The State Land Board leases 2.8 million acres of trust and the rent we collect helps fund public schools. We are proud to be the primary funding source for the Department of Education's Building Excellent Schools Today (BEST) program, which provides capital construction grants. More than 525 schools have received a grant.
Nearly all grazing leases are 10-year terms, and many lessees who are in good standing renew their leases. In addition to those long-term leases, we are pleased to offer a new seasonal grazing lease at Bear Creek Ranch. This lease is for a single grazing season and provides ranchers with a short-term, temporary opportunity to add land to their operation. This lease will start on or around June 13, 2025 and expire on October 4, 2025.
Bids for this seasonal grazing lease closed on April 30, 2025.
About the property
Located approximately six miles southwest of Walsenburg, CO, along Bear Creek Road (County Road 340), the 2,040 acre Bear Creek Ranch features a property-wide livestock watering system, including seven stock tanks gravity fed by a 21,000 gallon storage tank. Water is supplied to the storage tank by a water well with a new 1.25hp submersible pump located in Section 12. There are numerous ponds throughout the Ranch and barbed wire fence bounds the property. More information is included in the bid material packet and in the property brochure.
NOTE: the property leased for Trust lands are often leased for a variety of uses under separate and distinct leases, most commonly agriculture and recreation.
Questions? Contact Jerry Shawcroft, Southwest District Manager, at jerry.shawcroft@state.co.us.
(Last updated 5/5/2025)