2024 Trail Ride

Zapata Ranch

Mosca, Colorado

The Medano-Zapata Ranch is owned by The Nature Conservancy and managed by Ranchlands in a partnership model emphasizing environmental conservation practices. The ranch borders the Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve on the eastern edge of the San Luis Valley of southern Colorado. Home to a conservation herd of bison that runs in a single 50,000-acre pasture, the ranch also runs a herd of Angus cattle. CAA members enjoyed the scenic meadows, wetlands and riding through the sand dunes at Zapata Ranch.