An Authentic Southwestern Labor Day

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Celebrate the last hurrah of the summer season with an authentic look back at the late nineteenth century’s southwestern landscape. Inhale the scent of wood smoke from the Artesian grill warming up for a delectable dinner as you head out for a day in the New Mexico wilderness. From Annie Oakley to Jesse James, Doc Holiday, and Wyatt Earp, the Sante Fe Trail brought western legends to the Vermejo area. Celebrate the last weekend of the summer with cowboy-style breakfast and meals cooked over an open fire, horseback rides and shooting sports. Guests looking for a more immersive experience can enjoy upgraded offerings like a tour of the historic Koehler Mining Camp with lunch at the St. James hotel, where many infamous outlaws hung their hats and unholstered their guns, or a High Country Horseback Ride to Vermejo’s Cowboy Camp at 10,000 feet, bearing witness to the great American bison along the way. Cap off an inspiring day soaking up the history of the American Southwest with a Vermejo Old Fashioned before retiring to your private accommodations set inside an extraordinary historic manor, private cottage or restored cabin.

History awaits you this Labor Day at Vermejo!