Gloria-a-Dios Ranch in New Mexico

SOLD 920 Acres Regina , New Mexico Rio Arriba County

Ranch Property Brief

This 916 +/- acres in northern New Mexico between Chama and Cuba offers direct access to national forest, landowner tags, modest improvements, and highly coveted water. Gloria-a-Dios would make a great cattle or horse ranch and offers excellent recreation including hunting, hiking, and ATVing and with direct access to national forest, owners have thousands of additional acres for recreation right out their backdoor.

Activities

Fishing
Camping
Hiking
Hunting

Location

Located in an area rich in history close to the Jicarilla Apache Indian Reservation, expect lots to see and do including camping, hunting, relaxing in hot springs, visiting art galleries and simply enjoying the beauty of the Southwest.

Chama, NM – 1 hr
Cuba, NM – 30 min
Jicarilla Indian Reservation – 1 hr
Abiquiu Reservoir – 1 hr
Heron Lake State Park – 1 hr
El Vado Reservoir – 30 min
Jemez Hot Springs – 1.5 hrs

Access

Paved access to property via state hwy 112 with hwy frontage.

Improvements

Modestly improved with a ranch home that can serve as a hunting camp, weekend retreat, or managers home the ranch is set up to handle horses and cattle. Facilities include barns, sheds, storage buildings, and corrals.

3 bedroom 2 bath ranch home
Storage buildings
Barn
corrals

Recreation

Gloria-a-Dios offers owners the ability to enjoy the solitude and peaceful ranching lifestyle as well as many outdoor activities without ever leaving the ranch. There are also multitudes of activities to enjoy in the area surrounding the ranch. Visit art galleries, soak in hot springs, discover ancient ruins, gamble a little, drive scenic byways and discover a hidden oasis.

Here are just a few outdoor recreational activities one might enjoy on the ranch or the surrounding area:

Hunting
Fishing
Camping
Horseback Riding
Hiking
Hot Springs (link http://www.gigglingsprings.com/slideshow)
Biking
Four Wheeling
Boating
Historical sites

Elevation Topography Vegetation

The ranch has an elevation from about 7000 feet to about 7500 feet and is flat to gently rolling with a sharp ridge upthrust rising sharply on the eastern boundary next to Arroyo Blanco. Vegetation consists of grama grasses, brome, and wheat grasses across sagebrush flats with ponderosa and juniper-covered hills.

Water

Property has 2 water wells and numerous dirt surface tanks. One tank is very large at approximately 3.5 acres.

Hunting

The property qualifies for landowner tags and receives 2 cow and 2 bull tags currently. The ranch lies in Unit 5a and is in state Core Occupied Elk Range (CORE) management area and qualifies for Elk Private Lands Use System (E-PLUS). Deer tags are also available.

Fishing

There is great fishing at some close by lakes such as Heron Lake, El Vado Lake, and Abiquiu Lake as well as fishing on the Rio Chama. See links below.

Abiquiu Lake

Heron Lake State Park

El Vado Lake State Park

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