Description: This ranch is nestled in an exclusive and very private beautiful valley adjoining thousands of acres of public land. It is located only about 45 miles southwest of Colorado Springs, and is a great place to relax and enjoy Colorado at its best. The snow skiing resort town of Breckenridge is within an hour and a half drive. Trout fishing and white water rafting in one of the top 10 trout fishing and rafting rivers in the United States, the Arkansas River, is only 25 miles away. The ranch is complemented with easy access being located on a hard surface road that is one of Colorado's most beautiful highways, and is classified as a Colorado Scenic Byway. This same highway is part of The Gold Belt Tour. The ranch is located within a few miles of one of Colorado's three casino towns, Cripple Creek. Cripple Creek is a fully restored historical gold rush town of the 1890's, and offers in addition to gambling many fine restaurants. This ranch's improvements include a distinctive and impressively placed 3,600 square foot living area cedar and stone home with four bedrooms, three baths, study, and great room with large stone fireplace. One of the bedrooms has a second fireplace. The beautiful home has slate and cherry wood floors throughout, solid wood doors, cherry wood cabinetry and granite countertops in the kitchen and bathrooms. It also has wraparound porches that add an additional 700 square feet of covered space and 250 square feet of open deck. The view from anywhere on the ranch is spectacular, but is especially beautiful from the house. The views from every window of this house are outstanding. The ranch has a 65' x 85' barn with six horse stalls, saddle room, tool room and an efficiency apartment with fireplace. The saddle and tool rooms were constructed in a way that they could easily be converted to additional living quarters for guest. The corrals that surround the barn are all of pipe construction and are in excellent condition. There are two RV hookups, one inside and one outside the barn. Trophy mule deer hunting on the ranch and surrounding public land is outstanding with trophy mule deer seen from the windows of the house on a regular basis. You and your guest may use for hunting, horseback riding, hiking, biking as well as fishing the thousands of acres of public land with endless trails adjoining the property. More Acreage is Available: Seller has 90 additional acreage adjoin that could be purchased. This additional acreage has an artesian spring. The seller owns the water rights to the artesian spring and the water rights could be transferred. See listing for 90 acre Indian Springs Ranch. Location: High Park Trails Ranch is located in Teller County 45 miles southwest of Colorado Springs. Denver is 110 miles. The ranch is within one and one half hour easy drive from the snow skiing resort town of Breckenridge, and within a reasonable drive of Vail, Aspin, Winter Park, Keystone, Monarch and Copper Mountain ski resorts. Cripple Creek, a restored historic gold mining town and now a casino town, is 16 miles away. Canon City is 31 miles, and the Royal Gorge is 20 miles. Highway Frontage and Access: High Park Trails Ranch has 3,600 +/- feet frontage on a hard surfaced road named High Park Road. High Park Road is registered as one of Colorados Scenic Byways and is advertised as one of Colorados most beautiful highways. The road is also on the Gold Belt Tour. The road is the main route from the south to the casino town of Cripple Creek, and is very well maintained year round making access to the ranch very easy. Improvements: This ranch's improvements include a beautiful 3,600 square foot cedar and stone home with four bedrooms, three baths, study and great room with large stone fireplace. It also has a boot, coat and hat room, foyer and large walk in pantry. The like new condition home has slate and cherry wood floors throughout, solid wood doors and granite countertops in the kitchen and bathrooms. The kitchen also has a triple sink, food disposal, dishwasher, trash compactor, microwave, gas stove, large refrigerator, cherry wood custom cabinetry and a large walk in pantry. All windows are double pained energy efficient with most of them being casement windows. It also has wrapped around porches that add an additional 700 square feet of covered space and 250 square feet of open deck. The guest wing of the house has its own front entrance as well as a door going out onto the rear porches. One of the bedrooms has a second fireplace in it. The 65'x85' barn has six horse stalls with walk out paddocks, a tool room and saddle room. The barn has an apartment with full bath, kitchen and fireplace. The apartment, tool and saddle room walls and ceilings are all finished with beautiful 1x6 tongue and groove beetle kill pine. All walls and ceilings of these rooms are insulated and the saddle and tool rooms were designed for easy conversion to extra guest quarters. There are at least four more livestock, implement and hay sheds on the ranch. The horse corrals are part of the ranch headquarters and are made of welded metal tubing. The corrals cover about three acres of well planned paddocks that all lead to the barn. The ranch is perimeter fenced. Climate: Inhabitants of this area enjoy mild winters and 300 days of sunshine per year. Average summer daytime temperatures are in the 70s with average snow in colder seasons between 60 and 80 inches per year. Average rainfall is 17 inches. Elevation: 7,400 to 7,850 feet above sea level Taxes: The property taxes are $1,700 per year. Terrain: The terrain varies from gently rolling grass covered hills with breath taking views to beautiful rock outcroppings. All of the land can be used and all parts of the ranch can be reached by any type of vehicle. Equestrian, Hiking and Biking: In addition to using the ranchs acreage for horseback riding, hiking and biking adjoining the ranch are thousands of acres of public land with miles and miles of trails. Also within a few miles of the ranch are a number of public trail heads with more miles of trails using BLM, National Forest and State Park land. Wildlife and Hunting: Mule deer are the primary game animals that are seen on the ranch. Trophy mule deer are regularly seen from the windows of the ranch house. Elk and turkey also pass through the ranch. Rabbits and dove are very plentiful. Many species of birds are present, and it is not uncommon to spot eagles flying over. Black bear are seen in the area occasionally. The adjoining public land offer elk, turkey and bear hunting in addition to mule deer. Fishing: Trout fishing and white water rafting in one of the top 10 trout fishing and rafting rivers in the United State, the Arkansas River, is only 25 miles away. Eleven Mile Reservoir and Spinney Reservoir known for rainbow trout and pike fishing are within 20 miles. There is also a club fishing lake, Wrights Reservoir, within 5 miles of the ranch that an interested party could look into joining. Trees: The majority of the trees on the ranch are ponderosa pines. There are also pinon pines and scrub oaks along with some spruce, fur and aspen on the ranch. Grasses: Most of the rolling hills of the ranch are covered with grasses that are common and natural to the Colorado mountain elevation. Spring, summer and fall seasons bring with them beautiful wild flowers. Utilities: AHEAD OF THE CURVE ON GOING GREEN! The power needs of the ranch are met by a very dependable and efficient solar tracking system with a propane generator backup that is controlled by a computer base. The path of the sun in colder months was considered along with the architectural design of the house and window placement to make the most of passive solar. The house is engineered to be way ahead of the curve on going green with all of the latest technology and updates. All windows are double pained and energy efficient. The house has satellites that provide high speed internet service, television and telephone. Water: Water is supplied to the house and barn by a 500 feet deep water well. Fencing: The perimeter is fenced for cattle and horses. The corrals located around the barn are of welded pipe construction, and are in like new condition. The approximate five acres surrounding the ranch headquarters is fenced. There are two sets of livestock holding or catch pens at other ends of the ranch. Easements: There is a Bureau of Land Management, BLM, easement along the northeast boundary of the property that leads to a Bureau of Land Management Trail Head. From this Trail Head there are miles and miles of hiking and horseback riding trails for your recreational use. This easement is fenced so that no one using the easement can enter onto the rest of High Park Ranch. There is a gate from the ranch directly onto the Trail Head awaiting your use. There will be a deeded easement along the southern boundary of the ranch to the BLM from the 90 acres adjoin the 165 acres. Leases: The 175 deeded acres of the ranch is under a grazing lease with a local rancher. This grazing lease can be continued if desired by the new owner or cancelled by either party with a 90-day notice. The grazing lease at this time satisfies the agriculture exemption tax status for the acreage. There is a Bureau of Land Management grazing lease of 120 acres held by the seller adjoining and fenced into the property. This lease could be transferred to the new owner. These 120 acres are subleased by the seller to the same local rancher that is leasing the deeded acres of High Park Trails Ranch. The lease fee to the BLM for the 120 acres has been $17.90 per year. Ranching and Other Uses: The ranch has an accepted use of cattle and horse ranching. It has also been a great recreational property. The house and barn were built with thoughts of one day someone opening a guest, dude ranch or bed and breakfast. This ranch has everything to offer to make any of those possibilities come to life. Restrictions: None Comments: Beautiful, peaceful, easy access, a cowboys dream ranch and a hunter's paradise are only a few of many comments that could be made about this ranch. The ranch could easily be opened as a guest ranch, dude ranch or bed & breakfast facility. It would make a great family or corporate retreat. A great place to relax and enjoy Colorado at its best! Special Note: The numbers of deeded acres within the listing price are 175. The ranch has an additional 120 acre BLM lease that is fenced into the property. The BLM lease could be transferable to the new owners of the ranch. There are an additional 90 acres of deeded property adjoining the 175 deeded acres that could also be purchased. Terms: Seller would prefer cash at closing, but the seller would consider some type of short term financing as long as he is listed as first mortgage on the property and there is a substantial down payment. Disclosure: The owner of this ranch is a real estate agent licensed in another state. This ranch is his personal home place.