Wind River Ranch
Colorado's Premier Christian Family Dude Ranch
A Mountain Top Experience for the Entire Family

Are you tired of being tired after your vacation?

Where to eat? What to do? Will everyone enjoy it? How do we get there? The decisions are endless and exhausting.

At Wind River Ranch, we take care of all the details for you. Our executive chef will prepare your meals, our wranglers will guide you through scenic Rocky Mountain National Park, and our exceptional staff will help your family rest, relax, and renew in a Christian atmosphere that is truly family friendly.

For over 80 years, guests have enjoyed the jaw-dropping beauty of Wind River Ranch. The ranch is perfectly placed between the majestic Longs Peak (14,259') just beyond our front gate and the Twin Sisters Mountain range as our back yard. God's beautiful creation surrounds you; from the soaring spires of Rocky Mountain National Park to gentle meadows blanketed with wildflowers. Wind River Ranch is the ideal spot for a summer vacation, far away from the heat and busyness of life.

           A few of the reasons our guests return year after year:

• • WRR is convenient to Denver International Airport (82 miles) and guests love that Estes Park, Rocky Mountain National Park, and Starbucks are less than 7 miles away.
    
    
  • Each staff member at Wind River Ranch is hand-picked to be an ideal role model for children of any age. You will love the servant hearts of our staff and the joy share!
    
    
  • WRR's facilities and activities are premier. Picture perfect mountain cabins, full housekeeping service, morning activities for the children, tween's and teens, amazing meals prepared by our executive chef, a new resort pool and hot-tub, and of course, our top-notch horse program.
    
    
  • WRR offers a different Christian guest speaker each week to recharge your spiritual batteries.
    
    
  • WRR is a 501 (c) 3 non-profit ministry, so guests do not have to pay sales tax on their stay and lodging. That really adds up!
    
    
  • At WRR there is something for each member of your family to enjoy. From daily horseback riding, private riding lessons at no extra cost, a family team building course, a heated swimming pool and a giant stone hot-tub, a basketball and sand volleyball court. All the activities make the numerous hammocks, rocking chairs, and hot tub all the more inviting.
    
    
  • In addition to the amazing activities found on property, our staff can help you book any number of private excursions:
    
    
    • A round of golf at the Estes Park Golf Course or Marianne Buttes in Loveland
    • A day of fly-fishing in Rocky Mountain National Park or on the Big Thompson River
    • A power-packed day of rafting on the Cache Le Poudre River west of Ft. Collins
    • A gorgeous hike on one of the 355 miles of hiking trails in this area
    • A massage in Estes Park where you hear the river rush by as you relax

                          At Wind River Ranch, you can be as active or relaxed as you want to be.

                          It's your vacation - why not enjoy it!

Please take a minute to view our new Promo Video found in the top right corner of this home page. You will also find two Testimonial Videos just below the Promo Video. At Wind River Ranch, we know that where you stay is very important to the overall experience. This is why we just completed master bedroom and master bathroom remodels on our deluxe cabins. Please go to the Cabin tab on the home page and check out the cabin blue print tab found to the right of the main Cabin tab. Here you can see photos and the unique layout of each cabin. The ranch has updated the mattresses, added elegant western bedding and remodeled each master bedroom and master bathrooms with granite counter, copper sinks, slate walk in showers, and many other touches. We want your cabin to feel like Home.

THE HISTORY OF WIND RIVER RANCH

The ranch was originally used as a mountain retreat when it was founded in the late 1880’s. E.J. Lamb put in a road continuing past the ranch at the time and was even able to charge a toll. It is rumored that he charged a toll coming and going. The ranch was then a working cattle ranch covering over 500 acres. Somewhere around 1930 the ranch was transformed by the Hutchinson’s into a Dude and Guest Ranch. In 1997 Wind River Ranch was transformed into a Christian Family Dude and Guest Ranch and is currently operated by a 501 (c) (3) non-profit organization called Wind River Ministries.

If you are curious what the word “Tahosa” means, it is an old Indian word for “refrigerator magnet.” Other than that last little bit of trivia, the rest of the history shared above is true to the best of our knowledge. Please come and be part of the continued traditions of dude ranching here at Wind River Ranch and soak in the same views that drew E.J. Lamb to build his homestead here on this special piece of property.