When is the last time your family gathered for a reunion? As it turns out, roughly half of families polled in statistical studies admit to never holding a family reunion. If your family falls within that percentage, it is time to shake things up and start a new tradition at the scenic and fun-filled dude [...]
Summer may be winding down, but there is no better time than the present to take a memorable and picturesque vacation at the Colorado Trails Ranch. Our all-inclusive vacations offer the perfect getaway to bid farewell to summer and welcome the first autumn breezes. We provide accommodations with your comfort and enjoyment in mind. Our [...]
If your family is like most, meals are something that are often hurried. A sandwich on the go, a granola bar in the car, a quick stop at a fast food restaurant on the way home from work: These are the types of accidental bad habits that often form due to our busy lifestyles. When [...]
At Colorado Trails, when our guests ask, we listen. Visitors to Colorado Trails Dude Ranch have been asking for a cabin that’s a little bit more spacious for the past couple of years. To fulfill their wishes, we are just completing our new Bird House cabin. Bird House Layout The new Bird House cabin at [...]
Here in Durango, CO, the last of the late snowfalls has come and gone, trees and flowers are starting to bloom, and the days are warming up. At Colorado Trails Dude Ranch, we're busying ourselves with our last-minute preparations as we get ready to welcome our honored summer guests. We have a long history of [...]
One of the activities during a Colorado Trails dude ranch vacation our guests love the most is the horse riding. However, some of our guest ranch visitors might wonder what the horses and wranglers do during the cold winter months when there are very few people around. Here are some of the questions we get [...]
Durango, CO, home to Colorado Trails Dude Ranch, was recently ranked #5 out of 10 Western towns named the "Truest Western Towns" by True West magazine. The magazine, which has been creating these top 10 list for the past eight years, stated that Durango's celebration of its Old West history in general and its rich [...]
While the rest of Colorado has been busy this winter enjoying the snow and the winter sports our state is famous for, we at Colorado Trails have busied ourselves getting our guest ranch prepared for warmer weather. You can read our previous post about the installation this winter of our new pool, new whirlpool and [...]
At Colorado Trails Dude Ranch, we spend our winters getting ready for our spring and summer guests. While the rest of Colorado hosts skiers and snowboarders, we build, clean, add on, scrape and polish. This winter’s main project has focused on two items we know that visitors of our guest ranch will definitely enjoy once [...]
HISTORY The history of Colorado Trails Ranch is unique in the fact that it was designed to be a guest ranch from the beginning, rather than an adaptation of a traditional ranch. In 1960, two ancient but sturdy buildings stood on the original property; namely, a small barn and an anteroom to a dance hall [...]
