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A family-owned and oriented guest ranch nestled high in the pristine wilderness of the San Juan Mountains and just 35 minutes...
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A family-owned and oriented guest ranch nestled high in the pristine wilderness of the San Juan Mountains and just 35 minutes from Durango, CO. Since 1956, Lake Mancos Ranch (now re-named the Majestic Dude Ranch) has been offering our guests a home away from home in the Colorado mountains 35 miles west of Durango. A week-long, all-inclusive dude ranch vacation provides families with a lifetime of memories, whether that means long rides on a mountain trail, guided mountain bike tours, hikes in the neighboring national forest, catching a rainbow trout along the banks of a cool stream, lake or river, or just relaxing by the fire with friends.
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"We have taken our family of five on many vacations over the years. My kids have voted this one the best one yet! We loved the ranch, the staff, the variety of activities, the food, the cabins, and, of course, the owner, Robert. Robert personally made sure that all of our needs and requests were t..."aken care of. I especially liked that there was something for everyone there. My daughter is a horse-lover, but my boys are not. The boys had fun riding the mountain bikes on some of the best trails in the country - so much so that they came home and bought their own bikes! The baseball field was a hit, too! Don't know where our next vacation will be, perhaps back to the ranch!
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"This review is 2 years late, but I came here with my husband's family in August of 2011 (TripAdvisor wouldn't let me pick a date that far back though for this review!) and just had the best time. There were 11 of us, ranging from 1 year old to 60 years old! My husband and I got one of the newly reno..."vated rooms and it was beautiful and comfortable, even without A/C. We had four little ones with us ranging in age from 1 year to 5 years old. They had an excellent baby sitter for the littlest one, and the ones under 5 were entertained by the staff with various horse-related activities. The 5-year-old was in love with her first riding experience and they did great with her and the kids around her age. The adults had a blast mountain biking, doing long trail rides (including a special fishing trip where we had to load up the horses for a drive ...the wrangler was very patient with us on that trip), and just hanging out on the ranch. It was so beautiful out there, and really, the owners and s...
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"I want to mention first that this is a solo-traveler friendly destination, since those seem to be hard to find for us. While it's also perfect for families of all ages during summer months, the early season and late season weeks are reserved for adults only, but there are a limited number of rooms a..."vailable for solos so if you can, reserve earlier (I called last minute but still got in on opening week, before schools let out). The single rooms are available during summer, too, but may be harder to get.
Now...it was awesome! I would definitely do this again and highly recommend this Durango ranch experience to anyone who enjoys an active, adventurous vacation and is up for anything.
My three days were packed full of options. I went white water rafting the day I arrived, then day two included full-out breakfast, three-hour hike up a still partially snow-covered mountain, lunch, hour-long horse ride around a lake, then clay pigeon shooting before dinner. Day three was a two-hour ho...
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