40 Acres for Sale in Model, Colorado

40 Acres For Sale By Owner, 50 Minutes from Trinidad COLORADO $11,995

This beautifully property offers a combination of privacy, views and convenience. The parcel sits on 40 acres on a gently sloping terrain overlooking the Bear Spring Arroyo with views of the ridgeline and Mule Deer passing through the area.  Bear Spring Arroyo is a seasonal creek depending of snow melt and rain fall. Top it all off, this amazing property is less than four miles away from HWY 350 and 50 minutes from Trinidad with all of the restaurants, activities ( Trinidad Lake, Spanish Peaks), shopping (Supper Walmart, Grocery stores and fuel) and Las Animas county government services.

Trinidad's location at the foot of Raton Pass, along the Santa Fe Trail and Santa Fe, New Mexico, has always made it a favored route for travelers, first by foot, then horse and ox-drawn wagon, then by railroad. Today, Interstate 25, the most highly traveled route between Colorado and New Mexico, passes through Trinidad.

The local economy is currently experiencing a boom due to the towns location on the highway and its proximity to the state border. According to a news report "While the bulk of Colorado's $1.09 billion in 2017 recreational tourism occurred in the state's population hubs of Denver and Arapahoe counties, rural Las Animas County, population 14,083, led the state with its tourism small town new growth due to its proximity to New Mexico, Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Arizona.

GPS

            NW          37.6074559, -103.9404861

               NE         37.6074927, -103.9359039

               SE          37.6038250, -103.9359216

               SW        37.6037890, -103.9404984