Locale
Situated just outside of Granby, Colorado, the property is minutes from Lake Granby, Grand Lake, Shadow Mountain Lake, Rocky Mountain National Park as well as Winter Park Resort, Sol Vista Ski Area, and numerous award winning golf courses. The ranch adjoins BLM land and is near hundreds of thousands of acres of Arapaho and Routt National Forest lands, the Arapaho National Recreation Area and Indian Peaks Wilderness Area. This is one of the only private fly-fishing ranches on the market today close to Denver and world class resort amenities.
The property is approximately 3 miles east of the town of Granby, Colorado. Granby is a traditional Colorado mountain town that is steeped in ranching history while lying in the midst of some of Colorado’s finest recreational amenities. It features restaurants, a medical center, schools, galleries, antique stores, coffee shops, hardware and grocery stores, bakeries, motels, a museum, a library, rodeo grounds and a post office. The Headwaters Golf Course along the Fraser River and the Grand Elks Golf Course adjoin town to the south. There is a small airport for light aircraft in Granby and a larger airport in Kremmling, 30 miles to the west, with a 5,540 foot long runway and jet fuel. Amtrak’s California Zephyr (from Chicago to San Francisco) makes two daily stops at Granby, Colorado. The towns of Fraser and Winter Park are approximately 25 minutes to the south and Grand Lake, a quaint gateway town located at the west entrance to Rocky Mountain National Park, is only 16 miles to the north. This alluring mountain village is a vintage throwback to Colorado’s past with wooden boardwalks and split lodge pole pine constructed homes and cabins. The lake itself is the deepest and largest natural lake in Colorado, and the area attracts an impressive diversity of wildlife. It also features the Grand Lake Yacht Club. Founded in 1902, it is the highest yacht club in the United States. Sailing regattas are held each year and antique wooden Chris-Craft boats fill the boat docks at the Yacht Club.
Land Overview
Confluence Ranch consists of 158 acres and lies along the Upper Colorado River Valley. The property is lined with cottonwoods, spruce, pines and willows along the river and creek, two irrigated and sub-irrigated pastures, and the upper sage hillsides provide majestic views of Continental Divide to the east and the Vasquez Mountains to the southwest. The parcel has level building areas along the Colorado River and the sage hillsides with their gentle slopes provide uninterrupted views of the surrounding mountains.
The ranch is currently leased to an adjoining rancher for pasture to graze cattle. Water rights are abundant and can be used to grow grass for forage and pasture and could be converted for hay production. Perhaps the best use of the water is to create ponds, lakes and wetlands for additional habitat for fish and Colorado wildlife.