Flat Tops Wilderness Guides operates from a private base camp on the edge of 240,000 acres of designated wilderness in Colorado, offering fly fishing and horseback trips across 25 permitted wilderness camps. Day trips feature a minimum 1.5-hour horseback ride to pristine lakes and alpine streams for brook trout and cutthroat, with coffee, pastry breakfast, and campfire lunch included. Multi-day options range from 3-day lodge-based trips combining horseback and 4x4 fishing access to remote 4-day and 5-day wilderness camp expeditions 8–15 miles into the Flat Tops, featuring wall tent camps, open-fire cooking, and guides for 2–4 guests. The outfit has operated for over 40 years under special use permit from the U.S. Forest Service on the White River National Forest, with year-round staff and stock based at their own facility.