Utah Office of Tourism staff visited the Tavaputs Ranch on June 22nd and 23rd. The ranch is located in a remote area of the Book Cliffs on the Tavaputs Plateau to the southeast of Price, UT. The ranch is accessible by vehicle, but if you plan to visit, plan on taking your time as the road is a bit rough, there are many steep switchbacks, the wildlife, such as elk and deer, are plentiful, and the spectacular views will certainly demand your attention and beckon a few stops. The Tavaputs Ranch is perched around 9,000 feet above sea level with billion dollar backyard views into Rock Creek Canyon and the more distant Range Creek Canyon.
We were afforded a tour of the ranch and the Tavaputs Plateau with Butch, a nationally known
cattle rancher who, along with his wife, Jeannie, owns the Tavaputs Ranch. Around every bend, the scenery that unfolds inspires and awes a person. On that point, we all agreed.
Back at the Tavaputs Ranch, we were made to feel like we were part of Butch and Jeannie's family. Each time we walked into the kitchen, delicious smells of home cooked food and warm, big smiles made us all want to move in and take up the ranching life. They provide guests with three square, very delicious homecooked meals daily
. To summarize, the hospitality at Tavaputs is fantastic.There are several log cabins on the ranch, which provide a cozy night's rest, that is if you can take your eyes off the brilliance of the starry universe. Light pollution in this area is nil. So, this is a stargazer's playground.
Not to be overlooked: the Tavaputs Plateau is directly above the anthropological treasure, Range Creek Canyon. Jeannie gave our group a guided tour through Range Creek on day two. While there, we were given talks from the canyon's two lead archaeologists and shown numerous petroglyhps, pictographs, pit houses, and graineries. The archaeologists explained that Range Creek is one of the most exciting and best currently active archaeological sites in the world, that nowhere else has so much undisturbed and intact Native American artifacts and ruins.
In a nutshell, our trip to Tavaputs was simultaneously relaxing, spectacular, and fascinating (even a bit thrilling with consideration to the drive).
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As per the pictures it seems very interesting and exciting place.Tavaputs Ranch in eastern Utah 5000 feet above Desolation Canyon on the Tavaputs Plateau, this ranch is an alpine jewel. Elevations from 8,500 to nearly 10,000 feet above sea level mean crisp, clean air, views of literally hundreds of miles across Desolation Canyon and the Green River, pine and aspen groves, and sensational spring wildflowers.
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