Aspen Rose Ranch POA--Home

About the Aspen Rose Ranch
Property Owners Association

The Aspen Rose Ranch Property Owners Association (a non-profit organization) was organized to represent the interests of Aspen Rose Ranch property owners. The purpose of the POA is to use its authority, as given in the bylaws, to:

Enforce the protective covenants,
Collect annual assessments,
Provide upkeep and improvements to ARR roads,
Represent owners in matters of mutual interest, and
Administer and lease grazing rights.

The purpose of this website is to provide information about the Aspen Rose Ranch to owners. It is intended to comply with Colorado State Laws SB 100 and SB 89 in offering full disclosure of ARR records.

About the Aspen Rose Ranch

Aspen Rose Ranch is a small community of 35-acre parcels in Las Animas County, Colorado, at the western end of Wet Canyon. The Ranch sits at about 8,500 to 9,000 feet above sea level, and is home to abundant wildlife among its gambel oaks, firs, pines, aspens and spruce trees. Within its boundaries are forests, meadows, springs, rock outcroppings, and amazing views of the Spanish Peaks and the Culebra Range of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains.

Aspen Rose Ranch was originally part of the Mendine Ranch, homesteaded in the early 1800s by Constanti Mendine. Originally, the family owned about 3,000 acres; they raised cattle, chicken, rabbits, and potatoes.

Old maps of the area show the town of Hicks, which boasted a post office between 1895 and 1918. Reportedly, the original homestead on the Aspen Rose Ranch was the site of the Hicks Post Office until the mail route moved to Weston many years ago.