Ouray County Ranch History Museum

Ouray County Ranch History Museum The Ranch Museum’s 2022 season (from May 27th to October 16th) is closed for the season, BUT….. Please call if you wish to schedule a private tour.

Housed in the historic 1891 Ridgway depot, OC RANCH HISTORY MUSEUM's 11 rooms:
ranching, rodeo, family history, railroad, local movies, Ridgway town & land, Ouray County & surrounding area history, amazing donated artifacts (bldgs), Reservoir, Research The museum's mission is to preserve and share Ouray County ranching history and heritage, including stories of the area's early settlers from mid-

to late 1800s and 1900s. Through education, historical exhibits, and ranch-oriented events and programs, OCRHM strives to increase awareness and appreciation of Ouray County's past and present rural lifestyles and cultural heritage while helping to facilitate open land conservation. Visit the website to learn more. http://www.ocrhm.org

🇺🇸OPEN HOUSE WEEKENDOuray County Ranch History Museum
05/20/2026

🇺🇸OPEN HOUSE WEEKEND
Ouray County Ranch History Museum

05/01/2026

The Ouray County Ranch History Museum (OCRHM) would like to take this opportunity to THANK the Colorado State University (CSU) Extension service in Montrose, specifically Ann Duncan and Katie Alexander, in collaborating & partnering on projects we've blazed together over these past 8+ years. We look forward to many more projects in the future.
Sincerely,
Joan Chismire
OCRHM BOD President

Our last 2026 Lunch & Learn series hosted Ralph Walchle (with son Brian) from Walchle Cattle Co. this past Monday. It wa...
04/29/2026

Our last 2026 Lunch & Learn series hosted Ralph Walchle (with son Brian) from Walchle Cattle Co. this past Monday. It was a great talk with enjoyable discussions.
We wish to thank all our speakers and guests this year for supporting our programs and hearing from our ranching community on topics important to them. We look forward to offering next years' luncheon program.

The 1950's John Deere manure spreader purchased new by Bruce Phillips, which was donated to the Ouray County Ranch Histo...
04/08/2026

The 1950's John Deere manure spreader purchased new by Bruce Phillips, which was donated to the Ouray County Ranch History Museum by Cristy Cole several years ago, was in honor of Kay and Cliff Ary (from their ranch). Joan C. & Cristy Cole pictured.

02/24/2026

We had a full house today with our Lunch & Learn patrons and our lunch guests Terry & Jennifer Galloway and Karen Fay of Fournier Ranch (Pleasant Valley).
And we were so busy and interested in the talk that we forgot to take pictures!!!🤦🏼‍♀️
Great talk, great questions- and great new information about our ranching history!

11/22/2025
Today!
09/27/2025

Today!

Museum Open House (Saturday) along with Gallery Exhibit and outdoor Hands on History, "Working with Leather"
09/23/2025

Museum Open House (Saturday) along with Gallery Exhibit and outdoor Hands on History, "Working with Leather"

See you next week!
09/21/2025

See you next week!

Address

321 Sherman Street , PO Box 190
Ridgway, CO
81432

Opening Hours

Wednesday 11am - 4pm
Thursday 11am - 4pm
Friday 11am - 4pm
Saturday 11am - 4pm
Sunday 12pm - 4pm

Telephone

(970) 316-1085

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