Riverfront Land

La Jara Creek Acres

    This fully fenced and gated ranch is located in a beautiful canyon of the San Juan Mountains, just 30 miles southwest of Alamosa and 80 miles north of Taos, New Mexico. Elevation at our gate is 8051 feet; latitude is 37° 13’ 38” N; longitude is 106° 10’ 35” W. La Jara Creek is a beautiful spring fed stream which meanders through the canyon; it has fishing ponds and has been stocked with rainbow trout, which brings consistently good fishing. This lot is a part of a ranch that we have owned for over 30 years and is about 90% surrounded by government land, which provides some of Colorado's best wildlife, fishing spots, and hunting and mountain climbing opportunities.

    The acreage is accessible by good roads, but it is remote. Some restrictions (CC & R'S) apply. The lot has been surveyed, and there is a marker (metal stake with identifying numbers) on each corner of the property; the markers correspond to the survey map, so it is very easy to locate the exact boundaries. Because we own the land under the water out to the middle of the river, the survey stakes have been set back on solid ground — perhaps two to ten feet from the river’s edge.

Block 2, Lot 3

$34,500 Cash or Terms.
Owner Finance with minimum of $500 down and $375 monthly.

Lot 3 in Block 2 is 1.38 acres, and it has nearly 100 feet of river frontage (95.38 feet). The riverbank on this lot is heavily covered with trees. Access to government land (land we can use for hunting, hiking, fishing, etc.) is just a short hike down the road. This lot already has a water well; however, no pump or piping are in place at this time. This property is very accessible to the main gate; thus, you may quickly and easily come and go.

Block 6, Lot 8

$34,500 Cash or Terms.
Owner Finance with minimum of $500 down and $375 monthly.

This larger 3.70 acre lot provides a nice big area for gardening or more trees. Along the stream is a heavily wooded area. A small beaver pond is on the creek. This lot has 65.51 feet on the river.

Block 6, Lot 21

$45,000 Cash or Terms.
Owner Finance with minimum of $2,000 down and $550 monthly.

The added value of a storage building and a well (without a pump yet) makes this beautiful heavily wooded lot an exceptional property. Some of the trees are quite large. A short distance from the river the land rises to a height that gives a beautiful panoramic building site. Total acreage is 1.25 acres with 63 feet of river frontage.

Block 3, Lot 10

$29,500 Cash or Terms.
Owner Finance with minimum of $500 down and $350 monthly.

This lot has easy access to mountains and government land - just across the road! The 126 feet of stream frontage make this a very desirable one acre lot.

Three Lot Package

$75,000 Cash or Terms.
Owner Finance with minimum of $15,000 down and $750 monthly.

Lot 11 in Block 6 is 3.69 acres, and it has 84.34 feet of river frontage. In the river, right on this lot, is a good pond, which has definitely enhanced the fishing from this lot. The riverbank on this lot is heavily covered with trees. Recent excavation work made a “turn off” from the road and a beautiful building site near the river. Access to government land (land we can use for hunting, hiking, fishing, etc.) is just a short hike down the road.

Lot 12, Block 9, which is across the river from Lot 11, Block 6, has over 3 acres (3.07 acres). More than a quarter of an acre is right on the river, and 2.79 acres are just across the road, extending up the side of the mountain to higher country. The riverbank on this lot is heavily covered with trees. Since this lot is across the river from Lot 11, Block 6, it has the same fishing advantage from the pond. Lot 12 adjoins government land — a large area of land that can be used for hunting, hiking, fishing, etc. There is an existing steel foot bridge across the river; it connects Lot 11, Block 6 and this lot.

Lot 11, Block 9, adjoins Lot 12. It is 2.43 acres of land and has about 150 feet of river frontage, and has some access to the same pond that is on Lot 12. This lot, too, is heavily covered with trees. It has 126.43 feet of land that adjoins government land.

The lot is guaranteed a water well permit; the last six wells that we have drilled have reached good water at depths of less than 40 feet. These three lots, together, have a total of over nine acres (9.19 acres) and over four hundred feet of river frontage (403.31 feet) — what beauty and what a tremendous area from which to fish! A large pond in the stream offers the best of fishing opportunities. This combination of lots has road access from both sides of the river. This combination of lots also has 288.73 feet of land adjoining government property and even more government land is just down the road — great privacy and opportunities for a hunter!

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