X Road Bedrock, CO 81411

Commanding stunning views of Paradox Valley, 160-acre Little Karoo Ranch affords a rare opportunity to own a private ranch in one of the most spectacular and captivating places on earth. The 160-acre Little Karoo Ranch is one of the finest small ranches in Colorado offering access to everything - fishing, horseback riding, hunting - all with proximity to major winter and summer resorts. The spectacular setting for this property lends itself to a great horse facility and is currently in hay production with irrigated hay meadows, great water rights, a beautiful ranch house and outbuildings. The property also boasts a separate caretaker house and guest house. Horseback riding, hiking and biking trails extend into a vast network of millions of acres of wilderness, National Forest and BLM lands. One particularly desirable aspect of this ranch is that it is nestled amid other ranches, which provides a vast open landscape that is becoming rare in the mountain areas with high scenic and recreational values. The property's location on the west slope of the continental divide contributes to more moisture and verdant vegetation than that experienced at similar elevations on the east side of the divide. The main ranch house was built in 2005 and is a wonderful, open great room-style home with a gourmet kitchen. The home is enveloped on 3 sides with a covered porch to take in the views. A portion of the porch is also screened and overlooks the bountiful garden. The large Master Suite with private 5-piece bath and sitting area opens to the porch. There is a second bedroom (or office), full bath and formal living room in addition to the great room which is open to the dining area, family room and kitchen for a wonderful flow and easy, elegant lifestyle. The second house is a great guest house with 2 bedrooms and a full bath. The large family room/kitchen area is currently used as an artist’s studio. The third house has 3 bedrooms and is perfect as a Caretaker’s home, rental, or accommodations for more family or guests. In addition to the ever-changing, incredible views, this beautiful Colorado Ranch features: Corrals, round-pen, outdoor arena and fenced horse pasture. 4 wheel track sprinklers and some fields irrigated with gated pipe Approximately 138 acres of irrigated hay ground Outbuildings include a large garage, large hay barn, 2 loafing sheds, finished and insulated tack room, equipment shed. The farm has a good alfalfa/grass hay production history and has been utilized for raising horses Little Karoo Ranch has extensive water rights; Four permitted wells 2.5 CFS Dolores absolute river rights and 372 shares of Paradox canal and reservoir. Access to Colorado lifestyle amenities such as skiing, golf, endless National forest lands, hunting, fishing, hiking. Attractive elevation, year-round use, access and activities Serene and secluded, the location of this property offers access to all of the Colorado recreational activities. Telluride, Ouray and even Moab, Utah are all only a little over an hour drive away and Southwest Colorado is known for its unlimited opportunities for various outdoor adventures. Commercial air service for this area is available in Grand Junction, Montrose and Durango. Recreational opportunities are non-ending: many world-class ski areas, including Telluride and world-famous ice climbing and hot springs in Ouray. The jeep trails and scenic trails are diverse and abundant. All of the ski resorts also offer numerous golf courses and other summer recreational opportunities. The Little Karoo offers a world of beauty and escape from the rest of the world, with nearby access to fishing, kayaking, and rafting. Hiking, climbing and mountaineering opportunities abound. The ranch could be operated as a hunting headquarters, a purebred horse facility (including roping, team penning, reining, etc), a winter recreation area for cross-country skiing and snowmobiling in conjunction with hay production and horse farm.