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The Tremendous Value of a Home Ranch Vacation

An all-inclusive vacation at The Home Ranch is a great value for your travel dollar.

Why Parents Love Dude Ranch Vacations

No planning. No logistics. No hassles. Amazing food. Exceptional service. Excellent children's program and counselors. Adventures and activities for every member of the family just out the front door. Dude ranch vacations are designed to help parents relax.

Horseback Riding Vacations

The Home Ranch is one of the best dude ranches for Horseback Riding Vacations in the West.

All Inclusive Vacation at one of the Best Dude Ranches in Colorado - just north of Steamboat!

Welcome Home to a Timeless American West

As you enter the Elk River Valley, just beyond Steamboat Springs, Colorado, you may notice the peaked eaves of the barns, the storybook crest of Hahn's Peak in the distance, and the feeling that you are going back in time to a more idyllic landscape, one that hasn't changed much in 100 years. No condos. No streetlights. Just Colorado as you hoped it would be, and as it once was. Big ranches. Blue skies. Real cowboys.

And tucked away at the far end of this storied valley, where the Elk River flows clear and pure from the Sawtooth Range, lies a hidden Relais & Chateaux gem, one of the West's best dude ranches, a family friendly summer vacation paradise, offering year-round multi-sport adventures, legendary horseback riding vacations, Orvis-endorsed fly fishing, and Colorado Winter Vacations made in sparkling powder heaven. If you are looking for the True West, (but with gourmet cuisine), this is the American West at its best.


Your all-inclusive vacation puts the wild and scenic Elk River, the Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest, and the Mt. Zirkel Wilderness at your doorstep and gives you and your family immediate access to some of the best adventure travel outfitters in the Steamboat Springs, Colorado area. The Home Ranch is an ideal home base for all kinds of adventure travel options, in every season of the year, and offers you a wide variety of adventures and activities to suit any age, taste or desire.

An exceptionally family friendly summer vacation destination, our excellent children's program is available every day from 8:30 a.m. until 9.pm. and our tireless and enthusiastic counselors create fun adventures for kids and teens alike. Live entertainment and music in the evenings is one of the highlights of Home Ranch life and you can look forward to impromptu concerts, Cowboy theatre, and the unforgettable Home Ranch Barn Dance.

Please explore our website and then come visit one of America's most beautiful mountain settings. Your memories will love you for it.


Your All-Inclusive Vacation Includes:

  • The highly-praised gourmet cuisine of Executive Chef Clyde Nelson at every meal
  • Western Hospitality in our spirited communal dining room
  • Well-appointed lodging in one of our 8 private cabins or 6 lodge rooms
  • Experienced wranglers, hiking guides, fly fishing guides, ski guides, gear, and equipment
  • Exceptional horseback riding vacations, equestrian lessons, and natural horsemanship clinics
  • Colorado fly fishing at our Orvis-endorsed fly fishing lodge
  • Colorado cross country skiing, skate skiing, backcountry skiing, and shuttle to Steamboat Ski Resort
  • Excellent children's program with outdoor adventures and activities that kids and teens love
  • Great live music, roaring campfires, health, and happiness for your whole family
  • Shuttle service to and from Hayden Airport (HDN) or Steamboat Springs Colorado

Plan Your All Inclusive Dude Ranch Vacation Today

We'd love to help you plan your next unforgettable Colorado dude ranch vacation. Just call Johnny or Selina at 800.688.2982 or book online right from our website.

Thank you for stopping by!

Johnny Fisher, Ranch Manager, The Home Ranch

Spring has come early to the Elk River Valley this year and we've had a great Winter. We'd like to thank all of our winter guests, old and new, for making the Winter of 2011-12 so memorable.

With Summer just around the corner, we are looking forward to hosting Tammy Pate and Janice Baxter's exceptional Women's Yoga and Horsemanship Retreats. The Spring Retreat week dates are May 27th - June 2nd and June 2nd - June 8th.

If you've never been, and you'd like to know a little bit more about what these retreats are like, please visit our Yoga Retreat Reviews page. It's a life-changing experience for many women and we love hosting these weeks.

Summer is filling up quickly this year, so if you are planning to come to The Home Ranch for your summer family vacation, you can use our online booking calendar to check availability for the week you'd like to visit.

Please give us a call at the front desk if you have any questions about the yoga and horsemanship retreats or you need help planning your summer vacation.

We are looking forward to seeing you and your family this summer at The Home Ranch!

Johnny (And Friends)