Stillwell Ranch and Campground near Big Bend

Welcome to Stillwell Ranch! My photo of the store did not come out! Hallie Stillwell married Roy in 1916 and they ranched this land until her death in 1997. One time she tried to get a calf to drink milk from the mother cow; but the mother cow drunk on wet sotol cactus! Her adventures are in the book "I'll Gather My Geese." This was a wonderful read.

On the right is W.T., Hallie's daughter's husband. He helps run the store and checked us in-84 years old. Note the towels to his right! Farm hands come here to shower - $3.00 if you don't need a towel, $4 if you need one of those towels on the shelf!

W.T. went to Las Vegas with Hallie's daughter, she got him drunk, and two days later discovered they were married.

Our patio cover was made from ocotillo branches. The photo looks much better than it did! We absolutely loved this place! In the gift shop, I bought some prickly pear soap and an Apache tear stone.