In addition to hosting beautiful outdoor weddings, our Colorado event venue has a long tradition of hosting Family Reunions, Corporate Events, and Yoga and Wellness Retreats. Blue Lake Ranch has been the home to many types of Workshops, from Photography to Fly Fishing! We ask that groups who want our undivided attention and use of all our facilities book the entire Blue Lake Ranch.
Full Service Venue & Accommodations
Comfortable Lodging
Blue Lake Ranch offers 16 accommodations. These include six individually-decorated rooms and suites, five Casitas, the Spring House with two separate floors, and three complete vacation houses. Booking the entire Ranch allows accommodation for 20 couples with private bedrooms and baths. If six baths are shared, 26 couples can be accommodated for. 70 guests may fit if all the additional queen and queen plus comfortable sleeper sofas and single beds are in use. Pack & plays for children two and under are available and complimentary. Smaller groups are accommodated in lodging that can be interconnected. Blue Lake Ranch offers great options that allow privacy for your group while not disturbing other guests.
Professional Planning & Support
Our professional staff will help groups with all the details of their Blue Lake Ranch experience. From selecting the most appropriate suite for each participant to planning all the meals to be served during their stay, everything will be planned. On the fun side, the Blue Lake Ranch staff are the Durango experts and can assist with planning activities for participants, spouses, and children.
Food & Catering Service
Blue Lake Ranch can serve all the meals needed for any event. From outdoor picnics to formal sit down 5-course dinners, the Ranch also offers a complementing beverage assortment, from local beers to champagne. When preparing our meals, we use as much Ranch grown or locally sourced foods as possible and tailor each menu to meet the individual needs of the group. Best of all, each meal is your private party. Groups can also have meals off the property, and with coordination, bring in an outside caterer to the Ranch.
Perfect for Any Type of Event
Gatherings & Reunions
The Ranch and its extensive gardens and lawns work well for team building and family games like croquet, horseshoes, sack races, and more. The indoor common areas are great for scrapbooking, card and board games, cooking classes, plays, dancing, and music. At your request, we can even arrange a professional photographer to memorialize your event. Notably, our secluded and spacious grounds have hosted Kathy Curran’s Patricia Walden Yoga Retreat and the Wagner Family Reunion, among others.
Corporate Retreats
Previous groups have expressed their appreciation of the Ranch’s quiet and privacy. Guests enjoy the spacious accommodations, separate sitting areas, and covered outdoor patios. Blue Lake Ranch provides an amazing venue to foster connection between smaller groups. Getting away from the hustle and bustle of busy downtown Durango and all its great distractions have led to some exceptional quality meeting time. Some of our past clients include Mercury Payment Systems, Worldpay, Archuleta County, and British Petroleum.
Nonprofit Groups
Blue Lake Ranch recognizes the important role nonprofit groups play in the health of our communities and offers special rates to non-profit groups. The ranc hosts many non-profit Board meetings and retreats. Some of the organizations we have hosted include Boettcher Foundation, San Juan Mountain Association, and Community Foundation Serving Southwest Colorado.