Devil’s Thumb Ranch Resort & Spa
Look above Devil's Thumb Ranch, and you will see its namesake, jutting from the majestic mountainside as a legendary reminder to keep the peace. Unspooling in the idyllic Ranch Creek Valley below the thumblike geological formation, the ranch (est. 1938) has become decidedly more upscale in recent years, adding luxurious cabins, two picture-perfect lodges, and a nature-based spa. The place is not only comfortable and stylish, it is green, with geothermal and solar heating and reclaimed materials from beetle-ravaged trees and rockslides. There is also the less expensive Bunkhouse down the road.
And any description of Devil's Thumb Ranch without the recreation opportunities would be sorely lacking: In winter, it is one of the best cross-country ski and snowshoe resorts in the West. Come summer, you can ride a zipline, fish, hike, bike, raft, paddle, or ride a horse on the 6,000-acre property, and the seemingly boundless public land that surrounds it.
Look above Devil's Thumb Ranch, and you will see its namesake, jutting from the majestic mountainside as a legendary reminder to keep the peace. Unspooling in the idyllic Ranch Creek Valley below the thumblike geological formation, the ranch (est. 1938) has become decidedly more upscale in recent years, adding luxurious cabins, two picture-perfect lodges, and a nature-based spa. The place is not only comfortable and stylish, it is green, with geothermal and solar heating and reclaimed materials from beetle-ravaged trees and rockslides. There is also the less expensive Bunkhouse down the road.
And any description of Devil's Thumb Ranch without the recreation opportunities would be sorely lacking: In winter, it is one of the best cross-country ski and snowshoe resorts in the West. Come summer, you can ride a zipline, fish, hike, bike, raft, paddle, or ride a horse on the 6,000-acre property, and the seemingly boundless public land that surrounds it.
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