Where is Lazy Dog Ranch?

1530 County Road 284, Liberty Hill, Texas 78642, in the Hill Country north-west of Austin. It is 35 miles from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport, about 40 minutes by road, and about 40 minutes from downtown Austin.

How far is the ranch from Austin-Bergstrom airport?

Exactly 35 miles, about 40 minutes by road. The route is paved all the way to the gate at 1530 County Road 284, Liberty Hill.

What can the ranch be used for?

Private ride-and-drive events, vehicle testing, film and photography, and the occasional stay at the cabin for two. The ranch is made available occasionally, upon request, for one project at a time.

Is there a private ranch near Austin available for filming or driving events?

Yes. Lazy Dog Ranch is 80 private acres of hills, trails, creek beds, open fields and live oaks, 40 minutes from Austin. Drones and filming are allowed across the whole property.

Yes, whenever asked. Discretion is part of how the ranch works, and unreleased vehicles and unannounced productions have been here before.

Do you provide staff, catering or facilities?

We provide the ranch. There is water and power at the cabin. Anything else your project needs is yours to arrange.

Send an enquiry with your dates and a short description of the project. Someone from the ranch replies personally, usually within a day.

Hill Country, open sky, 40 minutes from downtown Austin

Texas Ranch

Eighty acres of Hill Country, preserved since 1949 and shared with people who love it.

Hills, trails, creek beds and ponds, flat fields and pasture, deep woods and big live oaks.

Lazy Dog Ranch has been in our family since 1949, bought and kept for one reason: to preserve a piece of the Hill Country for the wildlife that lives on it. Eighty acres, forty minutes from downtown Austin, and still exactly that.

The land changes every few hundred feet: hills and complex terrain, trails, creek beds, ponds when the weather fills them, flat fields, open pasture, wooded ground and large live oaks. We share it, occasionally, with people who want that variety for a drive, a film or a quiet stay. At night there is no glow from town. You can see the stars.

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Our season

A working ranch, open by arrangement

We host a small number of events, films and stays each year, scheduled around the herd, the weather and the land itself. Spring and autumn are the best driving months: firm ground, long golden evenings, and a creek with water in it. Summer brings dust and heat that some tests want. Winter is quiet, clear and cold at night.

Every visit is hosted. We walk or drive the course with you before anything runs, mark hazards, set the ground rules, and stay on the property throughout. What we provide is the ranch itself: the land, water and power at the cabin, and a member of the family on site. Tents, catering, sanitation, recovery vehicles and crew are yours to bring.

Ways to use the ranch

Drive it, film it, or stay a while

Availability

Groups 10–200

Ride & drive events

A private, natural proving ground for launches and ride-and-drive days. Hills, trails, creek crossings and open fields, with a flat by the gate for your own base camp.

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Trucks · SUVs · Off-road · Tractors

Vehicle testing

Closed-course days for engineering and marketing teams. We have tractors on site and can shape courses for complex driving skills assessments, 40 minutes from downtown Austin.

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Stills · Motion

Photo & film

Empty horizons, working cattle, a creek line and an hour of light that lasts all evening. Room for trucks, tents and crew.

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Occasional

Private stays

A modern cabin for two on the land, built for a romantic evening away. Dark skies, deer in the fields, coyotes on the creek in the fall. Rented by request.

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Kept since 1949 for the deer, the turkeys, the coyotes on the creek and the live oaks. Shared, now and then, with people who will leave it as they found it.

Lazy Dog Ranch, since 1949

The land

Hills, fields, woods and water, under a very dark sky

Hills & trails

Complex, changing terrain with climbs, drops and a network of trails through the woods. Traction, articulation and driver skill.

Fields, pasture & live oaks

Flat open fields and pasture with long sightlines, studded with large live oaks. Room for base camp, speed runs and wide shots.

Creek beds & ponds

Creek beds with gravel crossings and cut banks, and ponds that fill with the weather. Water crossings and the best reflections at dusk.

Getting here

Close to Austin. A long way from anywhere.

The ranch is about 40 minutes from downtown Austin, on paved road to the gate. Trailers and transporters are welcome; there is hard standing for staging and a turning circle for articulated rigs.

Directions & logistics

acres

1949

preserved since

40 min

from downtown Austin

Class 2

dark-sky nights

Common questions

Before you ask

Short answers to the things people usually want to know. Anything else, send an enquiry.

People describe the ranch in different ways: a private ranch near Austin, a Texas Hill Country location, a film ranch, an off-road test track, a closed course, a private test facility, a commercial shoot location. It is all the same eighty acres.

Where is Lazy Dog Ranch?: 1530 County Road 284, Liberty Hill, Texas 78642, in the Hill Country north-west of Austin. It is 35 miles from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport, about 40 minutes by road, and about 40 minutes from downtown Austin.
How far is the ranch from Austin-Bergstrom airport?: Exactly 35 miles, about 40 minutes by road. The route is paved all the way to the gate at 1530 County Road 284, Liberty Hill.
What can the ranch be used for?: Private ride-and-drive events, vehicle testing, film and photography, and the occasional stay at the cabin for two. The ranch is made available occasionally, upon request, for one project at a time.
Is there a private ranch near Austin available for filming or driving events?: Yes. Lazy Dog Ranch is 80 private acres of hills, trails, creek beds, open fields and live oaks, 40 minutes from Austin. Drones and filming are allowed across the whole property.
Do you sign NDAs?: Yes, whenever asked. Discretion is part of how the ranch works, and unreleased vehicles and unannounced productions have been here before.
Do you provide staff, catering or facilities?: We provide the ranch. There is water and power at the cabin. Anything else your project needs is yours to arrange.
How do we book?: Send an enquiry with your dates and a short description of the project. Someone from the ranch replies personally, usually within a day.

Start planning your visit

Tell us what you have in mind. We reply personally, usually within a day.

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