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Family-friendly Resorts: Southwest

Family-friendly resorts and guest ranches in Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Nevada.
AZ: Rancho de los Caballeros
Low-key authentic "ranch resort" in Wickenburg Arizona has 60 years of history, kids' program, golf, spa, and of course, horses; guests can ride twice a day. Great chance to learn about Sonoran desert ecology while having fun.
AZ, Phoenix: Arizona Grand Resort
Only fifteen minutes from the Phoenix airport, this resort has its own private 6-acre waterpark. Great golf and adjacent hiking, too.
AZ, Phoenix: Arizona Biltmore - for families
This landmark and upscale Phoenix resort has kids programs, family activities, playground, waterslide.
AZ, Phoenix: Wigwam Resort
Don't let the name fool you: this resort near Phoenix Arizona is an upscale joint. But a family-friendly one, with dive-in movies, adobe-style casitas, waterslide, Camp Pow-wow for kids, and fun side trips to the Grand Canyon or skyward in a hot-air balloon.
AZ: Tanque Verde Ranch, Tucson
All the horseback riding you want, at this ranch in the Sonoran desert founded in 1868: 640 acres in the foothills of the Rincon mountains east of Tucson.
AZ: Five Family Resorts
Familytravel.com reviews five fine places and what they offer families, including the Four Seasons Resort-Scottsdale, Enchantment Resort in beautiful Sedona, the Fairmont Scottsdale Princess, and The Phoenician, with nine swimming pools.
New Mexico: Hyatt Regency Tamaya Resort & Spa
On 500 acres of the Santa Ana Pueblo's reservation, the Hyatt Tamaya is near Albuquerque and Santa Fe. The Resort has three pools, Camp Hyatt, stables, and many family activities based on Native American culture - pueblo bread-baking, pottery, story-telling...
TX: Barton Creek Resort
4000 acres, AAA 4-Diamond... the numbers looks good, and this resort has kids' club, Junior and Teen nights, Family Movie nights and other family activities.

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