Tours

Hiking Tours

Equinox Markings

Picture Canyon · $35pp

Picture Canyon has been a crossroads for travelers since people came to what is now know as southeast Colorado. With readily available water and mild winters, it provided fertile grounds and protection. The canyon is in southwest Baca County and borders Oklahoma. It houses petroglyphs, pictographs, a stunning equinox site and many clues for the debate over the pre-history of America and pre-Columbian European visitors. The canyon also has picnic tables, good walking paths, good opportunities for birding and wildlife viewing, camping, and restroom facilities. Area history and WPA sites included on the tours on the way to the canyon.
Time required for tour: from Pritchett 3hrs, from canyon site 1-1.5hrs, Everett Ranch 2.5hrs

Carrizo Canyon Tour Group

Carrizo Canyon · $15pp

Carrizo Canyon is a beautiful site that provides opportunity for viewing petroglyphs, birding, hiking, and camping. The canyon is a good example of early indian inhabitance with live water year round, and protection. Restrooms are also available. Area history and WPA sites included on the tour on the way to the canyon.
Time required for tour: from Pritchett 2.5-3hrs, from canyon site or Everett Ranch 45min

Driving Tours

Arch in Picture Canyon

North/Hold Canyon Driving Tour · $35pp

For those who would like to see the Picture Canyon area scenery, history and heritage but aren't able to walk or would like a driving tour this option is for you. The North or Holt Canyon area is adjacent to Picture Canyon and along with a scenic drive allows visitors to experience homesteads, historic buildings, unique sandstone structures, and a historic cemetery from the turn of the century.
Time required for the tour: from Pritchett 3-4hrs, from the Everett Ranch 2-3hrs.

WPA Bridge along County Rd M

Cottonwood Canyon Driving Tour · $25pp

County Rd M winds down into and back out of Cottonwood canyon in Baca County, SE Colorado. The drive is scenic ranging from flat prarie with open range roads, to flat top mesas and canyon lands where deer, turkey and desert big horn sheep like to graze in the field bottoms. Good for birding and a snap shot of area history, the tour is mainly for wildlife viewing and is best done in the evening or very early morning.
Time required for tour: from Pritchett 2-2.5hrs, Everett Ranch 1hr

McNees Crossing Marker

Santa Fe Trail - Cimarron Cut-Off · $35pp

Guided to and around several Santa Fe Trail Sites in north eastern New Mexico. Learn little known facts and see the actual ruts of the Santa Fe Trail on private property. Can be customized to include museums, other local rock formations, dinosaur tracks, and other local attractions or simply kept to the Santa Fe Trail. Did you know there was up to 8 tracks coming across north eastern New Mexico on the Cimarron Cut-off? Let us show you all the things you might miss! Time required for tour: from Pritchett 4-5 hrs minimum, from Everett Ranch 4hrs minimum.
Time required for tour:This is an all-day tour. You can make it a two way or one-way to Clayton, NM.

Travel Packages

Tour and Stay Package- $150

Choice of tour, breakfast and one nights lodging at the Historic Estelene Guesthouse. Package price good for two people.

Equinox Viewing Tour and Stay Pkg: $200 per couple

Stay at the historic and newly renovated Estelene Bunkhouse and enjoy a guided tour of Picture Canyon after the sunrise viewing of the light show in Crack Cave. The Package includes lodging and breakfast for two nights and a tour for two on Equinox. Enjoy hiking, wildlife viewing, scenic drives, additional tours, a wagon rides or relaxing for the rest of the day. Driving time to Picture Canyon from Everett ranch is about 30min. Additional tours or wagon rides are $15/pp.

**All tours can be customized or tours can be potentially built upon request.

RV and tent camping are also available.
RV with water and electricity - $20/night.
Camping tent spaces for $10/night for 2 people. Additional people $2/pp.