Rocky Mtn 35 Acre Horse Ranch Barn Lofts, Main House, Hiking & More

• You'll have an amanzing time at Willow Creek Ranch!

  You'll have an amanzing time at Willow Creek Ranch!

  • Guest co
  • Date of stay 02/01/13
  • Review Submitted 04/18/13
  My family and I had a wonderful time at Willow Creek Ranch. We were fourtunate to have a long stay there in Feburary. The owners, Andy and Jude are some of the nicest people I have ever meet. When we arrived the loft exceeded my expectations. So warm and cozy and clean. It had all the comforts of home and was well stocked with everthing you could possibly need to prepare a meal and ect. Andy and Jude really go out of their way to make you feel comfortable all while giving you peace and privacy. The setting at the ranch was absolutely beautiful. The kids loved the horses, It was such a great experience for them. I personally loved waking up with my morning coffee and looking outside at the deer and elk. The ranch is close enough to town see you can eaisly explore the town of Evergreen but you may not ever want to leave the ranch. The kids and I can't wait to return again this summer! I highly recomended Willow Creek Ranch!

  Recommended for: Age 55+, pet owners, families with teenagers, girls getaway, adventure seekers, romantic getaway, families with young children, sightseeing.

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• Words cannot describe....but I will try...

  Words cannot describe....but I will try...

  • Guest Ann and Brian Gravette
  • Date of stay 07/31/12
  • Review Submitted 02/04/13
  While I am quite delayed in posting our accolades, it feels like we were at Willow Creek Ranch yesterday, as the memories are alive in our hearts and minds!! We have looked at our photos hundreds of times since that wonderful vacation! My husband and I enjoyed five days (which was not long enough) at Willow Creek Ranch with our horse-loving children, ages 11, 8 and 5. We could not have asked for a better experience. We loved every second...every detail...every memory made! Jude, Andy and their family members treated us like old friends the minute they met us. They were beyond warm, hospitable and helpful. The barn loft was perfect...spacious, clean and well-appointed! We loved the rustic elegance and high quality of all the dishes, flatware, glassware, etc. As a Travel Industry professional, I have high expectations and compare our experiences with the many I have made traveling internationally and domestically. It's simple...Willow Creek ranks up there as a favorite property/experience. The exposure our kids had to the horses was a highlight of the trip. Our daughters' American Heritage Girls program offers a horsemanship badge and our new friends at Willow Creek studied their requirements and taught them all they needed to know to earn their badges! The girls loved it and boasted about becoming horse-whisperers! The girls really built their skills! This was "going the extra mile" to provide us with unexpected service and kindness! We were also blessed to take part in nightly bonfires...dinner and s'mores over the fire - just as the fire ban had finally been lifted! Priceless memories! We stayed at the ranch the entire five days...we had planned to journey to some surrounding areas, but wild horses could not have pulled us away! We enjoyed the lovely weather and quiet/relaxed atmosphere of the ranch. Often, all we heard were the whispers of the trees blowing in the mountain breezes. So relaxing! We are already planning our next visit! So, if you are reading this...email Jude and Andy to book now! You will not regret it. You deserve the gift of Willow Creek! Thanks so much to our new friends at Willow Creek...thank you for sharing your lives and home with us.

  Recommended for: Age 55+, pet owners, families with teenagers, girls getaway, adventure seekers, romantic getaway, families with young children, sightseeing.

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• Wonderful Getaway!

  Wonderful Getaway!

  • Guest CHIPS Cruise Director
  • Date of stay 11/30/12
  • Review Submitted 12/05/12
  We had such a great experience - the loft is spacious, the drive into town is gorgeous and we saw something new each time we went. We LOVED Evergreen - the shopping, the art galleries, the restaurants. When we returned, the owner's corgi would join us in the loft - Geronimo - and we all so enjoyed having him with us. Who knew our weekend getaway would have such a sweet chaperone. And when we come back, we are going horseback riding as the owner's have 7 horses available for rides!

  Recommended for: Age 55+, pet owners, girls getaway, adventure seekers, romantic getaway, families with young children, sightseeing.

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• Amazing Quiet Mountain Retreat

  Amazing Quiet Mountain Retreat

  • Guest Jessica C.
  • Date of stay 10/03/12
  • Review Submitted 10/15/12
  Just spent a perfect week "recharging our batteries". Jude and Andy made our stay feel more like friends taking care of us then strangers. Everything in advertisement is just as it is written. There were no bad surprises. Jude even gave us her cell phone number in case we were coming home late and wanted her to turn on the lights and get the fire started! In fact, the entire town of Evergreen seemed to be very hospitable and friendly. This is one classy but charming western home to stay in. If we ever go back to Denver we will ABSOLUTELY stay here again.

  Recommended for: Pet owners, families with teenagers, girls getaway, adventure seekers, romantic getaway, sightseeing.

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• "Now I know why people come back!"

  "Now I know why people come back!"

  • Guest Love My Family
  • Date of stay 05/25/12
  • Review Submitted 06/06/12
  Thank you so much for the great weekend! As we walked back from an introductory ride in the corrals, my husband wrapped his arm around my waist and said, "Now I know why people come back!" Jude & Andy are excellent hosts who have paid attention to all the details -- the 2BR loft was beautiful and comfortable for all, just like in the photos. Jude had a little basket with snacks and goodies for the kids. As the description states, they want their guests to have access to the whole ranch life. One of the neatest things was seeing all of our children (ages 1-10) have a chance to ride the horses in the corral at their own comfort level. For my 8 & 10 year olds, Andy walked around holding onto the lead rope until they were comfortable, then he gave them full control to ride around and in and out of cones. The little ones got to go on a lap. The most timid of all got to go two steps and feel success too! (I have to say--the horses he let us ride are the most well-behaved horses I've been on. At times, I've felt quite timid myself around horses, but these horses are great!) Andy and Jude are happy to provide all the privacy we want, but we like people, so we were happy that they welcomed us into the family (they had children and grandchildren visiting) for the weekend! We can't wait to come back!

  Owner response: We can't wait for you all to come back too. We loved visiting, having dinner, the fellowship, and sharing our ranch and horses with your family. The kids were so well behaved...Andy and I are so pleased they had a good holiday. You all are now part of our ranch family and more than welcome here at any time!

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• A most delightful stay at Willow Creek Ranch!

  A most delightful stay at Willow Creek Ranch!

  • Guest Travelfisch
  • Date of stay 11/15/11
  • Review Submitted 05/18/12
  We stayed nearly a month in the 1 bedroom loft with our two dogs. The loft was comfortable, invitingly decorated, well equipped, clean, and truly was a home away from home for us. The photos and information very accurately describe the the ranch's appearance and amenities, though no photos can fully capture the beauty of the area. Jude and Andy were the most warm and welcoming hosts and were available for anything we needed. We felt like one of the family! We so completely enjoyed the setting and all of the critters... wild and domesticated. Our dogs had a ball playing with the owner's dogs and we all became great friends. The cows were great and the horses all were so gentle. It was so much fun to interact with them and to have opportunities to participate in ranch life such as helping with feeding. I never thought I would ride a horse again but I was treated to a short but thrilling ride on Blue. We experienced fall turning to winter but we stayed warm and cozy in our loft. Even with a foot or two of snow the ranch road and county roads were well cared for and easily navigated. The area is convenient to Denver, where we spent time with our family there. It is also a great place to explore the mountains or to just take hikes on the ranch. Our grandchildren had a lot of fun sledding and with all of the animals. Evergreen is a really cute town and has everything you might need within 20 - 30 minutes. It is also nice to be out away from town... so beautiful and peaceful. It was a wonderful stay for us and we hope to return. Thank you to our wonderful hosts!

  Recommended for: Age 55+, pet owners, families with teenagers, girls getaway, adventure seekers, romantic getaway, families with young children, sightseeing.

  Owner response: Guest like you two are why we love sharing our ranch life, our critters, and time with our guests. Our dogs missed you guys for days! We want our guests to make WCR their home away from home...we are so glad we were able to accomplish that for you and your pets for what seemed like a very short time. Come visit your friends again soon. The new cabin should be done by September.

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• Lovely Colorado DownHome Experience

  Lovely Colorado DownHome Experience

  • Guest happylee
  • Date of stay 07/11/11
  • Review Submitted 02/22/12
  We had a lovely time at the ranch. We always wanted to stay at a ranch and just never squeezed it in due to the lack of the glitz factor. However the delights of Colorado were plenty. The rooms themselves were beautifully adorned, the hosts sweet and very generous-kindly treating us to angus burgers on the grill. The kids rode the horses and hung out with the ranch hand. Excellent rafting within 45 minutes. 15 minutes down the mountain is a quaint town where we enjoyed a free concert and watched elk roam with 20 feet of us as the sun set.. Lovely quaint shopping as well. Could've used some a/c, but otherwise truly delightful

  Recommended for: Age 55+, families with teenagers, families with young children.

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• Had a wonderful time

  Had a wonderful time

  • Guest KayBird
  • Date of stay 06/10/11
  • Review Submitted 02/22/12
  Jude and Andy were wonderful, even though they were both quite sick while we were there. The condo was beautiful, clean, and very comfortable. We were able to fit in all of our planned activities - shopping in Denver, rafting, hike. site-seeing and zip-lining. Our teenagers loved the dogs and the horses. We really enjoyed our stay and would love to return!

  Recommended for: Families with teenagers, girls getaway, adventure seekers, romantic getaway, families with young children, sightseeing.

  Owner response: Kay and her family were like most of our guests...friendly, outgoing and very easy to share our wonderful ranch life with. We wish we had been able to visit more during their stay. It was a pleasure, and we look forward to having our new friends visit with us again.

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• Best Summer Get-away

  Best Summer Get-away

  • Guest RicknSue
  • Date of stay 08/07/11
  • Review Submitted 09/12/11
  My husband and I, and our 2 small dogs had the opportunity to spend a month at Willow Creek Ranch this summer. Andy and Jude and their family will make you feel more like family than guests. We stayed in the 2 bedroom loft and had every convenience we needed for the entire month. Jude has decorated beautifully and it feels very warm and cozy. If you are looking to get away from the city, enjoy nature (we saw elk, deer and fox during our stay), and love animals, then you need look no further! They have friendly dogs that got along with our dogs like they were old friends. The horses are all sweet and gentle, too, and riding on the trails in the forest was awesome! While Denver was experiencing the hottest August on record, it never got above 85 at the ranch. And it always cooled down overnight, with light rain showers late on many afternoons. So it was just perfect weather and allowed us to escape the heat back home. Jude and Andy are the best hosts you could ever want! They go out of their way to make sure you have a wonderful stay, whether it is for a long weekend or an extended stay. Can't say enough about their hospitality! They are fun to hang out with on the deck in the evenings, too! They suggest and we concur that if you are staying in the winter months, you probably want to bring a 4-wheel drive vehicle, as the mountain roads are narrow and winding. We noted that the county roads seemed to be very well maintained during our stay, and Andy does a great job of maintaining their long driveway. Evergreen proper is about a 15 minute ride from the ranch and is a wonderful mountain community that offers every amenity, such as shopping, great restaurants, golf, lots of great hiking trails and abundant wildlife viewing. Everyone we met was always very helpful and friendly. You'll want to come back, or maybe never leave!

  Recommended for: Age 55+, pet owners, sightseeing.

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• Wow....What a week!!!!!!!!

  Wow....What a week!!!!!!!!

  • Guest Andi
  • Date of stay 05/21/10
  • Review Submitted 04/12/11
  This is a "must stay at" destination! The hosts were incredibly kind. Loved everything about the property and location. Close to everything but still tucked away from civilization:) The atmosphere was peaceful and serene. Makes you want to live there and stay close to God! I can't wait to go back again! For anyone thinking about staying at Willow Creek Ranch, in the Spring ~ the thunder storms are amazing! Coming from Southern California, we don't get much of those. Everything is turning green and concrete is sooooo minimal....love it!

  Recommended for: Age 55+, families with teenagers, adventure seekers, romantic getaway, families with young children, sightseeing.

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$150.00/night 2B Loft up to 6 Guests (Max 8) Plus fees and taxes
3 Night Minimum May Thru August, 2 Night Minimum September thru April  
Detached Unit $130.00 Per Night up to 4 Guest (Max 6)...Plus Fees & Taxes
Cleaning Fee $100.00-$150.00 (X2 Extended Stay), $35.00 Per Nite Ea Addl Guest,
$35.00 to $75.00 Pet Dog Fee 2 Max...Double for 3-4 Week Stay
Payments accepted by credit/debit card on PayPal.com or we can do it for you.
3% Tax, $69.00 Damage/Security Ins Fee, All rates/Fees Higher in Hunting Season.
Main House $300.00 Per night 8 guests (Max 12) Plus fees and taxes

Note: Until confirmed, rates are subject to change without notice.