Horseback Riding in Colorado
Adventure to cowboy country and live the excitement of the real American West. Explore Colorado horseback riding in Grand County astride your trusty stead on one of our many groomed and marked trails, or get your hands dirty and delve into the ranching lifestyle at one of our dude & guest ranches.
Grand Lake
Sombrero Ranches, Inc.
304 W. Portal Road
PO Box 1185
Grand Lake, CO 80447
970-627-3514
E-mail: glsombrero@aol.com
Horses for every type of Colorado horseback rider. We offer 1.5 to 8 hour daily trail rides, wagon rides, breakfast & steak fry rides, hot cocoa sleigh rides, drop camps and fishing trips. Lead ponies for children one-year old & up.
Winding River Resort
1447 County Road 491
PO Box 629
Grand Lake, CO 80447
970-627-3215
E-mail: trailboss@rkymtnhi.com
The scenic trails of Rocky Mountain National Park filled with mountain flowers, scampering wildlife and gentle flowing streams await you. Rides are scheduled eight times daily. Also offering hayrides, chuckwagon dinners and breakfasts, animal farm, fishing, disc golf, and sleigh rides. Open summer and winter seasons. Family reunions and groups welcome.
Granby
Sombrero at Snow Mountain Ranch - YMCA of the Rockies
PO Box 2027
Granby, CO 80446
970-887-1997
E-mail: glsombrero@aol.com
Horses for every type of Colorado horseback rider. We offer 1.5 to 8 hour daily trail rides, wagon rides, breakfast and steak fry rides, hot cocoa sleigh rides, drop camps and fishing trips. Lead ponies for children one-year old and up.
Shadow Mountain Guest Ranch
5043 Highway 125
Granby, CO 80446
E-mail: thebest@coweblink.net
SUMMER TRAIL RIDES. Shadow Mountain Guest Ranch was established in 1936 as a guest ranch by the Carmichael Family. Today Jim White has maintained the beauty and simplicity of days long gone. Among aspen and pine trees, all the private cabins have queen beds. The school house, a three bedroom cabin, sleeps up to 12 people and has a fireplace. Cabins have kitchenettes and gas grills for preparing your favorite family meals.
Winter Park/Fraser
Grand Adventures
Located at Beaver Village on Hwy 40
PO Box 1329
Winter Park, CO 80482
970-726-9247 or 800-726-9247
E-mail: info@grandadventures.com
Enjoy a one or two hour guided trail ride through the beautiful Rocky Mountains. Experience high country vistas, vibrant mountain streams, and local wildlife including moose, deer, elk, and coyote.
Colorado Mountain Escapes, Inc.
900 County Road 5
Fraser, CO 80442
970-726-5376
E-mail: vonlee@starband.net
Offering horseback riding, wagon rides, dinner rides, sleigh rides.
Kremmling
Rusty Spurr Ranch
5 miles south of the town of Kremmling
970-724-1123
Mount up and ride with us through the country the Ute Indians rode over 100 years ago. From sage covered high desert to aspen and pine covered ridges with breath taking views everywhere you look, experience the West on a one-of-a-kind trail ride. Offering trail rides, cattle drives, lunch and dinner rides as well as customized rides.
Tabernash
Blue Sky Outfitters
3580 County Rd. 83
Tabernash, CO 80478
970-726-1099
E-mail: dalelind@oneimage.com
Experience the beautiful scenery and spectacular views that make Blue Sky Outfitters (formerly Devil's Thumb Outfitters) unique among equestrian centers in the Fraser Valley and Winter Park area. Tucked beneath the Continental Divide in the pristine Ranch Creek Valley, we offer summertime guided trail rides, riding lessons and group rides (breakfast and dinner rides available by reservation) as well as hay and pony rides.
Devil's Thumb Ranch
Cabin Creek Stables
PO Box 750
3530 County Road 83
Tabernash, CO 80478
970-726-5632 or 800-933-4339
Email: lodging@devilsthumbranch.com
Opened in June 2006, Cabin Creek Stables offers a year round equestrian adventure horseback riding program that focuses on horesemanship skills as well as the joys of trail riding.
In addition to half- and full-day trail rides, Cabin Creek Stables offers add-on skill training sessions, hay rides (summer), and sleigh rides (winter). Private lessons also available.
