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Shady Owl Ranch

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· Mount Vernon, Knox, Ohio

17 acres hosted by Amanda S.

2 lodging sites

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Shady Owl Ranch is a 17 acre non-profit animal sanctuary with dogs, cats, chickens, guineas, ducks and a turkey named Martha Washington. Owners Chuck and Amanda moved from Northern California and are currently re-establishing their rescue here in Central Ohio. We have two finished studio cabins. They are very close (2 miles) to the town of Mount Vernon, OH with hiking trails on the property. Pets are allowed but there are free range chickens, guineas, ducks, dogs, cats on the property so their safety is priority. We have added a 2 acre fenced in area for dogs off leash. It's our version of a Dog Park. Plenty of bike trails around town and only 20 miles to Mohican State Park. Farm fresh eggs from our rescued chickens and local honey are available for purchase. Money from our vacation rental helps with feeding our rescue animals and expanding our non-profit animal sanctuary.

Activities

Biking

Fishing

Hiking

Paddling

Natural features

Forest

Field

Farm

99%

138 ratings · 115 reviews

Allison H.recommends

September 12, 2024

Songbird Suite

Enjoy the peace ...

Leaving a second review because I cannot say enough at how beautiful and peaceful this camp is with the pretty pond and gentle animals ... and the bees were just beautiful... what a delight to watch them in the wildflowers 🐝

Allison H.recommends

September 2, 2024

Songbird Suite

Listen to the songbirds 🐦

What a beautiful property for relaxing and enjoying the wild birds and beautiful family chickens and ducks. We thoroughly enjoyed our trip and will return!

Allison H.recommends

September 2, 2024

Conifer Cabin

What a beautiful place 🌻

We stayed at the Songbird cabin on the same property and it was amazing! We saw the Conifir and it was just as beautiful. Anything on this property is amazing, beautiful family thank you.

Erin Y.recommends

August 11, 2024

Songbird Suite

Best Anniversary yet!

My husband and I LOVED this beautiful spot! The peaceful atmosphere of the lake, the adorable rescue animals, along with the friendly chickens made it a place we will 100% be coming back to! Thank you so much for making our trip special! You guys are the best hosts and we’re grateful we got to stay in your cabin! Also the Eggs were delicious!

Michael D.recommends

August 10, 2024

Conifer Cabin

We enjoyed staying the night in Conifer Cabin with our two younger children. We felt safe on their gated property, and we enjoyed the privacy of our little cabin in the woods. The kids loved walking the trails on the property, seeing the chickens and finding Martha Washington, and hanging out by the giant campfire ring. The kids were also delighted by the cat that hung around the cabin. I loved that we were able to hear screech owls just as it started to get dark. The cabin included everything you'd need for a short stay. I recommend bringing a lighter or matches to ignite the stove. We had one on hand. It was fun sleeping in the loft. The kids slept soundly on the fouton. We look forward to returning in the future to check out some of the local things to do.

Matthew H.recommends

August 9, 2024

Songbird Suite

Tiny, cozy, “cabin”

My brother and I loved our little excursion in this hidden gem! Lots of friendly pets to enjoy (dogs, cats, chickens, and ducks). The host was very friendly and for an up charge of $5 we had unlimited firewood which came in handy for our campfire cooking. The cabin itself is pretty small, but the layout worked well for a party of 2 (and I’m sure it would work well for 4 as well). Could not recommend enough for those that want to “tent camp” without the tent.

Location

Mount Vernon, Knox, Ohio, United StatesTraditional, ancestral territory of Kaskaskia and Hopewell Culture First Nations according to To respect the Host's privacy, the precise address of this land will be provided after booking