Mountain real estate in Park County boasts the community of Alma, the highest town in Colorado at 10,361 feet, along with increasingly popular Colorado real estate in Fairplay, the county seat. More small subdivisions are joining an area strewn with ranches, National Forest, and Wilderness—in a location less than 30 minutes from top-rated ski resorts and real estate in Breckenridge, Copper Mountain, Keystone, and Arapahoe Basin. Homes for sale in Park County offer all of the beauty and recreational options without the higher resort price tags.
Named after the geographic region called South Park by fur traders and trappers, Park County lies in the geographic center of Colorado. It is surrounded by our Summit County properties to the northwest, Clear Creek County to the north, Jefferson County to the northeast, Teller County on the east, Fremont County to the southeast, Chaffee County to the south west, and Lake County to the west. Other small towns within Park County are Bailey, Como, Grant, Guffey, Hartsel, Jefferson, Lake George, Shawnee, and Tarryall. Each one is near gold-medal fishing, superb hiking and mountain biking, and wonderful for horseback riding outings into the folds of the Rocky Mountains.
The county extends over 2,200 square miles and features 10 square miles of water features such as creeks, streams, and rivers. Within the borders are the eleven Mile State Park and Spinney Mountain State Park. The Pike National Forest, Roosevelt National Forest, San Isabel National Forest, Buffalo Peaks Wilderness, and Lost Creek Wilderness will take years to explore over the American Discovery Trail, the Colorado Trail, and the Continental Divide National Scenic Trail.
Mountain bikers move more quickly via the Great Parks Bicycle Route and the TransAmerica Trail Bicycle Route, many pedaling from starting points in Jefferson County and even from downtown in the Mile High City. Some people prefer a Sunday drive over the Guanella Pass Scenic Byway to favorite picnic spots along a river.
Approximately 15,000 residents call this area home and the community calls itself “Home of South Park.” However, the animated television series called South Park is actually a fictional place that indeed operates a “Park County Police” department. No relation to our own. Residents get a kick out of this conversation piece but the similarities stop in the name.
To get a glimpse of some of the special properties available here, contact Jonna Beardsley of Breckenridge Associates at (970) 453-2200 or (800) 774-7970 for professional real estate services.
