This
picturesque ranch has only had a few owners since the property was patented. The
current owners have been Stewards of the ranch for the last 110 years.
Obviously
it is a hard property to leave and for all the right reasons.
Located
just 14 miles from the downtown Durango, this ranch has the perfect mixture of
beautiful meadows, aspens, spruce and pine covered slopes and lush frontage along
the Florida River.
Wildlife
is abundant on these 228 acres. It is rare to walk the property without multiple
sightings of wildlife. The fishing rights are on one of the areas finest fishing
tailwater streams. Recreation in the mono - horseback riding, hiking, hunting,
fishing.
Lemon
Reservoir provides water recreation and lake fishing. This is located just two
miles from the proeprty. Vallecito Reservoir is only nine convenient miles away
from the property as well and this is a great place for friends and family to
go fish, water-ski and BBQ on the great beaches of the lake.
This
ranch offers privacy and serenity, yet is still close to the services that downtown
Durango offers, such as fine dining, shopping, entertainment and medical services.
THis
property could be used as a private estate, hunting or wildlife watching preserve
or some development or conservation easement might be possible.