While the lodges are not pet-friendly, we do welcome dogs in many of our private cabins.

If you are staying in a private guest house, we strongly suggest securing a car rental.

Shuttle availability to and from Winter Park Resort in the winter can be limited, so confirm your shuttle needs can be accommodated before foregoing a car rental.

If you do not plan on using a car for the duration of your stay, we’d recommend the local Home James Transportation airport shuttle services.

Most activities, events, and amenities (including Heck’s Tavern, Ranch Creek Spa, and Cabin Creek Stables) are reserved for lodging guests only.

Ranch House Restaurant is open to the public with advanced reservations.

Public use of Cross-Country Trails is permitted with a day pass or season pass.

Devil’s Thumb Ranch boasts 74.5 miles of multi-use trails for hiking, biking, snowshoeing, and Nordic skiing for year-round fun!

We do not offer transportation services to and from the airport, however we recommend booking shuttle service from DIA to the Ranch with Home James Transportation or Hermes Worldwide, Inc.

Checkout is at 11am. We want our guests to enjoy all of the wonderful morning moments that the Ranch has to offer before departing. Watch the sunrise, get a cup of coffee at Hallowed Grounds, and enjoy the most important meal of the day at Heck’s Tavern before saying Until next time to Devil’s Thumb Ranch Resort & Spa.

The Fitness Center is open from 9am – 10pm. The hours are set based on the cleaning schedule of our housekeeping staff.

Yes, the Ranch mail comes through our PO box in most cases. Packages delivered by courier service (FedEx, UPS, Amazon, and others) can be delivered to the Ranch and will be available at the concierge desk after arrival. While sending mail includes no additional cost, there is an extra fee to send packages. Visit the front desk for more information.

While we do not have any laundry units for guest use on property, there are drycleaners in Fraser and Winter Park to keep your clothes clean throughout your stay. Please contact the drycleaning business of your choice for more information.

Our maintenance staff is available during regular business hours and by request outside of those hours. If you are experiencing a maintenance emergency, please contact the front desk to put in a request with the maintenance department.

The front desk is more than happy to store luggage for guests that arrive prior to the 4:00 PM check-in time and while guests are staying on the ranch.

Shuttle service to town and back is provided by the Ranch during the ski season only. The shuttle has set morning and afternoon transportation times. Please contact the concierge for more details.

We offer convenient carry-out at Heck’s Tavern. Simply call Heck’s to place a your order and our team will have it ready for you to pick-up in no time.

There is no dress code for Ranch House Restaurant (perhaps something more formal than your birthday suit).

Devil’s Thumb Ranch is nestled on 6,500 acres of Rocky Mountain wilderness for our guests to enjoy. From cross-country skiing and snowshoeing on blankets of snow to biking through wildflowers, catching rainbow trout, and taking aim with a bow and arrow, adventure seekers big and small will find the thrill they seek.

The original homestead was built in the 1930s by Margarite Ratcliff and expanded into Yager’s Devil Thumb Ranch in 1946, operating as a working ranch and guest dude ranch up until 1972. In 2001, current owners Bob and Suzanne Fanch saved the property from being developed into a master planned residential and golf course community, creating this special place where visitors can have a truly authentic, environmentally sensitive, rustically elegant ranch experience that celebrates the spirit of Colorado.

The Main Lodge built in 2003 and was one of the first newly completed buildings after new ownership took over the Ranch in 2001.

The tents around the trails are warming huts. Warming huts are used in the wintertime for Nordic skiing groups to take a break from the cold and enjoy the warm comfort that the huts have to offer. Talk to our activities team in Zach’s Mercantile for more information.

High Lonesome Barn is located within High Lonesome Lodge, just up the hill about 100 yards West of the Main Lodge. High Lonesome Barn is the two-story structure on the left side of the building as you approach.

John L’s Wine Cellar is located in below the Broad Axe Barn near the Men’s and Women’s locker rooms/pool access and just steps away from the Main Lodge. Please contact the front desk for availability.

We typically start seeing snow in late October/early November. Nordic trails typically open in late November/early December.

While there is a variety of hand-picked art throughout the Ranch, many paintings were created by Karen Vance.

One of the Ranch owners, Suzanne, has handpicked the decor at the Ranch. Many are unique vintage finds.