40 Acres of Land for Sale in La Plata County, Colorado

"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.