Forbes Park, Colorado

Area information from Sattler Mountain Land

Note: We no longer sell land in Forbes Park. Please see our current listings in the nearby Sangre de Cristo Ranches and San Luis Valley Ranches.

Forbes Park is a gated community 13 miles east of Fort Garland and 130 miles southwest of Colorado Springs, CO. It is truly a park, with many alpine meadows, aspen, spruce and fir forests and several alpine lakes. Malcolm Forbes began developing the area in the mid 1970s. The Homeowners Association maintains the roads, the common areas and a clubhouse.

Forbes Park stretches about 10 miles from end to end and varies in elevation between 8,800 and 10,000 feet. The access gate is operated with a magnetic key, which is issued to all owners. There are 3,346 lots averaging between 1 and 5 acres, although there are a few larger ones. Of the total area of 13,046 acres, approximately 5,000 acres are common land or greenbelt.

Association website: Forbes Park Land Owners Association

The five section maps of Forbes Park (public domain). Click any map, it opens as a PDF.

Purchased on eBay and scanned

Vintage Sangre de Cristo Ranches ad from Forbes, Inc. Shown for historical interest only. Prices and terms no longer apply.

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