Breckenridge Real Estate Blog

During the Gold Rush of 1859, Breckenridge, Colorado real estate sprang up to serve the miners working the rich placer-gold deposits along Georgia Gulch.  Today’s Breckenridge CO real estate reflects the Victorian town that helped to produce a million troy ounces of gold—through placer mining, hard-rock mining, and dredge mining in the Blue River.

Beyond Breckenridge CO homes and Blue River, south on Highway 9 in Park County, extensive placer deposits were mined during the same era.  The extensive gravel ridges east of real estate in Fairplay, Colorado are the result of dredging for gold.  Placer Valley, as it is now called, takes its name from this heritage.  Only 25 minutes from real estate and ski-resort amenities in Breckenridge, Placer Valley—including Alma and Fairplay CO homes—features some inviting new subdivisions as well as parcels of rural Rocky Mountain land that are convenient getaways for residents of the Front Range cities.

A step removed from the surrounding ski resorts in Breckenridge, Keystone, Copper Mountain, and Arapahoe Basin, skiers and snowboard fans living in the valley make regular appearances on the slopes.  Many enjoy cross-country treks right outside the door, however, and others snowshoe around the beautiful hillsides.

Summertime brings fishing, hiking, lots of mountain biking, and other relaxing pastimes.  In the fall, the hunters come in to take advantage of the magnificent natural environment and lodge at ranches in the area.
The Middle Fork of the South Platte River flows through the recreational playground in Placer Valley.  The “Placer Valley Mountaineer,” a local newsletter, is dedicated to the Fun and satisfaction of Placer Valley’s Mountain Living and Recreation.  The cooperative communities in Placer Valley form neighborhood associations and other means to engender small-town camaraderie.  Events such as Burro Palozza, Silverheels Ball, Christmas Bazaar and Parade, Alma Christmas Party, and the Victorian Cowboy Christmas Ball dot the calendar.

In practical matters, the communities share emergency, medical, fire sheriff, search and rescue, medical, and dental services and look out for one another.  An old fashioned Welcome Wagon greets newcomers to the communities and the annual business meeting is an opportunity for everyone to build the community of dreams.

Some build a vacation home that will serve as a retirement home in five or ten years.  Others look for neighborhoods.  For information about this and other choice real estate in Summit and Park counties, call Rick Allemang at (970) 547-1002.