We placed a deposit for a hunt (9/23), canceled less than 60 days later (11/23), and were told they would not refund the money until July (7/24), and we are out $2000. No one will return our calls or emails, our bank is trying to seek legal action, and to no avail... we are OUT! This may be a legitimate business, but they legitimately stole $2000 of our cash. Here is their policy: Refund Policy 100% of the deposit is refunded is the hunt is canceled prior to the 1st Tuesday in April. 50% of the deposit is refunded if the hunt is canceled between the 1st Tuesday in April and 90 days prior to the start of the hunt. There will not be a refund issued if your hunt is canceled less than 90 days prior to the start of the hunt. You may also apply your deposit to a later season at anytime for 100% credit All refunds are issued on July 1st read more

This place is what dreams are made of. If you are looking for a solitary place with the most gorgeous views in the world. This is your place. We stayed in a preserved pioneers cabin, but the interior had everything you need, water, heat, electricity, clean and Comfy. This place set the standard for guest cabins for us. We've rented cabins all over the country and so far has been unmatched to Ripple Creek. read more

2012: 1 elk (3x5 bull) taken during 1st rifle season by all clients (~15 guided hunters in cabins and ~15 hunters over 5 drop camps). Zero guided hunters were successful - that 1 elk was taken out of a drop camp. That's 1 successful hunter out of ~30 for 3.33% success rate for this outfitter. The success rate for Colorado generally (outfitters & DIY) is 1/7 (14%). 2011: Outfitter reported 100% success by day 3 of 1st rifle season for elk (~70% bulls). In late-2011 and mid-2012, I spoke with the owner about guide experience & knowledge. I was told the guides were all "guys I've hunted with for years" and they had significant elk hunting experience. Of the 4 guides in camp, 3 were 19-23 years old with ZERO big game hunting experience. Only 1 was an experienced elk hunter and he was assigned to another group. There were simply no elk in the area. Review the CPW unit maps to see that this eastern end of GMU 24 is not in a summer/winter/migration area. We had some blinds, but also spent a lot of time under trees, etc. The young guides spent significant time building blinds in the weeks just prior to the season (too recent?). When I did hike/hunt around, I very quickly would bump into other hunters from the same outfitter. And on the first two weekend days, there were many DIY hunters around. On the eve of day 1, the staff were already encouraging us to shoot cows. I know of only one hunter who actually passed on a cow shot. The staff stated they had about 6 trail cameras which sounded inadequate for the area to me. But the two we picked up on day 4 hadn't been checked in 2 weeks so having more wouldn't help if they weren't being checked regularly. We were often less than a few hundred yards from our horses and could hear them nay/whinny often. We were able to move over to the next ridge to the west for a couple days, but it was probably too close to CR8 (could hear music/talking). The guide's lack of experience showed in some of his hunter placements (allowing shots only up to ~25 yds). There were only a few areas where a shot up to about 300 yds was likely to present itself. 3 times throughout the week, our guide left for 6-7 hour periods for various tasks (e.g. packing out one elk due to their side game-packing business, and checking on drop camps). This would be most fairly called a semi-guided hunt, not fully guided. It was a good thing only one elk was taken by a RCL hunter or the guide would have been taken away more often and the shortage of horses more prevalent. The outfitter told us that any elk down after 2pm would stay on the mountain overnight. While the staff told us that starting in September, ATV/UTV use was disallowed even outside of the wilderness area - that turned out to not be the case. ATV/UTV use was prevalent to the north of CR 8 and hunter success also was better over there. But if you want the classic elk hunt on horseback, you have to stay to the south of CR 8 in the federal wilderness area. Food was very good overall. Typical high calorie and high fat hunter fare - AYCE of course. Breakfast included granola each AM as the only lighter/healthy option. Some might have also wanted a fresh fruit option. Sack lunch was always the same: 2 deli meat sandwiches (literally 1 medium slice of meat and 1 cheese), 1 bar, 1 chips & 1 bottle water. The owner did much of the cooking himself (with another young cook) as he stays at the lodge mostly to run the multiple lines of business (guided hunts, drop camps & game packing). The trails are steep and have been wet and sloppy all 6 times I've ridden up & down. I found it fun & challenging, but I would not take my young children on those trails under wet conditions for a first horse ride. The horses are the typical trail horses that don't mind well due to so many novice riders. But with some work over a few days, one could at least get a horse to steer & whoa appropriately as well as avoid eating while a rider is on top (if consistently disciplined). Two of the four horses we experienced were less than ideal. One had a significant limp and was very old & slow. He was then replaced by a very unsteady (& slow) horse whose feet would slip out 6-12 inches to the side on the snow & ice. Both riders who rode him said it was nerve-wracking. But on a dry trail, he would be fine. Overall, the camp suffered from a lack of horses - twice, our horses had to be taken down the hill to be used for other tasks and we were left on the hill without horse or guide. The guide did check with us to ensure we had fire making material - which is both reassuring (as this is something he should want to know), but also disconcerting (as you're being left alone on the mountain). On day 5 of 1st rifle season, the outfitter did have two more rented horses delivered. The cabin was very small & spartan- exactly what I would expect from the wilderness hunt I booked. Our cabin even had a resident squirrel who was able to raid food left on the counter. Quaint.. read more

Ripple Creek Lodge - Hotels Near Me - Meeker, Colorado

this place was absolutely stunning and a wonderful place to visit,, the real life in Colorado as it was years ago, the cabins were right on if you like rustic,, the owner the chef and the all around man" cooked all the meals and I couldn't get better service and food at a restaurant, this was phenomenal, I can say enough good about my trip there and I will go every year , best place I have ever been, thank you read more