The Zapata Ranch is a 103,000-acre bison and guest ranch located on the eastern wall of the San Luis Valley of Southern Colorado. It borders the Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve, the newest National Park in the United States. The high desert grasslands, alpine forests, wetlands, sand dunes, creeks and lush meadows offer one of the most scenic and ecologically diverse landscapes in the United States. The ranch and surrounding valley is a wildlife mecca and is home to thousands of elk, bison, deer, coyotes, birds and many other species.
Zapata Ranch offers an extensive program where guests can get an indepth and educational experience learning about ranching, horsemanship, and conservation practices, while also enjoying fine lodging and meals. Guests typically come to spend their days on horseback, moving/working bison, working on horse handling and riding skills and riding out to enjoy scenerey. Guests can also be integrated into the daily ranchwork for \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"hands on\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\" learning about ranch life and management. This includes work that needs to be done on the ground and on horseback. Guests also come and participate in extensive nature programs, which include interpretive hikes, photography, bird and other wildlife watching and education on the geology and ecology of our the San Luis Valley.
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