Blacktail Creek Ranch
Blacktail Creek Ranch is a beautiful 522-acre high-country ranch in Northern Colorado's Gore Range Mountains, bordered by Routt National Forest on three sides. The ranch features many first-class improvements and provides ample space for guests. The beautiful main home has four master suites, a large kitchen, and a dining room/living room. The guest cabin features a master bedroom with an en suite bathroom, plus a loft with two queen beds for the kids or additional guests. The ranch also has a recently upgraded yurt with two private sleeping areas, a full kitchen, a living room, and a large wrap-around deck to take in that morning coffee and enjoy the views of the snow-capped Eagles Nest mountain in the distance. The ranch is a short 35-minute trip from Kremmling, Colorado, and about 1 hour from the popular resort towns of Steamboat Springs and Vail.
The ranch possesses incredible wildl...
The ranch possesses incredible wildlife habitat, including lush green pastures, irrigated meadows, rolling Aspen groves, thick dark timber, and over a mile of the meandering East Fork of Blacktail Creek with several beaver ponds containing Brook Trout.
The ranch's infrastructure is second to none, with all underground utilities, including water lines and power generated by the ranch's state-of-the-art solar system, backed up with two Capstone propane-powered turbine generators.
No ranch is complete without a barn, and Blacktail Creek Ranch does not disappoint. The exceptional, custom built, post and beam toy barn includes a tack room and large hay loft, a perfect venue for family gatherings, receptions, or to hang out and relax. The ranch also has a large 3200 sq ft heated and insulated shop to store all your ranch equipment and toys, complete with caretaker quarters.
Blacktail Creek ranch also has historic water rights that irrigate 100 acres+- of irrigated meadow. The ranches location adjacent to the Routt National Forest offers access to hundreds of miles of ATV/UTV trails, the Colorado River, and endless horseback riding opportunities both on the ranch and adjacent National Forest.
Blacktail Creek Ranch is an exceptional opportunity to acquire a classic, all-encompassing, Colorado high-country recreational ranch in a pristine location.
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About William George
Bill is originally from White River Junction, Vermont. He moved out west to pursue his desire of being a rancher in 1998 after living in Vermont for most of his life except for a tour of duty in the U.S. Army from September 1990 thru January 1993. Bill has been working on ranches in Grand and Summit since 1999 and was the general manager and foreman of the largest working cattle ranch in Summit Colorado from 2004 to 2011. During that time period Bill also managed the Home Owners Association that owned the ranch. His intimate knowledge of working ranches as well as home owners associations includes firsthand knowledge of water rights, irrigation, hay production, cattle breeding, herd development, livestock marketing, range management, animal husbandry, horse care, horse training and breeding, wildlife habitat management, ranch budgeting and conservation easements.