At an elevation of 8,650 feet, the Yellow Pine Guest Ranch is located in farSouthern Colorado on the eastern slopes of the Rocky Mountains within the Sangre De Cristo Mountain range. Many travelers say that this is the most beautiful place in the state. Being in the most southeasterly portion of the Rockies, The Yellow Pine Guest Ranch is hours if not an entire day’s drive closer to Texas, Oklahoma and Kansas than other popular Colorado destinations. For example, drive times would be:
From Dallas – 10 hrs. 22 min.
From Oklahoma City – 8 hrs. 33 min.
From Kansas City – 10 hrs. 6 min
From Denver – 3 hrs. 23 min.
The ranch can be found at mile marker 16 on State Highway 12, known as the Scenic Highway of Legends – officially designated by the Colorado Scenic and Historic Byways Commission for its exceptional scenic, historic, cultural, recreational, and natural features. We are an hours’ drive west from Trinidad or 35 minutes southwest from Walsenberg.
