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Founded in 1919 with a goal of giving guests an authentic ranch experience, C Lazy U plans to celebrate that legacy by unveiling around $10 million in renovations, offering guests special packages and periodic firework displays.
Celebrate 2019 and the 100th anniversary of Colorado’s “premier luxury guest ranch” with live music from local country star Buckstein, mechanical bull riding, dancing, and refreshments and a champagne toast at midnight, and more. Read the Article
Many families are choosing the classic American West dude ranch experience for their vacations. But these days, going from city slicker to real cowboy doesn’t necessarily mean roughing it. C Lazy U Ranch is the top-ranked family-owned spot – one of Colorado’s premier luxury guest ranch getaways.
Among the 15 best ideas for where in the world you should go for Christmas, C Lazy U Ranch is suggested for a Rocky Mountain high.
Nearly half a million readers submitted responses rating their travel experience, and they named C Lazy U the number one resort in Colorado.
Hard to beat C Lazy U when it offers a collection of 40 unique and elegant cabin accommodations and provides visitors with 8,500 acres of limitless authentic winter activities.
Editors noted that it was part of a trend this year of travelers wanting to stay in smaller and simpler accommodations as they traveled nationally and internationally.
Several Colorado establishments, cities and destinations were selected as Readers’ Choice winners…
C Lazy U scores as the #1 resort in Colorado according to Condé Nast Traveler readers.
Trips to Discover magazine named C Lazy U Ranch as one of the Top 9 Luxury Wilderness Ranch Vacation destinations. The article cites the ranch’s famous gourmet food and the indoor heated arena as reasons for for AAA to describe the ranch as “posh” but with a “genuine ranch feel”.
Ranch Blog
What to Expect From Your First Colorado Dude Ranch Vacation Sure, you’ve seen the photos of wide-open pastures, horses moving through the golden aspens, and families gathered around a roaring fire at the end of the day. But photos from someone else’s vacation don’t really tell the whole story, do they? A dude ranch &…
From the Horse's Mouth
It was so wonderful. We all had a great time, but my four-year-old in particular was just thrilled with everything he got to experience. My mom asked him, "What was better, Disney World or the dude ranch?" He didn't hesitate: "Dude ranch!" And he made me pretend to be a horse doing the jingle last night when we had to come upstairs for bathtime, so he could be Brooks, one of the ranch hands we met. What a special place.
~ J. LaRusso, 08-10-2025
