

The ranch is surrounded by Pike National Forest with the Colorado Trail connecting the property in a number of places. I had a house built a few years ago and live on the property full time. And of course the Great Pyrenees ranch dogs. Since the first cattle, the ranch has also been home to goats, chickens, horses, and now alpacas and llamas.

Plus, there are a couple of ponds for your dogs to cool off in.

With nice views of nearby mountains, open pastures, evergreen forests and aspen groves, it looks like it did 100 years ago. There are tons of wild flowers in the summer.Ĭolumbines, the Colorado state flower, wild roses, paintbrushes and lots of wild chokecherries. It is a beautiful, quiet place with elk, deer and wild turkeys. The cows were wintered at the other ranch about 10 miles away, which was homesteaded by my great grandfather.īecause my grandfather could survey, he made sure the property lines zigzaged up the valley so the small creek was in the middle to provide water for the animals. The plan was to use this property as summer grazing for his cattle. Bailey, CO The 160 acre ranch was homesteaded by my grandfather about 100 years ago.Snow free season tends to be June 15 an October 30 annually outside this please be prepared for up to 11 miles of over-snow travel with no cars allowed (a bit less depending on snow coverage in the shoulder seasons from May 21 - early June and late October - November 20) The trip up can be challenging (only off-road equipped vehicles dare try the 759 road), but the views and shelter are well worth the trek. The managers of this property work in the ADU and cabin industry and have brought together some of the best Scandinavian and modern design with a mining town aesthetic. The property has been featured on Discovery Channel’s Reclaimed and the site of many product shoots. Gondola Village Holy Cross is at 11.5k elevation (believed to be the highest altitude Hipcamp in the world). Now you can add your own story to this beautiful place in one of the cutest cabins you’ve ever seen. The boom came and went, leaving behind just stories. Holy Cross City once housed hundreds, but that was over a century ago. We have access that few dream of to Colorado's water wilderness, and some of the best backcountry skiing, hiking, scrambling, and fly fishing in the Summit Vail Eagle Aspen area. There is little nearby except for wilderness, with a lifetime worth of trails, lakes, and peaks to explore only two hours from Denver. Red Cliff, CO Gondola Village Holy Cross (fka Holy Cross Refugio), is a little sanctuary in the mountains.
