Ranch Life Is a Timeless Wellness Trend. Here’s Where to Try It.
Laidback approaches to self-care, surrounded by the great outdoors.
Brush Creek Ranch
The Sunset Wellness & Beauty Awards celebrate the rituals, retreats, and remedies that actually move the needle. These five properties are the 2026 winners of the Best Ranch Retreats category. Check out the complete list of winners here. For our definitive and searchable guide to wellness in the West, click here.
Vermejo, A Ted Turner Reserve
Ben Clark
On 558,000 acres of restored Western wilderness in northern New Mexico, wellness is time in nature: watching a bison herd on a conservation tour, hearing elk bugle at dawn, reaching an alpine lake overlook. Vermejo’s mission is authentic connection through meaningful immersion on land protected for generations by long-term conservation. It is renewal defined by scale, silence, and wildlife.
Brush Creek Ranch
Brush Creek Ranch
Set on 30,000 acres of Wyoming wilderness, Brush Creek Ranch combines all-inclusive luxury with an authentic Western spirit of wellness and adventure. From yoga in a 20,000-square-foot greenhouse and sound healing in a historic schoolhouse to forest bathing, equine therapy, and farm-to-table dining, it offers a ranch experience that proves sometimes wellness is more about reconnecting with nature, and yourself, authentically.
C Lazy U Ranch
C Lazy U Ranch
Across 8,500 acres of Rocky Mountain wilderness, the ranch experience is intentionally unplugged—cabins without TVs, long days in nature, bonfire nights, and easygoing community. Stress management arrives quietly: open space, plus the steady rhythm of classic Western traditions in a serene, high-country setting.
Rancho Bernardo Inn: A Southern California Retreat for the Senses
Rancho Bernardo Inn
On 265 acres in North County San Diego, The Spa flows in-doors and out. Treatments unfold in outdoor casitas surrounded by jasmine-scented gardens and water features. Guests can follow a massage with time in the secluded saline spa pool, join garden yoga, or lounge in private cabanas with seasonal bites delivered poolside.
Andaz Scottsdale Resort & Bungalows
Andaz Scottsdale Resort & Bungalows
Set on 23 Sonoran Desert acres, the resort’s interiors draw from 1950s Arizona creatives like Alexander Girard, Frank Lloyd Wright, and Paolo Soleri. Three saltwater pools and the Palo Verde Spa & Apothecary anchor wellness with a full suite of customizable treatments. Midcentury-informed style meets easy, desert-breezy.
