Glen Echo Resort

Give this place try. It’s a beautiful setting in a magnificent canyon. The have rental cabins, a convenience store, and a restaurant. Breakfast was good!

Stay the hell away from the restaurant.

The food was a great deal. Very large portions for the price. And the food was really good!

Ok, I am not sure why this place has such a bad rating. I think the previous reviewers need to realize where they are… in the middle of no where. This place was not overrated with a big omelet with hash browns and toasts for $ 9.99. When you’re in the middle of the mountains at a lodge you need to expect to pay a bit of a premium. That being said, the place was still very affordable. There was only one waitress but she did a great job and took care of us really well.
Bottom line is, this place is a really good place and definitely a four star. Check it out. It’s a fun local place with great food.

Since my old horse has retired in Livermore, CO we travel in the area on a regular schedule to check up on him. Sometimes, the husband and I make it a play day as well. The husband loves fishing in the Poudre and fall is the best time to fish, so on a beautiful fall day we decided to visit the old boy and then spend the rest of the day fishing. Around lunch time, the husband said he knew there was a place to eat somewhere in the canyon. Glen Echo provides a nice respite for a bite to eat; it is a small river resort which includes cabins, camping, general store, restaurant, lounge, and liquor store. They promote their green chili and I agree it is the best chili in the Canyon; it is the only green chili in the Canyon. Friendly service, A-​OK food, and the only place in the Canyon to eat rates 3 stars from me.

I have both stayed and eaten at the Glen Echo Resort, so I have mixed feelings in this review. Let me split this up into 2 portions.
Restaurant: 2 stars. Quick version: if you’re traveling highway 14 and you’re really hungry or you’re camping in the canyon and need a place to duck out of the rain for an hour or so, then check out Glen Echo’s Restaurant.
The staff was very friendly to us and accommodating to our almost 2-​year old. And trust me, this is not lost on me. Like many mountain places, though, the service is slow. As for the food, I’d say it’s average. I wouldn’t expect much from any rural restaurant, so I can’t say I was really disappointed by the food. I had a chicken-​fried steak that was ok. They ran out of mashed potatoes, so I opted for french fries. My wife had nachos that looked ok but not great. Prices were too high, but also to be expected. It’s a resort and it’s the only restaurant on Highway 14.
Resort: 3 stars. Quick version: quaint cabins in a scenic setting, but a bit overpriced and outdated.
We stayed here in the winter for a one-​night getaway in their «honeymoon cottage». It was anything but. It was a cute, quaint little cottage that had ample heat and a kitchen, but they didn’t leave us any firewood for the wood burning stove (bummer). It was also a tiny cabin with a very bare-​bones kitchen that we paid over $ 100 per night for off-​peak rates. We’ve stayed in B&B’s for similar prices and gotten MUCH better accommodations than this. I can’t say I would go back here, but if you’re a tourist and looking for this sort of thing, you might check it out and be happy.
All in all, I guess the best way for me to describe Glen Echo is that «it’s there». Nothing spectacular, but also nothing horrible in my opinion.

Glen Echo is the only place to eat on Hwy 14 between Gould and Mishawaka. This fact has not apparently escaped the owners; as this near-​monopoly gives any guests the choice of underwhelming food, indifferent service, and high prices. Not too surprisingly, most people either keep driving, or turn up County Road 69 to the Potbelly. Either option would be a good idea. A few years ago there were three restaurants in the Canyon. Now that there is one, locals stay away in droves. If you stop here for a meal, you’ll discover why.