MINGUS RANCH
MINGUS RANCH

Featured amenities

Picnic Table Picnic Table
Electric Hookup Electric Hookup
Fire Pit Fire Pit
Bedrooms Bedrooms

About Mingus Ranch

Mingus Ranch is a cabin where guests can step back in time and feel like they're staying on an early 20th century homestead. The cabin was built in 1908 and was operated by the same family for six decades before it became a Forest Service property. In collaboration with the Frontier Pathways Scenic and Historic Byway and the Colorado State Historical Society, the cabin and neighboring barn have been renovated to match their original appearance and filled with period-specific furniture and antiques. Electricity is provided and a horse corral is onsite.

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2026 (Current year)

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Currently open - May 1 to Nov 29

Campground Amenities

Most popular amenities

Picnic Table Picnic Table
Electric Hookup Electric Hookup
Fire Pit Fire Pit
Bedrooms Bedrooms
RV Utilities and Hookups

RV Utilities and Hookups

  • Electric Hookup
Cooking and Fire

Cooking and Fire

  • Picnic Table
  • Fire Pit
On Site Services

On Site Services

  • Horse Stable

Cabin Interior

  • Bedrooms
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01, Loop: MINR

🏠 Cabin
  • 7 guests

Site Details

Up to 7 guests
Surface: Gravel
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Reviews (50)

Review Summary

4.4
50 reviews
5
68.0%
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Catherine O

Verified

September 5, 2025 • Stayed at: 01, Loop: MINR

5

I've been renting Mingus for years. I'm so happy after being shut for a year the cabin has been cleaned up, new pots and pans, clean stove and a coffee maker now! Could you please put the railing back on the end where it's missing outside? You pull up to park there and it's hard for old people to take their stuff inside. The daybed where I sleep is an absolute taco and folds up and very uncomfortable to sleep on. Bring an air mattress pad or something or sleep upstairs. I've heard noises up there forever and this time footsteps on the stairs. Read the guest book. It's very common and not frightening at all. It's so peaceful this time of year without the ATV's and the forest service horses grazing was such a bonus. They were friendly horses. The trail at the end of the road has gotten chewed up from ATVs on it and very depressing that it's a boulder field now. I will always rent Mingus as it feels like home.

Catherine O

Verified

September 5, 2025 • Stayed at: 01, Loop: MINR

5

I've been renting Mingus for years. I'm so happy after being shut for a year the cabin has been cleaned up, new pots and pans, clean stove and a coffee maker now! Could you please put the railing back on the end where it's missing outside? You pull up to park there and it's hard for old people to take their stuff inside. The daybed where I sleep is an absolute taco and folds up and very uncomfortable to sleep on. Bring an air mattress pad or something or sleep upstairs. I've heard noises up there forever and this time footsteps on the stairs. Read the guest book. It's very common and not frightening at all. It's so peaceful this time of year without the ATV's and the forest service horses grazing was such a bonus. They were friendly horses. The trail at the end of the road has gotten chewed up from ATVs on it and very depressing that it's a boulder field now. I will always rent Mingus as it feels like home.

Andrea M

Verified

June 24, 2025 • Stayed at: 01, Loop: MINR

5

We love this place, it’s so beautiful, peaceful and there’s so much to do in the area from hiking to mountain biking to dirt biking. It’s got beds and a table inside to eat from and then outside has a picnic table and a fire pit and they have a vaulted toilet. The best way to go camping.

Andrea M

Verified

June 24, 2025 • Stayed at: 01, Loop: MINR

5

We love this place, it’s so beautiful, peaceful and there’s so much to do in the area from hiking to mountain biking to dirt biking. It’s got beds and a table inside to eat from and then outside has a picnic table and a fire pit and they have a vaulted toilet. The best way to go camping.

Frank K

Verified

June 17, 2025 • Stayed at: 01, Loop: MINR

5

a great place to stay, very rustic but comfortable

Frank K

Verified

June 17, 2025 • Stayed at: 01, Loop: MINR

5

a great place to stay, very rustic but comfortable

Nicholas H

Verified

November 24, 2023 • Stayed at: 01, Loop: MINR

2

The concept of this cabin is nice, a rustic getaway in the woods, but it could definitely use of love and care. The electric heaters were less than adequate to keep it warm, I heard them turn on, but never felt any warmth from them. It could benefit from the installation of a small wood or pellet stove in the main area downstairs. The beds could also use some updates. By the breakdown on the mattresses, I I think they are original to the cabin, and I am pretty sure the sheets that are on them have not been washed in years by the stains that were on them. Even though it said that there was some basic cooking supplies, I brought my own dishes thankfully. The pots/pans as well as the table were covered in rodent droppings. The door in the main level bed area needs a cover on the window. It felt a little strange sleeping in there not being able to cover that window.

Nicholas H

Verified

November 24, 2023 • Stayed at: 01, Loop: MINR

2

The concept of this cabin is nice, a rustic getaway in the woods, but it could definitely use of love and care. The electric heaters were less than adequate to keep it warm, I heard them turn on, but never felt any warmth from them. It could benefit from the installation of a small wood or pellet stove in the main area downstairs. The beds could also use some updates. By the breakdown on the mattresses, I I think they are original to the cabin, and I am pretty sure the sheets that are on them have not been washed in years by the stains that were on them. Even though it said that there was some basic cooking supplies, I brought my own dishes thankfully. The pots/pans as well as the table were covered in rodent droppings. The door in the main level bed area needs a cover on the window. It felt a little strange sleeping in there not being able to cover that window.

Julie R

Verified

September 7, 2023 • Stayed at: 01, Loop: MINR

5

Awesome Peaceful Historical Ranch.

Julie R

Verified

September 7, 2023 • Stayed at: 01, Loop: MINR

5

Awesome Peaceful Historical Ranch.

Location & Directions for Mingus Ranch

San Carlos Ranger District, Canon City, CO 81212 United States

Elevation: 2,944 ft

Getting There

From Pueblo, CO take State Highway 96 approximately 30 mi to the junction of State Highway 165. Travel south on SH 165 for 9 mi. Turn left (east) onto Forest Service Road 383 (Ditch Creek Rd.) and continue 1.5 mi. The two story cabin is on the rig...

Nearest town

Canon City, CO - 39 mi

About 55 min to downtown

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Last updated: October 7, 2026

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