Wickenburg ยท North of Wickenburg
Kay El Bar Guest Ranch
Romaine Lowdermilk's adobe guest ranch, opened in 1926 and reopened in 2018 after years closed; the 1914 Homestead House is now a guest casita.
- Built
- 1914First adobe building (now the Homestead House guest casita) built 1914; the large adobe lodge built 1925; opened as a guest ranch in 1926 (ranch).
- Style
- Adobe ranch
- Type
- Resort
- Area
- North of Wickenburg
- Credentials
- Listed on the National Register of Historic Places
The story
Romaine Lowdermilk bought the land in 1909 and registered the KL Bar brand, named for his mother Katherine. He built the adobe Homestead House in 1914, took his first paying guests in 1918, and with partner Henry Warbasse built the adobe lodge in 1925; the guest ranch opened in 1926. Actor Val Kilmer lived there for a time when his family owned it in the late 1960s. After years closed, it reopened in 2018, its 100th year of hosting guests, as part of the True Ranch Collection.
Good to know
- No pets
- Address: 2655 S. Kay El Bar Rd., Wickenburg, AZ 85390
Last verified October 2026. Details change; confirm with the inn before you book.