The Confluence Lodge · on the Dolores River, between Telluride and Durango
Slippery Rock
River Ranch
The Dolores River, all to yourself. Bring your favorite people. Revel in this enchanted ranch among the pines.
The lodge blurs the line of where luxury ends and nature begins. The big glass doors fold open to the meadow. The table seats twelve guests. And the hot tub on the porch comes with front row seats to the river.
Tour the lodgeHere, privacy and togetherness aren't mutually exclusive. Each of the three cabins has its own bathroom, fireplace and coffee maker, so the early birds can get going without waking anybody. In summer and fall, two tents along the river provide a magical place to lay your head.
See where you'll sleep
Dinner inside or out? On nice summer nights, dinner drifts outside from the kitchen onto the porch.
The River
You can roll out of bed and be fishing in a few minutes. At night, the Milky Way blankets the sky above your private hot tub.
- River
- 1,000+ feet, all yours
- Pond
- With a boardwalk, a little bridge and a bench swing
- Guides
- Duranglers can take you out wading or floating
Stay
Gather at the lodge, but enjoy some peace and quiet back at the cabin.
Hearth
Suite
Sleeps 2 · Queen bed, fireplace, a cozy reading nook and a covered walk to the lodge
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Queen
Suite
Sleeps 2 · Queen bed, fireplace, and two sinks so nobody has to wait
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River
Suite
Sleeps 4 to 6 · Made for families. A spiral staircase up to a loft with a queen and two twins, a sleeper sofa, its own washers and dryers, and a hanging daybed over the pond
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River
Tents
Two tents · Right on the riverbank, with their own bathhouse. Open summer and fall.
See River Tents →Slippery Rock River Ranch is a private ranch rental on the Dolores River in southwest Colorado, between Rico and Dolores, about 50 minutes from Telluride and an hour from Mesa Verde National Park. It sleeps 12 across the lodge, three cabins and two river tents, with 5 bedrooms and 5 baths, from $6,500 a night with a two-night minimum. One group has the whole ranch. Hosted and managed by Bridal Veil Lodging of Telluride.
On warm nights, open the big doors and bring the outside in.
Gatherings
Say "I do" in the meadow, then wake up the next morning with your loved ones to celebrate all over again.
Our team at Bridal Veil Lodging will help you find the resources to plan it, and you're welcome to come tour the ranch before you book.
- Weddings
Intimate weddings
Vows in the meadow, dinner on the porch, and everyone still around for coffee the next morning.
Plan it → - Reunions
Reunions
Thanksgiving with three generations under one roof. Well, a few roofs.
Plan it → - Fishing
Fly-fishing retreats
Fish all day, swap big fish stories around the fire pit all night under a sky full of stars.
Plan it → - Milestones
Graduations
A weekend for the graduate and everyone who helped get them there.
Plan it →
Around the ranch
Explore the trails just outside your door, an old mining town up the valley, and the mysticism of Mesa Verde only a short drive away.
Priest Gulch Trail follows the creek. Take the cutoff for a loop of about five miles.
Bear Creek Trail crosses the river on a footbridge. The first mile is a great one to do with kids.
Rico is an old mining town. Walk the old rail trail, have dinner at the Prospector, then grab a drink at The Enterprise.
Dolores has the area's favorite mountain bike trails at Boggy Draw, plus the brewery, cider house and the Food Market for groceries.
The full area guideAs seen in The Denver Post and Colorado Homes & Lifestyles