Kick up your heels and let out a wild “Yahoo!!” as Rafter Six Ranch Resort will definitely draw out the cowboy or cowgirl in you. Just 40 minutes outside Calgary in the Kananaskis Valley, Rafter Six Ranch Resort is good clean outdoor fun. Driving up to the log cabin with the gorgeous Canadian Rockies framing the property and horses grazing happily, you instantly recognize an enlightened experience awaits you in whatever activity you chose to enjoy. Horseback ride through the stunning back country, zip line through the trees, white river raft, get hitched in the charming country church or simply enjoy some home-cooked cowboy cuisine.
Gitty-Up Cowboy!
No matter if you’ve only seen horses in movies or are a professional rider, the trail guides and outfitters at Rafter Six expertly match you with the perfect horse for your ability. Rafter Six has 1 hour, 2 hour, Half day (3.5 hour & snack), All Day (7 hour & lunch), Adventure and Intermediate Trail Rides (1.5 hour); Overnight Packtrips (1-5 nights). And even for your lil’ cowboys and cowgirls in training, pony rides and horse lessons are available too.
Even city gals can rock their inner cowgirl at Rafter Six Ranch.
Setting Up Camp
Rafter Six Ranch has, depending on your lodging preferences, cozy private rooms in the lodge, log cabins, chalets with kitchenettes that sleep up to six and even real bonafide camping and RV hookups. Room rates start at $189.
Need to Solidify Your Corporate Team?
Rafter Six Ranch Resort is a perfect location for companies to get away for a day of meetings or an actual corporate vacation in a relaxed country atmosphere. The scenery, fresh air and slower pace can do wonders for creativity, team bonding and problem solving. Conference rooms are available as well.
Treetop Ropes Course & Zip Line
Speaking of bonding, Rafter Six Ranch’s 18-obstacle ropes course is thrilling way to unite your team or family. It’s completely safe for all ages and an interesting way to test not only your balance but your mind-over-matter abilities. The finale is a zip line to end with a flush in your skin and a grin on your face.
Celebrity Status
Los Angeles isn’t the only place where celebrities love to be. Rafter Six Ranch has long been a favorite of Hollywood after Walt Disney Pictures discovered it in the 1940’s.
Walt Disney himself visited Rafter Six Ranch and was so taken with the incredible scenery, he began sending a steady stream of Disney Productions to shoot at the Ranch. A cabin was specially built for Walt Disney – and still carries his name.
Marilyn Monroe enjoyed Rafter Six Ranch during the filming of her first movie, “River of No Return”.
Ya’ll Come Back Now, Ya Hear!
Don’t miss other unique experiences at Rafter Six that include a visit to the Passing of the Legends Museum, the gift shop and saying “Howdy!” to the legendary white buffalo.
As their motto says, Rafter Six Ranch is the place ‘where the West stays alive in the Canadian Rockies’ and they preserve it for all ages to revel in.
Rafter Six Ranch, [email protected], www.raftersix.com
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