Sylvan Dale Guest Ranch
A family run working ranch in the foothills west of Loveland, where a leadership team can take the guest houses and meet in the Heritage Lodge with no other groups around. It costs a fraction of a mountain resort and still puts horses, the river and the Rockies outside the door.
What your team gets.
- The stay
- Under one roofA private house, lodge or estate your team has to itself, like a large vacation rental. Everyone has a bedroom of their own, there are no other guests, and the team shares the great room, the kitchen and the table.
- Group size
- 8 to 40
- Where people stay
- Cabins and guest houses with about 20 bedrooms for up to 42 guests, including a 6 bedroom house and a 4 bedroom house
- Where the team meets
- The Heritage Lodge, with a 1,815 square foot meeting room for up to 95 classroom style or 120 seated for dinner, plus smaller rooms of 480 to 1,350 square feet
- Getting there
- Denver International (DEN), about 75 to 90 minutes
- Room, per night
- $$ up to $250 · $$ up to $500 · $$$ up to $750 · $$$$ up to $1,000 · $$$$$ over $1,000
Best September to October and April to May.
Summer is the dude ranch season and retreats are booked September to May, so expect cool nights and the chance of snow from late fall to early spring.
What the team can do.
- Guided trail rides on a working horse and cattle ranch
- Fly fishing and bass fishing on the Big Thompson River
- Hayrides
- Shooting sports
- A day trip to Estes Park and Rocky Mountain National Park
How we would run your retreat at Sylvan Dale Guest Ranch.
We interview every leader before we write a word of the agenda. The place sets the mood. The work starts weeks earlier.
- 1Discover
Working sessions with you and a one-on-one interview with every leader.
Weeks 1–3 - 2Design
A custom agenda built from what we heard. You sign off before anything is set.
Week 3 - 3Connect
Your team gets to know each other beneath the roles.
Retreat day 1 - 4Clarify
An honest look at what's working and what isn't.
Retreat day 1–2 - 5Align
Two or three priorities and a plan the team wrote together.
Retreat day 2 - 6Sustain
A written readout of what we heard, what the team decided and who owns each priority.
After the retreat
Planning a retreat at Sylvan Dale Guest Ranch.
How big a group fits at Sylvan Dale Guest Ranch?
Group size: 8 to 40. Where people stay: Cabins and guest houses with about 20 bedrooms for up to 42 guests, including a 6 bedroom house and a 4 bedroom house. Where the team meets: The Heritage Lodge, with a 1,815 square foot meeting room for up to 95 classroom style or 120 seated for dinner, plus smaller rooms of 480 to 1,350 square feet.
When is the best time for a retreat at Sylvan Dale Guest Ranch?
September to October and April to May. Summer is the dude ranch season and retreats are booked September to May, so expect cool nights and the chance of snow from late fall to early spring.
How does the team get to Sylvan Dale Guest Ranch?
Getting there: Denver International (DEN), about 75 to 90 minutes.
What does a room at Sylvan Dale Guest Ranch cost?
$ a room per night. Our scale: $ up to $250 · $$ up to $500 · $$$ up to $750 · $$$$ up to $1,000 · $$$$$ over $1,000. We confirm current rates with the venue for your dates.
Can Everest Collective run our leadership retreat at Sylvan Dale Guest Ranch?
Yes. Choose full service and we book Sylvan Dale Guest Ranch, plan the meals and run the schedule. Or book it yourself and we bring the leader interviews, the agenda and the facilitation. Either way, your team leaves with two or three priorities it wrote together.
We’ll handle the rest.
Choose full service and we book Sylvan Dale Guest Ranch, plan the meals and run the schedule. Or book it yourself and we bring the interviews, the agenda and the facilitation.