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A part of the private and picturesque 8,600-acre shared amenity Alpine Lakes Ranch, the 35-acre Rockin' R Ranch is a horse lover's paradise in Pagosa Springs. Gently rolling hills, 60 foot pine trees, lush grassy meadows and pastures with views in every direction; the ranch is fenced and cross-fenced with first-class improvements. The home is a beautiful 4,897 sq. ft. western-style home with steel frame construction, metal roof, cedar exterior with the interior accented by open-beam ceilings. A 360-degree wrap-around deck and two BBQ areas provides ideal outdoor entertaining. The home has 4 bedrooms, 4 baths, study/office, rock fireplace, gourmet kitchen with granite countertops, stainless steel appliances, hickory floors, and a detached three-car garage. Additional improvements include a 5,000 sq. ft. 8-stall horse barn with red-oak hardwood floors, hot and cold water, telephone line and electricity, automatic heated waterers, lounge, tack room, hay storage, supply and wash room, several loafing sheds, outdoor riding arena and custom round pen designed after the one in the movie, The Horse Whisperer. Breathtaking views and year-round access only 74 miles from Durango, 2 1/2 hours from Santa Fe and 45 minutes to Wolf Creek Ski Resort makes this the ideal full-time residence or recreation getaway.

Location:
Rockin' R Ranch is located 16 miles south of downtown Pagosa Springs and 74 miles from Durango in the quaint and private 8,600-acre shared amenity ranch community of Alpine Lakes Ranch. Rockin' R Ranch has easy year-round access, rests at an elevation of 7,000 ft. with proximity to the community's stocked lake and the Spence Lake for excellent fishing opportunities. Alpine Lakes Ranch borders BLM and National Forest land and controls the rights to several private national forest accesses which offers Rockin' R Ranch owners additional access to thousands of acres of hiking, biking and riding trails and excellent hunting via these private easements. Archuleta County's Stevens Field Airport is located in Pagosa Springs just 20 miles from Rockin' R Ranch for private jet transportation and commercial/commuter flights are available through Durango-LaPlata County Airport, just 15 miles southeast of Durango, with service through Delta, United Express, US Airways, Frontier and Southwest Airlines.

Pagosa Springs:
Pagosa Springs rests at an elevation of 7,126 ft. with average summer temperatures ranging from 45 degrees (overnight low) to 85 degrees (afternoon high) and average winter temperatures ranging from 10 degrees (overnight low) to 40 degrees (afternoon high). Well known for its natural hot mineral springs, Pagosa Springs was once home to the Ute Indians who originally named the town Pah gosah, meaning "healing water" and today attracts visitors from all over the United States who come to rejuvenate in the hot-spring spas. Considering its small town character, Pagosa Springs is able to offer its residents many quality amenities and resources including public and private schools, adult education activities, medical clinics, grocery and retail shopping, resort and Bed & Breakfast lodging, coffee houses/pubs/cafes, historical and cultural activities, hunting & fishing outfitters, and a plethora of year-round outdoor alpine activities including snow-shoeing, snow-mobiling and downhill and cross-country skiing at Wolf Creek, one of Colorado's finest ski resorts. Pagosa Springs also offers many annual community events including folk and bluegrass festivals, wine festivals, music festivals, the county fair, Christmas and 4th of July parades and more.

Durango:
Located just 58 miles west of Pagosa Springs, Durango offers a wider variety of dining, home-improvement, and shopping choices, hospitals/ medical clinics and more outdoor recreation and cultural activities. Over 900 campsites, thousands of acres of hiking, mountain biking and 4x4 trails, and some of Colorado's most well-stocked lakes - all within a 40 miles radius - very convenient for Pagosa Springs residents. In addition, Durango hosts many other unique year-round events such as the farmer's market, regional wine festivals, music in the mountains, film and arts festivals, bike races, rodeos, and many other good old-fashioned get-togethers. In continuous operation for over 120 years, the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad offers breathtaking day trips on the historic coal-fired, steam-powered locomotive which winds through 46 miles of the San Juan National Forest to the old mining town of Silverton, a national landmark. For winter alpine recreation, the Durango Mountain Ski Resort, formerly Purgatory Resort, is located 25 miles west of Durango with 1,200 acres of terrain, 11 chair lifts with an average snowfall of 260 inches per year providing an excellent snow base for a wide variety of winter sports.

Improvements:
Main Residence: A steel-framed, custom 4,897 sq. ft. western-style home with a detached three-car garage was built in 1999 with recent high-end upgrades and is comfortable for full-time living with two levels and finished walk-out basement. The home is accented with cedar siding and a steel roof and has an inviting entrance with a full wrap-around cedar deck with recessed lighting and an outdoor fire-pit and BBQ area. The main level has an open floor-plan with a living room featuring high ceilings, abundant windows and a warm rock face gas-fireplace - all open to a gourmet kitchen with hardwood floors, breakfast bar and large walk-in pantry, granite counter-tops, stainless steel appliances, large laundry room and French doors which lead from the living room to an outdoor deck. In addition, the main level includes an office and full bath off the entryway, a master suite with a large walk-in closet and sliding doors which open to the outdoor deck and a full bath with double sinks and a Jacuzzi-tub. All of the home's bathrooms feature oil-polished, rustic-design drawer pulls, new lighting fixtures, granite counter tops and custom tile or hickory flooring. A staircase with hickory wood steps and custom wrought-iron railings leads to an upper landing catwalk that overlooks the open living room below. The upper level includes a two bedrooms and one full bath. A fully finished, ground level, walk-out basement functions as the home's family/entertainment room and is cozy for family gatherings and activities with a wood-burning stove, many large windows providing abundant light and warmth, top quality pile carpeting for comfort and durability and sliding doors that open to the outdoor patio with firepit & BBQ area. The basement also offers additional guest accommodations with a bedroom and full bathroom, a bedroom which was recently converted to a large walk-in closet, another bedroom which was converted to a home fitness room accessed through French doors, and an additional unfinished room with custom shelving for additional storage space.

Horse Amenities: A first-class, custom 5,000 sq. ft. barn with an insulated roof has eight 12' x 12' stalls, a horse-shoer area, heated lounge with red oak floors, electricity and windows overlooking paddocks, heated tack room with saddle and blanket racks, electricity, built-in work bench and red-oak floors, supply and wash room, and hay storage area. Each stall has its own automatic heated Nelsen waterer, wall to wall summit rubber mats, feeder doors and hay mangers with grain drops and double Dutch doors which lead to outdoor pipe runs. The barn has a land line, overhead ceiling fans, 220 power, hot and cold water, overhead lighting, night lights, alley hydrants, and outside auto solar security lights. An adjoining breeze-barn with four oversized stalls has electricity, lighting and heated Nelsen waterers.

Hay and Equipment Barn: A custom, high-quality, 25' x 60' multi-use barn has 6 bays, 110 power and lighting and was engineered to meet county specifications and snow load.

Loafing Shed and Paddocks: Two 12' x 24' color-coordinated Versa Tube horse sheds with underground water hydrants and 110 electric tank heaters are situated close to the barn in large Cameo-fenced paddocks with many tall, mature Ponderosa pine trees providing adequate shade.

Riding Arena and Round Pen: A 208' x 132' outdoor riding arena offers incredible views and has plenty of space for exercising and adjoins an equine obstacle course for extra training. Just east of the riding arena is a cross-fenced, 12-acre turn-out pasture. A well-built, custom, 60' diameter round pen with viewing stand has 6" of sand for excellent footing and is a great classroom for equestrian students; designed after the one in the movie, The Horse Whisperer.

Utilities:
All utilities (electric, phone and water) on Rockin' R Ranch are underground. La Plata Electric provides power, CenturyTel provides phone and DSL and Direct TV provides satellite. Alpine Lakes Ranch has its own water system; Rockin' R Ranch has its own meter and is billed bi-annually for water usage.

Co-listed with Nancy King, Jann C. Pitcher Real Estate.

Colorado - Archuleta County - Pagosa Springs