Private Lodge on the San Saba River (Selah Springs Ranch)

In Texas - this is as good as it gets. I've been thinking about this property ever since we left. If I had friends from another country come to visit and I wanted to show them what Texas was really like - this is where I would take them. They have everything! Amazing!

I still can't believe this place exists. I've lived and worked and camped all across the hill country all my life and there is no other place like this one. The owners have spent 19 years grooming this property. On the mile of private river frontage there is zero cactus, no loose rock. Just giant elms and sycamore trees and smooth grass. The place looks like a park. You can play football along the river. There are hiking trails, off road trails, caves to explore, natural springs bubbling up out of the ground, campsites, lookouts, canyons, scavenger hunting maps, tree maps, shooting ranges. There is a magnificent lodge on the river. The San Saba river no less. In all the Texas Hill Country there is no prettier river than the San Saba. It's crystal clear. Everything was first rate - everything we needed was provided to us. You are 10 minutes from town but 1000 miles from stress. What an unbelievable property.

Oh my God!! Amazing!! Wow!! That's all that kept coming out of my mouth all weekend!! Thank you Andrea and Phil for entrusting us with your Ranch for the weekend!! We all had such an Awesome time, everyone loved the Lodge, the beautiful scenery and the river was perfect for the young and old!! The Lord guided us all to the most perfect gathering place so that we could honor the life of our beautiful mother. We felt showers of blessing the whole weekend!! Love....love...love!! God is Awesome!!

Our wedding was superb! This ranch is a great testimony to the owner's vision for hospitality and we can't say enough about how great a time we all had! Places as classy as Selah Springs are generally a little stuffy, but not here. The ranch was opened to our enjoyment and enjoy it, we did. Beautiful river frontage with the kind of accommodations and hands-off hospitality that truly encourage relaxation. A perfect combination of rugged hill country and wildlife for the fellas, coupled with a first class lodge and full ammenities for the ladies. I can see us spending several anniversaries and/or getaways on this property.

We had our annual girl's weekend here and had a wonderful time. There were a couple of issues when we first arrived but Phil was very apologetic and quick to remedy them . The lodge was beautiful and had more than enough room. Two kitchens were a plus, one was used for cooking,the other we used as a wet bar to keep our drinks. There were 16 of us so some stayed at the bunkhouse up the road. We did see quite a few deer and the view was really nice. I would definately stay here again!

Caren Costley-Hill