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Valentines Day Cookout
Are you looking for the perfect way to celebrate love with your Valentine this year? Join us on Saturday, February 14th and indulge in a romantic night at Saguaro Lake Guest Ranch; where love and exquisite flavors come together for an unforgettable Valentines Cookout with live music! Chef Scott has curated a menu full of flavor, designed to tantalize your taste buds and celebrate the spirit of love. End the night water a decadent dessert and a bonfire under the stars with your sweetheart.
Seasonal Dining Plans Included with Lodging
Fall - Spring Lodging Stays
September 28, 2025 - May 10, 2026
Our American Plan features a hearty Ranch breakfast, a buffet lunch, and a dinner experience that will fill your belly and your heart. Monday - Friday, our Chef invites you to join us in the Saguaro Dining Room for a handcrafted three-course dinner. On select weekends, you can be the guest of honor at our public Cowboy Cookouts and Brisket & Burgers BBQ in front of the Main Lodge. These events also feature live music and incredible sunsets that are sure to give you a show on the Bulldog Mountains during Golden Hour!
NOTE: Boxed lunches are available at an additional cost if you request a lunch at a different time than our buffet lunch that is offered.
Summer Lodging Stays
May 11, 2026 - September 26, 2026
Sunday through Thursdays, our Bed & Breakfast Rate allows you to wake up and join us in the Saguaro Dining Room for hot coffee and a hearty Ranch breakfast included in your stay. We also offer boxed lunches for purchase and are happy to suggest area restaurants within 15-30 minutes from the property. Fridays & Saturdays, our American Plan features a hearty Ranch breakfast, a buffet lunch, and a dinner experience that will fill your belly and your heart.
Seasonal Dinners:
Included with American Plan Lodging September 28, 2025 - May 10, 2026
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Monday - Friday, our Chef invites you to join us in the Saguaro Dining Room for a handcrafted three-course dinner.
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On Select Weekends, you'll be the guest of honor at our public Cowboy Cookouts and Brisket & Burgers BBQ's in front of the Main Lodge. These events often feature live music! Click Here to view a calendar of our Public Dinner Events. If a public Cowboy Cookout or Brisket & Burgers BBQ is not available during your stay, the included dinner will be a three-course meal served in the Saguaro Dining Room, as described above.
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A selection of beer and wine is available at all dinners for purchase at an additional cost.
**As we offer a preset menu containing a single entree dinner,
our kitchen needs to know in advance about any food allergies to accommodate your restrictions.**
Seasonal Public Dinners at Saguaro Lake Guest Ranch
OCTOBER - APRIL
Lodging guests, locals and out-of-town visitors alike are invited to come enjoy one of our seasonal public dinners! Once the dinner bell rings, saddle up for an authentic ranch dining experience with delicious cuisine, incredible desert views, and genuine ranch hospitality. See below for more details.
Advanced reservations are required.
72 Hour cancellation policy.
Ride & Dine
Want to make your dining experience at the Ranch even more amazing? Sign up for one of our trail rides before you join us for dinner! You'll get to explore our beautiful Ranch and surrounding areas on a one-hour or hour and a half horseback ride, and then fill your belly with our famous ranch cuisine. These saddles fill up quickly, so book your tickets today!
Cowboy Cookouts With Live Music
OUTDOOR EVENT
ADULT: $62 + tax
YOUTH (12 & under): $45 +tax
LODGING GUESTS: Included For All Lodging Guests
What’s a ranch without a Cowboy Cookout?! Your taste buds are bound to water with Chef’s choice appetizer. Then come fill your plate with Cowboy Steak Ribeye w/ Chimichurri, Roasted Chicken Legs, Cowboy Beans, Baked Potato w/Fixins, Seasonal Roasted Veggie, Green Salad, and Homemade Rolls. Got a sweet tooth? We’ll have you covered with Chef’s choice of homemade dessert!
*Menu subject to change.*
Brisket & Burgers BBQ With Live Music
OUTDOOR EVENT
ADULT: $59 + tax
YOUTH (12 & under): $40 +tax
LODGING GUESTS: Included For All Lodging Guests
Chef Scott will show off his expertise with Smoked Beef Brisket, 6 oz Burgers w/ Fixins, Mac & Cheese, Potato Salad, Cole Slaw, Seasonal Roasted Veggie, Green Salad, & Corn Bread. To make sure you don’t go away hungry, he’ll top it off with a homemade dessert!
*Menu subject to change.*
Looking for a private event space or dining experience for your group or corporate event? View our Meetings and Events Page for more information and to fill out our inquiry form.
Meet Chef Scott
Chef Scott Heinonen is a 1994 graduate from The School of Hotel and Restaurant Management at Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff, Arizona. Over the past 30 years Heinonen has cooked throughout the Southwest, Pacific Northwest and Northern California. Additionally, he has attended numerous continuing education courses at The Culinary Institute of America Greystone in Napa Valley.
Returning to Flagstaff in 2005, Heinonen was the opening Chef of the popular Cuvee 928 Wine Bar and Café where his cooking was met with rave reviews and created a culinary buzz with local gourmands. After a three-year stint at Cuvee, Heinonen fulfilled the dream of opening and operating his own restaurant. Tinderbox Kitchen opened in May of 2009 pioneering the culinary resurgence of Flagstaff and San Francisco Street’s “Southside”. Tinderbox’s concept of “American Comfort Food Redefined” quickly became a local favorite and garnered numerous accolades and incredible reputation statewide.
In 2017, Scott purchased and recreated The Cottage French Bistro, bringing a modern and fresh feel to an iconic Downtown Flagstaff restaurant, focusing on French Country Classics with a seasonally and daily changing inspired menu. After closing The Cottage at the end of 2019 Chef Heinonen worked as a Private Chef and Consultant spending time in Scottsdale and Sedona.
Most recently, Heinonen spent time as the Assistant General Manager at Under Canvas, a glamping resort near Bryce Canyon National Park in Southern Utah. He is excited to be back in the kitchen with Saguaro Lake Ranch and looking forward to guiding its culinary program to new heights!