The White River Ranch Estate luxury vacation rental is a family-owned and operated business and is owned by the Sumner Family siblings Barbara, Elizabeth and Edmund.
Our family has always had a deep respect and connection with nature. From generation to generation, dating back to our very own great-grandparents, fond memories have been created every year in lake-side summer camps where we went sailing, canoeing, and participated in every outdoor activity imaginable. As adults, we continued to vacation every year in Lake of the Ozarks and the Branson area, until the one day an amazing opportunity came to us where we could buy property in the area and some of us could move to the Ozarks and build a new future.
It all started in 2019 where we purchased 430 acres of land on Savage Rd in Kirbyville, Missouri bordering beautiful Bull Shoals Lake. Half of the amazing property is pastureland and half is wooded, all of it is stunning beauty and the view from the bluff is magical. The dream was to build a small resort with a grand lodge and cabins so we could share this beautiful place with the world, so with this in mind Barbara, and her husband, Brad moved to Kirbyville to live on and care for the property and lead the path to the dream.
During that journey, a year later, as we still were in the planning stage, just one mile up the road, the White River Ranch was listed for sale by the owners at that time. We could not have dreamed of a more perfect spot, as it had everything and more - so we changed our plans and purchased it instead. It was perfect and we could not be happier. Now, we have White River Ranch Estate which is our vacation rental and White River Ranch which is our Wagyu farm. We now have 35 Wagyu and growing! We lovingly refer to them as the Estate and Farm, and we are planning to grow and expand both! Just a mile apart, where guests at the Estate can come feed the cows treats if they want.
Family and the loyalty that comes with that is the most important value to us. The Sumner family also own a third generation family business named SumnerOne, Inc SumnerOne has branches that span the entire midwest region. Edmund and Elizabeth now actively work at SumnerOne on a day to day basis. Barbara also has a role within SumnerOne, however has found her new passion and has stepped away from a life in an office cubicle to focus entirely on leading the Estate and Farm, and to ensure the happiness of our White River Ranch Estate guests. Brad has stepped away from his previous life to ensure the health and beauty of our land and our Wagyu!
Finally, as a family, we share Thanksgiving week almost every year with with all our relatives from across the country. Aunts, Uncles, Neices and Nephews all gather together to join in celebration. Edmund, his wife and four sons enjoy the home on some weekends throughout the year, when not a the same summer camps he went to growing up! Elizabeth and her husband sometimes escape the harsh western mountain winters and to opt for a much milder more beautiful Branson winter where her husband, Dylan, enjoys fly-fishing on Lake Tanyecomo!. Finally, SumnerOne values and appreciates everyone of our employees and their families and also plans to show our apprecaition by sharing weekend getaways in the home too!
But - Our guests come first and have first pick and so we thank everyone of you for taking care of our home as if it was your own and thank you for choosing The White River Ranch Estate!
We hope that you can make many memories, like our family has, while spending time on the beautiful waters of Bull Shoals Lake!
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