Rock Ledge Ranch Historic Site

Summer Living History Program
2026-07-15 10:00 - 17:00, 2026-07-16 10:00 - 17:00, 2026-07-17 10:00 - 17:00, 2026-07-18 10:00 - 17:00, 2026-07-19 13:00 - 17:00, 2026-07-22 10:00 - 17:00, 2026-07-23 10:00 - 17:00, 2026-07-24 10:00 - 17:00 (America/Denver) and 15 more dates | Rock Ledge Ranch Historic Site, 3105 Gateway Road, Colorado Springs, Colorado, 80904, United States
Visit us and experience Colorado history in style here at Rock Ledge Ranch Historic Site. Learn about Native American trade at the American Indian Area. Make a cornhusk doll at the Homestead Cabin. Discover the hard-working and ingenuous spirit of early pioneer homesteaders and farmers in our 1880s Garden. Perfect your skills at Victorian games and tour the 1870s Rock Ledge House. Listen to the rhythmic ‘clink, clink’ of the blacksmith’s hammer hitting the anvil as you immerse yourself in the life of an 1890s blacksmith. Explore the 1907 Orchard House while you learn about life for Edwardian servants and upper-class citizens of Colorado Springs.
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Summer Tea Luncheon
2026-07-17 11:30 - 12:30, 2026-07-24 11:30 - 12:30, 2026-08-07 11:30 - 12:30 | Rock Ledge Ranch Historic Site, 3105 Gateway Road, Colorado Springs, Colorado, 80904, United States
Summer Tea Luncheon at the 1907 Orchard House! Experience a delightful Summer Tea Luncheon under a tent on the secluded pergola lawn, followed by a tour of the historic country estate. Learn about Edwardian history and etiquette. All Summer Tea Luncheons are offered on Fridays at 11:30 a.m. and last approximately one hour.
Seats are $29 each and are non-refundable. Payment is due to secure each reservation. Sandwiches, scones, and sweets will be served along with hot tea and cold lemonade. No substitutions are available. Unfortunately, we are not able to offer alternative fare for those with food allergies, but you are welcome to call (719) 578-6777 with any questions. Payment includes admission to all of the historic sites at the Ranch.
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Labor Day Vintage Base Ball
2026-09-07 10:00 - 15:00
Cheer on our Camp Creek Cloud Busters (the Rock Ledge Ranch home team) and members from the Vintage Base Ball Association at our annual Labor Day vintage 1880s style base ball match. The Cloud Busters are no “farm team,” but need your support to cheer them on to victory! Influence the umpire’s call in your team’s favor! Enjoy the sights and sounds of an American historic pastime. Bring small bills for refreshing old-fashioned sodas, peanuts, popcorn, and crackerjacks! Bring your lawn chairs or blankets for seating. The General Store will be open for Ranch-made goodies and gifts, and all historic homes will be open from 10am until the base ball game begins.
First pitch is at 1:00 pm!

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Harvest Festival
2026-10-03 10:00 - 16:00
The Ranch buzzes with activities and fun in the crisp autumn air! Discover the art of cider-making and the history of apples in the Pikes Peak Region at the Workshop. Take a wagon ride with your family, listen to old-time music, gather a pumpkin to take home, scramble for candy, and play festival games. Does all this talk of harvest make you hungry? Kick back on the lawn with a slice of pie, steaming cup of cider, and food truck fare. Take time to tour the historic homes, visit the Blacksmith and purchase Ranch-made souvenirs at the General Store.
Pumpkins are $6 each.

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Fall Homeschool Day
2026-10-28 10:00 - 14:00
Step back in time for some hands-on learning opportunities for all ages. Make a cornhusk doll at the Homestead Cabin as you learn about 1860s pioneer life. How did the railroad transform settler life in Colorado? Discover what it took to be a farmer or rancher in the Pikes Peak region in the 1880s. Why was a blacksmith essential to ranch operations in the 1890s? Explore all these ideas and more while chomping down on some popcorn from the General Store at Homeschool Day. Designed for homeschoolers. Everyone welcome!
Admission is $4.00 each, children 2 and under are FREE for this self-paced tour of our historic sites. Be sure to dress for the weather. Most of this program is outdoors with limited indoor space.

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Everything but the Oink
2026-11-07 10:00 - 14:00
To keep meat from spoiling during the curing process, farmers processed hogs in the cooler fall months. Pioneers wouldn’t waste anything from a pig. As the saying goes, they’d use “everything but the oink”. Join us to learn from our butcher about the various uses of every part of the hog. The whole Ranch will be bustling with traditional hog processing tasks–from soap-making at the Homestead Cabin to sausage grinding at the Rock Ledge House. All the historic homes will be open from 10am-2pm.

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