Silverado Ranch offers the perfect combination of easy year-round access, seclusion, and views. In todays market rarely do you find such rural acreage along with the ability to stay well connected for a remote working environment. Silverado Ranch provides an authentic mountain setting with good year around access, high speed internet, and cell phone coverage. Elevation on the property ranges from approximately 7,750 feet to just below 8,000 feet near the top of the hill directly behind the barn and shop. No HOA.
LOCATION
Silverado Ranch is an exceptional equestrian rural mountain estate situated in one of the most premier recreational locations in Northwest Colorado. This thoughtfully planned and designed 42.75 acre +/- estate is located about 25 miles southwest of Steamboat Springs and Steamboat Ski Resort, and approximately 65 miles northwest of Interstate 70 and the Vail Valley. Travel time to the Front Range and Denver International Airport is around three hours. Eagle County Regional Airport and Yampa Valley Regional Airport are both less than an hour from Silverado Ranch catering to convenient travel.
ACREAGE AND DESCRIPTION
Around 50% of the property is timbered with intermixed shrub, brush, and mountain pasture. The timber is predominantly beautiful healthy Aspen. The current owners have proactively managed both the soil composition and various vegetative species on the property for optimal production and long-term health. The portions of the property with more dense cover provide great seclusion and habitat for both horses and wildlife. The north side of the forested area has been seeded in Timothy and Mammoth Red Clover. Currently this area is often utilized by elk and mule deer for calving. The mixture of vegetation not only provides great cover and habitat but also an incredible blend of colors come Fall. The remaining 50% of the property is more level to slightly sloping mountain pasture and fenced dry-lot paddocks allowing for plenty of usable land for horses or other livestock.
OPERATIONS
The ranch is perimeter fenced and cross-fenced with treated tenon joint wood fencing. A graveled parking area and some steel pipe fencing surround the pasture shelter in the far southwest portion of the property. There are four 12 x 36 pasture shelters with Nelson Waterers to each pasture. Some areas are double fenced making this an ideal set up for a breeding program or to board outside horses. Current ownership has boarded numerous outside horses in years past and this is a very financially feasible option for Silverado Ranch. In addition to riding in the round-pen or in the pastures, there are numerous trails in the surrounding area to ride and keep horses exercised. Trail riding from the front gate along Silverado Road presents some amazing views. For the animal lovers, there are also fenced areas for dogs, goats, and chickens if so desired.
WILDLIFE AND RECREATION
Recreational activities abound in the surrounding neighborhood including skiing, fishing, boating, hiking, biking, snowmobiling, horseback riding, hunting, and camping to name a few. The Flat Tops Wilderness Area, Yampa River, Stagecoach Reservoir, Steamboat Ski Resort, and miles of mountain trails are all a short distance away. Dont discount the hunting potential in the area with Silverado Ranch as a perfect base camp. The property includes a 25-yard pistol shooting range, a 100-yard rifle range, and a 280-yard rifle range. The diverse landscape on the property and in the surrounding neighborhood is great habitat for elk, mule deer, and black bear. Silverado Ranch is located in the southeast portion of Game Management Unit (GMU) 131. This unit consists of mostly private land ownership with only about 16% being publicly accessible. However, adjacent Units 231 and 15 to the south and east offer a significant amount of public lands for hunting and other recreational opportunities. These Units have over-the-counter tags for elk during archery and two of the four rifle seasons. Mule deer is draw only.
IMPROVEMENTS
Silverado Ranch is perfectly improved for the discerning buyer. The property offers 1,728 +/- square feet of high quality finished living area. The barn, indoor riding arena, and large shop all compliment the look and utility of the property. Details on these improvements can be found below. The covered porch outside the living area provides great outdoor living space for entertaining. Additionally, a Gazebo and fire pit near the entrance of the property provides the perfect setting for quiet evenings or morning coffee and sunrises.
Finished Living Area ~ General Specifications
Ceilings are 9 2 throughout the living area
Blue pine interior wall finish throughout
Fire wall and fire doors per county regulations all the way up to the barn roof
R-42 insulation blown in ceiling and R-19 in the walls
Entire living area is in-floor radiant heat with 3 zones (living room, bedroom and office)
LED lighting can be set as daylight, soft white or warm white
Windows and French doors are high efficiency. (French doors have mini blinds inside glass).
One large master bedroom with attached bathroom
Large, 18 long walk-in closet with solid acacia wood make-up table
Push button entry system to allow for a tiered level of entry for owners, friends and boarders
200 amp service in living area located in the office, also feeds to 100 amp sub-panel in mechanical room
Half bathroom is aisle-way for guests and boarders
Kitchen
Solid cherry cabinet doors with solid wood cabinets
Dekton counter tops. (Dekton does not need sealer like granite and does not discolor like quartz. Almost indestructible and easy to maintain. Can withstand temperatures over 800 degrees, so hot pans can be set on it.)
Black stainless appliances
Under counter LED lighting
Laundry / Mechanical Room
Solid acacia wood table for folding clothes with hickory base
Lochinvar high efficiency propane heater and indirect water heater
Slop sink
Floor drain
Additional freezer in mechanical room
Office
High speed internet
Secluded with separate entry through barn aisleway
Barn
Aisleway is made of full size bricks
Two separate tackrooms (owners tackroom and boarders tackroom)
Heavy-duty stall systems
5 stalls with pipe fence turn-outs
One stall can open up to a double stall for foaling
Stalls have Nelson Waterers
2 tie stalls
Interior stall floors are constructed with a grid system that is filled with fine black lava rock and has heavy plastic underneath. The stalls are angled so that they drain to an underground French drain in the center and this runs down the entire length of stalls and then daylights outside of the barn.
Indoor Riding Arena and Hay Storage
16 high walls
54 x 60 indoor riding arena
Lighted
Washed sand on top of compacted road base (good footing for multiple disciplines)
Large overhead door entry from aisleway near tackrooms. Large sliding door entry from exterior.
Shop Building
Building has a poured concrete foundation, 1 footer + 4 walls. Rebar at 1 centers in 7 thick slab and double rebar in the foundation walls and footer
In-floor radiant heat, (6) different loops
Supply lines and thermostat wire ran from shop to the living area mechanical room, not hooked up to pump and system not charged with glycol
Building is currently heated with wood stove
12 high walls in shop
Shop building has R-30 in ceiling and R-19 in side walls
(3) floor drains
200 amp service panel
Full bathroom with shower
Tons of storage space for tools and toys