Spot Pack Trips

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The Diamond 4 Ranch is in Dickinson Park, one of the eastern entrances to the Wind River Mountain Range. Our ranch is located at 9,200ft elevation about 1.5 hours west of Lander, Wyoming. Well-known for world class fly fishing, backpacking and rock climbing, "The Winds" are spectacularly rugged and remote.

The Diamond 4 Ranch can help you plan your wilderness adventure. Let our horses lighten your load by carrying all your gear. People in your party can hike, or they can choose to ride a horse, enjoying the scenery along the trail from a well-trained saddle horse. If you hike, you will meet the wrangler(s) with your gear at your wilderness destination. Our wranglers will lead your party and the pack string to a camp in the Popo Agie Wilderness, drop you off at an alpine lake or stream, then return later to pack you out.

We provide the wranglers and horses, you supply your own camp gear and food. This is our “wilderness shuttle service” kind of trip. A Spot Pack Trip is perfect for families or groups of friends for trout fishing, hiking, camping and rock climbing. Climbers - we pack gear into Lonesome Lake and Cirque of the Towers, Monolith, Cathedral Peak area and into Grave Lake near Mt Hooker.

Lodging at the ranch is available before your trip, by advance reservation. The cost is $125/person for lodging in a cabin, sheepwagon or glamping tent + dinner + breakfast in the lodge. Please see more about the ranch facilities in Terms & Policies and our FAQ page.

PLANNING INFORMATION:

  • Season: late-June to mid-September. We have a limited season as our ranch is located at 9,200ft elevation and ride up to 12,000ft.

  • Pack Horses are loaded with 140 lbs maximum (70lbs on each side).

  • Ride or hike in/out of camp. Reserve saddle horses ahead of time. Weight limit for riders is 250lbs.

  • We send 1 wrangler per 4 horses (pack + saddle horses). We charge by total number of horses used, including wrangler horses.

  • Please pack your gear in small, condensed form in order for us to pack the panniers most efficiently. Light, bulky, awkward-shaped gear fills up pannier space quickly without necessarily reaching the weight limit. To see the dimensions of our panniers and the size of gear we recommend you bring, click here.

  • Please read through our Terms & Policies.

DAILY RATE:

The rate depends on your destination.

  • For all trips on the SMITH LAKE TRAIL (the whole Cathedral Lake drainage - Smith, Middle, Cloverleaf & Cook Lakes) or on the NORTH FORK TRAIL (as far as Baer Lakes, Cliff & High Meadow Lakes, and up to the 4th river crossing of the North Fork of the Popo Agie River).

    • $325/horse for each day on the trail. The roundtrip pack-in/pack-out is 2 days total. 

      Total horses (saddle + pack + wrangler) x $325/day = Pack Trip Cost + 5% tax + gratuity (suggested 15-20%)

  • For all trips on the BEARS EARS TRAIL and trips on the NORTH FORK TRAIL that are past the 4th river crossing of North Fork of the Popo Agie River (destinations like: Papoose Lake, Lizard Head Meadows and the Cirque of the Towers).

    • $375/horse for each day on the trail. The roundtrip pack-in/pack-out is 2 days total.

      Total horses (saddle + pack + wrangler) x $375/day = Pack Trip Cost + 5% tax + gratuity (suggested 15-20%)

    • These rides are at least 7 to 9 hours one-way. When packing your group into camp, our wranglers ride in/out in a day; they will drop you off at camp and turn around to head home, getting back to the ranch after midnight. When we pack you out of camp, our wranglers will ride into the area the day before packing you out, which requires an extra day on the trail. Because this is a much longer/more difficult trek for the horses than other options and an additional day is required for the pack-out, we charge an additional $50/horse.

HOW TO BOOK A TRIP:

  1. Please submit a RESERVATION REQUEST outlining what you would like to do. We will confirm availability and help you plan.

  2. Only after confirming with us through email, please have everyone in your group submit this RESERVATION FORM.

  3. Everyone in your group must also sign this DIGITAL WAIVER.

  4. Please pay the 25% DEPOSIT once we have confirmed the amount with you.

Thank you! After completing those steps, your booking is confirmed.

Please print out this Trip Planning Information to share with each member of your group.

Please read through our Terms & Policies and visit our Frequently Asked Questions to arrive well-prepared.