No Pants Ranch & the Sonora Shack - A Sonoran Desert Wildlife Sanctuary

You won’t find cows or horses at OUR ranch, just abundant, native Sonoran Desert wildlife amid stunning views of adjacent Saguaro National Park West. A short trip down our dirt driveway gives you enough desert privacy to make pants optional but chilling out a requirement. We're a destination stay that's ideal for an adventurous family, a small wedding or other event, a reunion, a professional or casual retreat, or several couples who like privacy while sharing overall space. Although the Desert Museum, downtown Tucson, Tucson Mountain Park, and endless hiking trails are nearby most guests tell us they wish they'd booked more days just to hang out at No Pants Ranch itself.

Our main house is a locally storied and funky, two-story octagon filled with color, tropical plants, original artwork, heaps of books, and curiosities in every corner. You’ll also find all the comforts of home inside with our gourmet kitchen, washer and dryer (plus a clothes-saving, outdoor line), two and a half baths in the main octagon house (one with a jacuzzi tub), four bedrooms (one king and three double beds), a fold-out couch that sleeps two more, internet (50-100 Mbps in both buildings), central heating and A/C, wood fireplace, rustic pine floors under a cathedral ceiling with skylights. And it’s all encircled by a covered wrap-around porch with rocking chairs so you can lounge in the shade or the sun anytime.

Our Sonora Shack, a separate, repurposed metal building, has a full bathroom and kitchenette with convection/air fryer and small fridge/freezer downstairs. It's an ideal meeting space with big windows and a chalkboard. The downstairs Shack space has and 2 double-bed futons. Up the spiral staircase, four more can sleep with 1 double bed and 2 twins. You can enjoy a sunset view from the loft balcony!

Our guests tend to be eco-conscious like us. We get most of our energy from solar panels and use eco-friendly items like reusable, bamboo paper towels. You won't need to buy single-use plastics as we have a heap of plates, glasses and cutlery with a dishwasher to clean them. We keep our surroundings free of light pollution for optimal stargazing. Our home is free of perfumes, dyes, strong chemicals, and toxic pesticides.

Pets are welcome! Just let us know and be sure to keep them leashed outside for their safety as well as that of our local wildlife such as javelina, rattlesnakes, lizards, song birds, etc! No need to travel with a dog bed and pooper scooper - we've got ya covered.

Neighborhood
Our five acres are a naturalist’s paradise just begging to be carefully explored. We have fifty-three (yes, we’ve counted!) saguaro cactus ranging from pin-cushion size, five-year-old babies to their giant grandparents well over 100 years old! You’ll also discover many other native cactus and agave, wildflowers, ancient desert trees, various lizards, birds, snakes, and interesting insects. You can cool yourself in the outdoor clawfoot tub or hang on the hammock and view our colony of Brazilian free-tailed bats as they emerge from their bat houses at sunset. After dark you might spy javelinas, coyotes, and bobcats who come to drink from our watering hole. Be sure to say “howdy” if you run into our eclectic friends and neighbors, from cactus-hugging hippies to die-hard cowboys out for an evening walk. They’ll love to give you local suggestions like hidden petroglyphs, nearby dive bars, neighborhood food trucks, and farmer’s markets. On moonless nights be sure to enjoy the dark, starry sky from the porch swing and spy planets and nebulas through the telescope. There’s also a patio with dining table and kiva fireplace to enjoy. You can play desert croquet, badminton, or even nighttime volleyball on our sand court.

Getting Around
Located on the edge of Saguaro National Park West and close to Tucson Mountain Park, your driving time to many hiking trails is just about zero. You can reach Park headquarters in just minutes, the famed Arizona Sonora Desert Museum in ten minutes, grocery stores and restaurants in under fifteen, while downtown Tucson is still only a thirty-minute, scenic drive away. Go just forty minutes to search for bighorn sheep in Ironwood National Monument and expect a forty-five-minute drive from the Tucson International airport or a ninety-minute trip from Phoenix’s Sky Harbor. Shuttles are available from both airports.