1000 Places to See Before You Die
The C Lazy U Ranch is in the new edition of the “Top 1000 Places to See Before You Die”
Top 1000 Places To See Before You Die
Best of the West by Gene Kilgore
Gene Kilgore’s Ranch Vacations has once again named C Lazy U as a Best of the West Ranch for 2025!
C Lazy U Day
The State of Colorado has honored C Lazy U’s 100 year legacy of genuine service and legendary western hospitality by proclaiming July 24, 2019 as C Lazy U Ranch Day!
Colorado Dude & Guest Ranch Association
C Lazy U Ranch is proud to be a Legacy Ranch member of the Colorado Dude and Guest Ranch Association.
Condé Nast Readers’ Choice
C Lazy U was a winner in the Condé Nast Traveler’s Readers’ Choice Awards for the 7th year in a row!
Dude Ranch Association
C Lazy U is an Approved Ranch member of the Dude Ranchers’ Association
Dude Ranch Foundation
The Dude Ranch Foundation works to preserve and protect Dude Ranch history, as well as provide scholarships to young people who want to be in the Dude Ranch industry.
Duderanch.com Top 10 Luxury Ranch
DudeRanch.com gave C Lazy U their Signature Ranch Award. We are a Top Ten Luxury Ranch!
DudeRanches.com
C Lazy U is a proud partner of DudeRanches.com
Elite Traveler
Rated One of the Best Guest Ranch Suites in the American West by Elite Traveler!
Equitrekking
We’re proud that C Lazy U is one of Equitrekking’s Top 20 Ranches in North America!
Exclusive Resorts
C Lazy U Ranch is a proud partner with Exclusive Resorts.
Family Travel Association
Proud to be a member of this excellent organization!
Featured in Comfortably Wild
C Lazy U is thrilled to be featured in the book Comfortably Wild, the first book ever to be written about Glamping in North America!
Fly Fishing Ranches & Lodges
C Lazy U has been chosen by Gene Kilgore’s Fly Fishing Ranches & Lodges as one of the finest in the world.
Food & Wine Global Tastemakers
C Lazy U Ranch ranked no. 2 for Food & Wine’s inaugural Global Tastemakers Reader’s Choice Awards in the “Best Hotels for Food in the U.S.” category for 2023. The ranch also ranked no. 2 in the “Best Hotel Bars in the U.S.” category for 2023.
Gene Kilgore Ranch Web
The C Lazy U is a proud member of Gene Kilgore’s Ranch Vacations web.
Good Housekeeping Family Travel Award
We are thrilled to have been named the “Legendary Dude Ranch” winner of the Unforgettable Adventures & Attractions category in Good Housekeeping’s 2024 Family Travel Awards!
Horse Safety Program
C Lazy U is proud to be certified under the Dude Ranch Foundation’s Horse Safety Program.
Inspirato
C Lazy U Ranch is a proud partner with Inspirato, which provides luxury vacation residences and custom experiences at luxurious properties throughout the world.
Motherhood Loves
We are proud and grateful to have been voted #3 Top U.S. Family Resorts by Motherhood Loves Community Awards!
Newsweek 2025
C Lazy U Ranch was voted Best All-Inclusive Family Resort in 2023, 2024 and 2025 by the Newsweek Readers’ Choice Awards.
Oprah Daily O-Ward
We’re pleased to announce the Ranch was selected a winner of Oprah Daily’s inaugural 2024 Hotel O-Wards, recognized for its wellness retreats.
The official announcement is available here on Oprah Daily.
Orvis Endorsed Fly-Fishing Lodge
C Lazy U is proud to be an Orvis-Endorsed Fly Fishing Lodge!
Quintess
C Lazy U is a proud partner with Quintess.
Shape Magazine Award
Shape Magazine awarded our Lazy You Spa the “Healthy Travels Award” for Best Hotel Spa!
The Annie Project
C Lazy U Ranch is a proud partner with the Annie Project. The mission of the Annie Project is to give dude and guest ranches a new option for retiring their horses. The goal is to keep retired horses safe from auction and out of danger of entering the slaughter pipeline.
C Lazy U Ranch has been a proud partner for multiple years and is proud to say that they have helped retire a large number of horses into loving homes through Annie Project.
Top 50 Ranches Excellence
The C Lazy U is a Top 50 Ranches’ Premier Ranch for 2025!
Travel + Leisure World’s Best
We are thrilled to have won this award from Travel + Leisure for 2018, 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2023!
Travel+Leisure Top 500 2024
C Lazy U Ranch is honored to be ranked in the Top 500 Hotels worldwide, by Travel+Leisure
TravelAwaits Best of 2023
C Lazy U Ranch made the Top 12 “Best Family Resorts” in the TravelAwaits Best of Travel Awards! We are over the moon to be keeping company with resorts like Dollywood and Disney!
Trip Advisor
C Lazy U has maintained a 5-bubble rating on TripAdvisor since 2003. We are proud of our rating, and grateful for all the awesome reviews!
Trip Advisor Certificate of Excellence
Reviews from millions of Tripadvisor travelers place C Lazy U Ranch in the top 10% worldwide!
Trips to Discover
We are thrilled to have made the Top Ten in Trips to Discover list of Best Winter Resorts for Families in the world!
U.S. Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management
A portion of this operation is conducted on Public Lands under special permit from the U.S. Bureau of Land Management and U.S. Forest Service.
USA Today 10Best
We are proud and grateful to have received a Top Ten Award by USA TODAY’s 2025 10Best Readers’ Choice Awards!
#7 Best Dude Ranch
USA Today Best Holiday Hotel
USA Today’s 10Best Readers’ Choice survey picked C Lazy U Ranch as a Top Ten Hotel for the Holidays! Thank you Santa!
Wine Spectator Award of Excellence
We are honored and proud to have earned the Wine Spectator Award of Excellence for the tenth year in a row!
YPO
C Lazy U Ranch is a two-time winner of YPO Best of the Best Family Event!
YPO
