972 Aspen Dr, Lyons, CO 80540

Property Description

"EXCLUSIVE, PRIVATE, GATED." A TRUE COLORADO MOUNTAIN ESCAPE NEAR "THE FRONT RANGE OF NORTHERN COLORADO." If you love fishing, wildlife, and quiet mountain living, this 5-bedroom cabin in Big Elk Meadows delivers a true Colorado retreat. Set within a 400-acre mountain community surrounded by Roosevelt National Forest, the home offers privacy, dramatic views, wildlife, trails, canoeing, fishing, tennis, pickleball, a heated pool, and more. Thoughtful details include knotty pine floors, doors, and trim; live-edge accents; recessed LED lighting; and a four-season sunroom with heated floors and mountain views. The main level offers a welcoming great room, a dining area opening to a covered deck, a sitting room with a brick-and-log fireplace, a full bath, and a well-appointed kitchen with knotty pine cabinetry, a walk-in pantry, a pot filler, instant hot water, and a live-edge island. The private primary suite is also located on the main level. The walkout lower-level features a bedroom suite with washer/dryer hookup, a large shower with dual heads, and a recreation room with access to the chairlift to the main level. Upstairs are three additional bedrooms, charming dormer windows, custom log railing, a shared bath, and a flexible living area. Exterior features include fiber-cement siding, a steel roof with snow guards, a Trex deck, an enclosed dog run, a Generac whole-house generator, radon mitigation, a 50-amp RV outlet, buck-rail fencing, and a 2-car garage with a hydrant. Big Elk Meadows offers five stocked lakes, a heated pool, tennis and pickleball courts, a playground, hiking trails, horse pasture,