check out http://www.triplejranch.com/   it is in Montana, it has cabins, and riding and fishing, and lake tours, and nature hilkes, a hot tub...alot of activities other than riding.. oh, and they supply the horses, not a place you can actually haul in to...located near the Bob Marshall Wilderness..you can also leave the non riders at the ranch and take a 2-3 day pack trip into the wildnerness and explore the "wilder side of life"

Might be worth looking into...

just a suggestion....

We spent a week at Broken Arrow last summer. It is a very nice campground and very clean. Another nice feature is that it is only minutes from the town of Custer. There are many tourist type attractions in the area for non-riders in the group.

The horse pens are not real close to the campground, they sit on top of the hill and you have to use wheelbarrows to transport your hay, feed and tack to the horses. You can not bring the horses to your trailer to tack. The trails are great, but, not real well marked on their maps. Maybe, the maps are better this year.

I would definately stop and ride there again.

We stayed at Broken Arrow last summer. Ditto to what has already been stated about Broken Arrow. They do supply the wheel barrows....one color for tack and another for manure. The horse stalls are covered, which I liked. We would definitely stay there again.

Tenderfoot outfitters are located in Gunnison, Colorado. Town of Gunnison is like stepping back in time. Still unspoiled by the usual tourist type shops that have taken over the once rustic Jackson Hole. The drive from Denver to Gunnison is beautiful. I did a day trip with Tenderfoot to their summer camp site, which is very scenic. Tenderfoot Outfitters is on the web, and reasonably priced.

When are you guys going to be at Broken Arrow?  We are going July 4-11.  WOuld be neat to meet you.

Bob,

I don't think they will run into many Grizzly's in South Dakota. I could be wrong since I've not ridden in that country.

In the general area around Yellowstone park, Absolutely something to be aware of. Although the only Grizzlys I've seen outside of Alaska, Have been right inside of Yellowstone Park.  People keep telling us that grizzly's have been spotted in some of the areas we ride outside the park, i.e. Wind Rivers, Tetons.  Kinda of a you should have been here yesterday. You could have seen. But we have never been lucky enough to see one outside the park.

Now I am seeing more Wolves. They have spread out and we see them more frequently than we ever did in years past.

Wolves seem to be a growing problem. We have a rancher friend in New Mexico that has seen calf and foal kills. The ranchers can be reimbursed if they can prove beyond a shadow of a doubt that a wolf was the culprit. Very difficult undertaking, especially for short handed, hard pressed ranchers. Rancher friend in Idaho has had 13 calf kills to date that are wolf related. He did not carry fire arms, but after the lastest wolf encounter he now packs a side arm. He shouted, made all kinds of noises on horse back during an inspection of the herd, but the wolves kept coming closer. Another cowboy heard his shouts, and the 2 of them were able to get the wolves to back off. He was amazed at how bold they are becoming.

Brenda

This is near Grand Lake Colorado:

http://www.windingriverresort.com/

Beautiful area.  Another beautiful area in Colorado is the Wemenuche Wilderness Area near Durango.

We rode Fort Rob last summer. WOW! You are right about the history, and the trails are nice. The horse accomodations ("mare barn") provided huge stalls. If I can figure it out, I will post pics.

Also, the McGarry Ranch (check out website) is a working ranch near Rexburg, Idaho. You are allowed to bring your own horses, and they only take 8 guests per week. Wonderful folks. Snake River runs right thru ranch...beautiful country.

Brenda

Getting ready for our trip and looking for an overnight stop. We would like to stop somewhere between Omaha and Sioux Falls on 29--about halfway for us.  We have found a place called Aunt Reba's that looks pretty nice but puts us closer to driving 700 miles in one day--anyone else have other suggestions.  We are traveling with 4 trailers amounting to 15 horses.  Any suggestions would be great.  Thanks.