The Buffalo Chip Saloon runs live bull riding twice a week, free dance lessons four nights and a resident band five. Add the trails at Spur Cross and Cave Creek Regional Park and it is a full day north of the Valley. Hours, tickets, the rules at the door and the parks, from the saloon's and the county's own pages.
1 Buffalo Chip Saloon, 6823 E. Cave Creek Rd. · 2 Cave Creek Museum, 6140 E. Skyline Dr. · 3 Cave Creek Town Hall, 37622 N. Cave Creek Rd. · 4 Spur Cross Ranch Conservation Area, 44000 N. Spur Cross Rd. Pins from Maricopa County Assessor parcels. Cave Creek Regional Park has no Assessor address point, so it has no pin. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
At 6823 E. Cave Creek Rd., Cave Creek, AZ 85331, the address on the saloon's home page and on the Maricopa County Assessor's parcel record. Phone 480-488-9118.
Every Wednesday and Friday evening. Gates open at 6 p.m. Wednesday rounds are at 7:30 and 9 p.m.; Friday rounds are at 8:00, 9:30 and 10:45 p.m.
Tickets are $10 per person, cash only, sold on site the night of the show, first come, first served. The whole party must be in line to buy them.
Riders sign up through Mercer Rodeo, which the saloon lists at 602-345-1175. The saloon's site does not post a rider fee.
No. The saloon takes dinner reservations at 480-488-9118 any night and recommends them for Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays, but a reservation does not ensure bull riding tickets. VIP seating overlooking the arena is booked through the events department and books out a few months ahead from October to June.
Yes, on Friday nights only, after the first round of bull riding.
Under 21 only with a parent or guardian 21 or older, one guardian for every two minors, and minors cannot be separated from them. Minor admittance and re-entry stop at 9:30 p.m., and all minors must leave by 10 p.m.
Open every day from 10 a.m. It closes at midnight Sunday, Monday, Tuesday and Thursday, and at 2 a.m. Wednesday, Friday and Saturday.
Yes, free. Line dance lessons Tuesday, Saturday and Sunday from 7 to 8 p.m., and two-step lessons Thursday from 7 to 8 p.m.
The resident band Pick O' The Litter, Tuesday through Saturday at 8 p.m., with DJ Dennis on Wednesday, Friday and Saturday nights.
Yes. The saloon accepts only a physical, valid ID, not a digital one. Visitors without a US ID need their passport to be admitted as an adult over 21.
$5 per person, with children under 15 free. It takes annual passes, Cave Creek resident cards and exact cash in an envelope at the entry station.
Vehicle entry is $10 in 2026 and 2027 and rises to $12 on January 1, 2028, under the county fee schedule approved December 10, 2025.
The Buffalo Chip Saloon is about 28 miles in a straight line from Phoenix City Hall and about 29 miles from Mesa City Hall, measured between Maricopa County Assessor parcel points.
Horse property, open desert and a town with a saloon at its center. If you are weighing a move north, I can walk you through Cave Creek and what is on the market there.
Checked 27 October 2026. Hours, address, phone, bull riding nights and BBQ: Buffalo Chip Saloon home page. Bull riding rounds, tickets, mutton bustin' and rider sign-up: bull riding page. House rules: info page. Music and lessons: music and dance page. Reservations: reservations page. VIP seating: VIP page. Spur Cross and Cave Creek Regional Park: Maricopa County Parks, Spur Cross and Cave Creek Regional Park; fees: county park fees. Cave Creek Road lane restriction: Town of Cave Creek news, posted 23 October 2026. Address check, map pins and distances: Maricopa County Assessor parcel records. Photo: Arizona Sunset B/W, Cave Creek, Spencer James Lucas (Unsplash License). The Cave Creek Museum's own site did not load for this check, so its hours are not listed. The questions answered are ones people search on Google, each answered only from the pages above.