The Texan Resort Estates, a Proposed Mountain Common Interest Community

The Texan is soliciting your ideas regarding a potential common interest community development of its cabins. The Texan Resort Estates are a unique collection of contemporary rustic log cabins and homes situated on the Lake Fork of the Gunnison River, south of Lake City, in Hinsdale County, Colorado. In an effort to preserve this vanishing history of the American West, we are considering developing the Texan into into cmmon interest community elements (condo/townhomes). Established in 1946, the various summer vacation cabins will be sited on spacious "unit descriptions" which allows for improvement and expansion within the existing ambiance. There will be large common areas on this campus composed of grassy quadrangles, a playground, a picnic pavillion, and all of the shoreline of the Lake Fork of the Gunnison River.  

A  Majestic Landscape

At 8671 feet of altitude, The Texan Resort Estates sit at the gateway to the “high country” which can readily be accessed by the Alpine Loop.  This roadway offers access to some of the most spectacular scenery in the San Juan Range of the Colorado Rockies.  With 5 of Colorado’s famed fourteeners (mountains of 14,000 ft or more elevations) within sight, the setting provides spectacular views and endless opportunities for high mountain sports, hiking, sightseeing, photography, fishing and hunting.

Remote Possibilities

Located on Colorado State Highway 149 between Gunnison and South Fork, the Texan is accessible by major highways, even though it is in the heart of Hinsdale County which has more wild and roadless land per capita than anywhere else in the contiguous U.S.(designated a Remote County.) Additionally there is a lot of spaciousness to go around. It is designated as a “Frontier County” with less than 1 person per square mile. In spite of its remote location, the Texan Resort Estates are within walking distance of the town of Lake City which boasts one of the best collections of preserved Victorian buildings in western Colorado.

A River Runs through it

Located at the foot of Crookes Falls, the Lake Fork of the Gunnison River runs through the Texan property.  The river bank is a common area offering on-site fishing and extensive river walkpaths.  Across the bridge to the neighboring side of the river, a 1 acre recreation and fishing lake is under construction.

A Cabin Neighborhood

The Texan Resort Estates are one of the few remaining cabin and log home villages in the western Rockies. Our cabins and log homes are constructed in a contemporary rustic style designed to capture a western mountain motif and spirit of times past.  Our collection of 38 cabins and log homes offer a wide variety of choices. Units range in size from 1 to 9 beds. Several different types of logs and natural log construction styles are used throughout the property. 

Cabin Living