Wyoming, United States

Three Forks Ranch

FreshwaterColorado-Wyoming border, north of Steamboat Springs — Little Snake River

Three Forks Ranch runs cattle on a big spread on the Colorado-Wyoming border, 40 miles north of Steamboat Springs, and takes up to 54 guests in 27 rooms. Anglers wade a privately restored stretch of the Little Snake River and the ranch ponds for rainbow, brown, cutthroat and tiger trout, with no more than two to a guide. Meals, alcohol, guided activities and airport transfers come with the room rate, and riding, shooting, private skiing and a Mayo Clinic longevity program are also offered.

Published price
US$4,195 per room per night
Season
From April; closing month not published
Main fish
Rainbow trout
and 3 more
Guiding
1 guide to 2 anglers
54 guests at a time

Season

From April; closing month not published

The ranch is open all year. The ponds fish from April to June and the Little Snake usually from June to August, with both fishing into late fall and ice fishing in winter.

The fishing

Water
Freshwater
Species

First is the fish the lodge leads with.

How it is fished
Wading
Catch and release
Not published
Tackle
Not published
Gear
Not published

Price and what it covers

US$4,195 per room per night

Per room per night, two sharing, in the Main Lodge, where rooms run US$4,195-4,795; tree houses are US$4,795.

The year this rate applies to is not published.

Included

  • Lodging
  • Meals
  • Alcohol
  • Guided activities, fly fishing among them
  • Ground transport from the airport
  • Spa treatments booked ahead, 2-6 depending on length of stay

Not included

  • Sales tax and service charge
  • Premium wine
  • Gift shop purchases
  • Longevity assessment, US$6,500
  • Activities on departure day, US$550 a half day or US$1,000 a full day

Prices are shown in the currency the lodge publishes them in. Confirm the rate with the lodge.

The lodge

Guests at a time
54
Guiding
1 guide to 2 anglers
Package
Not published
For non-anglers
Yes
Wi-Fi
Yes
Established
2008

Getting there

Gateway airport
Hayden (HDN), Yampa Valley Airport
From there
Fly to Yampa Valley Regional Airport at Hayden and ride the ranch shuttle. Drivers come from Steamboat Springs in about 1.5 hours or from Baggs, Wyoming, in an hour, finishing on gravel, and private planes can land at the Dixon, Wyoming airstrip on the ranch.
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The pin marks the lodge itself. Location from the lodge's own website.

Sources

Every fact on this page comes from one of these pages. The lodge’s own website is checked first; a booking agency is used where the lodge is silent.

Lodge website: threeforksranch.com

Lodge website

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