The Creekside Mountain Cabin is a beautiful rustic mountain vacation home located in Mosquito Gulch, just North of Fairplay and South of Alma in Park County, only 25 miles from Breckenridge, Colorado. This charming 3 bedroom and 2 bath mountain home are very secluded and on a heavily wooded property that offers direct access to the creek and beautiful views of the surrounding mountains.
Mosquito Gulch is home to a variety of wildlife and this spectacular location affords opportunities to observe elk, deer, and foxes (just to name a few) right on the property. Additionally, the wetland area located less than a mile from the vacation home is one of the few areas where you may be able to see moose in their natural habitat. The home has a cozy living area that features a wood-burning fireplace with a large stone hearth, a flat-screen TV, and comfortable seating.
The home boasts a well-stocked, cheerful kitchen with everything you will need to cook your favorite meals and an open dining area with seating for 6 to 8. The ground-level main bedroom has a queen size bed, ample closet space, and large windows that offer beautiful woodland views with a full bathroom easily accessible from the central hallway. The first-floor bathroom has a single basin vanity, toilet, and standard-size bathtub/shower. The second floor offers 2 comfortable bedrooms and a full bathroom. The bathroom has a single-basin vanity, toilet, and standard-size bathtub/shower. Both of the upstairs bedrooms have bunks that feature full-size beds on the bottom and standard twin-size beds on the top, with plenty of closet storage, and in-room access to the elevated deck with its breathtaking tree-top views.
The quiet and secluded deck is the perfect spot for a morning cup of coffee and for safely viewing all the wildlife that might be roaming the property. The outdoor area is spectacular with a spacious wrap-around deck, a large gas grill, plenty of patio furniture, a covered picnic gazebo, children’s playground equipment, and pathways that lead directly to the creek, all with spectacular mountain views. The cabin has satellite TV, a local phone, and games that are provided for the guests. The driveway is plowed in the winter and the roadways are maintained by the county, but 4-wheel drive vehicles are required from November through May due to the frequent snow storms in this area.
Fairplay and Alma are the activity center of the Colorado Rocky Mountains, it’s a great base camp. If you can think of an outdoor activity, you will probably find it within 10 to 20 minutes of the vacation cabin. Activities include skiing, snowboarding, hiking, mountain climbing, snow-shoeing, horseback riding (winter too), ice climbing, fishing, rafting, snowmobiling, 4-wheeling, mine exploration, canoeing, kayaking, and more. You’ll find gold medal, and blue ribbon fishing in the area with 5 area lakes and a public river a short drive away. Within minutes of the home, you’ll find access to a National Forest, Montgomery Reservoir, Lincoln Falls, ice climbing, skiing, snowboarding, and some of the best snow-shoeing and 4-wheeling in Colorado
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