McComber Ranch
This ranch offers several hundred acres of birdwatching on shortgrass prairie, as well as access to Timpas Creek. On the prairie you may find Mountain Plovers and Long-billed Curlew, with luck, and pronghorns are fairly numerous. Stay at the family-style bunkhouse, which sleeps 4 to 5 adults and 2 kids. Two kids can also sleep in the old-time sheep wagon. Enjoy campfires and chuckwagon cooking when time and weather allow. Watch horse-training and western leather-working on site.
Restrictions: Pets not allowed in bunkhouse, though they may be leashed outside
County: Otero
Attractions: Near Santa Fe Trail Scenic and Historic Byway and Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site
Directions: To inquire about access to this ranch and to get directions, please call 719-980-2987 a minimum of 48 hours in advance of your potential visit. Please remember that this is a working ranch as well as a private residence, and there may be times when the landowner cannot accommodate visits. While you are on the ranch, remember to stay on roads, leave gates as you find them (whether open or closed), and refrain from taking anything off the ranch or leaving trash behind.
Habitat: Grassland/Prairie
Dates of Access: Spring and fall, by appointment only, contact owner prior to visit
Hours:
Ownership: Private
Admission or Fees: $5/person for day pass; please call for lodging rates
Parking: Yes
Lodging: Bunkhouse; sheep wagon for kids. Hotel in Rocky Ford.
Handicapped: No
Handicapped Access: Limited
Delorme: 100 A2
ROC: 123 F4
Latitude: 37.95057
Longitude: -103.72998
Contact Information
Call 719-980-2987 or email sylviamccomber@gmail.com for more information.