Groundhog Reservoir Ranch located on the shore's edge of Groundhog Reservoir just 30 miles north of Dolores, Colorado. Groundhog Reservoir is a great little getaway where you can enjoy countless recreational activities. The ranch borders the 614 acre reservoir and has roughly 1.3 miles of trout-rich lake frontage. This is a sportsman's dream as you soak up the views of Lone Cone Mountain while enjoying the booming resident elk herds and the muley monarchs of the mountain.
The 276 acres are in GMU 71 and is well known for the trophy potential Elk and Mule Deer. Unit 71 boasts great feed and cover for the growing herds in the unit. The ranch sits within 2 miles of Lone Cone State Wildlife Area and the San Juan National Forest where you can be on over 300,000 acres of public ground. Unit 71 offers over-the-counter Elk tags for archery, 2nd, and 3rd season rifle permits, and since the ranch ...
The 276 acres are in GMU 71 and is well known for the trophy potential Elk and Mule Deer. Unit 71 boasts great feed and cover for the growing herds in the unit. The ranch sits within 2 miles of Lone Cone State Wildlife Area and the San Juan National Forest where you can be on over 300,000 acres of public ground. Unit 71 offers over-the-counter Elk tags for archery, 2nd, and 3rd season rifle permits, and since the ranch consists of over 160 acres it qualifies for the Landowner Preference Program where you can consistently draw a highly coveted mule deer tag yearly. Fishing on the ranch is excellent as the reservoir host monster rainbow and cutthroat trout, and the fish are plentiful across the body of water. The reservoir was built in 1905 for the Montezuma Valley Irrigation Company and has been a secret fishing hole for years as the fish grow exponentially every year as they feed on the crawfish.
Groundhog Reservoir Ranch has been used for years as a great grazing ground for sheep and cattle and holds great habitat for Deer and Elk. The flat land off the lake rolls back into the quaking aspens and flat top meadows with ample water supply feeding the decent size pond on the property. You can run cattle during the spring and summer and rent the ground out to hunters during the fall. It would also make a great cabin site for you to have a VRBO to rent out during the fishing and snowmobile season. This ranch is your quintessential picturesque Colorado ranch that literally has everything you could dream of from a recreational aspect and at a phenomenal price.