Arapaho Valley Ranch

This is a great Rocky Mountain, off grid, camping experience with the added value of fishing and hiking. Very peaceful and beautiful. We did the glamping tents and that was really comfortable and nice. Definitely plan on fishing and hiking. Bring bottles of air if you are from the flat lands. Plan out your food, drink and preparation items very well in advance. This is absolutely worth the cost and quite an experience. Visit and walk around Monarch Lake! Catch a trout. Eat it for breakfast.

Getting all the magic of the outdoors while getting a good night’s rest, plenty of entertainment options, and lots of space makes AVR perfect for our family of 6. Every time we leave AVR we are thinking about when and with who we can go back. It’s a little bit of magic tucked away in a convenient location. There are gorgeous hikes perfect for novice little feet to experienced hikers. There are canoes, kayaks, paddle boards and so many good skipping rocks for endless water play. The cabins are cute and comfortable. We can’t wait to go back to experience more!

We stayed for two nights camping. We switched sites because our original site was more of an RV pad and we were there tent camping. So, for night one we stayed at a better site, but since the campground was packed the next night we had to move back to the terrible site. Night one there was a storm and we enjoyed the Lodge where we played pool and played some arcade games (the saloon was not open). Night two was a different story. Not only did we have to move to the bad site (exposed to all, no trees, just a berm between us and the next site) but there was a music festival. They played at the Lodge until 10:30pm and then moved to the tent camping sites until 1:30am. It was awful. Fortunately there were pancakes and coffee for all in the morning (at 8:15). But the loud music all night, terrible crammed exposed campsite, and the single pit toilet with no water or even hand sanitizer, really made this not worth our time or money. The first night we paid over $60 and the second night was over $90. Such a rip off! And there is construction throughout the campground so it is loud and dusty most of the day. If you are looking to go glamping and spend a lot of money for the fancy cabins or teepees and stay on the ranch for the amenities, this is the place for you. If you want a pleasant tent camping experience-go elsewhere! Before coming here we stayed at RMNP for one night (it was booked the other nights we needed) and with running water, flush toilets, clean bathrooms, trees for privacy, and fresh drinking water-go to RMNP for 1/4 the price! Shocking that Arapaho does not have running water of some sort for the tent campers.