Cherokee Ranch & Castle Foundation

Please support  Cherokee Ranch & Castle Foundation generously.  Your support will help it serve as a community resource for excellent cultural programs across the performing and visual arts, sciences, and western heritage, for all ages, while being strong stewards of the unique historic structures and the pristine 3400+ acres which serve as a wildlife sanctuary.  

From Castle Art Tours and Teas, to intimate concerts and theatricals, princess parties and educational science lectures, to land tours, hikes, geology field days. and plein air paint days, art exhibits, and more, there is something for everyone at Cherokee Ranch & Castle! Cherokee Ranch offers visitors a spectacular, quintessential Colorado mountainscape with inspiring vistas of the Front Range and the metro area just a short drive south of Denver.     

Testimonials

Cherokee Ranch & Castle is proud of support from the community and is a recipient of funds from the Scientific & Cultural Facilities District and Douglas County. The organization often receives praise and positive comments from guests and civic leaders. Endorsements abound from scholars, artists, elected officials, and cultural institution partners.  A small sampling include: Dr. Temple Grandin, Denver Museum of Nature and Science, Denver Botanic Gardens, Tipi Raisers, Inc., Douglas County Open Space; two-time Grammy-winner, Peter Kater, Grammy nominee guitarist Bobby Messano, international artists such as Gayle Skidmore, and many other musicians; scientists from the DMNS, and international scholars such as Dr. Antony Gherity of the UK, and Prof. Pierre du Prey - chairman emeritus, Art History Dept., Queens University, Canada. 

Colorado's beloved legendary landscape photographer John Fielder, wrote two years before his passing, "One of the great acts of land preservation in Colorado was "Tweet" Kimball's 1996 creation of a conservation easement on Cherokee Ranch and Castle's 3,400 acres. This protects one of the most beautiful places in the West from development forever.  At the same time, Kimball created the nonprofit Cherokee Ranch and Castle Foundation to manage the castle and grounds as a center for conservation, education, and the arts."

Rich Grant, noted Denver-based travel writer, stated "If international travel is difficult, you don't have to give up a trip to Scotland. It's located only 25 minutes from downtown Denver at the Cherokee Ranch where you'll find an authentic-looking Scottish stone castle filled with art, turrets, stone towers, and knights in armor, all perched on a romantic cliff with spectacular views of the Front Range of Colorado. Bring your own kilt and make sure your phone is charged for photos."

Civic leaders have stated:

    "The courteous and gracious hospitality even exceeded the splendor, grace and beauty of the Cherokee Ranch!"

     "This elegant residence is more than a castle and more than a ranch-- it's a testimony to a time long past. Even more, it's very existence keeps alive the memories of the original founders, as well as its last owner, the legendary Tweet Kimball, who brought something special to Douglas County -- an aura of greatness, a dedication to culture and art, and an appreciation of livestock and nature."

Social media postings often commend:  

     "The art collection alone is worth the trip, as well as the view, and the castle itself." 

      "I wish I could attend all the various activities scheduled throughout the year."

Acclaimed radio personality, "The Travel Detective", Peter Greenberg, broadcast his radio show from the Great Hall. Snippets of the show can be heard on the video/photo tab on this profile.