A site for property owners and friends of Santa Fe Trail Ranch
COUNTY FIRE BAN - NO CAMPFIRES ALLOWED! NO OPEN BURNING WITHOUT PERMIT! See this notice dated April 17, 2018 for details.
Photo Gallery No new photos have been approved in the last 45 days.
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Added 5/22 Picnic - What Shall I Bring? The potluck picnic is on June 9 from 11-3, with lunch at noon, and held at the south side of Gallinas, just above the Fox Trail pond. Click on the binoculars for ideas on what to bring.
Updated 5/18 Minutes from the May Metro Board meeting are now available.
Added 5/18 Q and A for upcoming POA vote Click on the binoculars to view. Note that a login is required to view. If you need a login, use this form to submit a request.
Added 5/18 Ranch Milestones A new article has been added to the "History Page" - A brief history of milestones of our Ranch. If you have ideas for additional artciles, please send to the webmaster.
Added 5/16 Women's Group Minutes for the May meeting are available. The August meeting will be at the home of June Stephens at 10:00 a.m. on August 11, 2018.
Updated 5/15 Financial Reports are posted as they become available. Data for April is now available. Click on the binoculars to see the Financial Reports menu.
Added 3/16 Ranch Weather Statistics are back! Ernie Parker has taken up the task of collecting and posting Ranch weather information, and it's available now!
Added 2/9 New Ranch Businesses With FlyCam Enterprises you can have professional aerial videos and photos of your business, home or property. Butterflies Baked Goods is a local Cottage Foods Bakery.
Added 12/10 Tom Stephens’ ObituaryThomas A. Stephens peacefully passed away at his home in Trinidad, CO on December 1st, at the age of 80, after a six-year battle with multiple myeloma cancer.
Added 9/29 SFTR Women's Group Fundraiser Click on the binoculars for details.
Updated 6/13 SFTR Logo Wear The Woman's Group updated the items available and has a large offering of Santa Fe Trail Ranch logo wear.
Added 6/4 Consumer Confidence Report The state-required Consumer Confidence Report is out and can be picked up from Abby at the Metro office.
Added 5/1 Community Preparedness Todd McBride has been appointed chair for the Community Preparedness Committee. Old and new members are encouraged to join in as fire season is upon us. Todd is currently in the process of updating the CPC handbook and could use your help!
Added 4/24 Reverse911 Enrollment Form Las Animas County 911 recommends that every county resident should enroll every phone that could notify them. Note that you can request text messages also.
Updated 3/16 Protect Your Ash "Home owners need to protect their ash" says Derek Sokoloski, District Forester of the Colorado State Forest Service. To do this, the Fisher's Peak Fire Protection District has a drive to get landowners educated and to make available containers designed to protect the ash.
Added 1/23 Pet Registry Good news - the SFTR Pet Registry is up and running again! Michelle Blake has combined pet information from the old registry with new information to create a very nice separate web site. Check out the new pet registry web site and make sure your pet's description and your contact information are current. Please send any additions, corrections or suggestions directly to Michelle at michelle1colorado@gmail.com.
Added 8/20/2016 Property Tax Homestead Exemption for Seniors A property tax exemption is available to qualifying senior citizens.
Added 8/19/2016 A Conversation with the County Assessor Curious about cattle grazing's effect on our taxes?
Added 7/28/2016 Wildfire Activity Highlights Need for Mitigation to Protect Homes With large fires causing evacuations and structure losses over the past few weeks in Colorado, the Colorado State Forest Service (CSFS) wants to remind homeowners living in the wildland-urban interface to prepare for wildfires.
Updated 7/11/2016 Updated Recycling Information Most of you know that Trinidad has a local recycling business. This is their current business information. Take a minute to review the flyer and let's all be proactive in recycling when we can. It's not only good for the environment, but it will help with the overloading of our dumpsters.
Updated 5/23/2016 Adopt-a-Road The the Adopt-a-Road listing has been updated.
Added 4/29/2015 Mapping Protocol This is the Fire Control Features and Structure Triage mapping that will be completed for the Santa Fe Trail Ranch. Click on the binoculars for details (login required).
SFTR Photo Gallery The Photo Gallery is back and it's better. The page loads faster and you now have options for arranging and selecting which photos to see. The Photo Gallery is a collection of photos submitted by property owners for the enjoyment of all. If you have some material that you would like to share, please use the "Upload Photo" button on page 1 of the Photo Gallery. Photos from the Gallery are used on the front page photo rotation. As always, suggestions for improvement are welcome.
Welcome. The Santa Fe Trail Ranch (SFTR) web site is dedicated to providing past, present, and future documentation and information to both resident and non-resident owners. The beautiful Santa Fe Trail Ranch is nestled in the immediate northwest quadrant of the Raton Pass in southern Colorado. It is commonly called the southeastern gateway to the Rockies, and is bordered on the east by Fisher's Peak and the Raton Mesa. To the north are the Towering Huajatolla, more commonly known as the Spanish Peaks. To the west is the majestic Sangre de Cristo mountain range. The small town of Trinidad lies at the northern border of the SFTR, and Raton, NM, is located just past the southern border of the SFTR. The Vermejo Park Ranch and the Crazy French Ranch are our nearest neighbors to the immediate west and east, respectively.
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As of October 2000 this website is being maintained by property owner and software consultant Patrick Roehl. You can send your comments and suggestions for this web site by sending E-Mail to kahuna@santafetrailranch.com.