Mark Vansidener

$130,000

5.11 Acres

Colorado Springs, Colorado, 80908

This untouched 5.11 acre piece of property in Black Forest is only minutes from Colorado Springs and Falcon Colorado, and is ready for you to build the house of your dreams on. This property boasts great views of Pikes Peak and some of the front range including Cheyenne Mountain, The property is rolling meadows with natural grasses, wildflowers and a few old growth Ponderosa Pines. This property is ready and waiting for you to load up the family and start living a peaceful life in the country.

$1,975,000

40 Acres

Colorado, 81122

"Custer's Mountain Meadow Ranch"  offers just the perfect escape to the San Juan Mountain's with it's cool summer time temperatures and endless outdoor recreation. Located in Vallecito, CO, just 12 miles from Bayfield, CO and 18 miles to Durango, CO.  Durango now has a state of the art hospital, the airport is now being expanded and has direct flights from many cities.  Custer's meadow sit's in the heart of Vallecito with the prefect location yet you feel that your deep in the San Juan Mountains and it's surrounding 1.8M acres of National Forest, and then add 500K acres of the Weminche Wilderness area which is considered some of the most beautiful, scenic areas  in all of Colorado, If your an outdoor enthusiast, an equestrian, hunter (CO offers OTC Elk tags for 2nd and 3rd rifle, BGU 75) , fisherman, mountain biker or trying to escape the heat this is your paradise!  Custer's Meadow is 40 +/- acres with it's own private 5+/- acre lake with Lost Creek running thought the lower part of the meadow which flows directly into Vallecito Lake which is a 5 min walk directly from the ranch. The meadow is lush, green and has the perfect location and ready  to build your dream home or homes with views of your own lake and Vallecito Lake, and the surrounding San Juan Mountains.  Vallecito Lake is almost 2800 +/- acres and is crystal clear and offers just incredible  fishing. The lake has produced 30lb pike, and is filled with large Rainbows, Browns, and German trout. Vallecito Lake has a very nice marina and offers boat rentals for all your summer time lake activities.  Vallecito Lake is also a year round destination with Purgatory Ski Resort in Durango, and some of the best and deepest snow in Colorado is at Wolf Creek Ski Resort in Pagosa Springs, CO. Vallecito itself is known for it endless XC skiing trials and snowmobiling.  Custer's Meadow has super easy year round access and is extremely unique, and is one of the largest meadows in town and has to be seen and felt. Some additional  facts about Custer's Meadow, it's zoned for two units per acre, and sits at a mild 7800 elevation, power is at the property,  there is one water tap from a 3rd party well, 3-4 CFS SR water rights which is HUGE (water is becoming a major issue and this property has a ton of water)  the water rights date back to 1882, it's fenced and crossed fenced and currently generates $8500 +/- per year in pastor leases.

$1,250,000

40 Acres

Bayfield, Colorado, 81122

" Aspen Mountain Lookout " is a very unique property as it's just filled with thousands Aspen trees in every direction you can see, the fall colors are something that has to been seen to get the full effect of mountain living and the land just explodes with all the  fall colors that only Aspen trees really can offer.  This 40 +/-  acre piece  over looks  Vallecito Lake and Freeman Creek with views that literally will take your breath away and does not matter in what direction you are looking in, your surrounded by endless views. There are 2 foundations in place to choose from or build on both, the foundations were inspected recently and are ready to build with of course the views in mind.  The location is just 18 miles to Durango, CO which offers a state of the art hospital, a great airport that is currently expanding with direct flights from even more cities now, 12 miles to Bayfield and its great restaurants. For the outdoor enthusiast one very cool feature of this property is the "The Endlich Mesa" trail literally can be directly accessed from several points of the property, the trail is 21 +/- miles and will take you deep into the mountains to one of the most beautiful meadows you can ever dream of walking through, you will pass many streams, lakes everywhere, granite slopes and lush green grass, hike it, mountain bike it, snow shoe it, take the dog and you may not even see a single soul the entire trip. For the skiers you have Purgatory Ski Mountain in Durango, Wolf Creek with its well known deep snow in Pagosa Springs, both great mountains to ski.  Aspen Mountain Lookout offers the perfect base for all you year round activities you can think of.  Vallecito Lake for the fishermen has had 30lb pike caught in it and just huge Rainbows, Browns, and Germans trout and some of the best fly fishing in CO on the Pine River. Vallecito Lake has a fantastic marina so bring the boat or just rent one for the day. For the hunters the property also  boarders thousands of acres of National Forest and the Weminche Wilderness area located in BGU 75 and CO offers OTC Elk tags for 2nd and 3rd rifle, you can hike into endless forest and hunt directly from your own property.  The location of Aspen Mountain with its views, access to the forest, proximity to the the lake and river would be very hard to find again, its ready to make someones mountain home  living come true. Enjoy the views !!