47632 N Highway 550

Durango, CO 81301

A Once-in-a-Lifetime Legacy Ranch Opportunity Near Purgatory Resort This is truly one of the most rare and breathtaking properties ever offered in the area. Once you experience it in person, you will immediately understand how extraordinary it is. There is simply no other property in the area that offers this combination of history, WATER, privacy, recreation, location, and development potential. Properties like this rarely come available. Located just 1.5 miles from world-renowned Purgatory Resort and premier golf courses, this remarkable property offers unmatched mountain views, a private spring-fed lake, and direct access to endless hiking and biking trails. Bordering National Forest on one side, the setting is private, peaceful, and absolutely unforgettable. With its incredible location and stunning natural beauty, it would make an exceptional Bed & Breakfast, luxury retreat, family compound, or legacy ranch property. Some of the highlights include, private spring-fed lake that can be stocked with fish, a second private spring both springs flow continually, one domestic well, one irrigation well, plus natural spring water which is some of the best in the world suitable for drinking, historic barn that served as the original homestead residence in the 1800s, historic home and additional outbuildings with studio apartment, fully fenced acreage with room for horses, cattle, and livestock, fertile land ideal for gardens and a fully organic lifestyle, borders National Forest for unmatched recreation and privacy, endless opportunities for hiking, biking, skiing, fishing, horseback riding and outdoor adventure. This historic ranch was homesteaded in the 1800s and has remained in the same family ever since. It has never before been offered for sale. Schedule your private showing today.

Listing courtesy of Shelly Lester of Dreamcatcher Properties, LLC



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