Nature Lodging

A growing number of Nature Conservancy programs and projects offer overnight accommodations or multi-day trips and tours. Enjoy the peace of mind that staying at a Conservancy preserve affords. It's our best way to educate members about our work and ensure their ongoing support. We hope you will use the listings on these pages as you plan family vacations in the years ahead.

NATURE LODGING IN ARIZONA

Hart Prairie Homestead

Muleshoe Ranch
Muleshoe Ranch Cooperative Management Area is a peaceful and remote escape nestled in southeast Arizona’s Galiuro Mountains on 49,000 acres of rugged semi-desert grasslands and lush riparian canyons. This historic ranch has a history that reads like a Western novel and contains a treasure some consider more precious than gold: natural hot springs bubbling from a hill. The five charming housekeeping units are original, renovated buildings from the late 1800s. 

NATURE LODGING IN COLORADO

Medano-Zapata Ranches
Come experience wetlands, sand dunes, and bison at the sprawling Medano-Zapata Ranches in south-central Colorado. Visitors may encounter a herd of bison, experience the migration of the sandhill cranes, admire majestic 14,000-foot peaks, and visit the Great Sand Dunes National Monument. Join us for a weekend Naturalist Workshop including accommodations, meals, and a scheduled program of activities. If a workshop does not suit your schedule, we also offer Ranch Tours. For a schedule of Naturalist Workshops, please call (303) 444-2985, ext. 1605 or e-mail cofieldtrips@tnc.org.
 

NATURE LODGING IN MONTANA

Pine Butte Guest Ranch
Hike mountain trails, ride horses, watch wildlife, visit dinosaur digs or just read a good book by our heated pool. Delicious home-cooked meals are served in our comfortable, rustic lodge at the foot of the Rockies. Enjoy quiet, restful evenings in your own cozy cabin. $1,500 per adult and $1,200 per child per week, including airport shuttle, food and lodging. Or register for one of the Natural History Workshops for $1,400 per person, including food and lodging.

For more information, contact
Pine Butte Guest Ranch
HC58 Box 34 C
Choteau, MT 59422

(406) 466-2158; pinebutte@tnc.org

NATURE LODGING IN NEW MEXICO

Bear Mountain Lodge
Enjoy rugged peaks, abundant wildlife and a dash of the old West at the historic Bear Mountain Lodge. Tucked away on 178 acres adjacent to the Gila National Forest, this recently restored 1920s hacienda is owned and operated by the New Mexico chapter. The lodge features 11 guest rooms, private baths, southwestern furnishings and delicious home-cooked meals. Our staff naturalist offers weekly activities including tours of Conservancy preserves. Bring binoculars — more than 300 species of birds are found here. Open year-round, Bear Mountain Lodge is located 3 miles north of Silver City. Call toll-free (877) 620-BEAR, or visit www.bearmountainlodge.com.

NATURE LODGING IN OREGON

Natural History Excursions
For nearly two decades, The Nature Conservancy in Oregon has been creating unique nature-based vacations that allow you to reconnect with the natural world and re-ignite your love of nature. Each year we offer a handful of new trips, along with several of our most popular programs, including birding, rafting, cruises and trips outside the state. For more information about our 2008 field trip schedule, contact the field trip program manager at (503) 436-2022, e-mail excursions@tnc.org.

Llama trekking through
Oregon's Wallowa Mountains

NATURE LODGING IN WYOMING

Tensleep Preserve
Explore 8,500 acres of rugged sandstone canyons and pine-forested uplands in the Bighorn Mountain foothills during five-day programs. Join other Conservancy members in conservation work, or hike, fish and visit archaeological sites with preserve staff. Programs include Bird Inventory, Geology, Wildflowers and Edible Plants and others. Enjoy luxury camping in tent cabins with hearty meals served on the deck of our new log headquarters. Call (307) 366-2671, e-mail tncten@tctwest.net.