Off-season stays on a working dude ranch · Book by phone at 970-394-0303 or on Airbnb

The Red Cabin Lodge Mancos · Colorado
A red board-and-batten cabin with a covered porch and rocking chairs, under ponderosa pines

A Bed & Breakfast in Southwest Colorado

A red cabin, a hot breakfast, and a hundred acres of quiet.

The Red Cabin Lodge is an off-season dude ranch turned bed & breakfast at the base of the La Plata Mountains — five miles from Mancos, minutes from Mesa Verde.

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Mancos, Colorado Breakfast for two included Mesa Verde · 12 miles Dark skies overhead

Welcome

A cozy cabin for two, or the whole ranch for your crew.

The Red Cabin Lodge hosts vacation rental cabins and suites for any size of group. A quiet cabin for two? We can do that. Multiple cabins for a group retreat? We can do that too. Every stay sits on a 100-acre ranch, conveniently located five miles from Mancos, adjacent to Mancos State Park, and ten minutes from the San Juan National Forest — a natural basecamp for hunters, explorers, 4x4 lovers, dark-sky seekers, and anyone after a real cabin vacation.

  • 100Acres of ranch
  • 70Resident horses
  • 4Cabins & suites
  • 2Breakfasts included

Why stay with us

Three good reasons — then a dozen more.

The in-cabin coffee bar with kettle, mugs and supplies beneath a “Life is a Journey” sign
Every rental has its own coffee bar — breakfast comes from Robert.

Breakfast, made to order

No cereal bar here. Every booking includes a complimentary made-to-order breakfast for two, cooked by Robert — the owner — every single morning of your stay. Traveling with more than two? Breakfast is just $15 per extra person.

Life on the ranch →
A dirt trail winding through evergreens toward the peaks of the La Plata Mountains
The La Platas from a trail near the ranch.

A location that does the work

We sit at the base of the La Plata Mountains, next door to Jackson Lake. Twelve miles takes you to the cliff dwellings of Mesa Verde National Park; five miles takes you to the historic town of Mancos, where the West still lives.

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Wildflowers in a planter bed on the ranch, with horses visible in the background
Some of our 70 resident horses, past the flower beds.

An off-season dude ranch

Ever considered a vacation on a dude ranch in its quiet season? Probably not — and that's exactly the charm. A hundred acres, 70 resident horses, dark skies, mountain panoramas, a fire pit, disc golf, and a real baseball field. All to yourselves.

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Stay with us

Four ways to sleep under the pines

Newly renovated cabins and lodge suites — every one with Tempur-Pedic beds, a kitchenette, and breakfast for two included in the rate.

King suite with a log-frame king bed and striped wool blanket
From $250 / night

King Suite

A newly renovated hotel-style room with a king Tempur-Pedic bed and porch seating.

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Two queen beds with log headboards and western blankets in the Double Queen Suite
From $250 / night

Double Queen Suite

Two queen Tempur-Pedic beds — the easy answer for friends and small families.

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The red two-bedroom cabin with its covered front porch and wooden rockers
From $275 / night

2-Bedroom Cabin

A full cabin with living room, fireplace, front porch, and a bath with shower and tub.

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The A-frame cabin with its tall window wall under a blue Colorado sky
From $350 / night

3-Bedroom A-Frame

Our spacious mountain-view A-frame: two bedrooms plus a loft, and two full baths.

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A long covered porch lined with handmade log rocking chairs
“Dark skies, mountain panoramas, and boundless opportunities for exploration.”
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Out the front door

The Great Southwest, within reach

Cliff Palace dwellings tucked into the sandstone alcove at Mesa Verde National Park
12 miles

Mesa Verde National Park

 The painted Fenceline Cidery mural on a brick wall in Mancos
5 miles

Historic Mancos

 Alpenglow lighting up clouds over the San Juan mountains at dusk
10 minutes

San Juan National Forest

Secure your cabin — we'll get the coffee going.

All bookings are made by phone or through our Airbnb listings. If you'd like to talk to a person first, call us — we're on site.

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