Ranch Tours.
Take a ride on a wagon to see and feed the buffalo. Tour times and schedules have changed. Please call ahead for tour availability.
Take a ride on a wagon to see and feed the buffalo. Tour times and schedules have changed. Please call ahead for tour availability.
Cook's Bison Ranch is a historical treasure located in beautiful Northern Indiana Amish Country, located on a peaceful, 83-acre farm setting. Cook's Bison Ranch is a place where everyone is welcomed and at home...the place to be if you are looking for a simple, unique opportunity to make memories. Whether young or old, you can enjoy a relaxing time at Cook's Bison Ranch. Your visit will include a ride on our covered wagon to see and feed the bison herd. Wrap up your tour with a visit to our Buffalo Treasures Gift Shop and take home a souvenir and some bison meat. Group tours are exclusive but available for 20+ with advance reservations. We currently host motor coach groups, family excursions, church groups, and civic groups. Space is limited!
Open tours will be conducted periodically throughout our season which typically runs from May-October. Open Tours include a 30-minute guided wagon ride to see herd and a visit to our gift shop. Reservations are recommened so please call ahead to check availability as the ranch is sometimes closed for private events and major holidays. Cook's Bison Ranch is closed most Sundays but can take occasional Sunday group reservations. Cook's Bison Ranch can also offer live musical entertainment, birthday party, and special event packages for your your group of 20 or more. Call 260-585-0005 for current pricing.
Meal options available for groups of 20 or more with minimum 2-week advance reservations required.
Ranch Tour: Includes a brief lecture on the North American Bison, a Question-and-Answer session, and a guided Wagon Tour into the bison herd to see and feed them. You'll learn the intricacies of raising, feeding, and managing this beautiful animal. Feed for the bison is an additional cost. Tour length approximately 1 hour. | Adults 12+ $10.00 | Children Seniors $8.00 |
BBQ Chuckwagon Lunch Tour (groups of 20+): Includes Ranch Tour plus dining in our barn-setting while enjoying an old-fashioned Chuckwagon meal of bison roast, BBQ baked beans or smoked potatoes, coleslaw, applesauce, corn muffin, dessert, and beverage. Tour length approximately 2 hours. | Adults $30.00 | Children $24.00 |
Bison Burger Meal Tour bison burger, chips, coleslaw, dessert, and beverage. | Adults $25.00 | Children $20.00 |
School Group Tour: Includes mini-lesson on the North American Bison and Native Americans, Native American craft and game, and a guided Wagon Tour into the bison herd to see and feed them. You'll learn the intricacies of raising, feeding, and managing this beautiful animal. The School Group Tour includes, but is not limited to Indiana State Standards 1.1.1, 2.1.4, 3.1.4, 4.1.2, 5.1.3. Tour length approximately 2 hours. | Adults Call for current pricing | Students Call for current pricing |
Bison Burger Lunch: Includes School Group Tour plus buffalo burger, chips, cookie, and beverage. | Adults Call for current pricing | Students Call for current pricing |