TK Outfitting rides deep into the red-rock wilderness of southern Utah’s Colorado Plateau, through country most visitors only ever see from a scenic overlook. Trails cross Capitol Reef National Park, Dixie National Forest, and Fish Lake National Forest, moving between desert canyon and high alpine meadow within a single multi-day trip — terrain varied enough that no two days on the trail look alike.
Founded by local guides with deep roots in the area, TK offers two distinct formats: rugged, low-impact camping rides that put guests under canvas in the backcountry, and more comfortable inn-to-inn rides that trade tents for a different well-appointed lodge each night. Both cover genuinely remote ground, following historic routes once used by Native American travelers, outlaws, and early settlers, with beef from the outfit’s own TK Cattle Ranch turning up on the menu at trail’s end.
The Experience
If you’ve booked the camping trip, your days begin with an orientation and a night in Torrey before you head into the backcountry proper, threading through Capitol Reef’s canyon country and beyond. New terrain greets you at every turn — red rock giving way to high meadow, narrow canyon rims opening onto sweeping views — with the pace adjusted to your group’s ability. Camp goes up with genuine care for low-impact travel: large tents, comfortable cots, evenings built around campfire cooking, cowboy music, and grass-fed beef straight off the outfit’s own ranch, all under skies with essentially no light pollution.
Prefer a bed most nights? The inn-to-inn route covers much of the same striking country — red rock giving way to the lush, high-altitude meadows of Fish Lake National Forest — but trades the fly camp for a well-regarded inn each evening, with fine local dining and a proper bed waiting.
Either way, your guide’s knowledge of this landscape runs deep — not just the trails, but the layered history written into the canyon walls and high meadows alike. Deer, elk, and a wide range of birds turn up along routes that feel, at points, entirely untouched by the modern world.
About TK Outfitting
TK Outfitting is built around a straightforward premise: that the Colorado Plateau’s red-rock wilderness deserves to be explored slowly, from the saddle, rather than glimpsed from a car window. The outfit’s roots in this landscape run deep, and that familiarity shows in route selection that moves guests through genuinely varied terrain — desert, forest, and alpine meadow — within a single trip.
Both the camping and inn-to-inn formats are built for guests who want real distance covered and real country seen, without unnecessary hardship. Camping trips lean into backcountry authenticity, with all gear provided and meals built around locally raised beef; inn-to-inn trips add a layer of comfort at the end of each riding day, without sacrificing any of the terrain. Custom trips can be arranged for groups wanting a tailored itinerary or a particular focus — a useful option given how much ground TK’s regular routes already cover.
What distinguishes TK Outfitting within Utah’s riding-outfitter landscape is the sheer range within a single itinerary: canyon country, high forest, and alpine meadow, tied together by trails with genuine historical weight, and capped most evenings by a meal built around the outfit’s own cattle. For riders who want Utah’s red-rock country properly explored rather than briefly visited, it’s hard to beat.
Our Stewardship
TK Outfitting’s routes cross directly through Capitol Reef National Park, Dixie National Forest, and Fish Lake National Forest, three separate federally protected areas. Its operations depend on maintaining permitted access across all three.
