Sell Your Lot in Elkhorn Ranch

Selling Land in Elkhorn Ranch: What to Know

Elkhorn Ranch, platted as The Elkhorn Ranches, is a mountain subdivision in Park County, Colorado. It sits in the north part of South Park, southeast of Como and next to Indian Mountain. Most lots are 2 to 3 acres, and most are still vacant.

If you own a lot here and no longer plan to build, EasyLotBuyer can buy it for cash. We buy lots in Elkhorn Ranch and nearby Indian Mountain. We make an offer within 24 hours, charge no fees or commissions, pay the closing costs, and can close in as few as 7 days.

Where Elkhorn Ranch is

Elkhorn Ranch lies south of US 285, between Como and Indian Mountain, at about 9,400 to 9,900 feet. Most lots use Como addresses (ZIP 80432). The Jefferson-Como Fire Protection District has its main station at 20200 County Road 15 (Elkhorn Road) in Como.

The subdivision was recorded in five filings in the mid-1970s by The Elkhorn Ranch Company. A Park County short-term rental analysis from March 2026 counts 708 lots, with 208 improved and 500 vacant. Your tax bill shows the filing and lot, for example Elkhorn Ranches Filing 04, Lot 116. Park County also has a separate, smaller Elkhorn Subdivision near Como, so check your filing number.

Lot sizes and what they sell for

Lot size depends on the filing. In state parcel data, Filings 2, 4 and 5 are mostly 2 to 3 acre lots. Filing 3 lots run about 10 acres, and Filing 1 lots are about 35 acres. The county lists the median lot at 3 acres.

We did not find a public source that tracks sale prices for Elkhorn Ranch alone, so these are ZIP and county figures. Recent market data for the Como ZIP (80432) shows a median land sale of $38,000 across 65 sales. Across Park County, lots of 2 to 5 acres had a median sale of $55,000 across 277 sales, and land took about 104 days to sell on average. Trees, views, road access and an existing well permit all raise value.

Water: wells and the augmentation plan

There is no central water system. Each owner drills a private well or hauls water to a cistern. Every well needs a permit from the Colorado Division of Water Resources (DWR). The subdivision's wells rely on a water court augmentation plan from 1975 (cases W-8107 and W-7903), which uses water stored in Tarryall Ranch Reservoir. DWR lists the plan as active.

The covenants for Filings 4 and 5 say the decree allows 7 domestic well permits and 453 household-use-only permits. A household-use-only well serves the inside of one home, with no lawn, garden or outside hydrant for animals. A domestic permit allows a small garden area. The owners' association runs the plan with a contractor, and in 2020 it raised dues to cover water system costs. You can check your lot's permit with DWR's Well Permit Search.

The owners' association and covenants

Membership in the Elkhorn Ranch Owners Association (EROA) is not optional. The covenants make every lot owner a member and say unpaid dues can become a recorded lien on the lot. The association's site lists yearly dues per lot, billed in April. Ask the association for the current amount and any balance on your lot before you sell.

The covenants set a minimum home size of 600 square feet for one story, require 25-foot setbacks from lot lines, and require plans to go to the association's architectural committee before you build. They also ban hunting and gun use in the subdivision and limit the removal of live trees. If you owe dues, we can still buy your lot.

Camping, building and roads

Camping follows Park County rules (Article V, Section 5-712, revised July 2025). On a vacant residential lot you may camp up to 14 days a year without a permit. A free county permit allows up to 30 days in a row, with one 30-day renewal per year, and no more than two camping units. Units must leave the lot when no permit is active. The association also points owners to county permits before they camp or build.

To build, you need a septic permit before the building permit, and a driveway permit from Road and Bridge. Park County maintains only roads in the county road system, not private or non-system subdivision roads. In winter, county crews plow main roads first and dead ends last, and high winds can drift roads shut. Power and internet vary. The association reports that CenturyLink fiber reaches parts of the subdivision.

Taxes

Your tax bill comes from the Park County Treasurer in Fairplay. Pay the full year by April 30, or in halves by February 28 and June 15. Check your balance at parkcountyco.gov. If taxes go unpaid, the county sells a tax lien on the lot at its fall online sale, which runs November 2 to 4 in 2026. We buy lots with back taxes and pay them off at closing.

How selling your Elkhorn Ranch lot to us works

Send us your parcel number or the filing and lot from your tax bill. We research the lot, the well permit status, the association balance and the road access. Within 24 hours we send a cash offer. If you accept, a title company handles the closing. We pay the closing costs, and you pay no fees or commissions. We can close in as few as 7 days, and you do not need to visit the lot.