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Licensed - Bonded - Insured - Outfitter #2145
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Timberwood Ranch takes the "roughing it" out of the hunt,
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Timberwood Ranch is located in beautiful Dolores
County in scenic southwestern Colorado.
The Timberwood Ranch offers hunters the best of Colorado hunting with all the amenities of home.
This area has long been popular with hunters because of the abundant wildlife.
The Lone Cone Mountain, at 12,000', stands majestically overlooking
Groundhog Lake and this 2150 acre privately owned ranch. Near Timberwood Ranch is
two million acres of San Juan National Forest with a wide variety of terrain and wildlife.
The ranch has been a sheep ranch and more recently grazing land for cattle.
The family has endeavored to maintain the land as an undeveloped and pristine area.
This ranch has been in the same family since 1928,
but the beautiful new lodge was completed in 2002 and features many modern amenities.
The Lodge is a 2000 sq. ft. building with three bedrooms,
2 baths, a great room, and a family-style kitchen. When you stay at the lodge you will
enjoy a warm family-style environment, comfortable beds, and family-style meals.
A unique benefit of staying at the Timberwood Lodge is Groundhog Lake just outside the door.
Groundhog Lake provides excellent fishing from the shore, trolling by boat, or fly fishing.
The ranch property joins the Lake for over a mile of shoreline.
The water level fluctuates according to demands of irrigation in Montezuma Valley.
Rainbow trout as large as 7 pounds have been caught in the Lake.
Cut bows, and crawdads are also plentiful.
If you have returned from the hunt early you can spend the rest of your day fishing for the granddaddy trout
in the lake, we will even provide the fishing boat.
So don't forget your fishing tackle when you come to stay with us!
Hunting this property is relatively easy with elevations ranging from 8500-9500'.
Several blinds overlooking stock ponds are accessed via pick-up truck or
ATV's for those who are physically limited. All of the property is
fenced and posted. Oak brush and stands of Quaking Aspen separated
by meadows best characterize the landscape.
The San Juan National Forest begins a few miles east of the ranch.
There is a large number of elk in this region. Four to five point elk are the norm.
Resident elk spend the summers and fall on the property and the number increases in
the fall and early winter when elk migrate off the National Forest.
Large herds pass through this area on their way to the winter range
along the CO-UT border. Hunting success nearly always depends on
weather conditions. A limited number of hunters per season will be
allowed.
This has become a very popular sport in the area. Due to road closures by Dolores County from Nov to May, it is 20 miles by snowmobile to our Lodge. The Lodge can be available for food and lodging for those who wish a place to stay while touring the many tracks and roads, over National Forest or racing on the frozen lake. Two snowmobiles are available at the Lodge. Best season for snowmobiling is February/March - depending on snow conditions.