A round up at the Double E Guest Ranch, Gila, New Mexico. Photo by Debbie Eggleston

Double E Guest Ranch is a 30,000 acre working Cattle/Guest Ranch which adjoins the legendary 3 million acre Gila Wilderness in southwestern New Mexico, in the small community of Gila. This area is considered by many to be one of the most spectacular in the world - generally untouched and pristine. Rising from an elevation of 4,700 feet at Ranch headquarters on Bear Creek to over 7,000 feet in the Pinos Altos Mountains, the setting at the Ranch offers guests a variety of astonishing landscapes - from wind swept mountaintop vistas, to deep incised vertical rock canyons; from open upland plateaus to peaceful cottonwood and sycamore-lined creek bottoms.

The ranch contains some of the traditional domain of the NDEE, Chiricahua Apache. You can view privately protected Indian ruins and ancient petroglyphs, which can be reached by horseback or on foot. Each guest will work out their own individual riding routine tailored to their personal desire and experience level, from beginners to extremely advanced! No 'nose to tail' riding at Double E! It's horseback riding the way it was intended to be in country that can only be experienced from the back of a horse. Your trails are made - not followed!

Bird and animal life is abundant and varied and presents a constantly changing cast of characters and activities, depending upon the time of year. Because of the ranch's isolation and lack of human presence, roads and motorized vehicles, the site remains virtually a wilderness. As a result, large and small animals can be found and seen at any time, to include Southern Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep, deer, javelina, black bear, mountain lion, coyote and hundreds of native and migratory birds. There are also several privately-protected Indian ruins.