Park County
Located high in the Rockies in the center of Colorado, Park County offers spectacular scenery, great recreational opportunities, and true mountain heritage, with great real estate investment opportunities.
Park County is approximately 45 miles wide from east to west, and 60 miles long, encompassing 2,166 square miles. Within its borders are portions of three wilderness areas, two state parks, twelve state wildlife areas and more territory above 9,000 feet than any other Colorado county.
Several named mountain ranges define the perimeter of Park County, including the Mosquito Range above Fairplay and Alma. This spectacular range includes four of Colorado’s peaks higher than 14,000 feet, as well as 25 named summits above 13,000 feet.
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Town of Alma
10,578 feet above sea level. Founded in 1873.
Alma is the highest incorporated town in North America! The population in Alma is about 300, with an estimated 1,000 residents in the area. This community is home to bars, restaurants, a coffee shop, salon, general store, retail stores, real estate offices, dispensaries, a Post Office and Town Hall. Alma is filled with local flare and lots of community fun! Each year the Alma Foundation hosts the Festival in the Clouds, a local festival filled with non-stop music, arts & crafts and yummy food & beverages.
Historically Alma was a center for the local mining industry. With continued development of residential subdivisions around Alma, the area is predominately a bedroom community for several ski resorts in Summit County.
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Town of Fairplay
9,957 feet above sea level. Founded in 1867.
Located at the intersection of Highway 285 and Highway 9, Fairplay receives heavy through traffic, especially during the peak summer tourist season and the winter ski season. As the incorporated seat of Park County, Fairplay is the center of county government. About 700 people now reside within the Fairplay town limits. It is estimated
that about 2,000 more reside in outlying areas. Fairplay businesses include hotels, a grocery store, restaurants, service stations, bank, dentist, retail shops, real estate offices and other small businesses. RE-2 District schools in Fairplay serve the entire South Park region. Two medical clinics and a pharmacy provide primary health services in town. The old Fairplay Town Hall now serves as a public library at the corner of 6th and Front Streets.
Fairplay is host to the famous Burro Days, a local festival that includes burro races, music and arts & crafts.
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