King Ranch Visitor Center, Texas, United States
4.5 (857 reviews) Tuesday: 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM Spent 2-3 hours Ranking #1 in Texas Gulf Coast Visitor Centers
Wildlife Galore
A short-day trip from Corpus Christi, the Rio Grande Valley or San Antonio, this 825,000-acre ranch is a privately owned National Historic Landmark and offers daily tours on its Santa Gertrudis division. The King Ranch Museum and Saddle Shop are separate locations in downtown Kingsville. Visitors can watch a video on the history and current operations of the Ranch, as well as explore the butterfly/birding garden on the grounds of the King Ranch Visitor Center. Historical tours are offered twice daily on Tuesday through Saturday. Birding, nature and special interest tours are available by appointment.
Address
2205 W Highway 141, Kingsville, TX 78363-2922
Mobile
Website
http://king-ranch.com/visit
Working hours
Monday :
Tuesday : 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Wednesday : 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Thursday : 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Friday : 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Saturday : 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Sunday :
Current local date and time now
Tuesday, May 14, 2024, 3:35
User Ratings
4.5 based on (857 reviews)
Reviews
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5avelazqu21 5:00 PM Dec 2, 2021
King Ranch Weekend
We went to the Ranch hand Breakfast and for $6 we got our money’s worth and more. There’s obviously the breakfast, but you also get live music and calf roping all included for the $6 paid for the breakfast. Also, we took a shuttle van tour of the ranch and it was a great experience as well. Janelle was our tour guide/driver and she was very knowledgeable about the Ranch and it’s history dating back to Captain King and his beginnings. All in all, I highly recommend this trip on the weekend before Thanksgiving which is the only time they have the Ranch hand breakfast.
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5BigDaddyWied 5:00 PM Sep 13, 2021
King Ranch visitor center and daily tour
Our first time at King Ranch, we were uncertain what to expect. We ordered our tickets early online for the 1.5-hour tour, it was an easy process, and we added the museum access. We arrived early and perused the gift shop/check-in area, and watched fifteen minutes of the informational video. King Ranch is a huge enterprise. We went outside to start the tour, and we sat down in a comfortable minibus. The driver and tour narrator introduced herself and identified the different cities and countries where the tourists originated. I think there were honeymooners on board, too. The tour provided the background history of Captain King, a steamboat pilot, and how he found the ranch, his future wife, and the running W. The tour guide talked about innovations that benefitted the ranch and how the ranch continues to strike a balance between profit and stewardship of the land. We saw the Santa Gertrudis herds, some Longhorns, and many other beasts and birds during the tour. The tour passes by the famous quarter horses sired at King Ranch, too. The tour stops by the Ranch house, and you learn about some of the buildings in the area and how the family stays there at different times in the year. It is worth your time to learn about an interesting piece of American history, including its past and present influence. I had no idea.
