Few 71.5 acre parcels in the North Fork Area offer the D-Ranch's combination of modern living and quality country life for a family with an active lifestyle. The 4,000+ square foot house has everything imaginable to enjoy your home relaxing, chilling with family, friends & neighbors or entertaining business associates surrounded by the reach out and touch West Elk Mountain views. The Ranch offers first class facilities for your livestock, productive hayfields, private gates into thousands of acres of public land for horseback riding, hunting, hiking, cross country skiing and many other outdoor activities. Crawford Reservoir is a 640 acre lake you drive past on the 5 mile drive to the property from the turn off of Colorado Hwy 92 that adds fishing, boating and water skiing on your to do list for the day. The home is modern and recently (2017) remodeled with 3 large bedrooms, a home office that could be a 4th bedroom, 4 bathrooms, a hot tub, sauna, multiple decks on several levels that all have sitting areas to take in mountain vistas that are picture perfect including one beside the outdoor kiva fireplace that extends the evening's enjoyment from the formal dinner inside to cocktails and conversations outside. The landscaping just adds beauty to the views of the large acre ranches of the surrounding neighbors. There are many outbuildings, all in first class condition for horses, shops, hay storage and equipment storage, including a round pen and Priefort outdoor arena. The stable has heated stalls, a wash stall and individual runs for your favorite horses. Paddocks with loafing shed have had over 20 horses at one time on the property protected from the weather. You have irrigated fields with three takeouts from the Gould Canal, the main distribution for Fruitland Mesa Irrigation water (that's going to be piped in the next few years by the company) and gated pipe to distribute the water. The wooded acreage on the south side end of the property has two private gates from this property into public land allowing you to ride your horses all the way to the Black Canyon National Park and beyond. The property offers many diverse opportunities as an Gentleman's Ranch, equestrian training center, dude ranch, inn or wherever your imagination might take you. Development of other homes are easily available should you require manager's residence or additional guest quarters.
Co- Listed with Mark Shaffer, Shaffer Real Estate (970) 270-6957