Little River Ranch -  Your passport to the Heart of the Rockies! Mountain Living with City Conveniences just outside of historic Salida: -20 minutes to Monarch Ski Area -Less than 10 minutes to the brand new state-of-the-art Hospital -Sunny and mild banana belt climate -2/3 mile private river with excellent trout fishing -Over 20 acres of open space -Trail system leading into National Forest -360 degree Mountain Views *None of the hassles of rural property, like drilling a well, putting in a septic system, setting a propane tank in your yard, driving on a dirt road for access. -Parcels at Little River Ranch include all underground utilities: Water & sewer, propane gas, phone, cable, high speed internet, electricity. -Our 3/4 acre parcels provide more privacy and seclusion than most of the larger rural tracts out there! Why spend $150,000 on a large, wide open rural property, 20 minutes from town, where you have to spend more money on well, septic, etc... when you can get a private, custom homesite, 3 miles from Salida with private river & national forest access and all utilities included for the same price or less? This is why Little River Ranch is the fastest selling community around! Pre-construction pricing still available: Nice homesite with river access, $76,500 Exremely rare riverfront homesite, SOLD Land+Home packages from $294,500 One of America's best real estate markets: *Ranked one of nation's top ten retirement spots by   U.S. News & World Report *Rated one of America's ten best outdoor towns by MSN *Rated top ten great small town with huge backyard by USA TODAY