Known by many travelers as a beautiful Amtrak stop in the Rocky Mountains on the route from San Francisco to Chicago, the Town of Fraser CO and Fraser CO homes enjoy a great location in Middle Park along the Fraser River and U.S. Highway 40. Winter Park Ski Resort and several other popular nearby destination resorts are spotlighting this tiny affordable community--in comparison to resort living.
Less than a thousand residents of Fraser CO real estate were counted during the 2000 census. However, a Denver CO real estate search for vacation property in the area will now turn up several new condominium and Fraser real estate developments. Our Colorado mortgages for these properties can be tailored to your family's needs.
The broad sheltered meadows and timber covered hills attracted humans 9,000 years ago. Abundant game brought Ute and Arapaho tribes, and French trappers gave the valley the name Middle Park. Originally named for its designer, George Eastom, then settler Reuben Frazier, the post office changed the spelling to match the River. Back then, the timber industry enlivened the mountainsides and the Forest Service headquartered itself here. In 1953, the town incorporated as a Statutory Town. The Cozens Ranch Museum and the Grand County Museum are owned and operated by the Grand County Historical Association and tell of the interesting past.
If you chose this spot for a vacation home, be sure that you really like it cold. As the Icebox of the Nation, the annual mean temperature of 32.5 degrees ranks the area the coldest for an incorporated town in the lower 48 states. That means a short growing season for all of you gardeners. Today, the chief industries are tourism and ranching.
The area is an excellent base for exploring north central Colorado. Most attractions listed are less than an hour away by car. During the summer, look for the High Country Stampede and Rodeo. Fly fishing is a favorite summertime activity. The Pole Creek Golf Club, one of the top 50 courses in the nation, features some of the most terrific views of the Continental Divide during the summer. There are camping, hiking, fishing, and hunting adventures wait in the Arapaho National Forest.
The Fraser Tubing Hill is open at night during the winter for great times in the snow after you return from Winter Park, the state's favorite ski resort. In summer, the resort becomes a playground which includes, hiking and biking trails, the alpine slide, miniature golf and outdoor climbing wall. Plan to take in Sol Vista Basin Ski and Headquarters Golf Course also along with Hot Sulphur Springs Resort. Endless explorations are tucked inside Rocky Mountain National Park, an international tourist destination.
Located in the Mountain Time Zone, the community uses80442 for its zip code, 970 for the area code, and 0204701 for a GNIS feature ID. The median income for a household in the year 200 was under $40,000 and the median age was 31 years. For more information and professional advice about real estate in the state, contact Kelly Oberbillig of Paragon Real Estate Group LLC at (303) 946-3745 or Kelly@Paragon4Home.com.
