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Lodge pole forest

This property was once a Gold mining encampment in the turn of the last century, just out of view nestled in a pine forest,

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It’s like a national park setting in the trees, you should be very aware that wildlife wanders through here 24/7, near several national forests and gold medal fishing as well as beautiful hot springs within  40-45 minutes 

Propane fireplace and queen bed, camp chairs

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CampCHERIshed-Camp for a Cause!

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*Tons of privacy!*

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Camp for a Cause!

🌲100% of every dollar in our camping fee is a donation for ShesCHERIshed.

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Help us with this mission by camping with us!

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You can expect tons of trees, privacy, peaceful, quiet land to relax, with beautiful views of the Rocky Mountains, miles of pine trees, boulders, open hiking, fire pits, *Chatfield Reservoir views (in certain areas) and more!

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Enjoy private camping, yet still close to Rampart Range, the town of Sedalia or Castle Rock for convenience.

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Or head to Deckers, and the South Platte River for Fishing!

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Only 10 minutes to the town of Sedalia, w/ a gas station, the famous cheeseburger at Bud's Bar, B'Mans BBQ & Wide Open Saloon, a cafe & more. Options available if you don't feel like cooking while camping.

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This is a smoke, drug, and drunk free campsite.

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Blessings! (ShesCHERIshed is a 501(c)(3) non-profit ministry.)

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The cabin is tucked away in the pine trees

Rustic Glamorous Artist's Cabin

The first time I saw this beautiful heavily wooded 12-acre property, I immediately put in an offer.  That was 18 years ago.  I spent the next 11 years chasing corporate goals which I finally realized were inconsistent with my soul.  I started a family and decided to sell this property.  I brought my then 2 year old daughter here so she could see it once before I sold it.   As we drove up highway 285 through vistas each more stunning than the last, I was moved to tears by the beauty.  By the time we reached the property, I knew that we would be moving back here.  Nearly 3 years later, we finally moved back with 3 dogs and 2 cats in tow.  We love it here and truly belong in this place we call home.  Part of the former Ute tribe summer hunting area, and backing to the Pike National Forest and Lost Creek Wilderness;  this fascinating area is both beautiful and full of things to do.  Fresh clean mountain air. No people. Get away to the quiet beauty of your private wooded cabin. Enjoy a campfire, amazing mountain views, and killer hiking right out your cabin door. Spend an amazing night with millions of stars overhead. Recharge your soul in silent mountain peace. A rare opportunity to stay tucked in private woods and steps from 1000s of acres of national forest. Featuring dual heaters, sleeping loft, outdoor cooking area, solar, and indoor camp toilet facilities, this is luxury glampingSpend an unforgettable night watching millions of stars in the crisp clean mountain air.  Feel yourself relax and recharge as you enjoy the woods and the stunning mountain views. The cabin is furnished with many of the pieces from the Lost Creek Cabin Studio and features solar electricity and indoor camp toilet facilities. Fresh water is provided. The artist's retreat is a luxury glamping cabin.As long as there is no fire ban, you are welcome to enjoy a campfire in the outdoor fireplace.  We require guests to diligently tend their fire and completely extinguish the campfire when guests are not near.  There is firewood to gather on the property and we have firewood for purchase as well.  We do not allow guests to bring in firewood as the area has begun to see invasive species of insects and we do not want to contribute to this potentially devastating situation. 

Complete with a sofa, a number of chairs, a tent and a firepit, this place has it all!

This was the view about 20 feet from the Cabin of the night sky

A little campfire outside the cabin at night

The side view. The Cabin comes with pans, a stove, utensils, a lighter and a water jug. Basically, everything you would need

Taken at night from behind the little tent that had set up outside the cabin

A profile view of the Cabin at night with the brilliant night sky

Red Daisy Farm

Originally an 80 acre cattle ranch built by a gentleman from Iowa named Thomas Jefferson Rutherford. 
Now a charming, peaceful and beautiful 4 acre flower farm. 
On site, we also host a unique place to stay in our converted grain silos!  We offer guests access to use of the hot tub and all natural, European swimming pond!

Glen Isle Resort

(If you book with us, please don’t follow your GPS if it tries to make you turn at the Coney Island hot dog stand. Glen Isle is .5 miles past the hot dog stand.)

Due to the ongoing issues with forest fires in our area and insurance issues at this time, we will no longer have open wood-burning fires. Propane fires are permitted if you have a portable campfire ring, please feel free to bring your own. We do have a couple available for rent onsite. 

For your safety and ours: absolutely no check in/arrival after dark sets in; Around 5:15pm during winter months. 7:30pm summer

There are many reasons why you would want to camp at Glen Isle Resort! 
Glen Isle is located in Bailey, Colorado which is the perfect vacation spot for friends, family, reunions, or a private get away.

Glen Isle was originally built for an escape from hectic Denver. Once you cross the bridge into the resort, you’ll understand why it has served as a peaceful getaway for over a century. The Platte River welcomes you and divides the property from Highway 285. If you love to fish, you have a mile of the river to use at your disposal. If hiking is your forte and you desire to explore nature, Glen Isle is surrounded by the National Forest,
Lost Creek Wilderness, Payne Gulch Trailhead, the Colorado Trail
and many private acres for you to explore.

You will find history narrates the Native American’s story where Glen Isle was once used as an Indian encampment, and numerous trees still stand today that were culturally modified to mark sacred treasures. If you seek tranquility, you will find hummingbirds and chipmunks always seeking an audience to entertain. 

Starting June 1st, we will offer evening activities, and campers are welcome to come to the lodge, shop in our gift shop.

We also have snacks for purchase, and popcorn for our guests to enjoy. 

(Glorious Glen Isle was unoccupied for six years. 
We are in the process of renovating hundred year old
cabins, and the 8,000 square foot lodge. 
Our camping areas have a river setting, glorious valley views, and a private setting surrounded by the National Forest. 
However, there is renovation and construction going on around some areas of
the property. 
Additionally, as you can see from the map and read in a few reviews, we are just on the other side of
the beautiful Platte River from Highway 285. 
 About 75% of our guests are not bothered by the busyness 
of the this highway but others can be more sensitive to the noise. 
We want Glen-Isle campers to enjoy their experience as much as possible, so if you would like
more information, please do not hesitate to ask. 
Our goal is to share the property with others, and to
have the "happiest" campers in Colorado!)

Glen Isle Resort was opened in 1901, by five original investors. 
In 1923, the property was bought by the Baldwin's and in the 1940's it was given to the Baldwin's granddaughter,
Barbara and her husband
Gordon Tripp. 
The Tripp family owned and operated the resort until Barbara's death in November 2012. 

Mary Ruth grew up coming to Glen Isle Resort as a child in the 1970's. 
Her favorite memories are the chuckwagon dinners, horseback riding, evening dances, movie nights, and the endless activities that never grew old. 
Mary Ruth grew up, married Greg, and they started bringing their five boys to Glen Isle Resort. 

Mary Ruth and Greg were both professionals in education, and visited Glen Isle in the summer of 2016 after an Adele concert. 
They found their beloved Glen
Isle was being sold.

After much consideration, they found the idea of not pursuing a dream to be more terrifying than looking back and wondering "why" they didn't...so they began the magical
journey to purchase, restore, and bring historical Glen Isle back to life. 

Highway 285 borders the river with cars and trucks constantly going by but the rushing water drowns out the traffic noise.

Our campsite down by the river facing a gorgeous, rugged rock face.

As if this place wasn't already perfect, it also has horses! 

View from the top of the property; we pitched our tent within a minute walk of this incredible spot

Resort Valley Ranch

Historic Ranch

Resort Valley Ranch was homesteaded mainly by the Corbin family starting.in 1884 
They had moved their cattle here from nearby Pleasent Park during a particularly hard winter, as a "last resort", leading to the creeks being named Last Resort and West Resort.
 Hard times in the 1930's and drought conditions, convinced the Corbin's to sell out and move to lusher climes.

 
 
Tom’s father, Dr. O.J. Butterfield was another doctor that invested his spare money in cattle ranching.
 
Purchased mainly before. 1945, Tom's older brother Rupert tried to make a living raising trout on the Resort Creek property in the late '40's.
 Otherwise, the place was occupied by various old-timers who caretook the place until 1955, when Barbara and Tom moved here to oversee the cattle business.
 The second slope of the driveway frequently had to be dug out by hand for access.

 
 
The years of drought had left the place overgrazed and barren.
 Times were hard, and the horses needed to work the cattle ate plenty.
 The opportunity arose to lease them out in nearby Foxton--Foxton Stables was born.
 An old livery and other outbuildings provided the facilities needed.
 Mutual benefit was derived from the business as customers to the general store also would take advantage of the riding horses just across the bridge.
 Workers and helpers came from off-duty air force boys, as well as volunteer children from the local summer cabins.
 Guided rides were offered, as well as moonlight rides when appropriate and by appointment.
 There were also "Chuck Wagon" cookouts which included a horse-drawn hay ride to and from.

 
 
Tom and Barbara also put on a Trail Horse Trials which was an annual competition over obstacles, judged, set up to simulate obstacles a horse might encounter while out riding.
 This became more widely attended the second year, coming to the notice of horse breeders like Mary Woolverton, who competed in it for the first time in 1963.
 (That's when Nan first fell in love with Prince of Pride, a golden palomino Morgan stallion who always looked like the perfect horse showing how to do it perfectly.)
 1963 is the last year this event, and the stable business, was held in Foxton.
 From then on, the stable was run from the barn at the ranch, and the Trail Horse Trials was not put on again until 1966, when it was sponsored by the 4-H Trail Dusters and put on in conjunction with the first annual Top of the World Competitive Trail ride which was head-quartered on the west end of the property.

 
 
As the stable became busier, more horses were purchased or leased to meet the need.
 Many of these horse were grade individuals from known breeds.
 The better mares did double duty by raising foals each year, that would be sold or auctioned off.
 Some of the mares were bred to our Shetland pony stallion, Tarzan, he was called a chocolate-dapple.
 Several years we had Appaloosa offspring from a friend's stallion.
 For a short time, a Moroccan Paint stallion was used, but he tended to throw the lethal white gene, as well as breaking Tom Butterfield's knee with his bad behavior.
 He soon found his way back to auction!

 
 
A couple of the leased mares were Morgans.
 They proved to be easy to work with as well as hardy individuals that kept well, and the foals proved easier to halter break than the other horses.
 They made a good enough impression that a young gelding was purchased, and one nice mare was bred to the Morgan stallion Julio--descended from Juzan.
 The resulting colt, Julian, was kept as stallion until age eight, before being gelded and living out his years as a family favorite.
 Julian did a lovely running walk.
 Unfortunately, none of his offspring were kept, including the two from the half Shetland mares kept for the family.

 
 
It may seem that the cattle operation got dropped by the wayside.
 In actuality, that's not far from the truth.
 The fact that the registered Herefords purchased by Tom and Barbara, turned out to carry dwarf genes, which soon became apparent each calving season.
 This rather limited the value and productivity of the herd.
 Financial concerns brought on by Dr. Butterfield's death in 1967, subsequently led to the dispersal of the cattle herd.

 
 
It was fortunate that the Stable had become established enough to become one of the mainstays of the family fortunes.
 Diversification was always a necessity.
 Horses were leased to the Forest Service when they needed them.
 The entire string would be utilized for company picnics, with the horses being brought to the site.
 Churches were sent flyers promoting group rides and hayrides.
 Boy Scout troops were welcomed to camp, ride and work on both Horsemanship and Conservation Merit Badges--which benefited in valuable erosion control work.
 Many times, ranch hands were obtained from these sources, both for fencing and Christmas tree cutting.
 There were many winters that the place carried over a hundred head of horses, as several camps in the area would winter their horses here.
 
Dad would haul them back and forth, pull their shoes, etc.

 
 
Our pinto line originated with Barbara's mare Calico, a pinto mare of unknown breeding, though Tennessee Walker was suspected due to her gaits.
 Having been diagnosed with Navicular disease, she was bred to the Shetland, Tarzan, a chocolate-dapple--producing the mare Feather (Nan's pony).
 This line has been bred only to Morgans since '66, when Feather was bred to General James, producing the mare Calico Doll, granddam to our stallion RV Eagle Feather.
 Doll was only 14.2, but she had heart, stamina and intelligence.
 Having learned much at the knee of the Shetland, Feather, Nan began training Doll in 1970.
 This mare was just four years old when she took the High Point Champion in the '71 Trail Horse Trials, over some tough competition, including Mary Woolverton's Prince of Pride.
 She could side-pass, two track, drag a log, pull a cart without blinders, open gates, work livestock and run all day.
 She also would gait occasionally, a trait that skipped a generation.

 
 
Calico Doll was bred to Prince of Pride five different times, prior to his death in 1973(?).
 She would get in foal but never carried to term.
 Nan did some riding for Mary in exchange for these breedings, working Victory Vagabond.
 Finally the arrangement was settled by getting Calico Doll in foal to her stallion, Great Hills Richmond.
 Calico Doll's brown colt from this cross was sold on to the Tumbling River Ranch for cattle work.

 
 
In the 1970's, a local breeder came to our attention with her stallion, Topside Midnight, when she competed him in the Top of the World Competitive Trail Ride.
 The crossing of Calico Doll with Midnight produced the black 3/4 Morgan stallion, Jaspar, in 1974.
 He was used for breeding four or five years, overlapping the transition to pureblooded Morgans in 1977. I always thought it unfortunate that he wasn't pure-blooded as he had wonderful manners, was very solid and typey and a generous sire.
 We sold his offspring until 1985 and still have a great-granddaughter.
 He was gelded in '81, and sold in '82.
 A few of the solid colored part-bloods come down from this line of the family.
 One of his daughters has competed as a grade horse in Competitive Trail riding for the past ten years.

 
 
Three major land sales were required for operating expenses during the late '60's and early '70's.
 The Indian Park Ranch was decreased to 280 acres, Resort Valley Ranch decreased from 5,000 acres to its present 4,000.
 The Camp Fire Girls purchased the property adjacent to the driveway, leading to their utilizing horses from our string for their horse program.
 As the Camp increased its horse program, the public stables was gradually phased out.
 This freed up the Butterfield's lifestyle enough for them to focus on starting raising the pure-blooded Morgans, beginning with their purchase of SH Crescent in 1976.

Touring the ranch with Thom learning about the history of each car and places on the ranch.

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