Wecome to Double Star Ranch

Welcome to Double Star Ranch, or 2S Ranch, a beautiful equestrian estate in south central Arizona.

Double Star Ranch is located in the greater Phoenix area, and situated close to both city amenities and desert wilderness. Its mailing address is Mesa, Arizona, but its actual location is on county land, in a unique northeast corner of Maricopa county bounded by a Regional Park to the north and BLM land to the east.


The Ranch is one mile from the city limits of Mesa, Arizona, a large suburb of Phoenix with approximately 500,000 residents. Mesa malls and shopping are within 15 minutes, two major freeways (I-202 and I-60) are within 1o minutes, and Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport is 30 minutes away. All schools for Ranch residents are 5 to 10 minutes away, including Mesa elementary and high schools, and a local community college campus.


But along with proximity to the city, the unique location of Double Star Ranch also allows you to step straight from your back yard into hiking, riding, and camping grounds that extend for more than a hundred miles into national forest and wilderness areas. You can ride your horses straight from the Ranch along dirt roads and trails to the riding park that touches the property. Tonto National Forrest starts one mile from the Ranch, and Usery Mountain Regional Park, with its 3,648 acres of horse and biking trails, touches the property on the north, spanning between the Ranch and the National Forrest.

History of Double Star Ranch


The name and brand of Double Star Ranch are derived from its wilderness beauty and its working family ranch history.



Originally, when driving north on Signal Butte Road at night, two small lights were all that could be seen looking north from Brown Road into the darkness. Those lights were the two original ranch pole lights at the horse gate entering Double Star Ranch. That gate and those original poles are still there, at the far north dirt road dead end of Signal Butte. More importantly, the dark night skies of the desert wilderness are still preserved over Double Star Ranch.


The Double Star symbol also represents two original families - related by two sisters who were the wives and "double stars" - that made the Ranch a working ranch for families to build and maintain. Fourteen children of those families have worked the Ranch, the animals, and the desert land surrounding it, and made Double Star Ranch a family estate where children and grandchildren can come to enjoy the unique work and play the Ranch offers.


More recently, after several years of planning, the beautiful Red Brick House was completed in the middle of the Ranch, and a playground with equipment and a playing field were added at the home's north boundary. This required temporary removal of the large lighted riding arena that was originally where the home now stands. The fencing and lighting for the arena are still preserved, and relocation plans are in the works for the arena to return again to full use.


We are pleased to now offer the Red Brick House and beautiful equestrian facilities of Double Star Ranch for lease for 2010 to 2011.