Games & Outdoor Features
The outdoor features are truly amazing starting with a beautiful swimming pond and miles of private fenced hiking trails. Private fenced yard with hammock under the trees is a popular place to read a book while your pups explore the smells. Covered patio offers seating areas to enjoy the views with hot tub spa and fire table providing a perfect place to relax.
We offer many other options for human entertainment including books, games, puzzles, TV and media options on the Guest House page.
The game room includes ping-pong, foosball and a dart board. Outdoor games include a multi-sport court with basketball and pickleball, corn hole, ladder toss, horse shoes, frisbee golf, bocce balls and football.
Take a short hike to our picnic spot overlooking neighboring vineyards, and enjoy a bottle of wine from a local Amador vintner. There is also a gazebo with patio table at the pond for lunch while you lounge by the water.
Photos of Outdoor Fun
Games List
- Indoor Games: ping pong, foosball, dartboard in game room, with cards, puzzles, and board games at house
- Outdoor Games: corn hole, ladder toss, horseshoe pit, bocce ball, frisbee golf, football, basketball, and pickleball (new in 2024)
- Multi-sport court: basketball with college lined and regulation-height baskets, and (new in 2024) pickleball
- Lawn: artificial grass lawn in front of the house that's perfect for dog fetching, agility, after splashing in the waterfall pond. The horse arena is also a good place to play fetch.
Outdoor Amenities
- Parking: plenty of gravelled parking spaces near guest house.
- Pond: Large 50' x 70' pond is like a natural style pool. Circulation/ aeration/ filtration, treated water, and liner keep it cleaner than typical ponds.
- Hot Tub: 4-person outdoor jetted spa on back patio next to guest master bedroom
- Covered Patios: with outdoor seating, ceiling fans, lights, and mister fan to cool off in summer heat.
- Outdoor Grill: Weber BBQ kettle. Please supply your own briquettes and lighter.
- Multiple Fenced Yards: Dogs have separate private space (we can accommodate reactive dogs). Guests have a private side yard with dog door access from guest house. Note that the big backyard is now primarily for our dogs (Cody is getting older and Gina gets tired of other dogs stealing her toys) though can coordinate if you want a backyard photo with your dogs. Guest dogs have priority using front yard, guest side yard and fenced 60 acres!
- Fire Pit and Table: propane fire table on guest patio. Also a wood-burning fire pit that Troy will light/manage for safety upon guest request during overnight hosted stays.
- Fencing: 60-acre perimeter and livestock pasture has 4' high "field fence". Hilltop backyard and sideyard have 6' wrought iron fence. See fence FAQ for more info and photos.
- Horses/donkeys/chickens: experience ranch life with our livestock who are safely fenced in ~10-acres of pastures on the east side of the property. See Barn Animals page for more info.
