I LOVED THIS! We stayed for the week, and did the horseback riding. Everyone is nice, and funny, and the horses are great. I loved it! The lodging is great too. I would defintely recommend going! IT GAVE ME ONE OF THE BEST WEEKS OF MY LIFE! You can choose to ride everyday, which we did, and recommend. All the... more

All we can really say is that the Elk Mountain Ranch is a wonderful place to spend your vacation. Not only is the staff well trained, but the staff goes beyond the normal expectations of a five star hotel. We went to the ranch on our honeymoon in May of 1999, and went back in 2004 for our 5 year... more

On arriving at the Elk Mountain Ranch, Tom Murphy thanked his guests for allowing the opportunity to take responsibility for our special vacation time. Tom and Sue clearly take this responsibility seriously and it shows from start to finish. My wife and I and our two boys (ages 9 and 12) can safely say that this was one of our... more

We had an amazing time at Elk Mountain. From the time we arrived, we were treated like members of the family by the owners, Tom and Sue and all of the extremely professional, hardworking and friendly staff. The ranch is in set in amazingly beautiful scenery in the Rockies, 9 miles down a dirt track. We stayed in a rustic... more

Elk Mountain Ranch is without a doubt the best possible dude ranch experience in Colorado. The price includes everything - horse-back riding every day, wonderful food, an overnight camping trip in the mountains, a day of white-water rafting and a bunch of other stuff. I took my 12 year old son and we both had a great time and will... more

My 12 yr old daughter and I thoroughly enjoyed our time at Elk Mountain Ranch. The staff is superb. The accommodations are not fancy but very, very comfortable and clean. The food is very good -- just like home. I really liked the size of this ranch. Big enough to meet folks from all over, but not so big that... more

5 star service at 3 star prices! We just returned from a week at Elk Mountain Ranch, and I must say we had the best time of any vacation we ever went on. The service was 5 star, the food was amazing, the staff treated us as family. Everybody knew our names. Very impressive! The owners, Tom and Sue, along... more

Visited the Elk Mountain Ranch with my son age 8 the week of July 31-August 7th and I can't say enough good things about the great time we had. This was our first time going to a dude ranch so we really had no idea what to expect other then a week of riding horses. By the end of the... more