Clark, Colorado is the closest town and the ranch sits on 540 acres in the middle of Colorado’s Routt National Forest.  Nearest stoplight is 25 miles away in Steamboat Springs.

7,720 feet

June – October and December – March. Closed April/May and November

Family times: ~50, Adult-only times: ~30

With 65+ staff in the summer months and 50+ staff in the winter months, the ratio is greater than 1:1.

12 private log cabins with hot tubs on each deck and 3 lodge rooms.  All are named after local mountains, lakes, and rivers.

Horsemanship clinics, trail riding, hiking, mountain biking, fly fishing, paddle boarding, archery, photography workshop, yoga, cooking class, and wine tasting.

Cross country skiing (track, backcountry, skate), snowshoeing, horseback riding, sleigh rides, tubing, photography workshop, yoga, archery, ice fishing, beer tasting, cooking class, and wine tasting.

Children (6-10) and Tween (11-13) programs are available in the summer and winter months, except during adult-only weeks. The fully supervised programs include hayrides, horseback riding, treasure hunts, campfires, panning for gold, painting horses, and swimming and then in the winter skiing, sleigh rides, sledding and more. Teens (14-17): Extensive horseback riding, mountain biking, hiking, teen-only movie night and camp out. Teen program offered only in the summertime, but teens are welcome to join the kids activities in the winter months.

Families and couples from all over the United States, with concentrations from California, Texas, Florida and New York. Numerous guests from overseas, largely from the U.K.

~45%

The large indoor riding arena allows for more intensive clinics and riding instruction, summer and winter.

Vista Verde’s talented chef redefines typical “cowboy cuisine’ with made-to-order meals that range from breakfast burritos and honey wheat pancakes topped with caramelized apples to vegetable, steak and shrimp kabob lunches and three-course, candlelit dinners with wine.

350 inches

The night sky is filled with millions, but also Vista Verde is one of only 3 ranches in the US to be awarded the AAA Four Diamond rating.  There are currently no ranches that have been awarded a Five Diamond ratting.

Vista Verde is home to a herd of over 100 horses.  The horses are fed roughly 360 tons of hay every winter, and dine on fresh grass all summer.  We go through over 1,300 horse shoes each summer!

Besides horses, the ranch is home to cats and dogs, but you have a good chance of seeing some of the other more elusive residents such as moose, elk, coyotes, deer, fox, marmots, bald eagles, and even a bear if you’re really lucky.

In the summer, a pair of Sand Hill Cranes call the ranch their home. They have a nest near the creek that runs through Homestead pasture.

Chef Jonathon has a list of over 150 wines that has been recognized by Wine Spectator with the Award of Excellence for several years running.