Large NM/CO Ranch for Sale near Trinidad – Cattle and Recreation
Dry Creek Ranch, a 7000+ acre ranch for sale along the New Mexico/Colorado border, supports hunting, recreation, and livestock. Springs, ponds, and creeks feed the ranch, from its high point at 7600 feet on down to 6000 feet. The ranchland envelops spectacular mountains and hills, ponds, and ravines. Its bountiful meadows historically produced beans and wheat. Ready for action, this desirable ranch for sale near Trinidad features water sources, a ranch home, and a Morton outbuilding.
The single road entrance to Dry Creek Ranch is accessible all year on county roads. It’s 35 minutes east of Trinidad, Colorado via US Highway 160.
Acreage: 7,383.81 deeded acres plus 40-acre state lease
Taxes: $2,741.42
Price: $7,383,000.00
Acreage, Terrain, and Navigation
Composed of 7,383.81 deeded acres, Dry Creek Ranch straddles the New Mexico/Colorado border. 5,134.76 acres are part of Animus County, Colorado while 2,249.05 acres lie in Colfax County, New Mexico. The NM/CO ranch real estate also includes an additional forty-acre New Mexico State Lease Ranch.
The variety of terrain adds to its value as a trifecta: recreational ranch, hunting ranch, and cattle operation. The Colorado portion features undulating rolling hills and ravines. To the south will be hills, scenic mountains, lush meadows, ponds, with more forested areas. The caprock edge, arroyos, and plains offer plenty of wildlife habitat with room for pasture.
Although it features year-round access on county roads, the entirety of Dry Creek Ranch is best navigated on ATV roads and horse trails.
Water Sources – New Mexico/Colorado Ranch for Sale
Although Dry Creek Ranch features many water drainage ways or rivulets, a substantial spring located at 7400 feet functions as the main water supply. A pipeline from the spring flows down to 6200 feet, feeding the headquarters and 12 drinking tanks. Records show average production at 8 GPM.
Two creeks supplement the spring: Dry Creek and Blue Creek. Dry Creek wonders through the ranch, diverting water to Mestas Ditch. This water right is primarily used during wet years for pasture irrigation. Blue Creek, a productive stream, flows through the New Mexico portion of Dry Creek Ranch. This water supply continues after Dry Creek ceases. And many ponds refresh both cattle and wild animals.
Hunting and Recreation
One can never exhaust the opportunities for recreation and other potentials available at Dry Creek Ranch. Rich grasslands, abundant nutritional forbs, and forests blanket the property. Family recreation may begin with horseback ride through the thick trees or oak brush. The adventurous may spend days exploring on ATVs. Hikes can reach to historic homesteads and unearth artifacts.
But for the Hunter, Dry Creek Ranch offers unlimited possibilities. The owners have promoted wildlife environment and habitat. They also allow minimal outside hunts, guarding the hunting quality.
The immense NM/CO Ranch for sale provides invaluable elk hunting. It extends from New Mexico Game Management Unit 57 to Colorado’s Game Management Unit 140, favoring regulations in both areas as private land. In addition to elk hunting, Dry Creek Ranch features abundant antelope, mountain lions, bears, turkey, and predatory animals.
Ranch Real Estate Agents – Colorado and New Mexico
Call Cruikshank Realty, Inc. at (719) 336-7802 for more information about this marvelous ranch for sale near Trinidad, Colorado. Our team has been involved in some of the largest irrigated farmland and ranch land property sales in SE Colorado.
Gene Cruikshank heads up the farm and ranch division of Cruikshank Realty, Inc. He holds licenses for Colorado, Kansas, Oklahoma, and New Mexico. Serving with one guiding principle, respect and consideration for all customers and clients, we strive to match you with the real estate investment that fills your needs.
Cruikshank Realty offers clients broad-based real estate knowledge. We navigate complicated transactions such as investment acquisition, 1031 Exchanges, water rights, property management, and similar needs. We promise confidentiality and unparalleled professionalism to Buyers and Sellers.