Your outdoor adventure awaits!! We are a mountain lodge with cabins utilized as a Christian camp, open to the public between camps. This is a destination stay with numerous activities including horseback riding, zip lines, hiking, kayaking, fishing, sand volleyball, basketball, indoor pool, hot tub, fire pit, disc golf, rock climbing, and much more. We also feature the famous Wild Horses Cafe and pizza. We welcome your well behaved dog for a fee of $55 Our Lower Ranch house is a favorite here at Dawn of Hope ranch. It's a private part of an older ranch house with it’s own entrance. It sleeps up to 9 and has a kitchen, dining, living area and 2 baths. There are no shared spaces with other guests. You are welcome to enjoy the lodge which is just down the hill and the amenities! Check out all the pics! Pool, volleyball, cafe and more! Amenities are not guaranteed and may require a fee/reservation. Come enjoy our family friendly place. Multiple rooms and cabins available. We do rent the entire property for special events including family reunions. Please reach out to host for pricing and availability. We welcome your well behaved dog for a fee of $55 Please read this listing’s information in it’s entirety before booking your stay: We are a fun and busy place, and a great place for families and couples seeking fun activity with moments of quiet in the fresh mountain air! There are places of quiet reflection on the property for those looking for a peaceful getaway and other areas of fun activity if you are looking for adventure! This space is part of a larger older home. It’s a private space with a private entrance. Just down the hill ( a few stairs away) is our lodge where you are welcome to enjoy lodge amenities! Quiet time in the lodge is from 10PM-8AM. On property we offer: seasonal fishing at our small private pond, kayaks for a peaceful float on the pond, gaga ball, outdoor volleyball, indoor swimming and hot tub. Our property has an entrance to the Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument with miles of hiking. *Fall: We have a large amount of Aspens that draw people to the area during their turning during the fall season. You will find many picture-taking opportunities with this beautiful season! *Winter: When snow begins to come, you can enjoy our cozy fireplace and some hot chocolate after a day of building a snow fort or sledding! We are a little over an hour away from skiing, so avoid those resort prices, and come back to us after a day of skiing fun, or maybe stay with us on your way to some of the larger ski resorts in Colorado. Please see our climate information below. LOCAL ACTIVITIES NEAR US: Within 5-10 minutes- -Colorado Wolf Preserve -The Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument (enjoy their museum and hiking) -Town of Florissant, CO: Costello Café, Shooting Gallery, Iron Tree Restaurant -Divide, CO: McGinty’s, Russ’, Paradox Brewery, Venture Foods Grocery and Deli, Above the Clouds ATV Tours Within 20-30 minutes- -Woodland Park: Memorial Park, Rampart Library, Bierworks Brewery, Fusion Japan, AJ’s Pizza, The Southern Lily, Judges, Joanie’s, The Mayflower, Starbucks, Café Leo, The Dinosaur Resource Museum, Mountain Natural Grocery, Walmart, City Market, Safeway and more! -The North Pole amusement park. -Lake George: Happy Meadow’s Campground (fun place to float the river on an tube), Spinney River Reservoir (fly fishing), Eleven Mile State Park, Wilkerson Pass (amazing views). -Cripple Creek: Casino, Railroad, Mining and restaurants, and a great drive to see the Aspens turn in the fall! Within 30-40 minutes- -Manitou Springs: Downtown area is FULL of places to shop and eat, Manitou Cliff Dwellings, Cave of the Winds. Near there is the entrance to Pike’s Peak Scenic Drive (donut shop at the top!). Within 45 min-1 hour- City of Colorado Springs: Garden of the Gods, Red Rocks, Glenn Eyrie Castle, The Broadmoor, Cheyenne Mountain Zoo, Bass Pro Shop and Dining, lots of places to eat and pleny to do! 1.5-2 hours- The Royal Gorge Bridge and Park (they have a zipline, too), Mt Princeton Hot Springs, Breckenridge, Monarch (ski and outdoor fun), Noah's Ark White Water Rafting Within 2-3 hours- Vail, Avon, Aspen, Keystone, Cooper (family skiing), Buena Vista Climate Information for Florissant, Colorado: Florissant (zip 80816), Colorado gets 15 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 39 inches of rain per year. Florissant (zip 80816) averages 84 inches of snow per year. The US average is 26 inches of snow per year. On average, there are 247 sunny days per year in Florissant (zip 80816). The US average is 205 sunny days. Summer High: the July high is around 77 degrees Winter Low: the January low is 5 You will have access to the lodge amenities such as the pool and hot tub, and all of the other features of the ranch listed above! Quiet and peaceful neighborhood with dirt roads (common in Colorado neighborhoods), maintained by the county. Road from our entrance in to the ranch are maintained by staff. There are lots of beautiful areas to walk on in the area, including the road ways. Our neighborhood is safe, although we recommend not walking alone at dawn or dusk (due to animals in the area). No public transportation There are times we have other guests on property, as we have several cabins and rooms at our lodge. We also serve as a retreat for groups, from time to time. This is a lively and fun place, with activity during the day! You may here kids laughing and people playing, a horse whinny, or a cow moo :) There hasn't been tv in these rooms for 50 years so we keep it that way, but wifi is available for your devices. Also, at 9000 feet our a/c is open windows for cool nights.