Trip Planning
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Helpful Tools for Planning Your Stay at the Ranch |
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Welcome Packet Contents (includes required release forms and directions) |
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The Local Experience |
Helpful Tools for Planning Your Stay at the Ranch
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Room Assignment Worksheet [Excel] The “Room Assignment Worksheet” is a helpful tool as you assign rooms for your guests. The number and size of bed(s), whether the room has a shared or private bath, and specific notes, like loft access by ladders is noted on this planning worksheet. |
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Room/House Layout [PDF] (Available Soon) These schematics will help you as you plan your stay and assign rooms to your guests. |
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Caterer Reference List [PDF] Select from one of these caterer/food options when you don’t want to do the cooking yourself. |
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Grocery Shopping Options
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Welcome Packet Contents
The welcome packet contents are emailed or mailed to each person (or family) about a month before each rental. It includes a Welcome Letter that has some tips about the ranch, the required release forms, and directions to the ranch. Please note: All adults over the age of 18 are required to sign a Release of Liability, and one parent from each family with children under the age of 18 must read and sign the “Precautionary Information for Children” information sheet.
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Welcome Letter [PDF] |
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Release Form [PDF] - All adults over the age of 18 are required to sign this release. |
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Precautionary Information for Children [PDF] - For parents with children under the age of 18. |
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The Local Experience
Westcliffe/Silver Cliff
To learn more about the Westcliffe, Silver Cliff , the Wet Mountain Valley and surrounding area, go to www.CusterCountyCo.com.
Restaurants
- The Feed Store Restaurant. 2nd Street (719) 783-2222
- The Letter Drop Inn. Rosita Hills (719) 783-9430
- The Alpine Lodge. East slopes of Sangre de Cristo Mtns (719) 783-2660
- Poag Mahones. Main Street (719) 783-3220
- Pizza Madness. Hwy 96 in Silver Cliff (719) 783-9300
- Hungry Mountain. 2nd Street (719) 783-2222
- Mining Company Restaurant. Hwy 96 in Silver Cliff (719) 783-9144
Groceries
- Wescliffe Supermarket – see information in Helpful Tools section.
- Sunflower Natural Foods – see information in Helpful Tools section.
Recreation
- Health Club and Pool – Club America, located in Silver Cliff offers a 25 meter lap/swimming pool, gym, yoga classes and more. Club America is located on your left, in Silver Cliff, right past the Mining Company Restaurant and Country Store. (719) 783-0750.
- Bowling – Cliff Lanes, located in Wescliffe, offers 8 bowling lanes, an arcade, community room and the Rancher’s Roost snack bar. (719) 783-2031
- Tennis Courts on Hermit Lane. To get to Westcliffes new tennis courts, drive into Westcliffe and make a left on 4th Street. Go to the Hermit Lane, just past the park, and make a right on Hermit Lane. The tennis courts are located immediately on your left.
Entertainment
- Check out www.CusterCountyCo.com for schedule of local events and activities.
Parks
- Hermit Lane Park. (Tennis Couts/Soccer Fields).
- Westcliffe Town Park. Between 3rd and 4th Street. Playground.
Downtown Park. Public Restrooms
Photo courtesy of Arkansas River Tours
White Water Rafting
- Arkansas River Tours/Cotopaxi (20 minutes from Ranch)
- (800) 321-4352
- www.arkansasrivertours.com
- Vessels For Honor/Texas Creek (20 minutes from Ranch)
- (888) 623-7939
- www.vfhrafting.com
Fishing
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High Mountain Lakes. The Sangre de Cristo Mountains offer many high mountain lakes and streams for all varieties of angling. There are several hiking and mountain trail guides at the ranch that identify many of the local lakes and how to get to them.
Photo by Jan Lee - Fly-fishing. Southern Colorado and the Arkansas River offers some of the best fly fishing in the state. Sign up for a 1/2 day or full day guided fly fishing trip, both on the river and along it's beautiful shores. Learn from the pros.
- RoyalGorgeAnglers/Arkansas River...(888) 994-6743 or visit www.RoyalGorgeAnglers.com
- ArkAnglers FlyFishing, Arkansas River (719) 539-4223
- Float Fishing Guides.
- Arkansas River Tours/Cotopaxi (20 minutes from Ranch)...(800) 321-4352 or www.arkansasrivertours.com
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EXPERIENCE THE BEAUTY OF COLORADO ON THE BACK OF A HORSE |
Horseback Riding
Experience the beauty of Colorado while horseback riding. Choose a local outfitter for a several hour ride, or take your adventure to new heights and sign up for day trip into the Sangre de Cristo Mountains.
- Bear Basin Ranch. Located just 5 minutes from Red Rock Ranch, Bear Basin offers horseback riding for beginners to experienced riders. (719) 783-2519 or visit their website at www.BearBasinPacktrips.com.
Hiking
- Rainbow Trail. One of the areas best know hiking trails, the Rainbow Trail runs horizontally along the Sangre de Cristo Mountains at around 9-10,000 feet. The trail can be accessed by one of the many roads that head up into the Sangre range.
- Other hiking trails. The Sangre de Cristo and Wet Mountains offer a variety of hiking options, too many to include here. We have several hiking trail books and maps at the ranch and local merchants also offer information on hiking in the area.
- St. Andrews/Westcliffe (15 minutes)
- Sumo Village/Florence (30 minutes)
- Shadow Hills Golf Course/Canon City (45 minutes)
- Elmwood Gold Course/Pueblo (1 hour)
