486 Cottonwood Creek Rd, Durango, CO 81301

Lovely Home on Private Pond with Spectacular Views at The Ranch! What a perfect location for your Durango home. This home offers you stunning, peaceful views of water scenes, meadows and mountains right out your back deck. Access from either the great room or downstairs master bedroom provides a tranquil and beautiful area to enjoy dining and relaxing. As you enter the home, the wall of windows seems to pull you right outside to this Aspen, Spruce and Pine covered lot. Whether it's the brilliant blue Colorado sky with pristine snow scenes in winter, the green meadows and mountains in summer or the shimmering golden autumn – you will love it. The great room will delight you in the fall and winter with its stone fireplace. This gas fireplace (with remote) provides coziness, as well as supplemental heat if desired. Bamboo floors throughout the main floor and custom tile in all three bathrooms and the laundry room make the home easy to keep clean. The remodeled kitchen with granite countertops and new stainless appliances has all you need to prepare home cooked meals, or you can BBQ on the low maintenance Trex deck! The main floor has a really special master bedroom (one of two!) to enjoy sleeping with cool breezes coming through the screened slider. Take your morning coffee out onto the deck off the bedroom and watch the local ducks and waterfowl in your private pond and the herd roaming the pastures of James Ranch. The attached master bathroom is also special: you can soak in the oversized Jacuzzi tub and enjoy the views at the same time. A walk-in shower, WC and granite counter with double sinks round out the room. Down the hall is the guest bedroom which could also be a great office. Across the hall is the remodeled bathroom with walk-in shower. The upstairs second master suite offers a unique space. It has its own sitting area, full bath (with tub/shower combo) and two walk-in closets. Just down the hall is a unique library area with room for a comfortable chair. This is a great little ‘cozy nook’ for reading and relaxing. The two car attached garage makes carrying the groceries in an easier chore. Perhaps one of the best things about this location are the beautifully landscaped grounds. There is a sprinkler system for the grounds and very little maintenance is needed. You will love morning walks to our ‘Fawn Lake’ with its gazebo. (The lake is stocked with trout, so bring your poles. No license is needed.) Go right across the little bridge outside your door and you can walk the path all the way to the Animas River, or continue your walk through the acres of peaceful, manicured grounds with water ponds and lovely streams. If tennis is your game, enjoy the courts. There is even a 1/2 court basketball area. The Ranch is the perfect spot, not just for its 10 mile proximity to historic downtown Durango but also for the wonderful outdoor sights that the Southwest is famous for. This includes Mesa Verde National Park, Purgatory Ski/Summer Resort, Silverton, Ouray and more. The Ranch is a great community that is tranquil and quiet, with folks who take great pride and care for this unique spot. Showings by appointment only please and thank you.