Is River Ranch Summary: pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

Onsite parking is available at the property.

Where is River Ranch Summary: located?

Situated on a river, this vacation home is within a 5-minute walk of Arkansas Headwaters Recreation Area and Arkansas River. Lower Grape Creek Wilderness Study Area and Royal Gorge Bridge are also within 9 mi (15 km).

River Ranch Summary: Reviews, Deals & Photos 2026

10/10 Excellent

Brittany V.

22 December 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Awesome House

We had a blast at this location. Tons of things to do and the house was clean and comfortable for a large group!

Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

sharon k.

21 January 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

90th bday

Great place for our family to all stay while in town plenty of room. Beds comfortable, plenty of bedding and towels. Great location too

Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2024

8/10 Good

michael s.

6 January 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Nice house with plenty of room.

Stay was great and the house is very beautiful with nice views. Probably could use some instructions on which light switches turn on which lights. The kitchen lights are down a hallway near a bathroom on the backside of the kitchen.

Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Barbara B.

23 November 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Family Thanksgiving

It was perfectly suited for our family gathering of 18! Plenty of room, beautiful setting, beautiful house with everything we needed. Big horn sheep & deer coming thru early am, lots of hiking, running terrain, hot tub awesome, big garage driveway for pickleball set up!! Loved it all; from 4 yrs old to 73, suited everyone’s needs, interests!! Great golf course & playground in Canon City. Thank you for a memorable week.

Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Chris P.

27 June 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

River trip

Great service great location

Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Maria A.

27 December 2022

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Christmas Vacation

We had an amazing time at the river ranch property in Cañon City. The house was outstanding it exceeded our expectations. It was cozy yet big for the whole 16 of us. The home had all the essentials needed. Monarch Hill, Royal Gorge Railroad and bridge within driving distance.

Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2022

8/10 Good

Lagayle P.

28 August 2018

Great

This is a wonderful home that provided everything that we needed for our stay. It needs some adjustment on a few things, that I have discussed with the owner and he assured they would fix. But overall our experience was wonderful Thank You

Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2018

This review was submitted before 2018 and has not been verified.

8/10 Good

Donald B.

28 August 2015

Great House

Great location, took advantage of RG rafting and zipping discount having rented the property. 1000s of stars while in the hot tub at night and we enjoyed the fire pit several nights. Nice porch with a lot of seating outside to enjoy the scenery. Really nice kitchen and plenty of dining space for 16 people inside. Beds were all very comfortable, baths were perfect for our 3 families. Very close to Royal Gorge. All of the people we interfaced with at check-in, restaurant, rafting and zip lining were very friendly. I have to share the not so good from my perspective. The ice maker didn't work and we were offered to get ice from the restaurant at any time, which we did. There is no closet or dresser in the master bedroom. We used the bunk beds in the room adjacent to the master bath to lay our clothes on. On the VRBO site it list ping pong, foosball and a walkway to the water. There are none of those. The walkway to the river is gated off. The VRBO site says: enjoy the Arkansas River all from our private beach which is literally right outside your door! You can see it, but to access the beach you drive across Highway 50. It's a great place to stay, I say these things just to let you know how it really is.

10/10 Excellent

David M.

8 September 2022

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great getaway house

Awesome house for a big group. Perfect location

Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2022

8/10 Good

Charlotte G.

11 June 2022

Liked: Cleanliness, communication, location, listing accuracy

Beautiful property for a Colorado getaway!

We had 10 guests at the house five days to raft, zipline, and explore the area. We had SO MUCH FUN! There was plenty of activities in the area to keep us busy. The house was clean and spacious inside and out. I do think 16 adults would be a tight fit as the loft with pull out couches is not private. This accounts for 4 bodies sleeping in essentially the living room as the house has beautiful vaulted ceiling and open living concepts. Overall, we would absolutley stay again for another adventure!

Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2022

10/10 Excellent

Jennifer P.

7 September 2021

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great get away

Great location, enjoyed our time

Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2021

8/10 Good

Sharon R.

3 June 2021

Liked: Check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Location, Location, Location

Very welcoming & spacious. The location is the best. 5minutes to rafting, zip lining, dinosaur museum & rope course & food. W

Stayed 3 nights in May 2021

10/10 Excellent

Lynn J., Arlington Texas

21 March 2021

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Awesome family vacation

The house was perfect for all 16 family members, plenty to do outside with hot tub, fire pit and horse shoes. The house came fully stocked with toilet paper, paper towels, dish soap, hand soap, shampoo & conditioner, trash bags and plenty of towels for everyone. I would recommend this rental to others!!

Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2021

6/10 Okay

Stephanie R.

12 December 2020

Liked: Location

Great house but overpriced for worn down condition

The house is in a beautiful area where you can hear the river if you walk outside. The hot tub is well maintained and perfect for soaking in while you watch the train below. There are horseshoes and a fire pit (which we couldn't use because of a fire ban), some cards and board games, and the house itself has 6 sleeping areas (one is a closet, so it's NOT a bedroom as advertised), plus sleeper couches, 3.5 bathrooms (not 4), and some nice touches like laundry and dishwashing soap, paper towels, and toilet paper. There is a fireplace and plenty of space for family to gather for meal preparation and dining. The house has lots of plates and utensils, some basic spices, lots of cups and glasses, cooking and serving utensils, a small crock pot and blender, a toaster and drip coffee maker, etc. The check in process sucks. You have to meet a management company at an office ONLY between 3-4pm despite the house having ability for check-in and access remotely, including e-signing of documents. To make it worse, when I arrived at the office (during COVID-19 peak), I had to wait in a tourist activity office where several other people were nearby and one of the employees at the desk where I was being helped was holding her mask AWAY from her mouth UNDER her nose while talking on the phone. I pointed it out to the employee helping me and he didn't do anything. This didn't start things off well. I followed an employee to the property where they did a quick walkthrough (which probably shouldn't be done during COVID). The house is literally on the doorstep of the zipline, so expect to see people nearby. The house itself is a beautiful cabin, but everything beyond the surface is worn terribly. From finishes on the wood being worn to the towels, linens, and furniture being stained and having torn holes in them, and being broken or worn out, the mattresses being worn out, and the dishes and cups being cracked and chipped, it is obvious that items USED to be nice, but they just aren't anymore. The house was generally very clean, but there were areas that weren't. For example, there was soap goo on the bathroom ledge (we didn't have/bring bar soap). There's no bath soap provided other than hand soap and shampoo/conditioner. The electronics are old and wiring is stripped, the wifi is slow, and neither of the jet tub bathtubs worked. The dishwasher needed servicing and the garbage disposal reeked of fish. Overall, loved the house but not the price for the condition.

Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2020

10/10 Excellent

Dony B.

4 August 2020

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Awesome

This house i just outside of the city but close enough to everything.

Stayed 5 nights in Jul 2020

10/10 Excellent

Maritssa G.

20 July 2020

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Amazing!!

Everything was amazing! Location and view excellent.

10/10 Excellent

Marianne F.

9 September 2019

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Outstanding!

We’ll definitely be back!!

10/10 Excellent

Carsten P.

20 July 2019

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Best place to stay for Canon City adventures

Fantastic property and house in a super location. It doesn't get any better than this. Plenty of space for all of us (11 people from age 5 to 93) and the house just felt like home.

Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2019

10/10 Excellent

Nick W.

8 July 2019

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Perfect lodge for Royal Gorge rafting and activities

This cabin was perfect for our group of guys in town for some river rafting and Royal Gorge adventures. There was tons of space for us to gather inside for dinner, poker, or watching TV, but there was also plenty of room to get away for some peace and quiet if you wanted to. Not only that, but there was plenty of stuff to do outside the cabin as well like horseshoes, grilling out, fire pit, exploring the interesting landscape, etc.. . We will definitely be staying here again if/when we return in the future. Nick from TX

Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2019

8/10 Good

Jan G., Fowler

2 April 2019

Very nice!!!

We spent 4 days here with my husband's parents, his 5 siblings and our families. The house is kept up very well and we had everything we could possibly need. My ONLY complaint is that it isn't very sound proof. The doors to the bedrooms don't seem to fit snugly, and the doors on the bathrooms are pocket doors which also don't fit extremely snugly. So, since the bathrooms are shared between rooms, we could hear pretty much everything going on in the bathroom, and often, what was happening in the adjoining bedroom. There is also a living area outside the upstairs bedrooms, and if the kids were watching TV there or talking, we could hear pretty much everything loud and clear, even with our bedroom door shut. Otherwise, we loved the house! Very nice outdoor areas and great porches!

Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2019

10/10 Excellent

Gary W., Middletown, Delaware, USA

10 August 2018

My stay

Love the location and the property.

Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2018

This review was submitted before 2018 and has not been verified.

10/10 Excellent

Zach W.

23 October 2017

Huge open floor plan, beautiful wrap around deck plenty of room

Everything about this house was awesome, we were shown around the property and it couldn't have been a better fit for us

Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2017

This review was submitted before 2018 and has not been verified.

10/10 Excellent

Jessica J.

13 August 2017

Amazing , beautiful home with everything you need. Great location and nice people.

Our family had so much fun. There is something for everyone, if you want to stay super busy with activities or just relax in a beautiful setting

Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2017

This review was submitted before 2018 and has not been verified.

10/10 Excellent

1 September 2010

Beautiful

This house is great. Beautiful decor and spacious rooms. But we spent very little time inside as we enjoyed the large wrap around porch, outdoor hot tub, patio area and hiking around the property. Our group of 25 had a wonderful time while staying here for a whitewater rafting trip. It was great fun to raft by our home away from home while on the all day Royal Gorge rafting trip. The location was very convenient to Canon City. The owner was very accommodating. We found it very hard to leave. Highly recommended. Note: Definitely take the Skyline Drive road off of highway 50 just west of Canon City for a neat little drive.

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