Squirrel Creek Road, Colorado Springs, CO 80928

Property Description

320 acres of rolling to level grass land with one half mile frontage on paved Squirrel Creek Road. Super easy access to the second largest city in Colorado is an attribute as well as towering views of America’s mountain, Pikes Peak. The ground is mostly native forage with some planted back improved grasses. The property is fenced on 3 sides, and has two irrigation wells. One well pump is operated off of a propane fueled engine and has a maximum pumping rate of 550 gallons per minute and decreed to irrigate up to 240 acres. The second well pump is powered by a diesel engine and has a maximum pumping rate of 420 gallons per minute and decreed to irrigate up to 85 acres. There’s a center pivot base and underground pine line from the wells to the pivot base. The pivot formerly irrigated 112 to 125 acres as recently as 2008. The ranch is located directly across Squirrel Creek Road from the nearly 8,000 acre Turkey Track Ranch State Trust Lands. Formerly irrigated farm land for hay production and range land for grazing. Currently, the property is in use for livestock grazing. The property has extensive water rights in the Upper Black Squirrel Groundwater Basin. Rights to withdraw groundwater pursuant to Colorado Division of Water resources well permits: 11273-FP subject to the decree entered in Case number B53483, District Court for the County of Pueblo; 67252-FP subject to the decree entered in Case numbers CA53483 and Case No. 80CW39 District Court, Water Division 2, and 67252-FP-R, priority 72-87 Located in the Colorado Springs, Colorado region, the land is within minutes of the city. The ranch is conveniently located within minutes of Fountain, Colorado and Colorado Springs. From the property to the Colorado Springs Airport is 25 minutes. It is located 14 miles due east of Fountain, Colorado.