Small Town Charm, Beautiful Ranch

Ranch Description

The epitome of small town life in a beautiful setting. Work from home with private satellite internet while dreaming of your next venture out the back door on to thousands of acres of public land. The ranch is located in a gorgeous Yampa river valley setting yet with the convenience of the far traveling US Hwy 40. Maybell, Colorado is a quintessential small town with a small school with just a handful of elementary students and a community horse/gymkhana arena adjacent to the property. A block away there's a town park with RV spots for the many visiting tourists to the area, a library, a US Post Office and a community store/gas station. A restaurant and a small processing business are both looking for a new operator -- Farm-to-Table anyone?

Wildlife watching is fantastic; there are wild horses, bald eagles, ducks, waterfowl, many different birds, deer, elk, pronghorn, beaver, otters, river fishing, and the list of recreational entertainment goes on and on. The property is well rounded, extremely well watered with irrigation, springs, and ponds, and with proper management, a lessee can run 65 head of mother cows or the equivalent year round.

A site visit will be required for a potential lessee as the owners' require anyone interested to see the property in person -- they want the lessee to love the place as they have. They are looking for a long term commitment from a sustainably minded operator, and not opposed to a lease/option possibility down the road. This offering is to lease the entire 344 acre ranch, home, barn and structures for per year per month) on a long-term basis and a 12 months minimum first year term.

The ranch is a working ranch, not fancy in nature, with room for sweat equity. Livestock is raised without chemicals, insecticides, hormones, or fertilizers. In a separate agreement, home raised cattle and sheep may be available to lease to complete your farmstead dreams if so desired. The home is a 1906, 1 1/2 story, 3 bedroom, 1 bath and has been updated inside. There is a large shop, loading chute for tractor/trailers, barn, storage buildings, loafing sheds, corrals, equipment storage yard, etc.