Oak Creek Ranch

Oak Creek Ranch sits at the foot of the Wet Mountains along Oak Creek, south of Cañon City and Florence, CO. The ranch borders the San Isabel National Forest to the west, which gives it a backyard of public land and a direct wildlife corridor from the high country down to the foothills.  

The landscape is a mix of open parks, ponderosa pine, and piñon-juniper cut by a network of drainage leading to the cottonwood and Gambel’s oak framed Oak Creek riparian corridor. Elk, mule deer, black bear, turkeys, and pronghorn all use the property. It sits within Colorado Game Management unit 69 and qualifies for elk and deer landowner hunting vouchers.  

Oak Creek runs through the ranch and is backed by water rights supporting irrigation of the ranch’s pastures. The Adams Ditch carries an 1898 priority right for irrigation of the meadows. The creek has also seen recent riparian habitat work with the installation of beaver analog structures that retain groundwater along the creek corridor and ensure the health of its cottonwood bottoms.  

Anchoring the ranch is a 4,000± square foot Southwest ranch-style home that fits naturally into its foothills setting, with three bedrooms, three baths, and a two-car attached garage. Inside, the kitchen has been remodeled with a contemporary design that balances the home’s traditional character. The home is fully off grid, powered by a solar array and battery system with a backup generator. Two small, historical barns and a metal shop support the ranch’s seasonal cattle grazing.  

A majority of the ranch is protected by a Conservation Easement originally held by the San Isabel Land Protection Trust, now administered by Colorado Open Lands, so the open views of the Wet Mountains and glimpses of Pikes Peak will stay that way in perpetuity.  

Confluence Land Company is honored to have represented the Buyer of Oak Creek Ranch.