Campfires are ALLOWED. Important Safety Announcement! Please, no rain covers over fire pits, including portable patio or garden gazebos purchased from retail stores, or tarps.
Burn Pile is OPEN. Only natural debris are allowed to be burned, per the County Fire Marshall. Any lumber or construction materials must go into the dumpster designated for construction debris and a $25 fee paid at the office.
Golf Course is OPEN to all golfers. Except when frost or snow is present. golf carts ARE NOW allowed. All golfers MUST start play at hole 1! Please be considerate to other players and their use of the course. Know and play by all golf course rules. Visit our Hole in One page of Fame here. There have been no hole in one hall of Famers reported to the webmaster for posting this year. I need photos (can be taken at the Ranch office), name, campsite, date, witness names and hole #. Email me! New - First hole in One in 2008! Congratulations George Pinter! See photos on the Hole in One Page.
Mini-golf course Closed, and under reconstruction and upgrading. No mini-golf available until later this spring.
Horseback Trail Ride sign-up is at 8 am and noon at the tack up area between the horse barn and the maintenance shop. No rides on Tuesday and Wednesdays to give the horses a break. Click here for the Horse Ride Policies and Procedures. Before you can sign up for a ride, a release form for liability must be turned in (parent/guardian signature required for minors, this is a one time initial requirement). Note: at this time of year, rides are often cancelled if the weather is too wet, snowy or windy.
Indoor Pool is OPEN.
Outdoor Pool is CLOSED for the winter. Work is started on getting it ready for the long weekend, but we may not be able to open it until a week or so after that. The new filtration system being put in has delayed us from getting started on getting the outdoor pool up to par for opening,
Rec. Center is Open.
Teen Room is Open. See Security or the Office for access, you must each sign in.
Adult Lounge is Open. Upgrades to the restrooms are completed!
Tennis Courts are Open. Although probably not ideal conditions.
Volleyball is open. Although probably not very desirable conditions.
Cookshack - Contact the Ranch Office for booking information. Private member bookings and Club/Committee bookings.
Gazebo Barbecue - Contact the Ranch Office for booking information. Private member bookings and Club/Committee bookings.
The REC Center Hall is only available for official Ranch or Committee events and is not available for private Member bookings.
Road Conditions on the Ranch and in Whatcom County- On the Ranch roads are bare and dry. Around the County roads are bare and dry.
For live photos of road conditions in Whatcom county click here. You can click on the little black camera icons on the map to see photos on the streets along Interstate 5 and the Abbotsford border crossing. Check the weather forecast from the "Ranch Weather" link on any page of this web site. Also find Mt. Baker Hwy. (State Route 542) driving conditions and ski conditions at Mt. Baker ski area from the web links page of this site. (see a link to that page below).
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Black Mountain Ranch is a private campground in Deming, Washington, USA.
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