Elk Mountain Ranch

I highly recommend coming here with your family! The week is packed with amazing things to do all week! The owners, Tom and Sue, are hard working and incredibly accommodating in making sure your stay is memorable! Me and my daughter made great friends!! We loved it!
Aug 29th, 2021

This place is an amazing Dude Ranch for everyone! Spectacular views and experiences of a life time. It was pretty spectacular to ride a horse in the Colorado mountains â›° for a week, many amazing sunsets, picnic lunches, hay ride, archery, talented music in the lodge, square dancing or line dancing on the deck, hummingbirds, fishing and after riding soak in a warm hot tub. There is so much more!
Aug 25th, 2021

Lovely setting! Didn't stay but heard WONDERFUL things about people and place.
Jul 27th, 2021

here are 4 main categories for evaluating a ranch vacation, riding, activities, accommodations, and dining. Each category had a few aspects that were very good, a few that were mediocre, and in our opinion more than a fair share of pretty disappointing. The riding had some beautiful scenery but was overly regimented. Other reviews have details about that. The activities off the ranch were great, but on the ranch, not so much. However, the outside entertainment they brought in was very good. The dining service was awkward. Some of the foods were quite good, but others were not so great including heat-and-serve type items. At times it was hard to find seating together for my family of 6. The beds were comfortable, but the bathrooms were unacceptable at this price point, peeling paint and vinyl, unimaginably tiny, and most importantly, unventilated. Whatever smells are in your tiny bathroom will be a few feet from your partner's head when you open the door at least in the Pioneer Lodge we stayed in (which we were told we'd have to ourselves, but as it turns out was shared with staff who wake up in the 5 o'clock hour and like their snooze buttons). We outlined a more detailed email of our concerns to the owners who were responsive which we appreciated. Hence the three stars. Hopefully, they will make some changes for future guests. Also, be sure to consider the altitude. We were told it wouldn't be a big deal, but coming from sea level, we super-hydrated and spent a night to acclimate in Denver, but it wasn't enough. Most of us had some discomforts due to the altitude, the main one was difficulty sleeping which lasted the whole week. One other note, we packed very light for a family of 6 because we planned to use the guest laundry. You won’t find out until you get there, that there is a $10 charge per load to do your own laundry.
Jul 11th, 2021

Loved our week long stay. Altitude is no joke, acclimatize if you can. Tom knows horses and gave excellent instruction and advice. Sue keeps the ranch running and beautiful with flowers. The staff were enthusiastic and helped make our stay effortless. Loved the appetizer happy hour, where we all ended up sharing various libations, the views and each other's company.
Jun 9th, 2021