Cucharas River Ranch

Ranch Description

Headquarters for family owned ranch including irrigated pasture, valuable water rights, and scenic river frontage. Many uses possible here including livestock, equestrian uses, hunting or recreational ranch. This 525 acre riverfront ranch has been operated for the last 20 years as a working family ranch. It offers a unique combination of dry pasture, wooded ridge land, irrigated acreage, sub-irrigated pasture and river bottom land along the scenic Cucharas River. The ranch offers prime building sites for a new home on ridges overlooking the river valley with stunning views of the Spanish Peaks and Sangre De Cristo Mountain Range. The property is fenced and cross fenced. The ranch is conveniently situated with frontage on State Hwy 12, just minutes to the historic town of La Veta, Colorado. In addition, the property is only 15 minutes to Walsenburg and Interstate 25, and an easy drive to Pueblo, Colorado Springs and Denver. This family property has operated as a working ranch for many years with livestock and hay production, but could easily be used as a recreational or retirement ranch, horse ranch, hunting ranch or a combination of uses. The ranch headquarters consists of a older ranch home and typical working facilities used in the operation of the ranch. The home includes 3 bedrooms and one bathroom and sits among the shade of the enormous cottonwood trees that line the river. Upgrades could be made to accommodate the buyers needs for ranch and residential use, guest home, or an on-site ranch manager. The ranch also includes numerous outbuildings used for cattle and hay production. There is a 50 x 100 steel frame building used as a workshop and to store equipment. In addition there are several hay barns, sheds, grain bins, paddocks, corrals and working chutes. There is also a classic antique barn that has unique restoration possibilities. The ranch boasts over 1.5 miles of Cucharas River frontage and bottom lands with abundant hunting and recreational opportunities.