Discover Your Inner Cowboy! Our 3200-acre Ranch in the scenic Colorado foothills is an easy hour's drive from Denver. What makes us different? Our family has been offering legendary hospitality since 1946. Our precisely one-mile-high elevation assures comfort for multi-generational families. We raise cattle, horses, and have an authentic western experience. Green practices (not a new way of doing thing for us!) and eco-friendly activities blend the values of present day with a step back to a simpler time. Great Fun! Great Food! Great Folks! Join us for our 65th season! Also offering Spring Break-Away, Native American Week, Rodeo Week, Cowgirl Round-up, Adults Only Get-Away, and family reunions!
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Locations visited/nearby
Loveland
, Rocky Mountain National Park
, Denver
, Northeast Colorado, Colorado, United States
Special information
- This is a custom departure, meaning this trip is offered on dates that you arrange privately with the provider. Additionally, you need to form your own private group for this trip. The itinerary and price here is just a sample. Contact the provider for detailed pricing, minimum group size, and scheduling information. For most providers, the larger the group you are traveling with, the lower the per-person cost will be.
- May accommodate certain types of disabilities. Contact the operator for more information.
- Family oriented trip.
Itinerary
Ranch Dining
Our meals feature fresh vegetables and fruits, from scratch specialties, hot-out-of-the-oven home-baking and vegetarian selections. Special diet needs are accommodated with prior notification. Specialties include family-style Fried Chicken, outdoor Steak Fry with Heart-J beef, turkey dinner, and a Mexican Buffet. Home-baked goodies are tradition. Entrees include Heart-J Beef, from our herd of free-range steers raised free of steroids, hormones, and antibiotics.
Ranch Activities
"Discover Your Inner Cowboy!" at our historic working cattle ranch in the Rocky Mountain foothills. Cattle drives, overnight pack trips, western riding instruction, scenic trail rides, fishing, hay rides, western cookouts, evening entertainment, supervised youth program, terrific home baking and legendary hospitality keep folks returning year after year. Activities are planned to maximize a feeling of home and family participation. Come for special weeks like Cowgirl Roundup and Thanksgiving!
Ranch Lodging
Clustered in the main yard amid flowers, giant cottonwoods and towering blue spruce, our cabins are warmly decorated with comfortable country furnishings and antique accents. All have private baths, air conditioning, carpeting, small refrigerator, coffee maker and porch. Beds are queen-sized, supplemented with single beds in some rooms. You're sure to enjoy a restful night with the sounds of the Big Thompson River bubbling nearby.
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