Please see our CALENDAR for hours and events.

There will be at least one scheduled event per month at Lakota Ranch and  visitations of Lightning Medicine Cloud will be available at all of these events. The website calendar is the best source of information.

No pets, No alcohol, No drugs, No firearms allowed on the grounds at Lakota Ranch.

• Visitation to see Lightning Medicine Cloud is $5 per family vehicle.
• Group tour rates are available. 

  Private Group Events/Visitations and Field Trips are being scheduled Monday through Friday between 9 AM and 8 PM by calling Lakota Ranch at  903-450-1859. Please contact us for pricing and to schedule your tour.

• A climate controlled viewing area is currently under construction.
• No pets, No alcohol, No drugs, No firearms allowed on the grounds at Lakota Ranch.

It is a Native American Custom and Tradition to bring and honoring gift to the ceremony for the buffalo.

This can be anything from a monetary gift or anything useful for his care, nutrition and well-being (feed, salt, hay, supplements, etc.  Tables will be set up for accepting the honoring gifts at the ceremony. 

It is customary for the gift to be wrapped t in a red cloth. However, we will have a large buffalo vase at the  ceremony entrance gate for money donations, and wrapping it in red cloth is not necessary.

The gift can be of your choice. Some suggestions we have made to others is: Pendleton Blanket, Star Quilt, and of course, a monetary gift is always very appreciated to help with the feed and up-keep of 'Lightning'.

We have also provided a Donate button on our website if you would like to make a donation. 
( Please see the panel on your right.)

Proper attire is standard at all events at the Lakota Ranch, in honor of the white buffalo calf, Lightning Medicine Cloud.
No shorts above the knee, no tank tops.

No pets, No alcohol, No drugs, No firearms allowed on the grounds at Lakota Ranch.

 Yes, except at the Pipe Ceremony on October 15th. Absolutely No cameras, No cell phones, and  No videos are allowed on the grounds that day.

We are located in Greenville, Texas on HWY 380 5.6 miles west of Greenville on US Hwy 380.

2888 Highway 380 in Greenville, TX  75401

Shuttle bus service directly to the naming ceremony event entrance will also be available starting at 7:30 a.m. on June 29th ONLY. With buses boarding at the Greenville Farmer’s Market, 2200 Lee Street. Round-trip bus fare is $3, and plans include a tour guide who will explain the history and significance of the white buffalo in route to the ranch,

See our Contact Us page for a map

No pets, No alcohol, No drugs, No firearms allowed on the grounds at Lakota Ranch.

Yes,T-shirts, Caps, Photographs, Buffalo Jerky and Frozen Meat will be available to purchase at all upcoming visitations.  You can purchase on-line at this time by using our DONATE button via PayPal. 

We were out riding through the herd on May 11th, at approx. 9:30 PM to look at 'Lightning's' brother, 'Red Cloud' born earlier that day.  Lightning's mother was bagged at that time, however the herd was circling around her to move us away, so we rode off on our horses. We checked on her later that night before going to bed, approx. 11:30 PM, but she was still standing up with the herd.  Arby saw 'Lightning' the next morning at 7 AM, laying in the grass, beside his mama, so all we know for sure is that he was born sometime during the night of May 12th, 2011 between 12 AM and 6 AM.  He was dry when Arby went out to see him in the grass.