Willeford Ranch -- Ridgway, Colorado / 1160 acre hunting/recreational ranch
Willeford Ranch
1160 ACRE PRIVATE HUNTING & RECREATIONAL RANCH OUTSIDE RIDGWAY, COLORADO.
Located in Colorado GMU 65 just a few miles north and east of the Ridgway Reservoir and Ridgway State Park, the Willeford Ranch is one of the largest ranches for sale in the area. Views sweep all the way to the north toward Grand Mesa and all the way around to the big 13,000 & 14,000'+ peaks of the Sneffels Range and Cimarron Range.
The ranch is well protected by large parcels of federal land owned by Bureau of Land Management and state lands (Billy Creek Wildlife Preserve) that are managed to preserve and encourage significant wildlife habitat, primarily for mule deer & elk. The only other direct neighbor to Willeford is the magnificent Sleeping Indian Ranch (an Auberge Resorts property).
This offering at $4.5M is for the lower 520-acre piece and the upper 640-acre piece (with a wedge of B...
This offering at $4.5M is for the lower 520-acre piece and the upper 640-acre piece (with a wedge of BLM in between) as depicted in these maps. Over a mile of the Burro Creek runs through on the valley floor of both parcels. A network of private interior roads were created to provide the ranch owner & guests with vehicular/ATV access to different parts of this large acreage to facilitate movement and game retrieval. Roads go to the bottom of the Burro Creek drainage, up to the top on the other side of the creek, and elsewhere across this large acreage to facilitate movement and game retrieval. County Road 4 provides 4WD vehicular access to both parcels from State Highway 550.
There's a conservation easement on 175 acres of the lower 520-acre piece restricting building in that stretch of the Burro Creek drainage (attached map of CE area is on the last page). Property has a grazing lease and AG tax status ($525.08 in 2020).
The predominant tree coverage is pinion pine mixed with junipers and scrub oak. The valley floor has large cottonwoods and some aspens. There's a dynamite off-grid home site at the very top of the upper 640-acres where the real big views can be found. The 640-acres has a dramatic 1000 foot topography drop down into the creek, and the 520-acres is mostly flat/rolling. Owners typically hunt it once a year in second season for elk, mule deer and bear.
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