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Sombrero Ranch

304 West Portal Road, Grand Lake, Rocky Mountain National Park, CO 80447
(970) 627-3514
Ranked #4 of 9 attractions in Grand Lake
4.0 of 5 stars 6 Reviews
Type: Horseback Riding Stables
Most recent review
- 12 Sep 2011
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Atlanta
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6 reviews 6 reviews
13 helpful votes 13 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 12 September 2011

The ranch is outside the park, so it is expected that you will have to ride for a bit to get into the park. What was not expected was to ride into and out of the park along a road- with cars! About 1/3 of "The Ride" time was spent on horseback along the road. The section that was in... More

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South Bend, Indiana
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1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 18 August 2011
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Having never taken my 11 (who has autism) and 8 year olds horseback riding, going up the cliffs was rather scary for me! My boys had a difficult time managing the horses and I was ready to turn around after the first 5 minutes, but our wrangler Matt and the Grand Lake staff was terrific! When we had a difficult... More

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 16 August 2011 via mobile
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My family took a two-hour trail ride on our stay. My daughter,10, was petrified and our son, 6, was indifferent. The wranglers and trail guide were awesome!! My daughter and son were made to feel very comfortable and both cannot wait to do it again. Our trail guide was knowledgeable about the area we rode through and passing through Rocky... More

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Overland Park, Kansas
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 15 August 2011

I booked 4 hours trail riding but when we got there they refused it.aparently a wrangler who signed us up a day before made a mistake.none wanted to admit wo signed us to a book.so we took 2 h which was decent but i have already done 2 h a year ago.we were really looking for 4h since its more... More

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Warriors Mark, Pennsylvania
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26 reviews 26 reviews
8 helpful votes 8 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 6 August 2011

Wasn't much special about this ride other than it being in the Rocky Mountains, which helped. The outfit is organized and takes good care of their horses and does a good job fitting customer to horse. A little too much local dirt/gravel road for us and not enough backwoods trails. We only did the 2 hour ride which probably meant... More

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Overland Park, Kansas
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 9 September 2010

i took 2 and 4 hours rides this summer.this was my best day ever! it isnt the cleanest place but i loooved the trails,very exciting,great guide,sunny day,awesome horse.what do you want more? this is the second location from sombrero ranch ( first was snow mountain which i didnt like ),great choice.my guide was a bit older guide,i meant maybe 50... More

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