BEAVER CREEK

Colorado - Park County - Fairplay
Acres
35
Price
$749,000

Recreation and Fishing Property in South Park, Colorado

Located less than a mile north of Fairplay, this South Park jewel offers Location, Location, Location - with most everything on a property one can think of. Just 24 miles from Breckenridge Ski Resort and 70 miles from Denver, the thirty-five acre Beaver Creek has a fishing stream with several beaver ponds and loaded with native brook trout. Thousands of healthy Bristlecone pine & Aspens decorate the land. Atop a hill in the center of the ranch sits a 2,400 sq. ft. home furnished with custom Thomas Michael original log furniture and over 1,200 sq. ft. of deck overlooking the surrounding peaks. Every window offers incredible views yet it still retains privacy. Also on the property is a 2,400 sq. ft. heated workshop that can be used commercially. This is a true year-round recreational property with its own 36 hole "Disc golf course", fantastic fishing on the property as well gold medal fishing on the numerous rivers and reservoirs nearby. It is very close to Pike National Forest for hiking, trail riding, hunting and camping and close to world-class snow skiing in Summit County. The property is zoned agricultural and it has a domestic well.

Location:
Beaver Creek is located a quarter mile north of Fairplay on County Road 659 (Beaver Creek Road). Fairplay, founded in 1867 is also the County Seat and the home of Park County government offices. Included in this historic town is a library, post office, many restaurants, medical facilities, public schools, a grocery store, hardware stores, several gas stations, hotels & motels, numerous small business and much more.

World-class skiing at Breckenridge Ski Resort is just twenty-four miles from the driveway and great whitewater rafting on the Arkansas River is forty-seven miles. Within minutes of the property is some of Colorado's finest Gold Medal Trout fishing, including the South Platte River. Just up the road about one mile is the Pike National Forest.

Area:
Beaver Creek offers close proximity to town, a fishing stream and abundant trees. The ranch is located in South Park which is known as the “fly fishing capital” of Colorado, providing a private fishing paradise as well as unlimited fishing in some of Colorado’s finest Gold medal rivers and streams just minutes from the property. There is also superior lake fishing in several nearby reservoirs including Antero, Tarryall, Spinney Mountain and Eleven Mile, and the largest natural lake in the state, Jefferson Lake, which are all within 30 minutes or less of the ranch.

Acreage:
A heated workshop sits at the entrance of the 35-acre property just off the county road. This part of the property can be zoned commercial for a business operation. Drive past the workshop, across the creek, through the trees, up the hill and in the middle of the property lies the home with views over the stream and beaver ponds below and beyond to the surrounding mountain peaks.
 
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BEAVER CREEK

Colorado - Park County - Fairplay
Acres
35
Price
$749,000

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Hoss Port
303.503.3876

 

Climate:
Fairplay has an unusually mild climate for the high Rocky Mountains of Colorado. Annual precipitation averages 13.6", 84" of snow and the average high temperatures in the summer are in the 70s with cool crisp nights. The winter average highs are in the 30s.

Improvements:
The house has over 3,000 sq. ft. under roof including a two-car attached garage. There are three bedrooms, two baths and the house is completely furnished with custom-built log furniture. There are two wood burning fireplaces, a pool table with a custom-built antler chandelier above it and and a hot tub.

The kitchen includes stainless steel appliances, granite countertops, hardwood floors, and T&G ceilings throughout. The master bedroom has a custom-built aspen log bed with a bench built on to the end, valued over $12,000, plus an antler chandelier and in the master bath a relaxing soaker tub with jets. In the dining room, a fallow deer antler chandelier hangs over a log table dining set. An aspen log sectional with a matching chair and a 62” flat screen TV furnish the living room. Downstairs in the walkout basement, an antique safe taken from a building in Leadville provides an historical element. Throughout the house, custom-made bristlecone pine lamps and other furnishings were made from trees on the property. Outside the home, two decks totaling over 1200 sq. ft. provide additional living and entertaining space and some of the best views in Colorado.

Other improvements include a 2400 sq. ft. heated workshop with concrete floors.

Water Resources:
Running through the property is a great fishing stream full of native brook trout along with several beaver ponds. Several springs and other ponds are on the western side of the property and an agricultural well services the home and allows for watering livestock.

Recreational Opportunities:
Beaver Creek has a 36-hole disc golf course spread throughout the property.

Less then a mile from the house, the Pike National Forest provides unlimited opportunities for hiking, fishing, hunting and most other outdoor activities. World-class skiing at Breckenridge Ski Resort is less then twenty-five driving miles from the front door.

South Park, or Park County, is known as the “Fly Fishing Capital of Colorado” with plenty of Gold Medal waters on multiple forks of the South Platte River along with several popular lakes including Spinney Reservoir, Eleven-Mile Reservoir, Tarryall Reservoir, and Antero Reservoir.

South Park is one of the top spots in Colorado for elk. Located in Trophy Big Game Units 50, 500 & 501 there are huge numbers of elk and a limited amount of hunters. Elk and mule deer are found on the ranch or near the ranch boundaries and antelope, bighorn sheep, rocky mountain goats and other wildlife species are just a few miles away.

2011 Taxes:
$4,453

Zoned:
Mixed use- Commercial R-20

Mineral Rights:
Any minerals owned by the seller will be conveyed at closing