Rare and truly once-in-a-lifetime opportunity 802 Marmot Drive Red Feather Lakes, Colorado
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LOCATION LOCATION LOCATION You’re at roughly 8,200–8,250 feet. The elevation brings cooler summer temperatures, abundant ponderosa pine and spruce, dramatic skies, and a true four-season environment. You’re surrounded by Roosevelt National Forest. This is one of the biggest reasons to own here. Red Feather Lakes is surrounded by the 612,000-acre Roosevelt National Forest, providing enormous access to hiking, wildlife, camping, fishing, horseback riding, mountain biking and off-road recreation. It is a lake community—not just a mountain subdivision. There are at least 12 lakes in the immediate Red Feather Lakes area, including Dowdy, West, Hiawatha, Ramona, Red Feather, Apache, Shagwa, Nokomis and Letitia. The community website currently counts 14 lakes in the broader area. That gives 802 Marmot Dr. something many mountain properties don’t have: easy access to an entire recreation ecosystem rather than one isolated amenity. Outdoor recreation starts practically at your doorstep. The area has dozens of trails and trailheads. Mount Margaret and Lady Moon are among the nearby trail systems, while Dowdy Lake provides fishing, boating, picnicking and camping.
Some really fun Red Feather Lakes facts •
Red Feather Lakes is about 8,245 feet in elevation. That’s higher than Estes Park and gives the community its distinctly alpine feel.
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The community has 14 lakes according to the local tourism organization.
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The area claims approximately 55+ local trails.
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The surrounding Roosevelt National Forest encompasses roughly 612,000 acres.
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The first known Euro-American settler in the valley, John Hardin, built a cabin there in 1871.
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The area wasn’t originally developed as a vacation community. Ranching, timber and water came first; recreation became the major draw in the early 1900s.
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The Red Feather Lakes recreational development dates back to 1923, when the Red Feather Mountain Lakes Association was formed and acquired 4,320 acres for development.
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The community’s name has an interesting connection to Tsianina Redfeather, a Native American singer and performer who toured internationally.
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The area has an authentic small-town infrastructure rather than feeling like a resort development. You have places such as Red Feather Trading Post, Red Feather Super and local restaurants including The Tavern at Red Feather Lakes.
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Nearby Fox Acres provides golf in a spectacular high-country setting, while the Poudre Canyon opens up another enormous recreation corridor. Fox Grille
And if you’re an outdoors person, the nearby Cache la Poudre River is particularly significant. It is Colorado’s first designated Wild & Scenic River, offering fishing, rafting, kayaking and spectacular canyon scenery.
the bigger reason to buy The appeal of 802 Marmot Dr. is the combination of elevation + forest + lakes + recreation + privacy + community. You aren’t buying a cabin that happens to be in the mountains. You’re buying a property in a community that has been a Colorado mountain retreat for more than 100 years, surrounded by one of Northern Colorado’s largest protected natural landscapes.
And there is a lifestyle component that’s hard to replicate closer to Fort Collins: wake up in the pines, have coffee in the mountains, hike or fish during the day, watch wildlife from your property, and still have a small community with stores, restaurants and services nearby. For someone who values outdoors, hunting, hiking, fishing, jeeping and getting away from the city, Red Feather Lakes is particularly compelling.
The short version: 802 Marmot Dr. isn’t just a house—it is a gateway to the high country.
the details Acreage Zoning Subdivision HOA Taxes Electric Gas Water
9.39 Acres E1 Pear Creek Estates $500/Year $6,010/2025 PV REA Propane Well Needed
Schools Elementary Middle High School
Red Feather Lakes Cache La Poudre Poudre
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