Wilderness Trails
United States, Colorado Ranches
Kids' Club
Riding for All Levels
Teens' Club
Tea and Coffee Making Facilities
Refrigerator
Iron and Ironing Board
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The Wilderness Trails Ranch is located in the incredibly beautiful San Juan Mountains of southwestern Colorado, boasting the nickname "the Switzerland of America." Maximum guest capacity is 36 and the ranch offers 8 cabins. The ranch is open 23 May - 02 October.
A variety of riding is available, including half day and all day scenic mountain and valley trail rides, fishing rides, trailblazing, trotting and loping. Guests are invited to tune in to their inner cowboy or cowgirl with roping lessons, team penning and driving the herd between pastures.
The ranch offers a variety of supervised programs for 3-5 year olds (The Pony Express), 6-10 year olds (The Saddle Tramps), 11-12 year olds (The Bandits), and 13-17 year olds (The Posse). Each program has one or more counselors depending on the size of the group. Adults may join their childrens rides, but children cannot join adults rides. The ranch also offers a family ride each week, although they are happy to arrange other family rides for you. They require that children from 6-10 wear traditional heeled cowboy boots when riding for their safety.
The Pony Express and Saddle Tramps eat several meals separately from the adults, while the Bandits and Posse typically eat with the adults unless they decide otherwise. The ranch schedules many family meals and cookouts throughout the week. If you would like your children to join you for a meal just let their chef know. The ranches youth and teen programs offer an ideal vacation for every member of your family. Babysitting is available for the younger ones.
Adult Only Weeks are available 27 May - 2 June and 2 - 29 September 2012
Cow Girl Ladies Only Week available on 26 August - 1 September 2012
Full Board
Available on request
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Guide Prices
Price Includes
Prices are per person based on two people sharing and include:
- Six nights accommodation in a twin/double room
- All gratuities and all state service taxes
- Full board
- All ranch activities
Price excludes - Flights
- Drinks
- Transfers
Please call us for the best available flight prices to Wilderness Trails
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The electric current is 120 volts. A adaptor plug will be required.
When travelling on a ranch holiday, one of the first questions you need to ask yourself is, do I have adequate insurance? There are several things that you need to take into account when purchasing insurance for a ranch holiday:
- Will my insurance cover me for riding without a hard hat, as many insurance policies do not cover this.
- Many policies exclude cover for horse riding
The insurance we recommend is booked via Insuretotravel and covers horse riding and riding without a hard hat. Please click here to book ranch insurance.
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The most important aspect of bookng a Ranch holiday is to ensure that the ranch you book offers exactly what you are looking for. Each ranch holiday falls in to a certain category which we have listed below for your guidance. Ranch Holidays are suitable for riders of all abilities, experienced riders may prefer a ranch with a varied terrain and one that offers Cattle Drives or Pack Trips whilst the novice rider would be more suited to a Guest or Resort Ranch offering more facilities and activities in addition to riding.
Working Ranches - Most working ranches earn their main income from working the land and livestock. Working Ranch's often allow small numbers of guests to share their lives and become part of the team, supplementing their income and providing you with a unique insight of how a working ranch operates. Taking a Working Ranch Holiday often gives you the opportunity to join in with daily ranch activities including cattle drives, branding and checking on the ranches livestock. Working Ranches are normally suitable for experienced riders only.
Guest Ranches - Riding is the main activity on guest ranches however they often offer many other activities ranging from fly fishing, white water rafting, hiking, mountain biking and archery. Accommodation on guest ranches is generally of a higher standard than that of a working ranch and the riding is often suitable for all riding abilities from beginners to experienced depending on the ranches terrain.
Resort Ranches - These are luxury resorts set in the wilderness of North America offering a range of outdoor activities with riding being one of them. Resort Ranches are popular with those that wish to be pampered and enjoy the great outdoors and to include some riding during their stay. Resort Ranches often feature a spa, outdoor or indoor swimming pool, tennis, 4WD tours or the ranch and surrounding wilderness as well as fly fishing, archery, hiking and mountain biking. Dining is normally gourmet with a number of resort ranches being part of Relais & Chateaux. All riding abilities are catered for but Resort Ranches are more popular with the less experienced rider.
Horse and Cattle Drives - For those experienced riders that dream of becoming a real cowboy on holiday, a Horse or Cattle Drive is the perfect choice. A number of ranches offer Horse and Cattle Drives atcertain times of the year whilst others specialise in this activity and offer it for most of their opening season. A Horse or Cattle Drive Holiday is the ultimate cowboy experience, you will become part of a working team and spend most of the day in the saddle. Evenings are often spent around a campfire reflecting on the hard days work you have just undertaken, accommodation in normally basic cabins or tents.
Pack Trips - A great way to experience the great outdoors and wide open spaces in the North American Wilderness is by including a Pack Trip in your ranch holiday. A number of our most popular ranches offer the chance of a one, two or three night pack trip at an additional cost. Most pack trips will entail several hours in the saddle carrying your own provisions in to the wilderness and areas where usually inaccessible by man. Accommodation on a Pack Trip is normally in rustic and basic cabins without electricity or in tents. Pack Trips are suitle to intermediate and experienced riders.
The above descriptions are to be use as a general guide only, for further details speak to one of our Ranch Holiday specialists.
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Delphine Segal
Staying at a ranch will delight anyone who is searching for a real country Western feel.
It is a fantastic opportunity to watch the cowboys at work, rounding up the cattle or for a more authentic experience, take a ride through the majestic mountains and valleys.Read more -
Delphine Segal
Staying at a ranch will delight anyone who is searching for a real country Western feel.
It is a fantastic opportunity to watch the cowboys at work, rounding up the cattle or for a more authentic experience, why not take a ride through to the majestic mountains and valleys.Read more
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