Gateway Canyons Resort & Spa
Resort hotel · Mesa County ·
Rustic-chic resort with southwestern textiles, fireplaces, and fire pits.
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43200 CO-141, Gateway, CO 81522 Get directions
Rustic-chic resort with southwestern textiles, fireplaces, and fire pits.
43200 CO-141, Gateway, CO 81522 Get directions
"From Gateway Canyons you won’t be making quick day trips to Denver or the major ski resorts. And that’s more or less entirely the point. Here in canyon country you’re practically within sight of the Utah border, and, most importantly, you’re immersed in a landscape with plenty to offer locally, from fly fishing to river rafting, from hiking to biking to an equestrian center." - MICHELIN Guide
"Far from Denver and the big ski resorts, this canyon-country escape near the Utah border immerses you in the local landscape, with fly fishing, river rafting, hiking, biking, and even an equestrian center right at hand." - MICHELIN Guide
"Beneath, the Gateway Canyons Resort sprawled out in the valley of a primeval red rock canyon. The resort is the eccentric match of its founder: John Hendrix, creator of the Discovery Channel. The pools, restaurants, and spa are spread throughout a green suburban campus. In the center: a museum for Hendrix’s personal collection of classic cars." - Mitchell Friedman
"Set beneath a 300-million-year-old butte called the Palisade, this desert oasis sprawls through a primeval red rock canyon. Founded by Discovery Channel creator John Hendrix, it feels like a little bit of Eden in a place that looks a lot like Mars, with pools, restaurants, and a spa spread across a green, campus-like layout and a central museum for Hendrix’s classic cars. Most fellow guests I met were from the region and there for a relaxing spa resort vacation, but I came to explore: a UTV ride to a plateau where our guide pointed out the only canyon in the world where water runs off in two directions, talk of fish fossils in the sandstone and nearby dinosaur tracks, horseback rides under the mountains, and solitary hikes on the rugged trails behind the resort. Evenings ended back at my casita suite, stargazing on the backyard lounger under the Palisade, the novelty never wearing off—punctuated once by a burst of primal adrenaline when two white‑tailed deer exploded from the brush." - Mitchell Friedman
"Located in Unaweep Canyon near the Utah border, this resort and spa is situated on 500 acres of land with majestic red rock views. In addition to its spa services and western activities like horseback riding and skeet shooting, Gateway has an auto museum featuring 60 historic cars to celebrate the American automobile. Some of their lodges also have outdoor patios with fire pits, allowing guests to enjoy the outdoors into the evenings."
