Traveling is great, but eating out every night isn’t always ideal. Our “grill your own” service lets you choose from a variety of meats, salads, sides, and desserts, delivered right to your Casita on your chosen day. When you’re ready, toss your meat on the grill, grab a cold drink, and enjoy the view from your deck while enjoying your tasty, home-cooked meal.

Guests renting the Lodge will enjoy access to our full gym, which features 2 treadmills, 2 ellipticals, 1 Concept 2 rower, as well as a squat rack with a pull-up bar, benches, a barbell with plates, and a weight tower. After your workout, relax and sweat it out in the sauna or steam room.

You don’t have to go far to experience the wild west. In fact, we can bring it straight to you! Call ahead to book your own private rodeo. Watch as local cowboys show off their skills, and then get down and personal with them and their horses after the show is over. You can even add a BBQ to make it a memorable afternoon or evening.

• $1,000 for the rodeo

Whether you’re looking for a relaxing way to spend an afternoon or a fun way to start some competition, Cougar Ridge offers bowling and a golfing, driving, shooting simulator, all on-site.

• Starting at $250 for 2 hours.

Who said that vacation can’t also be a learning opportunity? We offer classes on a variety of subjects, including: 

• Painting
• Beer and wine making
• Photography
• Horse care and training
• Woodworking
• Lectures

Whether you’ve booked a rodeo or just want a delicious way to celebrate your vacation, you can book your own catered local BBQ or Dining experience. We can host anything from a simple, classic backyard picnic to a lavish 9-course Iron Chef-prepared meal. Give us a call to learn more.

• BBQ starting at $75 per person.

Celebrate and share the beauty of our night skies. Cougar Ridge can create a “Star Party” throughout the summer season. Star parties are hosted once a week can be booked in advance, so please call for more information. Star parties can be onsite or in Capitol Reef National Park (Cathedral Valley). Our area is one of the best Night Sky viewing areas in the country.

– Weekly planned star parties – $65/Adult and $40/Child
– Private parties starting at $350

Guests renting the Lodge can enjoy throwing horeshoes in the Cougar Ridge Horse Shoe Pit.

Horse Shoe Rule

After a long day of exploring our beautiful backyard, relax and take a soak in one of our hot tubs. Two rooms of the Master Suites have their own private hot tubs. We also have a large 8-person hot tub on the open air deck at the Lodge, as well as a hot tub for Casita guests that offers stunning views of the red rocks and dark, starry skies. We are a Dark Sky Community.

• Must be 16 years or older to get in the hot tubs.

Have you been aching for a real campfire? Let us set you up in front of the Ranch House with all of the trimmings for s’mores or for simply sitting around a fire with a cooler nearby!

Have a big group that’s a little competitive? Let us put up a volleyball court for competitive fun day or night. We also have Spikeball available.

• $75 for set up and take down (Volleyball)