Grab your Stetson for the best Texas ranches up for sale this year

With thousands of people moving to Texas every year, we’re all left looking for our own slice of Heaven. For those with deep pockets, they might want something a little bigger.

The biggest on this list is Brewster Ranch in Big Bend Country. At roughly half the size of Rhode Island, the 424,000-acre property was listed at $267 million, an appropriate price for the 5th largest ranch in Texas. Brewster can also be broken into seven-different ranches for those who can’t spring for the entire patch.

After being owned for five generations, Jahns Ranch in Seguin hit the market at an unlisted price in June. Although small in comparison to some of the ranches we’ve gathered here, the Guadalupe County ranch provides 128 acres of “secluded paradise” and country living.

Living Waters Ranch got its name by having 7,000 feet of frontage along the Nueces River in Uvalde County. The one-of-a-kind 705-acre property was listed at $17 million.

Parker’s Branch Ranch in Blanco County was unlisted when it hit the market. For bourbon drinkers, the 186-acre property is less than a mile away from “Texas’ first legal bourbon distillery.” For Jurassic Park fans, you’ll reportedly find fossils of dinosaur footprints scattered on the property.

Y.O. Ranch Headquarters, originally bought by Texas Ranger Captain Charles A. Schreiner in 1880, became famous for driving over 300,000 longhorns from Texas to Dodge City. “America’s Original Game Ranch” started selling 25 tracts of land in April. The tracts ranged in size from 101 to 174 acres, costing anywhere from $1.1 million to $1.9 million.

G2 Ranch in Frio County offered 1,100-acres of hunting resort in South Texas. Between the wildlife, golf range, and multiple gun ranges, the property is the perfect mix of exotic and luxury. The price is unlisted.

Another hunter’s paradise, the 3,304-acre Colorado River Ranch sits on three miles of the Colorado River in Lampasas County. The $60 million ranch offers exotic wildlife and stunning views of the Texas Hill Country.

For those looking for a high-end cowboy lifestyle, checkout the 69-acre RPX Ranch in Parker County in North Texas. Between the luxury home and the rodeo barn, you’ll have everything you need. The price is unlisted.

The “Ring of Fire” eclipse may have passed, but the Great American Eclipse in April 2024 is right around the corner. Sabinal Vista Ranch in Bandera County is the perfect viewing spot for eclipse watchers and stargazers. The 57-acre property is listed at $1.2 million.

Bass fishermen need to head to Smithville to check out this property. With multiple lakes and rivers on 866-acres, El Chaparral Ranch can be your fisherman’s paradise for $17.2 million.