Bear Paw Lodge is an affordable family vacation destination offering relaxing, personable, and incredibly comfortable mountain Cabins and Vacation Home rentals for spring, summer, and fall foliage vacations (May-October).
Our cabins, which are available for rent between May 1 and October 31, are pet & kid friendly, and are fully equipped with barbeque grills, fireplaces, TV/VCRs. Most have a private outdoor picnic table too.

Our family reunion, wedding, honeymoon, and anniversary accommodations make your special event or Southwest Colorado vacation a memorable one.


We are located in the heart of the Four Corners area, 22 miles northeast of Durango, about one mile from the Vallecito Lake shoreline. The 12-mile scenic shoreline is surrounded by the San Juan National Forest and Wimenuche Wilderness. You will find fantastic trails for horseback riding, hiking, atv, and mountain biking. Here you can enjoy some of the best family adventure activities that the Rocky Mountains have to offer.

You, your family, and friends can also enjoy complete hunting and fishing vacations. Vallecito Lake fishing trips reward you with Rainbow, German Brown and Cutthroat Trout, Northern Pike and Kokanee Salmon. Our lake and surrounding areas are also renowned for great deer, elk, bear and turkey hunting experiences.

From our Cabins and private Vacation Home rentals, you can access the entire Four Corners area, towns, activities, and attractions.