Shaw’s River Ranch
A private luxury community along the South Arkansas River. Just minutes from downtown Salida, Colorado.
A community that was built to be lived in.
Shaw's River Ranch is a private, 10-lot luxury community on the banks of the South Arkansas River, just outside Salida, Colorado. From the beginning, it was designed to offer something that's genuinely rare: a place where privacy and community actually coexist.
The community is complete. The amenities are built. The neighbors are settled in. What's available now are two of the final homesites — an opportunity to own land in an established community rather than wait for one to grow into itself.
The amenities are already there. You just have to move in.
Most communities ask you to wait — for the trails, the amenities, the sense of place. Shaw's River Ranch already has all of it. When you own here, you step into a community that's fully alive.
Done-for-you visual foundations
12 done-for-you color palettes and 12 font pairings so you're not guessing what "looks good together".
Tools to grow your audience
Lead magnet templates, email copy, and launch strategies that actually convert.
A complete logo system
10 customizable logo sets (primary, secondary, submark, favicon) so you have options for every use case.
Professional brand touchpoints
Business cards, email signatures, portfolio templates, and testimonial systems to show up credibly everywhere.
Everything organized in one place
A digital brand hub that keeps your assets, strategy, and content together (no more hunting through folders).
A system you can actually use
Pick what you need now, come back for more later. Everything's customizable so it grows with you.
360-degree views of Colorado's 14,000-foot peaks. Every single morning.
Surrounded by the Collegiate Peaks, the Sangre de Cristo range, and the San Juan Mountains, the views from Shaw's River Ranch are the kind that people move to Colorado for. They don't get old. The river is below you. The peaks are in front of you. And at night, the sky is something else entirely.
The community sits just west of Poncha Springs, along US Highway 50 toward Monarch Mountain — close enough to Salida's downtown to feel connected, far enough removed to feel like a genuine retreat.
You're not escaping Salida. You're living at the edge of it.
Salida is the kind of town that earns its reputation. A historic downtown with real restaurants, working galleries, independent shops, a year-round arts community, and river access right through the middle of it. It's a place people move to on purpose — and stay.
Shaw's River Ranch sits just minutes outside of town, which means you get the quiet of a private riverfront community without giving up any of what makes Salida worth living in.
WHAT’S INSIDE
a real look at your brand.
no guessing required.
01
BRAND PILLARS AUDIT
Check where you stand on purpose, personality, positioning, promotion, and perception. Five questions that tell you everything.
02
BRAND STRATEGY CHECK
Mission, vision, values, dream client, brand voice — walk through the strategy pieces that most people skip and then wonder why nothing sticks.
03
VISUAL IDENTITY REVIEW
Logo, colors, fonts, imagery. Find out if your visuals are actually doing their job or just sitting pretty and confusing everyone.
04
SUPPORTING ELEMENTS SCAN
Website, social, email, collateral. The stuff people actually see before they buy from you — and whether it's working for or against you.
Two homesites remain. Here's what's available.
Shaw's River Ranch is nearly complete. Lot 6 and Lot 1A are the two remaining opportunities to own within the community. They're different in character — one larger and more secluded, one intimate and river-connected — but both offer the same fully established infrastructure and community access.
RESIDENTIAL
VACANT LAND
$900,000
7383 Heavenly View Parkway — Lot 6
5.93 acresBorders National Forest
The larger of the two remaining lots. Set in a secluded cul-de-sac, bordered by National Forest on one side and 360-degree peak views on every other. If privacy and scale matter, this is the lot to see.
$975,000
7391 County Road 221 — Lot 1A
2.73 acresRiver & pond frontage
The most water-connected lot in the community. Direct river and pond frontage, open meadow setting, mountain and valley views. This is the one for buyers who want to feel the landscape, not just see it.
Ready to build — when you're ready.
Water and electricity are already at the lot line. HOA documents and well permits are available. Shaw's River Ranch has a preferred builder network and lot-specific building concepts already in development — so the planning process has a head start.
Both lots are zoned residential with gravel road access and community well usage. There's no pressure to break ground on a specific timeline. This is land you own, in a community that's ready — on your schedule.
Visit shawsriverranch.com for Builder Info
Questions about Shaw's River Ranch? Let's talk.
Janine Marr
Listing Agent · HomeSmart Preferred Realty
janinemarrsalida.com · 719-221-1838
I've been selling real estate in Chaffee County for over twenty years, and I represent both active listings at Shaw's River Ranch. If you're curious about the community, the land, or the process of buying and building here, I'm happy to walk you through it — no pressure, just a real conversation.
Reach out below or call me directly at 719-221-1838. I can also arrange a private tour of the available lots.