Butte Ranch

Ranch Description

Offered to the market for the first time in over 50 years, Butte Ranch is a premier angling and sporting property with significant agricultural values located in Colorado's highly sought-after North Park Valley. The ranch boasts superb fly-fishing on over three miles of the Roaring Fork of the North Platte River and its tributaries. In addition to the river, two stocked ponds totaling over three surface acres enhance the onsite angling and offer an enjoyable fishing day for anglers of all skill levels. Held as a private fishing and recreational property by a small ownership group of avid anglers the ranch and fishery has been carefully managed for the last half century. Beyond the extensive livewater resources, Butte Ranch's 640 deeded acres host a healthy mixture of riparian corridor, rolling upland prairie, and lush hay meadows irrigated under several senior water rights and ditch systems. The ranch does not have any existing structures and is free from major easements and encumbrances, making it a blank canvas for future development of a cabin, lodge or private mountain residential compound. Despite its serene private setting, the ranch is easily accessible at approximately two hours from Colorado's Front Range, three hours from Denver, and only 15 minutes from the charming county seat of Walden which teems with old west nostalgia. Livewater angling properties of this magnitude are rare in today's market, and very few offer the ease of access and extensive recreational and development potential that the Butte Ranch provides. For additional information on Butte Ranch including the brochure, please visit the Confluence Land Company site. Notes Town of Walden, Jackson County, Colorado 640 Deeded Acres Trophy-quality angling, primarily Brown and Rainbow Trout 3 miles of the Roaring Fork of the North Platte River mile of Raspberry Creek Norris Creek Two stocked ponds totaling 3.35 surface acres Ample wildlife including elk, mule deer, pronghorn, moose, and waterfowl Qualifies for big-game hunting licenses through Cpw's Landowner Preference Program Game Management Unit 16 Approximately two hours to Fort Collins, three hours to Denver Approximately 15 minutes from the Jackson County seat of Walden, CO 200 acres of irrigated hay meadows and pasture Existing and ready grid-tied electrical utility on the property No existing residences or structures No conservation easement or major encumbrances Minutes from Delaney Buttes State Wildlife Area, Routt National Forest, Mount Zirkel Wilderness, Arapaho National Wildlife Refuge, and extensive BLM and State lands including the 70,000+ acre State Forest State Park Stunning views of Red Canyon, Lost Ranger Peak, and surrounding mountain ranges Senior water rights fill the ponds and irrigate the meadows