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Overnight Lodging The Horseshoe Lodge is the perfect place to retreat into the beauty and simplicity of Nature. Surrounded by towering hundred year old pines, the historic Horseshoe Lodge is a true escape from the hectic pace, busyness, and bustle of our busy lives. Built in the 1930s by WPA crews, the Lodge has been lovingly and tastefully renovated into an eco-lodge, making it an ideal place to comfortably experience Nature's peace and wonder. Nestled in a 611-acre mountain park and bordered by a 17,000 acre San Isabel National Forest roadless area, a stay in the lodge offers access to the park's 3 miles of unpaved roads for walking, 6 miles of trails for hiking, and connection to many more miles of National Forest trails. At an altitude of nearly 7000' in southeastern Colorado's Wet Mountains, the area boasts a rich and unique ecology of native plants, migrant and resident songbirds, wildlife, plus lots of blue skies, sunshine, and Milky Way nights. |
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Business Hours: M-F 8am-4pm Park Hours: Daily, Sunrise to Sunset |
If your group would like to reserve the wing for an upcoming overnight or multiple day event, contact the MPEC offices at mpec@hikeandlearn.org or 719-485-4444 |
Overnight Lodging |
Our Rooms |
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Rooms with Private Baths |
Swedish Mountain Room $125/night |
was named for Hollie and Greta's grandmother and is our largest room complete with a working (gas) fireplace and a lovely queen bed. Their mother and grandmother taught them the way of plants, open meadows and listening to the land and this room is especially cozy and welcoming. *Private Bath |
has a lovely iron queen bed. Details include a historic map of Yellowstone National Park, hand woven rug and a handmade quilt. This room reflects the heritage of the two room designers- Glenn Runkewich and Dianne Muller and their love of western heritage and the Rocky Mountains. *Private Bath |
Wyoming Room $105/night |
Hummingbird Room $100/night |
has a double bed and is the perfect retreat room for those seeking quiet and contemplation. This room is ADA compliant and can accommodate one person in a wheelchair or someone that needs extra bathroom bar support. However, for everyone, this room is sweet and very lovely. *Private Bath |
In the mountain park there is a nearby magical canyon that is short walk from the lodge. This room reflects the mystic of the canyon colors, has a queen log bed and private bath. Beautiful canyon images, including petroglyphs found in another nearby canyon, grace the walls. *Private Bath |
Canyon Echoes Room $110/night |
Rooms with Shared Baths |
Maggie's Mountain Meadow $105/night |
This room is our largest room, light and airy with a lovely queen bed and an oak bunk. The walls are wrapped in a mural of mountains and wildflowers painted by a group of local professional women artists. |
Deep rich blue walls wrap this cozy space while handpainted images of the night sky inspire deep sleep in the 2 twin beds. |
Celestial Seasons $85/night |
Hideaway $85/night |
With 2 windows and bright light streaming in, this room is cheery and emanates the ambiance of a gentle autumn day. It has two beautiful log twin beds and adorned with striking images of bears. |
This room's mellow green walls create that feeling of peace that only Nature can inspire. With a queen over queen bunk, it is homey and most welcoming after a day on the trails. |
Trail Lover's $85/night |
Woods Room $85/night |
has a queen over queen bunk and reflects some of the wild fauna found among the pines outside the walls of the lodge. Simple and uncluttered, this room is a great place to find a restful night's sleep. |
has a queen over queen bunk and is washed in luscious white adorned with a colorful Nature mural. It is a perfect room for quiet rest after a day of hiking the park's trails. |
Julia's Room $85/night |
Sunflower Room $70/night |
is our smallest room with a twin trundle bed but if you love small intimate spaces then this room is for you. The walls are a cornflower blue and a sunflower mural splashes over the walls created by one of Colorado's most prominent woman artists. |
· Individual rooms are available for overnight and multi-day stays by individuals, couples, and families. Well behaved, supervised children are most welcome. · The Horseshoe Lodge Retreat Center is also available as a rental for your group's retreat or gathering. Along with our 11 overnight rooms (sleep up to around 30 total), we have several multi-purpose rooms, break-out rooms, a massage therapy room, and a full-service kitchen that serves delicious, healthy meals. · Each of the 11 overnight rooms at Horseshoe Lodge is different and includes furnishings and artistic touches that reflect a Nature connection. · Four of the rooms have private bathrooms with showers; the other 7 rooms share 4 common baths complete with showers. Note that the shared baths are used by just one person at a time and so you do have bathroom/ showering privacy. · The Horseshoe Lodge is a 4-season facility with hiking, biking, birding, wildlife watching, sauntering, and, weather permitting, snowshoeing and cross-country skiing right outside the door. We have lots of snowshoes to rent. · Horseshoe Lodge is part of the award-winning Mountain Park Environmental Center, a non-profit environmental education organization complete with a Nature Shop and Interpretive Center featuring hands-on displays on the natural and cultural history of the area. |
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Butterfly Bath 1 of 4 Common Baths |
Our shared baths are used by just one person at a time and so you do have bathroom/ showering privacy. |
These all combine to make a stay at the Horseshoe Lodge a place to rejuvenate, explore, adventure, reflect, or just be with yourself, with others, with Nature. The Horseshoe Lodge at MPEC is a retreat and educational facility and is not available for wedding parties, wedding groups, and guests attending Pavilion weddings. |