Bikepacking & Exploring Ruins in The Ute Mtn. Ute Tribal Park

Name: Bikepacking %26 Exploring Ruins in The Ute Mtn. Ute Tribal Park
Start: 2026-10-09
End: 2026-10-11
Location: Ute Mountain Ute Tribal Park

"I honestly had no idea how magical this experience would turn out to be and how much I would learn. The landscape of Ute Mountain Tribal Park is a tapestry of ancient ruins, towering mesas, and rugged trails. Lizzy and Steve provided insightful commentary along the way about the history of the area, birds and plants."

Lauren Beach

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Ute Mountain Ute Tribal park Trip Overview

Four Corners Guides has the exclusive permit to take bikepacking trips into the Ute Mountain Ute Tribal Park from our base camp, Scullbinder Ranch, which lies on the border of the Tribal Park.

Our long-weekend, 50+-mile journey begins at Scullbinder Ranch at 8a.m. on day 1. Once packed and ready to go, you’ll ride down to one of two camps, leave your gear, get back on your bikes and explore nearby Ancient Puebloan sites. The sites you explore and how far you ride/hike will depend on the groups’ desires and ability levels.

Day 2: You’ll spend the day riding bicycles and exploring more ancient sites. At the end of the day, we’ll pack up and move up-canyon a few miles to Cowboy Camp.

On day 3, we explore ancient sites above camp. And then we ride 12 miles back to Mancos to complete our journey.

Read about the trip on The Radavist!

Price: $1025

A $500 deposit is required to secure your space. If you are registering inside of the 90 day window, the remaining balance is due immediately.

Please review our cancellation policy, which you will find on our Terms, Conditions & Cancellation Policy Page.

WHAT YOU NEED TO BRING

Food, camping gear, a bicycle in good working condition and a bike repair kit. We do have 6 sets of bike bags we loan out if needed, at no cost.

Instructors

Steve Fassbinder

Steve, aka “Doom,” is one of the country’s first Level 4 American Canoe Association Packraft Instructors. And he is a certified International Rescue 3 Whitewater Rescue Technician Professional (WRT-PRO) and IRF Whitewater Packraft Guide. Steve is also certified in Advanced Swiftwater Safety and Wilderness First Responder. An early adopter of packrafting, he has guided or instructed bike-packrafting to kids and adults for over a decade. And he has done remote packrafting expeditions around the world for over a dozen years.