Mountain Biking Adventures
Mountain biking on Quinlan Ranch offers a variety of terrain from easy going gradually climbing roads to steeper pitches with some single track mixed in. The scenery is outstanding and wildlife sightings are common. If you are not traveling with your bike then rentals can be arranged, however, we need forty-eight hours advance notice and there is a three day minimum rental. All mountain biking tours require a two guest minimum.
• Half day adventure: $60.00 per person
• Full day adventure: $100.00 per person
• Three day mountain bike rental: $165.00
Horseback Riding Adventures
You will be transported back to the old west while riding what once was one of the largest cattle ranches in these parts. There is nothing like viewing Quinlan Ranch on horseback. We offer all day and half day rides that cover different areas on the ranch as well as steak dinner rides. Children thirteen years and older are welcome, but they must be cooperative and communicative. There is a four guest minimum for horseback adventures. Shorter rides with less number of people can be arranged in close proximity to Quinlan Ranch.
• Half day rides: $130.00 per person includes cold lunch. Approximately four hour duration with a forty-five minute lunch stop.
• All day rides: $210.00 per person includes campfire lunch. Approximately eight hour duration with a one hour lunch stop.
• Steak dinner ride: $100.00 per person. Three hour evening ride includes Campfire Steak Dinner with All the trimmings.
Geo-caching Adventures
This very popular activity involves fun and educational, ecological and historical clues that lead you on an adventure from one beautiful location to another. Based on the clues guests use a GPS, compass, and topographical map to find their way around the course. Our course setter, Bill Neuwirth, is a professional outdoor educator, wildlife biologist, and plant identification expert who has set up over twenty-five geo-caching courses in New Mexico and Colorado.
Quinlan Ranch offers four separate geo-caching courses located in different areas around the ranch. Our hiking course winds through one of the high mountain valleys and ridge tops, and a mountain biking course, snowshoe course, and cross country ski course all originate right out the back door of your lodging. Geo-caching is a fantastic adventure for families and groups of friends, and a great team building exercise for business retreats.
• Please call for rates.
505-699-6621 or email: quinlanranches@yahoo.com
Fly Fishing Adventures
Big Rocky Mountain Rainbow Trout flourish in our spring fed ponds which range in elevation from 8000 to 9500 feet above sea level. There is also wonderful stream fishing in the public waters within close proximity to the ranch where German Brown and the occasional Cut Throat trout will test your angling skills. You will be coached in the art of casting, knot tying, reading water, and learning about different hatches while enjoying some of the most scenic country in New Mexico.
• Please call for rates on different trout fishing adventures.
505-699-6621 or email: quinlanranches@yahoo.com
Wildlife Adventures
Quinlan Ranch is home to an abundance of Rocky Mountain wildlife including some of the largest elk populations in the United States. The grasslands, valleys, and mountains are perfect habitat for mule deer, bear, mountain lions, bobcats, coyotes, and other fuzzy forest creatures. A bird watchers paradise awaits you with flocks of turkey, eagles, hawks, owls, and a variety of water fowl inhabiting the area. We offer early morning and evening tours as this is the best time for wildlife viewing. Your guide will pick you up in one of our four wheel drive ranch trucks and drive you to different prime wildlife viewing areas.
• Two to three hour tour: $55.00 per guest.
(Two guest minimum)
Trekking Adventures
Hiking on Quinlan Ranch is outstanding! Gradual climbing terrain leading up to high timber areas offers beginning to advanced trekkers a variety of opportunities to get out and see the countryside. Your guide will choose a route based on your choice of physical demands. Walking the ranch is a great way to spot wildlife and you will enjoy seeing a wide variety of botanical treasures.
• Four hour tour: $60.00 per person.
(Two guest minimum)
Cross Country Skiing and Snowshoe Adventures
Snow transforms Quinlan Ranch into a winter wonderland and the wide open valleys and ridge tops offer outstanding cross country skiing and snowshoeing adventures. A variety of wildlife inhabits the ranch in the wintertime including bald eagles, snowshoe hare, coyotes, and the occasional non-migratory elk. You will leave right from the back door of you accommodations and return to a crackling fire and a warm cup of chocolate. Let us show you classic New Mexico winter fun!
• Four hour tours: $60.00 per person.
(Two person minimum)
Cumbres & Toltec Narrow Gauge Railroad
Only minutes away from the Quinlan Ranch is an adventure back in time. The historic Cumbres & Toltec Railroad once transported mined ore across the Rocky Mountains to its final destination in Colorado. This steam powered locomotive reaches the highest mountain pass of any railroad in the United States. Please call for details and rates. Reservations in advance are suggested.
For more information or to book please call 505-699-6621 or email: quinlanranches@yahoo.com
