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 September 4, 2018 for details.
Photo Gallery In the last 45 days 8 photos have been added by R. C. Ghormley(7), Ken Patton.
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Added 5/24 Annual SFTR Picnic is planned for July 6 this year. Be sure to save the date! We could use a few volunteers. Click on the binoculars to read more.
Added 5/7 Railroad Tunnet at Exit 2 The POA Board has been made aware that a small group of residents at the South end of the ranch intends to take it upon themselves to improve the emergency exit road at the railroad tunnel. Click on the binoculars to read more.
Added 4/25 Minutes from the April Road Committee, SFTR Board, and March Metro Board meetings are available.
Updated 4/5 Financial Reports are posted as they become available. Data for March is now available. Click on the binoculars to see the Financial Reports menu.
Added 4/1 Metro Ops Center Metro Operations Center progress. Article with pictures.
Updated 2/11 Lots For Sale One new lot and a price reduction on others. See these and other properties for sale.
Added 11/21 2003 John Deere Tractor 4610 with a 460 loader and heavy duty brush mower Click on the binoculars for details.
Added 9/24 Women's Group Minutes for the September meeting are available. There will be no formal meetings for October through December.
Added 8/31 Metro Operations Center Conceptual drawings of the Metro Operations Center building are available.
Added 8/8 Exit 2 Status Click on the binoculars for details (signon required)
Updated 7/9 Adopt-a-Road The Adopt-a-Road listing has been updated.
Added 6/28 Water Restrictions Please read this important information from the City of Trinidad, which supplies the tap water enjoyed on the Ranch
Added 6/27 ATV For Sale 350 CC ATV with Manual snow plow.
Added 6/13 Fire on SFTR RC Ghormley chronicles an averted disaster when lightning ignited a fire on the Ranch
Updated 6/7 SFTR Logo Wear Dena Wagner, of The Woman's Group, has updated the items available. Check out the larger offering of Santa Fe Trail Ranch logo wear!
Added 6/4 Wildflowers and Plants Carol Rawle has compiled a list of wildflowers and plants found on Ranch.
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 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 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 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.
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.