Long Park Ranch
County Road 225 : Toponas, CO 80479
Routt County, Colorado
Farm Description
Long Park Ranch, a 480 acre National Forest Inholding. The property lies in the heart of the Routt National Forest, at an elevation of 8,600Ft and is completely surrounded by National Forest. The park like setting has been historically used as a hunting & fishing retreat and offers seclusion, a historic 900sf cabin, a nice fishing lake, and endless Big Game hunting, all in a very peaceful setting.
Land
The ranch has direct access off Hwy 134 and County Road 225, and is within 1 hour of Steamboat Springs/Kremmling and 2.5 hours from Denver. The property is exceptionally beautiful with National Forest on all four sides and offers large stands of aspen and spruce trees along with large meadows and sage meadows. The wildlife is specifically attracted to the property because of the food, water, and seclusion the property offers. All seasons paint a beautiful scene here at the ranch. Fall offers incredible blaze orange aspen tree fall colors and great hunting into the wintertime. The area also has incredible views almost every direction and no neighbors. The mornings here are crisp, making the 900sf cabin & wood burning stove the perfect place to come back to after enjoying a full day in the outdoors. The cabin is currently unfinished but has great bones and large beams already installed. The property is enhanced by a beautiful mountain lake offering great scenery. The lake holds solid brook trout and is great little fishery.
Recreation
Hunting in this area is known to be some of the best in the state for Colorado. Population for mule deer in are great and the quality is excellent. Landowner tags are able to be drawn for mule deer each year with additional tags being able to allotted through the draw. Elk and Bear hunting in this area is also exceptional. Great archery and rifle hunting with tags for elk being over the counter. Elk like the seclusion here. The property also gives you access to thousands of acres of National Forest that is hard to get to for the public. The National Forest access is a huge upside the property has as you can ride/ hunt/ play literally forever. Your closest neighbor is 10 miles.
Location
Long Park Ranch offers direct access on County Road 225, a scenic road as you have views of the Flat Tops and Gore Mountain Ranges. Being within 2.5 hours of Denver makes the ranch short easy drive from the Front Range. Between the towns of Steamboat, Vail and Kremmling. The ranch is accessible in the wintertime via snowmobile.
These types of properties are very hard if not impossible to come by. If you have been looking for a inholding within the National Forest this will make for a once in a lifetime getaway for you and your family/ friends. Please contact Zack Wiese for a private showing.
