The Sanctuary Stevens Gulch Paonia, CO 81428

The Sanctuary Ranch is 1030+/- acres of draws, meadows, and ridges along the south face of the Grand Mesa, just 5 miles north of Paonia, Colorado, on Stephens Gulch Road. Adjoined by National Forest along its entire northern side and BLM land on the East and South sides. This ranch has an exclusive... 30â wide easement across one neighbor providing direct access to year-round Stevens Gulch Road. Located only 90 miles from Aspenâs world-class ski slopes and 50 miles Montrose regional airport with flights to Boston, Denver, Dallas, Chicago, Houston, Los Angeles, Phoenix, New York, San Francisco, and Charlotte. This exceptional ranch property is a superb wildlife paradise for moose, elk, mule deer, bear, mountain lion, turkeys, eagles, and numerous small animal and bird species, with over-the-counter elk tags available. Current revenue potential includes hunting, limited timber production, grazing, and summer/winter ecotourism. To improve the propertyâs suitability for livestock operations, miles of wildlife friendly new fence has been constructed. The ranch has over a 1/4 mile of year-round live water in Terror Creek. Numerous springs, and spring-fed ponds have been improved, reworked, enhanced, cleaned, or newly created. The terrain of the ranch is as varied as the acreages, elevations run from 7,200' to 8,600' with vegetation mixes of sub-irrigated meadows, sage brush, Gamble Oaks, Pinion pine and Cedar trees at the lower end to lush stands of mature aspen, grassy meadows at higher elevations. To improve wildlife habitat, many acres of low-lying small brush and sage has been cleared and reseeded into wildlife forage pasture. This improved habitat diversity has driven a vast expansion in game species populations both migratory and year-round herds. The ranch features incredible building sites and fantastic views of the West Elk, Ragged, and San Juan Mountain Ranges. The ranch also has power on it. The Sanctuary Ranch has been replanted, re-surveyed and fenced as part of a million-dollar vegetation and habitat improvement project. Continue reading