · Greater Yellowlegs · Killdeer · Least Sandpiper · Lesser Yellowlegs · Long-billed Curlew · Long-billed Dowitcher · Marbled Godwit · Pectoral Sandpiper · Red-necked Phalarope · Ring-billed Gull · Sabine's Gull · Sanderling · Semipalmated Plover · Semipalmated Sandpiper · Solitary Sandpiper · Spotted Sandpiper · Stilt Sandpiper · Western Sandpiper · Willet · Wilson's Phalarope · Wilson's Snipe
Gamebirds & dovesBand-tailed Pigeon · Mourning Dove · Ring-necked Pheasant · Rock Pigeon · Wild Turkey
WoodpeckersDowny Woodpecker · Hairy Woodpecker · Lewis's Woodpecker · Northern Flicker · Red-headed Woodpecker · Red-naped Sapsucker · Williamson's Sapsucker
Hummingbirds & swiftsAnna's Hummingbird · Calliope Hummingbird · Rufous Hummingbird · White-throated Swift
Also on the checklistAmerican Cliff Swallow · American Crow · American Dipper · American Goldfinch · American Pipit · American Robin · American Tree Sparrow · Ash-throated Flycatcher · Bank Swallow · Barn Swallow · Belted Kingfisher · Black Rosy-Finch · Black-billed Cuckoo · Black-billed Magpie · Black-headed Grosbeak · Black-necked Stilt · Blue Jay · Bobolink · Bohemian Waxwing · Brewer's Blackbird · Brewer's Sparrow · Brown Creeper · Brown-headed Cowbird · Bullock's Oriole · Canvasback · Cassin's Finch · Cassin's Vireo · Cedar Waxwing · Chipping Sparrow · Clark's Nutcracker · Clay-colored sparrow · Common Grackle · Common Nighthawk · Common Raven · Common Redpoll · Common Yellowthroat · Cordilleran Flycatcher · Dark-eyed Junco · Dusky Flycatcher · Eastern Kingbird · European Starling · Evening Grosbeak · Gadwall · Golden-crowned Kinglet · Gray Catbird · Gray Jay · Gray Partridge · Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch · Green-tailed Towhee · Gyrfalcon · Hammond's Flycatcher · Harris's Sparrow · Hermit Thrush · Hoary Redpoll · Horned Lark · House Finch · House Sparrow · House Wren · Lapland Longspur · Lark Bunting · Lark Sparrow · Lazuli Bunting · Least Flycatcher · Lincoln's Sparrow · MacGillivray's Warbler · Mallard · Marsh Wren · Mountain Bluebird · Mountain Chickadee · Northern Goshawk · Northern Mockingbird · Northern Rough-winged Swallow · Northern Shoveler · Northern Waterthrush · Olive-sided Flycatcher · Orange-crowned Warbler · Pine Grosbeak · Pine Siskin · Pinyon Jay · Red Crossbill · Red-breasted Nuthatch · Red-winged Blackbird · Redhead · Rock Wren · Ruby-crowned Kinglet · Rusty Blackbird · Savannah Sparrow · Say's Phoebe · Scarlet Tanager · Snow Bunting · Song Sparrow · Sora · Spotted Towhee · Steller's Jay · Swainson's Thrush · Swamp Sparrow · Townsend's Solitaire · Townsend's Warbler · Tree Swallow · Varied Thrush · Veery · Vesper Sparrow · Violet-green Swallow · Warbling Vireo · Western Kingbird · Western Meadowlark · Western Tanager · Western Wood-Pewee · Whimbrel · White-breasted Nuthatch · White-crowned Sparrow · White-throated Sparrow · White-winged Crossbill · Willow Flycatcher · Wilson's Warbler · Winter Wren · Yellow Warbler · Yellow-breasted Chat · Yellow-headed Blackbird · Yellow-rumped Warbler · black-capped chickadee
Small mammalsColumbian ground squirrel · Deer mouse · House mouse · Masked shrew · Meadow vole · Montane shrew · Montane vole · Mountain cottontail · Muskrat · Northern pocket gopher · Northern water shrew · Porcupine · Vagrant shrew · Western jumping mouse · Yellow-pine chipmunk · beaver
PredatorsBadger · Coyote · Red fox
Hoofed mammalsHorse · White-tailed deer · elk · moose
BatsBig brown bat · Hoary bat · Little brown myotis · Long-legged myotis · fringed myotis
Also on the checklistCat · Domesitcated cattle
Activities
Activity guides for this park Birdwatching in the national parks · Fishing in the national parks · Hiking in the national parks · Wildlife watching in the national parks
Weather & climate
Spring: Temperatures can fluctuate greatly. Sub-freezing temperatures in the morning can give way to mild days. Snow in early spring, rain in late season. Summer: Temperatures can average 70-80 F, but can reach highs of 100 F. Rain rare. Dry and hot. Fall: Temperatures can fluctuate greatly. Sub-freezing mornings can give way to mild days. Rain in early fall likely. Winter: Temperature can fall to -30 F, with highs of 10-20 F. Snow is possible. Cold weather gear is highly recommended.
Questions people ask
Does Grant-Kohrs Ranch charge an entrance fee?
No. Grant-Kohrs Ranch is free to enter.
Source: National Park Service
What are the hours at Grant-Kohrs Ranch?
Standard hours are 9:00AM - 4:30PM, every day. Dated exceptions are listed under Hours.
Source: National Park Service
How busy is Grant-Kohrs Ranch?
23,520 recreation visits in 2025, number 318 of 387 units that report visitation.
Source: Most visited parks
Is there cell service at Grant-Kohrs Ranch?
At the park's reference point, FCC coverage maps show Verizon 5G, AT&T 5G, and T-Mobile 5G. Coverage inside the park varies by location.
Source: FCC Broadband Map
What is the weather like at Grant-Kohrs Ranch?
Spring: Temperatures can fluctuate greatly. Sub-freezing temperatures in the morning can give way to mild days.
Source: Weather & climate
Follow this park
- Alerts feed (RSS)
- Every active Park Service alert for this unit, one item each, rebuilt with the nightly data refresh.
- Add dates to your calendar (.ics file)
- Fee-free entrance days that apply here and each published hours exception, as all-day events.
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