Zapata Ranch in Colorado - Walking Trail

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* Zapata Ranch Walking Trail in Colorado
* The Nature Conservancy
* Things To Do In The San Luis Valley

Zapata Ranch
5305 CO-150
Mosca, CO 81146

Welcome back to the Nash Potatoes Outdoor Show! Today, I’m 30 minutes northeast of Alamosa, Colorado at Zapata Ranch.

Zapata Ranch is an authentic working cattle and bison guest ranch owned by The Nature Conservancy. It covers more than 100,000 acres and borders the Great Sand Dunes National Park. With nearly 2,000 head of free-roaming bison, the ranch specializes in multiple night stays where visitors become immersed in the Colorado ranching experience.

You should know that the ranch is only open March through October.

If you want to visit Zapata Ranch, there are 3 ways to do so:
1. You can simply come and enjoy the walking trail, which is what I did today.
2. You can book a guided bison tour. It’s available Thursday through Sunday. They depart from the Zapata Ranch Lodge at 10am. Advanced reservations are required. Cost is $50 per person and each two hour tour is limited to seven participants.
3. You can book an overnight stay or an all-inclusive ranch vacation package.

Zapata Ranch and Conservancy Preserve

Zapata Ranch is an authentic working cattle and bison guest ranch owned by The Nature Conservancy, covering more than 100,000 acres and bordering the Great Sand Dunes National Park. With nearly 2,000 head of free-roaming bison, the ranch specializes in multiple night stays where visitors become immersed in the Colorado ranching experience.

Zapata Ranch offers extensive programs based around horseback riding and nature programs, and also the opportunity to experience life on a working cattle and bison ranch while enjoying high-end amenities and gourmet food. Guests who desire a working ranch experience are welcome alongside our wranglers and ranch staff on various ranch projects. For those seeking to just experience the ranch and its surroundings, horseback rides through the herd of 2,000 wild bison or the neighboring Great Sand Dunes National Park are favorites.

About the Ranch

The Medano-Zapata Ranch is owned by The Nature Conservancy and managed by Ranchlands in a partnership model that emphasizes environmental conservation practices. Located on the eastern edge of the San Luis Valley of southern Colorado, the ranch borders the Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve, the newest national park in the United States.

Home to a conservation herd of bison that run in a single 50,000 acre pasture, the ranch also runs a herd of Angus mother cows.

Cameras used:
- Sony Handycam FDR-AX43
- GoPro 7 Silver

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