Half Moon Ranch

We had a great stay here. The cabin was well-equipped with all of our basic essentials and had a great outdoor space to relax in and explore. Close drive to a few trailheads as well.

Beautiful location. Great comfortable house with fabulous views. Well equipped kitchen. Lovely pond on property is a nice restful place for all creatures. Very close to great hiking at Cochise Stronghold campground. Less than an hour drive to the Wilcox area to view the migratory Sandhill Cranes.

We did find one of the toilets out of service. Fortunately the house has two. The cleaning tools were in bad shape, so we threw them out and got some new stuff. Hope the next guests enjoyed the freshly mopped floors! It gets dusty fast.

Great setting and location for exploring Cochise Stronghold and the surrounding area.

The ranch house is wonderful and has all the comforts of home. It was great for me & my wife and would work for a big family or 2 couples. The plumbing issue was not a problem for us but there were signs that work was being done in that area. Thanks to the USFS for opening these properties up to rent in such beautiful locations.

Lets start with the bad news:

We had zero notice that the toilet in the master site was out of service. So, we had six people using the back one that was very slow to refill and a pain to re-flush. A notice of this would have been very appreciated, and I would have brought the RV.!

And, thanks to the folks in front of us, we found a very dirty cabin, with no apparent cleanup being done other than taking the trash bag. They did not even sweep the kitchen!
They should be banned from renting anything again!

We swept, mopped, and cleaned every dish in the house, and pared the multiple worthless utensils down to a manageable level, but we put all the worthless stuff in the bottom drawer in case somebody wants to outfit their new camper!

That all said:

The location is amazing, the bird life is wonderful, and the peace and quite was good. Had a great hike up the Stronghold.

Kind of of cool watching four pairs of Cardinals bouncing around the hackberry trees and courting each other! Couse deer coming in to drink at the pond, and the Mearns quail going crazy in the morning.

I will be back!

JK from New Mexico

Wonderfully secluded and spacious cabin (10 people capacity might be pushing it however...), with a wood stove and fireplace not mentioned in the description, and one of the better kitchens in a cabin of this type.

Highly recommend a day trip to Chiricahua National Monument.

Bring a vacuum cleaner.

Very nice place. Cleaner than last time we visited. Lots to like. But I have to go three stars because one toilet was out of order. We had no warning for this. Five adults and four kids with one working toilet is seriously problematic.
The proximity to the big rocks in the stronghold is fantastic, and the spaces of the house are nice.
Other little improvements would include getting the propane grill working properly. (We couldn’t turn it on so did our grilled meat on the stove/oven.) Also the woodstove in the living room needs attention/repair.
A great place to stay to access the Dragoon’s during cold weather. Be sure to note the instructions on the website about towels and bedding.

First off, I LOVE the place! Very secluded, peaceful, and the views! UT the morning of my second day (Thurs. the 9th Dec.) a guy came in--said he was with the FS. Said he was there to fix some plumbing. I said fine. some time passed and I noticed his truck was gone. Later I turned on the faucet in the kitchen-and the water was OFF. He never came back and with the cell service spotty, I just lived through it. I left a note for the next tenants. PLEASE be better at management!!

Half Moon Ranch is a beautiful and private spot to stretch out for a few days. It's in the heart of the beautiful Dragoon Mountains and close to Cochise Stronghold. I'd stay there again in a minute.