Silverthorne, CO 80498(Summit County)

Shadow Creek Ranch is an operating cattle ranch that shares its nearly 6000 acres of spectacular Colorado with 22 fortunate landowners, each of whom owns a 70-acre building site. Landowners share access to the entire ranch, including trout fishing on the Blue River and 22 ponds, five fully stocked cabins for occasional use, a first-class equestrian center and the ranch's massive log lodge with eight luxury suites. Planned with long-term preservation of its exceptional values, most of Shadow Creek Ranch is protected by conservation easement that will keep intact its use and assets for generations.

Harrigan Land Company is now offering Lot 14 of Shadow Creek Ranch, arguably the finest of the 22 building sites on the ranch. This 70-acre site lies on a ridge with a commanding view of verdant irrigated meadows to the east and the imposing peaks of the Eagles Nest Wilderness Area to the south and west. It's a perfect site for building a mountain home with views that will never cease to inspire awe in summer, fall, winter and spring.

Landowners at Shadow Creek receive all of the advantages of owning a very large ranch without an unmanageable price tag or maintenance headaches. Ranch Services maintains all roads, trails, fencing, cabins and equestrian facilities. A caretaker service is available for homes when the owner is not present. Recreational 4x4 vehicles and snowmobiles are available to landowners, as are horse boarding and equestrian lessons if desired. Guided trophy elk and mule deer hunts are available through the ranch, as is private flyfishing on the Blue River. A particularly rare offering is the opportunity for landowners and their families to participate in the ranch's cattle operations, from roundups to branding. In short, it would be hard to find a Colorado ranch with a finer array of high-quality outdoor recreational opportunities.

The accessible, central location of Shadow Creek Ranch is as strong of an asset as its natural beauty. It lies only 15 minutes from the airport at Kremmling, and only 2 hours from Denver International Airport. Many of Colorado's ski areas and golf courses (Keystone, Breckenridge and Copper Mountain) are less than an hour's drive away, and Vail, Winter Park and Steamboat Springs are only slightly further. Interstate 70 lies only 30 minutes to the south, allowing simple access to the transportation artery of all of central Colorado. For those with a wilderness bent, the fabulous backcountry of the Eagles Nest Wilderness is literally out your back door, offering years of exploring its Swiss-Alp peaks and alpine lakes, and incomparable Rocky Mountain National Park lies but an hour to the east.

It's not everyday that you have the opportunity to walk into a Rocky Mountain painting, but that's what you'll feel like when you visit Shadow Creek Ranch. Contact us at Harrigan Land Company and we'd be happy to schedule a visit to the spectacular natural art gallery that is Shadow Creek Ranch.