About Black Mountain Ranch
Black Mountain Ranch was established in 1971 as a non-profit organization in the State of Washington. Ours is a family campground with members from Canada and the United States. The Ranch is run by a Board of Trustees elected by the Members. Membership at the Ranch is limited to 1000 members, and each membership is entitled to one designated campsite. Each member has their designated campsite for their exclusive use, (this is not a timeshare), as well as access to all recreational facilities on the Ranch.
Annual membership dues, as of June 10th 2007, are $1066.72US, paid in quarterly installments of $258.68. Membership dues cover the costs associated with running the Ranch, including upkeep of the golf course, horses, pools, tennic courts, etc.
Individual campsite setups vary, based on member preferences. Some members keep it simple, while others have elaborate park models with full landscaping! Each campsite has water, a septic hookup, and power.
Interested? See our Membership for Sale! Self guided Tours of the Ranch are allowed by leaving a drivers license ID with Security or Office staff. ALL sales are negotiated between the existing member and the prospective buyer - not the Ranch itself. Upon any sale of a membership the Ranch will conduct a TRANSFER process to facilitate the changing of the certificate of membership from the current member to the new member.
Black Mountain Ranch offers a full menu of spectacular recreational opportunities! Awaiting your family's pleasure at "Your Campers Country Club" is a nine-hole par 3 golf course, indoor and outdoor heated swimming pools, saunas, an arts and crafts center, a library/lounge, a new state of the art recreation center, tennis courts, playgrounds, large gymnasium, an 18 hole mini-golf course and much, much more! All rides on Ranch horses are supervised by our trained Barn Manager / Wrangler.
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view of our professionally maintained par 3 9 hole golf course, the Rec. Center (viewed from the golf course) with Sumas Mountain beyond and the horseback riding arena with the hill where Riverview and Valleyview campsite areas are located in the background....
In addition to all the amenities that are a part of your membership at the Ranch,
there are many member coordinated clubs and social activities that you may participate in. You
can get a better idea about some of the other activities offered at the Ranch
by viewing the Committee Events page.
While there are a host of activities that you and your family may participate
in on the Ranch, we also have access to some of the most spectacular outdoor
activities around! Black Mountain Ranch is just a short drive away from Mount
Baker, home to some of the best skiing, snowboarding, hiking, rafting and fishing
to be found anywhere! Located only a short 7 mile scenic drive from Black Mountain Ranch is beautiful Whatcom County Parks Dept., Silver Lake Park. Silver Lake is a 70 acre lake that is great for trout fishing, canoeing and/or paddle boating. The Park offers perfect opportunity for wildlife watching, family nature hiking or jogging, picnics and a multitude of other activities. In addition to the fabulous outdoor activities available,
Black Mountain Ranch is a short drive from Bellingham and Lynden, Washington, both of which offer
cinemas, theaters, restaurants, shopping, galleries and a host of other activities.
Just the Beautiful Mountain views from the grounds of Black Mountain Ranch alone add a magical sense to the pleasurable experience of time spent here.
Below from left to right are a view of Red Mountain in late Spring from across our horse pasture just to the North. An early afternoon full moon above Bald Mountain just North East of the Ranch. And beautiful sunset colors reflecting off a snow covered Church Mountain directly East of us. Absolutely stunning!
Below is a view of the horse pasture on a frosty Autumn morning with Red Mountain and our names sake Black Mountain in the background. Just across the Mt. Baker Hwy. from the front of the Ranch (to the West) is a view of Sumas Mountain and a small farm where some Ranch Members board their own horses.
Some
links that might interest you: http://www.co.whatcom.wa.us/businesslinks.jsp
http://www.weatherbug.com and Live Border Crossing
Cameras, courtesy of A&A Contract Customs Brokers, Ltd.
The Ranch has many on-site activites and facilities, including:
... not to mention, relaxing at your trailer!
For current individual Amenity status (golf course, horse rides, etc.) - Click Amenity status link.
How the Ranch is run...
The rules and by-laws may be viewed on this WEB site at the downloadables page or may be picked up in the office during office hours.
BMR is governed by the Board of Trustees who hire the Manager. The daily operations are carried out by the Manager and the staff which include; Office Personnel, Barn Manager, Facility Supervisor and Maintenance Team, Security Supervisor & Team, and Cleaning Personnel. Summer staffing includes Life Guards and Pool Attendants, increase in Security and Maintenance staffing.
The Ranch is accessed by gate cards issued at the time of membership. The Ranch provides electrical, water and septic service to all campsites. We currently provide an electrical panel which has 120volt power with one 20AMP plug for outdoor use and one 30AMP plug for trailer use. Water is metered on the Ranch but not at each campsite, electricity is billed quarterly to the members after reading of the meter on the campsite.
Black
Mountain Ranch is a private campground in Deming, Washington, USA.
All Data copyright Black
Mountain Ranch, 2007.