We had the best stay here. We only booked for two nights for a wedding but I wish we did more! We…read morewill be back for sure. The whole property is beautiful and a restaurant/bar/lake all right out your cabin door? You can't beat it.

This review is specifically for our experience at The Tavern…read more We came in with a large group the Saturday of Labor Day weekend while we were camping nearby at Bellaire Lake Campground. Part of our party (two adults and four kids) went ahead of us as we had dogs and needed a place where the dogs could be with us. Luckily, The Tavern was accommodating to that and we could sit with them on the patio. Since they got there ahead of us, their experience seemed to go smoothly. The rest of us (four adults, two teens, and a five year old) got our orders in and were warned that the kitchen was backed up and it would be a while for our food. And it was a while, about an hour or so. Aside from the youngest who was desperately hungry for her pizza, we managed fine. The drinks were delicious enough to tide us over: I got their take on an old fashioned, and my friend got a mule after someone in line recommended it to me. She said it was the best mule she has had at a bar in ages. The food was good and very decently priced. I got the caesar salad and a personal pizza and enjoyed both. It was good to not pay exorbitant prices in an area where options for restaurants are limited. It was a perfect day to chill out on the patio, and we also got the pleasure of the feral kittens who came to visit. After the long wait for food, we were anxious to get back to our campsite and settle in for the evening. Everything has to be ordered at the bar, and tabs need to be closed out there as well. This is where the waiting game continued, and where it became very clear they were not prepared for the holiday weekend rush. The woman who had taken our orders at the bar was in the back managing things in the kitchen, and the man at the bar was also busy being a sound tech for the musician that came in. There was another guy standing behind the bar doing absolutely nothing. It seemed he worked there, but only at the direction at the other bartender-sound tech. Which wouldn't have been a big deal if the line weren't taking up the bulk of the space in the small indoor dining area. It took at least half an hour if not longer to be in that line just to close our tab. When we finally departed, between choosing food, placing orders, waiting for food, and then waiting to close tabs, we had been there almost two and a half hours. It is very apparent that this is a well-loved local joint based on the interactions I had, the custom Yeti pints they had for customers, and regulars going behind the bar to pour their own pints. The atmosphere was great, and I love that. As I mentioned, restaurant options are limited, so beggars can't be choosers for our one night where we chose to dine out rather than cook at camp. But knowing how busy holiday weekends are, I was left disappointed but how things were being managed. I'd check this place out again on a calmer night or later in the evening for drinks, but definitely skipping the rush hours.

I can't begin to express how different this was from your average trail ride. This is not the…read moreboring nose to butt trail ride. You're given a horse to meet your experience. Our wrangler, Heather N. was AMAZING. By far the best we've ever ridden with. She encouraged us, ensured our safety and made the whole ride engaging and fun. We drove two hours for a one hour drive. It was well with it!

I wanted to surprise my wife with a trail ride and they made it work! I called and they got us in…read moresame day! They obviously would prefer booking ahead of time. I appreciated the generosity! We went on a ride with a wrangler, Sean. He was very kind, informative, and patient. The horses, Lil Joe and Mouse, were very well behaved. I never felt out of control. They start you off with a safety video too. My wife and I learned so much from the video. It gave us confidence on the trail. Please go here!

I can't say enough about this wonderful paradise out west!…read more The owners of the ranch are salt of the earth, the staff is always exceptional and the riding is beyond compare. Best ranch in the country for young children-they are entertained all day.

FIVE STARS goes to the Cherokee Park Ranch / Dude Ranch in Livermore, CO. This is my 500th review…read moreon Yelp, and I dedicate this review to a place that has positively changed my life forever! Cherokee Park Ranch is AMAZING! The ranch has a fascinating history and is known as one of the first guest ranches in Colorado. During the late 1880's it was a colorful stage coach stop between Fort Collins, Colorado and Laramie, Wyoming. Incoming guests had to chance Indian confrontations and the rates were only $8.00 per week! Now Indian hostilities are nonexistent but the Western character of the ranch remains. The park is owned by the Prince family - Dick, Christine, Thomas, Elise, Townsend, and Emily Prince. The property boasts over 10 guest cabins, a swimming pool, about 125 horses, and an AMAZING staff! Typically, guests make week-long reservations for a true vacation on the ranch. They plan a ful schedule for you everyday and offer options for you to choose, ranging from: Horseback riding, Skeet shooting, Nature Walks, Fly Fishing, Painting Lessons, White Water Rafting, Rodeos, Rock Climbing, Country Western Dancing Lessons, Mountain Biking, swimming in the pool, billiards, and much much more. I have to say, that owners Christine and Dickie go above and beyond the call of duty for ensuring that their guests have a fun and safe time while at their ranch. EVERY aspect of hospitality is considered and well executed at this ranch! All 25+ members of their employees work super hard to ensure a great experience at the ranch. We had 50 guests in our group/cohort - ranging from 2 - 80. Here's my highlight of my vacation: Horseback riding: The ranch owns over 125 horses (NO leased horses) and offers half day or all day rides every day. The ranch welcomes ALL ability riders from never-touched-a-horse to born in the saddle. I went horseback riding 6 of the 7 days that I spent at the ranch. Each of the rides were original, and showed off the beautiful landscape of the Colorado waters, meadows, mountains, and scenery. The ranch offers short morning and afternoon rides (2 -3 hours, your choice) or an all-day ride (approximately 6 hours). I opted for the all day rides and was AMAZED with the nice trails that the ranch had chosen for their guests. Guests can choose from walking rides, to trotting (where the horse does a bit of a prance), to Loping (actual gallup). Cherokee Park Ranch is one of the few ranches in Colorado, Wyoming, and Utah that offer Loping riding (because of liability reasons). The wranglers at the ranch gave me lessons, so I went from a walk-only kind of rider to Lopoing the meadows of the Colorado mountains! Extra kudos go to my two favorite wranglers - Jordan (North Carolina) and Olivia (Virginia?) - you both made it a wonderful trip! LOVE IT! Every meal is inclued in the cost of your stay. The ranch hired Chuck from Tennessee to be the head chef this summer. Chuck owned several restaurants in TN and cooked up some amazing meals including: Fall off the bone beef ribs, bacon wrapped fillet mignon, baked salmon, chicken pot pie, & beef pot roast. One of my favorites were the home-made chocolate creme brulee and snickerdoodle cookes (and brownies, Colorado chocolate snaps, lemon bars). Amazing food, amazing wait staff. The food was so good here, I wanted to slap my grandma! Guest Rodeo: At the end of the week, all guests are required to showcase their horse-riding skills by competing in home-ranch rodeo. All 50 guests line up to do barrel racing, pole bending, and keyhole riding (all at your own speed). Both kids and adults participate and cheered on by all members of the staff! The ranch times you and hands out 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place ribbons at the end of the week. SUPER FUN! They even include a pie eating contest and a boot run (where everyone contributes one boot to the pile and has to run to put it on and cross the finish line). SUPER FUN! What I especially liked about this ranch was that they warmly welcomed children. This is perhaps the only ranch in Colorado where they have kids programs all day long. There are three staff members assigned to help entertain the children while the adults go off and enjoy the day. Activities include riding "Rodney" who is a 27 year old miniature horse (ages 2-5), arts and crafts (horseshoe painting, bead making, tiedye, etc), sleeping over night in a kid's-only slumber party in a HUGE Teepee, horseback riding (ages 6-12), nature walks, and much more. The ranch setting uniquely has no electronic interruptions - so leave your cell phones and computers at home. You won't need them here! To the owners, Christine and Dickie - you have an AMAZING thing going on here! No wonder 86% of your guests are return customers! You and your staff work hard to not only provide a great vacation, but to also change people's lives. Thank you! Service Grade: A+ Food Grade: A Worth The Money Grade: A+ Overall Impression: A+!

Amazing place to stop by on the way to somewhere…read more Got the free wifi, strong cell service, clean restroom and friendly employees. Highly recommend stopping by on your long drive and take a break. Got gifts, fishing stuff, unique items, cold drinks. Restaurant next to it and the liquor store is on 2nd floor. Thanks again!

We ate here for dinner on Easter. The service was phenomenal!!!! The portions were huge. The…read moreburger was so delicious. Highly recommend. I know they are under relatively new ownership, and it really shows.

The cabins are very clean and comfortable; everything is well maintained on the property. The…read morehosts--Chris and Doug--are welcoming and accommodating. Oh, and did I mention that the property is beautifully situated on the Poudre River? I'm giving it 5 stars, but if 10 stars were an option, that would be my choice!

I'll start with the positive. The cabinet itself was pretty clean, and the bathroom building was…read morecute and nicely remodeled. Could easily have been clean, but really wasn't. The cabin had all the necessities , but it sure wouldn't cost much to have a few better pots and pans and plates and cups. Rustic describes it well, and we were actually in a semi modern cabin with running water. I noticed on another review that someone felt like they were camping in a garbage dump, and that's exactly what it felt like. I wish I had read that review before I went. The cabins are situated around a ton of junk, and around a bunch of permanent RVs with junk all around them. There's a lot of broken boards, an old boat that hasn't moved in forever, and honestly just playing crap everywhere. It could be easily fixed up and all the trash picked up in one solid a day with a couple workers. The review I saw that mention all the junk was over a year ago and the owners said they were going to take note but apparently they have done nothing. They have some goats to eat some weeds, but they have the goats in a pen not too far from the cabin we had and I could absolutely smell goat piss. We stayed for three days, so use the bathroom building for shower, etc., for three days, and for all three days the same black hair in the sink and un emptied trash stayed as is, and I'm quite certain during those three days, no one came to even check the bathroom. We wouldn't go back because when we go to stay in a cabin in a state park, we are looking for a nice scenery and unfortunately, it really does look like a junkyard. Needs much improvement!

My family and I rented the Bear Necessities cabin for a family fishing trip. Dog friendly, but…read morethere is a fee for each dog, maximum of two. The cabins are well taken care of and they come with most of what you'd need supply wise for cooking and sleeping. Because of the location there are moose and bears that roam the area, so if you bring your animals, I recommend keeping them close. The views are crowded with trees, but it gives you the deep woodsy feel, I, personally love. A very pleasant experience and the service was friendly and wonderful renting this cabin for a few days. I would say, if I ever find myself in Red Feather Lakes again, I will be looking to rent from Lone Pine Realty again in the future.

We had a completely delightful experience with the cabin we rented through Lone Pine Realty…read more Beautifully maintained and supplied. Absolutely everything we needed for a quick weekend getaway. The Lone Pine staff were prompt and responsive to my questions. Recommended!

Terrible experience. Despite having been fully aware for two years (as evidenced by a previous…read morereview) that cabin doors can lock people out, the new hosts never got around to fixing the locks. And you guessed it, I was locked out of my cabin late at night and had to sleep in my car. Next morning there was no offer to make it right and barely an apology. Jaw dropping. This was a family favorite for many years under earlier owners. Sadly, we will not be returning.

I stayed here multiple times over the years between 2000-2010. Although nothing fancy, it was good…read morefor me when I would pass through the area and wanted to spend a quiet week fly-fishing the Poudre River and other nearby waters. If I was to find myself back in the area, I would most wind up there. God I miss fly-fishing the Poudre.

To start, the area in which these cabins are located is beautiful. The cabins are set along the…read moreCache la Poudre river, and because of that, there are many activities to do in and around the area, including whitewater rafting, fishing, and camping. The maintenance man, Steven, was friendly and kind. However, the same cannot be said for some other staff. One member of my family went up to the store on site, and asked for more towels, because they only had four towels in their cabin that sleeps six. She was rudely told that all cabins only get four towels, and that she would have to pay to get any extras. As for our cabin, it had seen better days. The stair treads were held in with two screws and staples, the toilet was not solidly mounted to the floor, and the master bed's springs were collapsed, turning the bed into a bowl. The general maintenance regime of the place could be described as "layering new skin over broken bones". My grandfather sat down on one of the picnic tables, only to have the rear seat board break in two. Meanwhile, some rather ratty looking tables were being repainted. Quite literally, new skin on broken bones. The cabin had no air conditioning or heater, which isn't too bad, and frankly, neither of those units would fit in this ~400 square foot cabin. In summary, the scenery and the outdoors were nice, but the cabins were generally falling apart, with a few exceptions. I don't think we're coming back.

Stayed here and love it! Great cabins, great location, great amenities, very clean, great price,…read moreand professional, very friendly and helpful staff. Plus, they have a store (and a liquor store) that's open every day - and reasonably priced if you consider where they're located. Will definitely be back. They do have wifi (kind of slow). But we're in Poudre Canyon! We're not here for internet - deal with it, go outside and have fun. Maybe go geocaching - -- that's the Amish Pokemon Go. Tons of absolute fun geocaches, make your day hikes mean something. Some wacko-bird, overly-entitled customer was running around ranting about flies and smell, lack of valet service, and cellphone signal (they do have a pay phone - how cute!). All I noticed was the smell followed her as did the flies. Later on she was eaten by a bear, so thankfully we didn't have to listen to her or smell her anymore.