Plan Your Visit
V Bar V Ranch
Getting there
The V Bar V Ranch is home to the University of Arizona's 350 head cattle herd, for which we have complete SNP genome data and twenty years of performance data. The ranch provides artificial insemination workshops and synchronization services, as well as hands-on experiential learning in the form of internships and classes connected to the herd's planned calving.
Site visits can be scheduled by calling the site director Keith Cannon or Ali Baxter. All site visits should be scheduled 48 hours in advance due to staffing restrictions and remote location.
For media access, please contact Rose Brandt to schedule access.
Address
V Bar V Ranch Main Headquarters | 4005 N. Forest Road 618, Rimrock, AZ 86335
Mahan Park
V Bar V Ranch Summer Headquaters
Mahan Park is our Summer Headquarters and encompasses 40 acres of private land owned by the university. This property includes a roughly 800 ft2 steel building, corrals and chutes for working cattle. Mahan Park is seated in the beautiful pines of Happy Jack.
Address
Mahan Park | Lake Mary Rd Mile Marker 298, Happy Jack, AZ 86204
Google Maps won't get you there, but below are detailed instructions from a handful of starting points in Arizona.
From Tucson:
- Option 1 (Simplest) – I-10W & I-17N to Camp Verde; AZ-260E (~30 miles); Left onto AZ-87N (~12 miles); Left onto Lake Mary Road (~7 miles); Left onto Forest Service Road 81, follow signs for V Bar V Ranch
- Option 2 (Quickest and prettiest) – I-10W; AZ-202E, AZ-101N; AZ-202E; AZ 87N to Payson; 260W/87N (~22 miles); Left onto Lake Mary Road (~7 miles); Left onto Forest Service Road 81, follow signs for V Bar V Ranch
From Camp Verde:
AZ-260E (~30 miles); Left onto AZ-87N (~12 miles); Left onto Lake Mary Road (~7 miles); Left onto Forest Service Road 81, follow signs for V Bar V Ranch
From Payson:
260W/87N (~22 miles); Left onto Lake Mary Road (~7 miles); Left onto Forest Service Road 81, follow signs for V Bar V Ranch
From Flagstaff:
S Lake Mary Road (~47 miles); Right onto Forest Service Road 81, follow signs for V Bar V Ranch