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C Lazy U Ranch Featured in AFAR as a Luxury Escape Near Rocky Mountain National Park

April 24, 2026

C Lazy U Ranch is featured in AFAR’s “Visiting a National Park, but Don’t Want to Rough It? Book a Room at One of These Dreamy Hotels.” Writer Bailey Berg positions the ranch as one of the country’s longest-running luxury dude ranches near Rocky Mountain National Park, highlighting cabin accommodations, the horseback riding program, year-round recreation, and the Lazy You Hideaway.

AFAR reaches 697,180 unique monthly visitors.

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We loved chatting with the ranch hands and learning all about the history of C Lazy U. Special call out for Ally who was so friendly and showed us an excellent and adventurous ride all while making us feel welcome. Spencer's stories were fantastic and we appreciated him sharing his experiences all while having a great time exploring the trails. Franny was so helpful and attentive during the clinical sessions. I took lessons as a kid and never got so much one-on-one help with my posture and horsemanship. Though we were rusty, she made us feel so comfortable. We were both nervous but she put us immediately at ease. Thanks to the ranch hands for such a wonderful experience!

~ Laura N., 10/15/2021

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