Rachel’s guidebook
Outdoor Activities
There are plenty of outdoor activities very close to the cabin. We provide guidebooks, maps, and recommendations at the cabin.
Feel free to use our canoe to explore Tarryall Reservoir. There are paddles and life jackets in shed locker. There is also a 1 person canoe loader in the shed that works if you have a hitch and racks on your vehicle.
32 locals recommend
Tarryall Reservoir
Feel free to use our canoe to explore Tarryall Reservoir. There are paddles and life jackets in shed locker. There is also a 1 person canoe loader in the shed that works if you have a hitch and racks on your vehicle.
Nice hike just south of Tarryall reservoir. Leads into Lost Creek Wilderness Area.
Ute Creek Trailhead
9814 Tarryall RdNice hike just south of Tarryall reservoir. Leads into Lost Creek Wilderness Area.
Wilderness Area very close to cabin. Nate Stultz trail can be accessed directly from cabin, and this leads to North Tarryall Mt., or could access wilderness area on longer hike.
15 locals recommend
Lost Creek Wilderness
Wilderness Area very close to cabin. Nate Stultz trail can be accessed directly from cabin, and this leads to North Tarryall Mt., or could access wilderness area on longer hike.
Another good fishing lake, about a 30 minute scenic drive south of the cabin. Also, great fly-fishing in Eleven Mile Canyon.
24 locals recommend
Eleven Mile Reservior
Another good fishing lake, about a 30 minute scenic drive south of the cabin. Also, great fly-fishing in Eleven Mile Canyon.
Great drive in the summer from Como to Breckenridge, also great hiking and biking. Lots of old railroad history.
47 locals recommend
Boreas Pass
Great drive in the summer from Como to Breckenridge, also great hiking and biking. Lots of old railroad history.
Jefferson Lake
Scenic mountain lake about an hour north of cabin.
A very doable 14er outside of Fairplay. If you want to come to Colorado and say you climbed a 14er, this is the one to try. Easy road to the trailhead, and nice trail to the top.
31 locals recommend
Mount Sherman
A very doable 14er outside of Fairplay. If you want to come to Colorado and say you climbed a 14er, this is the one to try. Easy road to the trailhead, and nice trail to the top.
Good snowshoeing in the winter. We keep six pairs of snowshoes in the shed, feel free to use them.
61 locals recommend
Hoosier pass
Good snowshoeing in the winter. We keep six pairs of snowshoes in the shed, feel free to use them.
Sightseeing
Closest place for restaurants, grocery store, and fuel. On the way to Breckenridge, or a fun little old mining town to explore on it's own.
113 locals recommend
Fairplay
Closest place for restaurants, grocery store, and fuel. On the way to Breckenridge, or a fun little old mining town to explore on it's own.
South Park City Museum
100 4th StRestored mining town and museum in Fairplay
It's a little over an hour to this ski town, with great restaurants and nightlife. It's a very scenic drive over Hoosier Pass.
596 locals recommend
Breckenridge
It's a little over an hour to this ski town, with great restaurants and nightlife. It's a very scenic drive over Hoosier Pass.