How was your Thanksgiving holiday? Did you get plenty to eat and have fun with friends and family? Did you get your fill of food, football, and fútbol? Any great Black Friday shopping deals on $10 VHS players?
Were you like me and constantly looking for an empty seat in front of the TV to enjoy all the games and parades and highly predictable holiday movies? Did you get annoyed with the idea that someone was going to “seat check” you when getting up from that coveted center seat on the couch right in front of the action?
[Side note: What exactly is seat check and when did that become a thing? I mean, from time to time one needs to get up and get a refill, stretch my legs, or use the facilities. Why do I have to call “seat check” to reserve the seat I already have? It’s a dumb idea and annoying when some 10-year-old tries to tell you that you lost your seat! Are you going to do that to grandma? Yeah, I didn’t think so! OK, back to Tarrant County Tuesday.]
If your Thanksgiving holiday was less than spectacular and you wished you not only had more space for seats but more things to do, you came to the right place.
Kettle Hollow Ranch
Just a mere 60 minutes from the Dallas-Fort Worth area in Palo Pinto County is the beautiful Kettle Hollow Ranch. This spot has 1,089 acres and 1.35 miles of Palo Pinto Lake frontage that features an incredible 2,000-square-foot lodge and multiple individual cabins that can accommodate more than 22 guests.
How would you like to spend a holiday, a long weekend, or the rest of your life at a retreat like this? But wait, it only gets better.
The gem of Kettle Hollow Ranch is the lodge, which is the perfect gathering space for everyone. With a commercial kitchen, there are plenty of appliances and space to fix a little pre-mealtime snack or a feast for the masses.
Not Just For Holiday Entertaining
In the spring and summer months, Kettle Hollow Ranch is the place to be. Not only is there plenty of land to cover on foot or ATV, but there are plenty of spots to drop a line. If fishing is what you like to do, the most giant catfish you’ve ever seen are abundant on this retreat.
If you want to relax and soak up some rays or read a book or 10, there’s no better place than the lodge. Kettle Hollow Ranch’s lodge has a wonderful covered patio as well as an open-air pool and spa.
Enjoying The Wild Side of Kettle Hollow Ranch
During the winter months, you can enjoy Kettle Hollow Ranch and all the wildlife on the property. With high-fenced areas throughout the ranch, you will find elk, red deer, axis deer, fallow deer, black buck, turkey, oryx, Dybowski’s sika deer, and whitetail. There are many hunting blinds on the property as well.
Of course, not everyone wants to hunt or fish. For those who love to look at or photograph furry creatures, there are panoramic views throughout the ranch. If you’re still looking for something to do, or nothing to do but relax, throw some logs on the firepit, grab a blanket and a bottle and your favorite Jerry Jeff Walker songbook and make an evening of hanging with friends and checking out the billions of stars overhead. It doesn’t get any better than Kettle Hollow Ranch.
Kettle Hollow Ranch, located at 1840 FM 3137 in Palo Pinto, Texas, is listed by Amber Sustala of Williams Trew Real Estate for $8.999 million.
