Lost Trail Ranch

There is still time and space to make your reservations for this coming summer season. Please e-mail us to check on availability.

Thank you for visiting our web site. Please e-mail us with any comments or suggestions you may have for improving this site!

We always enjoy hearing from you!

Cheers,

Bob & Gin

A note about

INTERNET SERVICE:

We are now offering free wireless internet access for any guests and visitors who wish to bring their own wireless-ready computer and log onto the internet while here at Lost Trail Ranch.

An important update for all our friends and guests here at Lost Trail Ranch:

As you know, due to family issues the property here has been divided among family members, and we have decided the time has come to plan our move onward with our own family, business and life. However, things don’t move that quickly here on this mountain – that’s one of the special qualities about this peaceful place! Therefore, we have decided to be here and keep the guest ranch up and running and as wonderful as ever, as best we can, for this upcoming year. We will remain committed to the ranch and our guests through the end of October 2008. After that, our future remains to be seen, and we will continue to keep all communications open regarding our future and the future of this ranch.

That said, we will now be accepting and confirming all cabin reservations for the 2008 season! For those of you who have already had us pencil in your reservations, confirmations and deposits must be received by January 30, 2008. (Be sure to double check our web site or e-mail us for price increases for the 2008 season) For those who have not yet made reservations, please e-mail us as soon as possible - especially for those folks wishing to come during July and early August. We still hope to encourage greater early season guests, so if your schedule allows you to make it here in June or earlier, please let us know and try for it, as there just are not enough weeks or cabins available in July!

As for our outfitting operations, we hope to be able to continue providing for our guests and visitors as best as we possibly can.. We are pleased to continue providing our drop camp services, as well as our day rides. Our day rides specialize in exceptional back country, high mountain trail rides, lasting 2-hours, 4-hours, or full day rides, for experienced riders only. We choose to work in small, private groups to provide our clients with the best experience and enjoyment of our horses and these mountain trails. In addition, we will be pleased to continue expanding on our private lessons, working one-on-one with you, teaching beginning horsemanship with our goal of having you feel safer, more in control, and able to far better enjoy and understand your riding. All horseback riding activities should be arranged well in advance. If you are interested in the horseback riding aspect of the ranch, please write us with any and all questions!

Most of our friends, families, and contacts have a great love of this place, and we will do our best to see that the property and business may pass onto the best of hands, and hopefully continue in the capacity of a guest ranch. However in the meanwhile, please rest assured; as long as we are here, we intend to commit to our guests and the ranch as best as we can. We will look forward to the opportunity of seeing you here at Lost Trail Ranch this coming year and providing you once again with the most wonderful, peaceful, beautiful mountain guest ranch we can! We know how much this ranch, mountain and river mean to so many of you. As always, we will do our best to make your stay here special. And as we have said before, we will be more than glad to answer any questions you may have about your upcoming stay, the status of the ranch, and even our uncertain future!

Sincerely,

Bob & Gin

In the meanwhile, we look forward to sharing a new group of wonderful adventures here at Lost Trail Ranch and in our surrounding mountains this summer. We welcome all the new faces we'll be getting to know, and sincerely look forward to seeing all of our old friends once again this coming year.

Come find your own paradise...

LOST TRAIL RANCH

The High Mountain Resort and Outfitters on the Headwaters of the Rio Grande

Guest Ranch, Horseback Riding and Outfitting Services

Nestled into the Aspen and Spruce trees in the mountains alongside the Rio Grande, Lost Trail Ranch is located in Southwestern Colorado, at an elevation of nearly 10,000 feet. Surrounded by the breathtaking wilderness of the San Juan Mountains, an environment of serenity and unspoiled nature open year 'round welcomes you to come and partake in the wonders of these beautiful mountains, rivers and wide open skies. Although horses may be our passion, the majority of our guests come to enjoy the renowned fishing that surrounds us... or even better... just to do nothing in a beautiful and comfortable place that allows you the space to just kick back and relax in style. Imagine that...

About Lost Trail Ranch

Lost Trail Ranch is a year 'round Guest Ranch, with four main comfortable, fully-furnished cabins available for Guests to come and enjoy the serenity of these unspoiled mountains. Peace and beauty abound on this Ranch, where Guests feel the crisp mountain air, and soak in the incredible vistas in all directions. Deer, moose, elk and coyote are seen regularly right here at the Ranch. At Lost Trail Ranch, our relaxed atmosphere provides the perfect back drop for a family vacation or a romantic weekend get-a-way.

From right here on the Ranch, we offer horseback riding services; day rides along the creeks, woods and meadows; drop camps and pack trips into the surrounding wilderness areas. Here at Lost Trail Ranch, we offer fabulous fishing for our Guests, with over a quarter mile of exclusive frontage along the pristine Rio Grande headwaters, as well as access to the many surrounding remote high-country creeks and lakes. From our summer refreshing cool air, to our winter snow covered heaven, Lost Trail Ranch offers a unique mountain paradise for those seeking the unsurpassed country experience. Make Lost Trail Ranch your year 'round home-away-from-home. You will feel welcome here!

Bob, Gin and Forrest Getz, your hosts at Lost Trail Ranch.

Family owned and operated, Robert Clayton Getz, a fifth generation Colorado outfitter, and third generation Lost Trail outfitter, operates the business began by his grandfather here at Lost Trail Ranch in 1937. Today, Bob, along with his wife, Gin and son, Forrest, are continuing the dream of welcoming Guests to share the beauty of this pristine wilderness, and to feel at home in these beautiful mountains! Come join us here at Lost Trail Ranch, any time of year, for a high mountain get-away, a secluded private dream come true for those that wish to find their own paradise...

Year 'Round at Lost Trail Ranch

Nestled among the Aspen and Spruce trees on the eastern slope of the San Juan Mountains alongside the Rio Grande headwaters, Lost Trail Ranch is located at an elevation of nearly 10,000 feet, surrounded by breathtaking wilderness of the Rio Grande National Forest and Weminuche Wilderness Area. You'll find yourself returning year after year to Lost Trail Ranch and to the simple pleasures that abound in the pristine mountains!

Spring: The season of foals being born, geese flocking on the reservoir, high waters, budding trees, new life all around the mountains.

Summer: Come join us at Lost Trail Ranch for your family vacation, or relaxing weekend get-away! There is no better way to enjoy the beauty and tranquility of the remote mountain wilderness than from the luxury and comforts of your own private cabin. Fishing, hiking, mountain biking and horseback riding can be pursued at your leisure. Or just sit back on your front porch and enjoy the sun set!

Autumn: The most beautiful time of year in the mountains, as the Aspen provide a kaleidoscope of magnificent colors; exceptional opportunities for hiking, biking and horseback riding; and exclusive fishing and hunting. Located in the high mountains of Unit 76, our Ranch is the perfect location and provides a comfortable "base camp" for the big game hunter. There is no better place for a quiet, comfortable weekend fall foliage retreat!

Winter: Escape to our winter paradise! At once, more remote, more secluded and far more comfortable than a hut, the cabins at Lost Trail Ranch provide our Guests with a private and peaceful winter get-away in the heart of the San Juan Mountains, with winter sports at your doorstep! Miles of trails, both groomed and untouched, await you to enjoy a day of snow shoeing, cross country skiing, snow mobiling, or just relaxing in the warmth and comfort of your cabin. Allow Lost Trail Ranch to become your private mountain get-away!

Come find your own paradise...

For information regarding the sale of Lost Trail Ranch, please e-mail Bob & Gin, or see the web site www.losttrail4sale.com

This site was last updated 05/02/08