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The Vee Bar - Family Friendly Wyoming Guest & Dude Ranch
The Vee Bar located near Laramie, Wyoming just 2 1/2 hours north of Denver, Colorado is a world-reknown family guest and dude ranch with a relaxed atmosphere sure to feel like home to your entire family. Family Guest Ranch activities range from horseback riding to evenings gathered around a campfire. Resting in the shadows of the Snowy Range Mountains in the Centennial Valley, the Vee Bar Guest Ranch is located 21 miles west of Laramie, Wyoming. Click for area map and driving directions from Denver International Airport. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, this 100 year-old landmark has served as a cattle ranch, a stagecoach stop, a boy's school, and a buffalo ranch, as well as a year-round guest ranch. With careful restoration and creative decor, its western heritage has been preserved. The cabins and lodge offer antique furnishings from the Vee Bar's rich and colorful past. "Once again our stay at the Vee Bar Guest Ranch was nothing but spectacular!" Never to be forgotten, the Vee Bar's menu of home-cooked food is part of a great stay at the ranch. Dining is buffet style in the informal western tradition. Guests enjoy a varied menu of meats, fresh fruits and vegetables, homemade breads, and desserts. The ranch chef will be happy to accommodate special diets with prior notice. Happiness can be found with ease at the lovely Vee Bar Guest and Dude Ranch, whether riding across the grassy meadows on a beautiful summer morning or relaxing to the sound of the Little Laramie River flowing just outside your cabin.
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Via the Interstates Leave the airport and get on the east Denver toll road (E470) and head north toward Fort Collins to I-25. (I-25N) Take I-25 North to Cheyenne (about 90 miles). Take the I-80 west exit to Laramie on I-80 (about 45 miles). Stay on I-80 west around Laramie to the Snowy Range Exit (Exit 311) and head west on Snowy Range Road/Hwy 130 & 230. Continue west on Snowy Range Road (about 1 mile) and turn a sharp right onto Highway 130 towards Centennial. Go about 21 miles on Hwy 130 to the Vee Bar Ranch sign. Turn right into ranch road and proceed across the river (wooden bridge) through the barn yard to the Vee Bar Lodge, which is about ½ mile off Highway 130. Follow above directions to Fort Collins (about 50 mi). Turn off interstate at Highway 14 interchange and drive west into Fort Collins (Mulberry Street). Follow Highway 14 (Mulberry Street) to College Drive or Highway 287. Go north on Highway 287 to Laramie (about 70 miles). Highway 287 exits onto Rawlins I-80 west. Follow I-80 west about one mile to Snowy Range Exit (Exit 311) and proceed as described above. Via the Interstates Get on Interstate 25 and go North. Continue on I-25 towards Cheyenne. On the edge of Cheyenne take Interstate 80 west towards Laramie/Rawlins. At Laramie take exit 311 at Snowy Range Road and turn left under the interstate underpass. Follow Snowy Range Road about a mile to the intersection, then take a right on highway 130 toward Centennial. You will pass the Laramie Regional Airport about 1 mile out of Laramie, and this is how you can tell you are on highway 130. The ranch is located 20 miles west on the right hand side. The entrance is signed and lighted. Follow the drive across the bridge, past the barn and follow drive to the left to main lodge. Via the Scenic Route From I-25, take the Fort Collins/Highway 14 exit and drive west toward Fort Collins. Follow Highway 14 until you reach Highway 287 and turn right. Continue on Highway 287 for approximately 70 miles to Laramie. Highway 287 becomes 3rd Street in Laramie. Follow Highway 287 / 3rd Street until you reach Snowy Range Road/Clark Street ( it is signed) and turn left. Follow Snowy Range Road about 1.5 miles, at the intersection make a right turn on to Highway 130 to Centennial. The ranch is located 20 miles west on the right hand side. The entrance is signed and lighted. Follow the drive across the bridge, past the barn and follow drive to the left to main lodge. From I-80 take Exit 311 (Snowy Range Road Exit). Travel West (towards McDonalds) on Snowy Range Road. Take a right turn at Hwy 130 to Centennial, Snowy Range Ski area, and airport. You will pass the airport 1 mile out of Laramie—this is how you can tell if you are on the correct highway. Travel 21 miles to the Vee Bar ranch sign. Turn right onto ranch road, proceed across the wooden bridges, through barn yard to lodge (about ½ mile off Hwy 130). Take 135 South out of Riverton to Sweetwater Station (do not take the route to Hudson or Lander). At Sweetwater Station (which is just a rest area), turn left (east) onto Hwy 287. You’ll go through the small town of Jeffrey City. Approximately 23 miles later you will come to a stop sign; turn right to go to Lamont/Rawlins (still Hwy 287). When you get to Rawlins, get on I-80 East and go approx 20 miles to the Saratoga exit (which is out in the middle of nowhere); turn right to Saratoga. Go through Saratoga and about 8 miles later you will turn to your left (Hwy 130) to go to Centennial (if you go straight you will be in Riverside). Stay on this road through Centennial, go approximately 7 miles and the Vee Bar will be on your left. NOTE: About a mile before the Vee Bar entrance there is an asphalt road that goes south (Hwy 11). Just past this road is a sign that says “Bed and Breakfast Next Left” You made it!
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The Cole Family own and operate the Dude Ranch, as well as the Deerwood cattle ranch, located approximately ten miles south of the Vee Bar, nestled in the Centennial Valley below the Medicine Bow National Forest.
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