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. Located in the main lodge at the ranch. This is a private room with a queen bed, a twin bed with a trundle, sleeping up to 4. Come enjoy the amenities of this family friendly atmosphere. 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. No kitchen facilities but we have a cafe open daily for breakfast and lunch. Please read this listing’s information in it’s entirety before booking your stay: We are a fun and busy place, and a 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 on property and nearby for activities! Quiet hours in the main lodge are from 10PM-8AM. Want to know more about Dawn of Hope? On property we offer: seasonal fishing at our small lake, we keep. Couple of kayaks around, plus gaga ball, outdoor volleyball, indoor swimming, and hiking trails nearby. Amenities are not guaranteed and may require a fee/reservation. Each season, there are fun and exciting things to do on property and around us: *Fall: We have a large amount of Aspens that draw people to the area during their turning during the fall season. 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 and kayaking. We have a volleyball pit, gaga pit, horseshoe pit, basketball hoop, fire pit, and walking trails on property that guests have full access to! 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, send us a message and we will connect you with our Wrangler! If there is any way we can make your stay more enjoyable, please do not 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. We have 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 stumbled onto this lodge by accident. However, it was a great find. The hosts are very friendly, the scenery and location are amazing, and the pool and amenities kept the kids entertained. Lovely people hosting a neat place. We will go back:)
We loved our stay! It was quiet, clean, and enjoyable. Everyone we very friendly. The pool was nice. It made a great base for us to explore the area, taking in Pikes Peak, Manitou Springs, etc. Woodland Park is close and is a fun town with most everything you could need. Colorado Springs isn't far. I think our favorite part was the quiet environment. The area it is located in felt safe and quiet as well. It felt safe to leave our sliding door open and enjoy the cool mountain air. On the negative side, some of the main building isn't super up to date, with some worn carpet and such. That wasn't a big deal to us. Another negative were the beds. We had one sofa bed in our room which was terribly uncomfortable, as sofa beds tend to be. Also, the queen bed in our room was pretty uncomfortable. We would definitely stay again.
Unique mountain setting with fun activities for the whole family.
Thank you !! We had a great time , it’s the second time we been there and it was a great experience again !! We will be back as soon as we can !! God bless y’all!!