Visitor Policy

In order to entertain visitors properly and enhance your experience at the ranch, we have developed the following guidelines for your visit.

It is important to note that the Freeman Ranch is a working ranch with all the time, labor and financial constraints of all ranches. Similar to other businesses with important business at hand, we must schedule time to entertain visitors. Your cooperation is important to allow us to meet safety and scheduling concerns - when we know you are coming, we can make your visit better!

The Freeman Ranch is a very, very busy place! Weekly time schedules on the ranch stretch into the 80-100 hour working week. The ranch office is open from 8-5 Monday - Friday, but please be patient, as again, like other ranches, we do not have the staff to have someone sitting by the phone.

Due to safety concerns, visitors MUST check in at the main ranch headquarters just inside the 2nd cattle guard each time they visit. Please do not wander around the headquarters compound looking for personnel . The front pasture, which includes the Freeman Nature Trail and Freeman Ranch House and Conference Center, is open nearly every day from 7 am to dark and requires no notification, although we would like you to sign the guest book each time you visit. The Conference Center is open only for registered users.

Visitors wishing to visit the main ranch must schedule time or visit during open public hours. During hunting season, all visitors must schedule in advance. All visitors need be accompanied by or advised by a ranch employee during their visit.

If requested prior to a visit, one of the ranch staff can offer a history of the ranch, offer interpretive information on ranch activities, or lead a tour of portions of the ranch. These services are available only to pre-registered users calling ahead to schedule these offerings.

Please call the ranch HQ at 512-392-5574 or email J.P. Bach, Manager, at ranchman@txstate.edu. Please be patient, since J.P. is the one with the 90 hour schedule!