Sylvan Dale Guest Ranch

Join us for our 80th year in the saddle in 2026!

Grab your hat, your boots, and your sense of adventure….we’re ready to provide you with memories of a lifetime.

Looking for a Truly Unique Vacation Experience?

An authentic horse and cattle ranch in the Rocky Mountain foothills, Sylvan Dale Guest Ranch has been Family owned and operated since 1946.

Our 3,200 acres offer plenty of outdoor adventures including cattle drives, overnight pack trips, fishing, rafting, trapshooting, and more. 33 min. from Estes Park. We’re an easy hour from Denver, with mild temps and mile-high elevation.

Sylvan Dale is a 2022 Travelers’ Choice Award Winner and 2024 Certificate of Excellence recipient by Trip Advisor. Gene Kilgore selected Sylvan Dale to be on the 2019 list of World’s Best Ranches! Also named “Best Family Vacation” by Frommer’s Colorado guidebook and rated among the “top ten Colorado Dude Ranches” by True West Magazine, Sylvan Dale Guest Ranch offers year ’round outdoor adventures.

Your Best Sylvan Dale Vacation Ever!

—–More for Less—–

The Jessup Family and Ranch Staff are here and ready to offer you “Great Fun, Great Food, and Great Folks!”

“Cowboy Up” with us this coming summer! More family time. More fun activities. More time to kick back.

Our six-night western-adventure-packed week begins with check-in on Sunday after 3:00pm and ends Saturday morning after breakfast with check-out at 10:00am. 5-night packages are also available during select weeks. (Sun-Fri).

Included in your Sylvan Dale Adventure:

“Lots to do…no pressure to do it!”

Horsin’ Around:

• Participate in ranch chores
• Brush up on your horsemanship skills
• Explore scenic trails on horseback
• Bond with your assigned horse
• Rise and shine for breakfast on the trail
• Gentle foals
• Roundup and drive cattle (select weeks) or try team sorting (any week)
• Enter the SDR Gymkhana
• Professional Training Demonstrations
• Care for your horse – vet care, hoof care, grooming, equine massage
• History of the Heart J herd

Outdoor Adventures:

• Trapshooting
• Rock Climbing
• Archery
• Fishing – Bass (included) & Trout (additional charge)
• White Water Rafting (additional charge – arranged through Mountain Whitewater Descents)
• Excursions:
• Overnight Pack Trip – (ages 12 and up)

Evening Fun:

• Welcome Wagon Ride
• Ranch History
• Cowboy Campfire with songs and s’mores
• Softball at the Field of Dreams with hand cranked homemade ice cream
• Swing your Partner – a night of country western dancing
• Happy Trails Ranch Party

All about Kids (ages 3-12):

• Lead around rides for the little ones
• Horsemanship class ages 7 and up
• Trail rides
• Archery
• Ranch chores
• Donkey Talk
• Chicken Roundup
• Gentling Foals
• Bass Fishing

Here are our 2026 peak season rates:

$3600pp– Adults (ages 13 and up)

$2500pp – Youth (ages 7-12)

$1800pp  – Children (ages 3-6)

Free – Children under 3

Choose from the following adventure-packed weeks:

• May 31-June 5 – Cowgirl Roundup – Ladies Only – 5-night stay – SOLD OUT
• June 7-12 – Family Week – 5-night stay –
• June 14-19 – Father’s Day Vacation! – 5-night stay –
• June 21-26 – Family Week – 5-night stay –
• June 28-July 4 – Cattle Work Week –
• July 5-10 – Cowgirl Roundup – Ladies Only – 5-night stay
• July 12-18 – Native American Living History Week – 8 SPOTS LEFT
• July 19-25 – Family Week – 6-night stay –
• July 26-August 1 – Family Week – 12 SPOTS LEFT
• August 2-8 – Rodeo Cowboy week – Larimer County Fair & Rodeo Fun! –
• August 9-14 – Great Grownup Getaway – Adults Only – 5-night stay
• August 16-21 – Great Grownup Getaway – Adults Only – 5-night stay
• August 30-September 4 – Fall Cowgirl Roundup – Ladies Only – 5-night stay – 6 SPOTS LEFT
• September 6-11 – Fall Great Grownup Getaway – Adults Only – 5-night stay – 8 SPOTS LEFT
• October 1-6 – Fall Cowgirl Roundup – Ladies Only – 5-night stay – SOLD OUT
• October 18-23 – Cowgirl Wind Down Retreat – Ladies Only – 5-night stay – NEW!!!

Ask about our Family Reunion Package too!

This summer is a great opportunity to experience that family gathering you have always wished for! With at least 25 good folks, you can have the Ranch all to yourselves. We’ll help customize your program to meet the interests and needs of your family.

Contact Karen for particulars: (970) 667-3915 ext. 202 or karenb@sylvandale.com

For all of the adults who are looking for a kid-free getaway, look no further!

Come to Sylvan Dale to discover your inner Cowboy or Cowgirl!

• May 31-June 5 – Cowgirl Roundup – 5-night stay – Ladies Only – SOLD OUT
• July 5-10 – Cowgirl Roundup – 5-night stay – Ladies Only
• August 9-14 – Great Grownup Getaway – 5-night stay – Adults Only
• August 16-21 – Great Grownup Getaway – Adults Only – 5-night stay
• August 30-September 4 – Fall Cowgirl Roundup – Ladies Only – 5-night stay – 6 SPOTS LEFT
• September 6-11 – Great Grownup Getaway – 5-night stay – Adults Only – 8 SPOTS LEFT
• October 1-6 – Cowgirl Roundup – 5-night stay – Ladies Only – SOLD OUT

Why not make Sylvan Dale your Holiday Tradition?

Make family memories to last a lifetime!

• More than Just Pumpkin Pie – November 27-30, 2025
• Candlelight & Carols – December 21, 2025
• Colorado Holiday Season Getaway – December & January

Check out? You set the date!

We look forward to learning more about you and your dream vacation. Our lodging capacity is limited to 35 good folks, so don’t delay in getting back to us!

Contact us today for reservations!

(970) 667-3915

ranch@sylvandale.com

Lots to do…no pressure to do it!

Guestamonial:

“What a wonderful experience! Breathtaking beauty on the many trail rides with horses that are trained so well. All the staff, and I mean all, were so helpful and kind. This place is truly a gem. The food (3 meals a day) and lodging were outstanding. The various activities offered were all excellent. The open, caring atmosphere made making new friends & relationships just happen.”

— P.L.G.