The Ranch On Fourmile Creek – Fairplay, Colorado
2012 Deeded Acre Grassland Ranch with beautiful headquarters home, shop/barn and potential additional grazing acreage with BLM, State & Nature Conservancy Leases totaling 3035 acres.
Lying just outside the small mountain town of Fairplay Colorado, The Ranch on Fourmile Creek is an expansive swath of high park grassland providing spacious grazing in conjunction with excellent sporting opportunities for fishing, hunting, equestrian pursuits & outdoor enthusiasts. With roughly a mile and a half of Fourmile Creek traversing the headquarters parcel, ripples and pools meander through the creek lowland for an excellent fly fishing experience within an idyllic landscape. Sizable acreage provides the ownership access to the landowner preference program for big game hunting tags both on private and public lands.
The ranch enjoys spectacular views of snowcapped peaks in every direction near and far including the Mosquito Range, Buffalo Peaks Wilderness, Sangre De Christo Mountains and Pikes Peak. Close proximity within 30 minutes of the resort mountain town of Breckenridge and world class skiing to the north and similarly to Buena Vista and the Arkansas River Headwaters Recreation Area to the south.
IMPROVEMENTS
At the heart of the ranch lies a beautiful 3754 sq ft home with four ensuite bedroom retreats, large open spaces and attached garage completed in 2009. The home has been thoughtfully positioned to take advantage of the expansive views out of every window in every direction and looks upon the Fourmile Creek corridor.
The improvements are further complimented with an expansive 8,000 sq ft heated steel barn with fenced paddocks
SUSTAINABLE POWER SYSTEMS
All of the improvements are powered with sustainable off-grid power systems with a primary solar array and which has recently been upgraded with modern battery storage technology and a new propane backup generator for high demand times. Heating is supported with propane unit heaters within the barn, and the main home has a buried tank supporting the efficient in floor radiant heating systems.
GRAZING & LEASES
With 2012 Deeded Acres of expansive grassland, the property has a long history of livestock grazing contributing to minor revenue stream potential and the ability to support cattle and horses. The CCC Brand has been utilized upon the livestock on the property since at least 2008 and can be transferred to a new owner. The property is completely fenced and cross fenced with strategic pastures designed for forage management as well as stream preservation. Working corrals are in place to facilitate herd management and transport. The barn building has small paddocks for equestrian or livestock management.
Additional assets to the ranch include the adjacent BLM (1720ac), State (960ac) and Nature Conservancy (355ac) grazing leases that may be assignable and transferrable to a buyer subject to approvals from the BLM, State Land Board and TNC. The leases are further summarized within the mapping and documents section of the website.
