Lost valley of the san juans, Mineral county, Creede…but closer to Pagosa Springs
30 minutes to downtown Pagosa Springs and the hot springs resorts.
A tight knit community, tucked away in the San Juan National Forest. Bring your RV or camp for short periods of time, per the HOA. Private gated trail access for ATVing and Side-by-side trail riding that ends up at Plumtaw Road No 634.
Enjoy community lakes, and hundreds of thousands of acres just outside the neighborhood for world class ATVing, hunting, hiking, biking, horseback riding, and fishing. One of the last remaining wild places, at 8,100 feet elevation, you can get lost in nature and peace and quiet.
Private access for property owners once the gate at 4 Mile Road is closed. Access in winter via Snowmobile/Trak Side-by-Side and park your car at gate parking lot. Gate is controlled by the U.S. Forest service, and just opened on April 14th, and usually closes once permanent snow is on the ground in December.
HOA maintains architectural guidelines, as well as pet and camping rules among others. It is a small community and a handful of year round residents. There are shared fishing lakes, and also many lots include a shared well and water lines. Electricity is near all of the lots. Many lots also include access to the shared septic leachfield. So that all some of the lot owners maintain or build is their own septic tanks.
Some lots have paid for the water and sewer taps in full, and others have not. If they have not, the extra fee is a small monthly payment until it’s paid off.
Make sure you download maps before driving by because there is no cell service in the area.
GPS Coordinates
Latitude 37.397936 Longitude -107.059657
It's been a clear spring out here, and the gates to Lost Valley of the San Juans just opened on April 14th, 2026. You feel it the moment you turn off the main road: the air gets sharper, and the noise falls away. That's the real magic of being thirty minutes from Pagosa Springs, yet worlds apart, tucked deep into the San Juan National Forest.
Imagine evenings where the only light pollution comes from a crackling fire. The Milky Way stretches across the sky so bright you feel like you could reach out and touch it. It’s that quiet and dark here, 8,100 feet up where the old growth trees stand tall. You can hear the wind through the pines and maybe the distant call of an elk.
This isn't just about disconnecting; it’s about reconnecting with something bigger. It’s making those big tracts of National Forest your extended backyard for hunting or endless ATV trails. If you've been curious about Lost Valley of the San Juans or wonder how a place this untouched still exists, just hit reply. I'm always happy to share what makes it so special.
You're pulling off the main highway, past the last flicker of cell service, and the road winds deeper into the trees. The air, crisp and cool, smells like pine and damp earth. This isn't just a drive; it’s a decompression. Here, in the Lost Valley of the San Juans, the only traffic jam is a herd of elk, and your biggest decision is which trail to explore next. It's that feeling of quiet you can almost touch, surrounded by hundreds of thousands of acres of National Forest. It's a place where the stars don't just twinkle, they blaze.
Listings in the Lost Valley of the San Juans:
https://www.mountaindreamteam.com/222lostvalley