Haven: Devil's Thumb Ranch Resort & Spa

SET on 6,000 acres and surrounded by millions of acres of public land, Devil’s Thumb is set up to give you whatever kind of experience you want, whether that be comprehensively relaxing or packed with adventure - or a combination of both.

In keeping with the overall feel of the resort, the rooms are cozy yet luxurious. Rich wood paneling and flooring and stonework bring the outside inside, while luxurious furnishings, fireplaces and soaking tubs amp up the luxury.

Devil’s thumb can accommodate an impressive 275 people, but as the accommodations are somewhat spread out, you’re unlikely to ever feel that the place is too crowded, even at full capacity.

The beautiful main lodge looks out over the grazing land for the resort’s herd of wagyu cattle, which ups the ante when it comes to shortest distance traveled from farm to table and sets the scene for dining at the resort.

Perhaps the most interesting of the dining options at Devil’s Thumb is the Ranch House Restaurant & Saloon which is located in the original homestead that was built on the ranch in the 1930’s. The views are magnificent and are matched by the New American Mountain Cuisine served there - think bacon-wrapped elk loin, dry-aged loin of Colorado lamb and Rocky Mountain trout.

The 18,000-square-foot Ranch Creek Spa offers a wide range of massages, facials, scrubs and wraps, and is great for a quick spruce up for an entire day to well and truly relax.

If you want to get out and earn dinner, there are lots of activities on offer, from hiking, horseback riding, cattle driving and fly fishing (in the onproperty ponds) and when the snow starts there is snowshoeing and cross-country skiing, among other pursuits, on the 120 km of on-site groomed and tracked trails.

And if you aren’t exhausted or too blissed out, there is a movie theater and a game room with a bowling alley and pool tables.

Photos: Devil's Thumb Ranch Resort & Spa