Your outdoor adventure awaits!! We are a mountain lodge with cabins utilized as a Christian camp, open to the public between camps. This is a destination stay with numerous activities including horseback riding, zip lines, hiking, kayaking, fishing, sand volleyball, basketball, indoor pool, hot tub, fire pit, disc golf, rock climbing, and much more. We also feature the famous Wild Horses Cafe and pizza. Our rooms do not include kitchen facilities but have spacious rooms with private attached bathrooms. Suite #15 is located in the Lodge at Dawn of Hope Ranch. It is a private, 2 bedroom suite that is suitable for up to 8 people. There is a queen bed in the first bedroom, and 3 twin beds with trundles in the 2nd. Come enjoy our family friendly place. No Kitchen facilities available but we do have a cafe open daily for breakfast and lunch. Multiple rooms and cabins available. We do rent the entire property for special events including family reunions. Please reach out to host for pricing and availability. Please read this listing’s information in it’s entirety before booking your stay: We are a fun and busy place, great place for families and couples seeking fun activity with moments of quiet in the fresh mountain air! We have many areas for you to spend some quiet time, and lots of options nearby for activities! Quiet hours in the main lodge are from 10PM-8AM. On property we offer depending on the season..fishing at our small private lake, gaga ball, volleyball, and indoor swimming. Amenities are not guaranteed and may require a fee/reservation. Each season, there are fun and exciting things to do around us: *Fall: We have a large amount of Aspens that draw people to the area during their turning during the fall season. You will find many picture-taking opportunities nearly everywhere you go! *Winter: We are a little over an hour away from ski towns such as Breckenridge and Monarch, so you can also enjoy coming back to a nice fire and comfortable place after a day of skiing! LOCAL ACTIVITIES AND RESTAURANTS: Within 5-10 minutes- -Colorado Wolf Sanctuary -The Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument (museum and hiking trails) -Florissant, CO: Iron Tree Restaurant, Thunderbird Inn Restaurant, Pharmacy, Library -Divide, CO: McGinty’s, Russ’, Paradox Brewery, Venture Foods Grocery and Deli Within 20-30 minutes- -Woodland Park, CO: Memorial Park, Rampart Library, Bierworks Brewery, Fusion Japan, AJ’s Pizza, The Southern Lily, Judges, Joanie’s, The Mayflower, Starbucks, Café Leo, The Dinosaur Resource Museum, Mountain Natural Grocery, Walmart, City Market, Safeway, and more! -The North Pole amusement park. -Lake George, CO: Happy Meadow’s Campground (fun place to float the river and fish), Spinney River Reservoir (fly fishing), Eleven Mile State Park, Wilkerson Pass (amazing views). -Cripple Creek: Casino, Railroad, Mining, and restaurants. Also a great drive to see the aspen trees turn in the fall! Within 30-40 minutes- -Manitou Springs: Downtown area is FULL of places to shop and eat, Manitou Cliff Dwellings, Cave of the Winds, Manitou Incline (quite the hike!) Within 45 min-1 hour- City of Colorado Springs: Garden of the Gods, Red Rocks, Glenn Eyrie Castle, The Broadmoor, Cheyenne Mountain Zoo, Bass Pro Shop and Dining, lots of places to eat and plenty to do! 1.5-2 hours- The Royal Gorge Bridge and Park (zipline, white water rafting, train ride, and more!), Mt Princeton Hot Springs, Breckenridge, Monarch (ski and outdoor fun), Noah's Ark White Water Rafting Within 2-3 hours- Vail, Avon, Aspen, Keystone, Cooper (family skiing), Buena Vista Climate Information for Florissant, Colorado: Florissant (zip 80816), Colorado gets 15 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 39 inches of rain per year. Florissant (zip 80816) averages 84 inches of snow per year. The US average is 26 inches of snow per year. On average, there are 247 sunny days per year in Florissant (zip 80816). The US average is 205 sunny days. Summer High: the July high is around 77 degrees Winter Low: the January low is 5 You will have access to our pond for fishing. We have a gaga pit, horseshoe pit, basketball hoop, fire pit, and walking trails nearby. We also have an indoor pool and hot tub that are open from 8am to 10pm. If you'd like to set up a trail ride or arena ride, ziplining or high ropes course, please send us a message and we will connect you with our Wrangler or Ranch Hands! If there is anything we can do to make your stay more enjoyable, please don't hesitate to message us! We are in a quiet and peaceful neighborhood off of dirt roads. The neighborhood roads are maintained by the county, and the roads on property are maintained by staff. There are lots of beautiful places on property to walk, and many neighbors walk on the roads if you want to really get your steps in! Because of animals in the area, we do not recommend walking alone at dawn or dusk. There is plenty of parking available at the lodge. There is no public transportation nearby. There are times we have other guests on property, as we have several cabins and rooms at our lodge. We also serve as a retreat for groups, from time to time. This is a lively and fun place, with activity during the day! You are likely to hear kids laughing or cows mooing during your time here!
We had a wonderful stay at Dawn of Hope. The hosts were very responsive and eager to help make our stay even better. We went fishing, went on several hikes, rode horses and paddled kayaks on the pond and yet we didn't get around to several other amenities they had! Their hot tub was broken during our stay but they were clearly working on getting it fixed and have a wonderful heated indoor pool. They didn't have AC but that's pretty typical for lodges in the area and they provided fans for us. We didn't get a chance to have a bonfire while we were there--that's the only thing I would change about our stay. Overall a lovely place with lovely hosts and I hope I get a chance to visit again!
Kim and her family are very welcoming. When my family arrived, Zachery was there to greet us. Very nice lodge with beautiful views, peaceful, quiet, the pool and hot tub were clean. Our 4 kids loved everything about it even if there was no TV! Plenty of things to do for everyone. The Wild Horses Cafe was top notch, very good lattes and bagel sandwiches. We highly recommend Dawn of Hope Ranch!
Highly recommend staying here. Kim was awesome and the place is beautiful. A wonderful getaway!!