Best Southern Mountain Town to Grow Outdoors

ForeverGreen42

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What's the best Southern CO mountain town to grow outdoors in? It will be completely legal, and a relatively small grow under two red cards. The main concern is rippers. Trinidad seems to have very good year round temps average. Alamosa looks like it is way too cold. I've also heard there is lots of crime in Trinidad.

What do you all think? Any suggestions of where to look or where not to look?

Any help is greatly appreciated.

Thanks,
Forevergreen
 

AlGore

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No idea friend but if you find something let me know. We are trying to buy a cheap home, hopefully near good hospitals and stuff.
 

Joedank

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buena vista and salida are nicer than you think with greenhouses popping up daily... med grows are hard to stop in any town so i say find a job for the spouse/ roommate and move there ... there is ALOT of land in the trinadad area .... buy some and they leave you alone . just rent the "grow house" and they know what your up to...
 

ForeverGreen42

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No idea friend but if you find something let me know. We are trying to buy a cheap home, hopefully near good hospitals and stuff.
Best of luck, man! Trinidad is pretty affordable from what i've seen, but it's pretty remote and very far south. Still got a wal-mart from what I remember. If you're looking for nice mountain towns, woodland park is very nice and affordable(ish) depending on where/when your looking.

buena vista and salida are nicer than you think with greenhouses popping up daily... med grows are hard to stop in any town so i say find a job for the spouse/ roommate and move there ... there is ALOT of land in the trinadad area .... buy some and they leave you alone . just rent the "grow house" and they know what your up to...
I'll have to look around Buena Vista/Salida. So in Trinidad as long as purchasing land, should have nothing to worry about as far as rippers, etc go?

I have noticed a ton of land in Trinidad. From what I can see online, it looks like a lot of land in Trinidad for sale is very secluded/wooded. Have you been around that area before? It's been too long since I was, and I was just passing through.
 

AlGore

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I don't know. We don't know the state well at all, just Denver area pretty much.

Ideally. Something slightly rural, not necessarily a mountain town, that is still within a reasonable drive(45-1hr) of a larger city. Wife has a nerve disorder, mom just moved to Co to live with us and she has health issues so trying to stay near good doctors and hospitals.
 

ForeverGreen42

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I don't know. We don't know the state well at all, just Denver area pretty much.

Ideally. Something slightly rural, not necessarily a mountain town, that is still within a reasonable drive(45-1hr) of a larger city. Wife has a nerve disorder, mom just moved to Co to live with us and she has health issues so trying to stay near good doctors and hospitals.
I don't know Denver and north of Denver very well, but I do know that Colorado Springs is much cheaper than Denver, housing was anywhere from 1/2-1/3 the cost back when I was looking & they have more rural/country type settings available that are still close to town. I understand that completely. Co. Springs is very nice and lots of hospitals/whatever you'd need. That's where I would have liked to live. Not quite as green as Denver though. Best of luck, hope you all find something that works out great for you!
 

jay719

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Salida and Buena Vista, as mentioned are awesome small mountain towns. If you can find property outside either of those you should be good. I dont know about the county regulations (that is chaffe county I believe) so check those regarding outdoor grows. However, once you are so far out there isnt anyone to bother you and the cops arent coming unless you are blowing it up and selling or shipping out of state. Both of those towns are remote though, and access to medical facilities, shopping, dining, and entertainment will be severely limited unless you want to drive to a larger city.

For a good "In between" area I would suggest fremont county around Cañon city, Penrose, or Florence. We are somewhat remote yet still around 30 minutes to Pueblo and 45 to Colorado Springs so medical options are more available. Property is relatively cheap here, but the area is still decent. Technically outdoor grows aren't allowed in Fremont county but out of the 20 houses in my neighborhood I guarantee 15 have plants in their yard. As long as you arent right in town, or in a very conservative area you should be good as far as growing.

As far as prices, if you start on the 125 corridor around fort collins and Denver prices generally go down as you move south. The springs is Cheaper than Denver, Pueblo is cheaper than the springs. Smaller outlying towns east of the front range can be cheap, but isolated and the plains are flat, boring, and windy as hell.
Southern mountain towns like the ones mentioned are the most reasonable mountain towns in Colorado. The ski towns that are actually in the Rockies, don't even think about it. I saw a parking space being sold for like 300k.

I certainly don't speak for all areas of Colorado, as our state is huge and quite varied when comparing a city like denver to the 9k population of salida. However, I wouldn't worry about rippers where I am at. Everyone is growing, so no one is going to come through our neighborhood stealing plants. Rippers would have to pass three large scale grow houses and countless backyard grows to get to me. Add to all that the fact that unless you are some socially awkward junior high student you probably already have access to weed much more reasonably priced than risking your life to steal someones crop. Weed just isn't that big of a deal in my area. Im sure it does happen, but in my opinion you are just as likely to have someone steal your car or break in your house as you are to have them rip your crop.
 

ForeverGreen42

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Salida and Buena Vista, as mentioned are awesome small mountain towns. If you can find property outside either of those you should be good. I dont know about the county regulations (that is chaffe county I believe) so check those regarding outdoor grows. However, once you are so far out there isnt anyone to bother you and the cops arent coming unless you are blowing it up and selling or shipping out of state. Both of those towns are remote though, and access to medical facilities, shopping, dining, and entertainment will be severely limited unless you want to drive to a larger city.

For a good "In between" area I would suggest fremont county around Cañon city, Penrose, or Florence. We are somewhat remote yet still around 30 minutes to Pueblo and 45 to Colorado Springs so medical options are more available. Property is relatively cheap here, but the area is still decent. Technically outdoor grows aren't allowed in Fremont county but out of the 20 houses in my neighborhood I guarantee 15 have plants in their yard. As long as you arent right in town, or in a very conservative area you should be good as far as growing.

As far as prices, if you start on the 125 corridor around fort collins and Denver prices generally go down as you move south. The springs is Cheaper than Denver, Pueblo is cheaper than the springs. Smaller outlying towns east of the front range can be cheap, but isolated and the plains are flat, boring, and windy as hell.
Southern mountain towns like the ones mentioned are the most reasonable mountain towns in Colorado. The ski towns that are actually in the Rockies, don't even think about it. I saw a parking space being sold for like 300k.

I certainly don't speak for all areas of Colorado, as our state is huge and quite varied when comparing a city like denver to the 9k population of salida. However, I wouldn't worry about rippers where I am at. Everyone is growing, so no one is going to come through our neighborhood stealing plants. Rippers would have to pass three large scale grow houses and countless backyard grows to get to me. Add to all that the fact that unless you are some socially awkward junior high student you probably already have access to weed much more reasonably priced than risking your life to steal someones crop. Weed just isn't that big of a deal in my area. Im sure it does happen, but in my opinion you are just as likely to have someone steal your car or break in your house as you are to have them rip your crop.
Thanks man, I will have to look into those towns as well! Someone told me land in Alamosa is selling as low as $6k for 40 acre tracts.. Just wayyy to cold for my taste lol that would be a bitch keeping a greenhouse warm there. I appreciate you chiming in. I live sort of around penrose, and it is pretty nice for outdoor, good weather, but I just wouldn't feel comfortable having my whole plant count out here, growing 4+ LB plants.

I lived down south of Pueblo in an old closed down ski resort for the longest.. Loved it down there.. But very remote, the closest wal mart was 1.5 hours away lol I love those remote spots like that personally. Ski resorts are expensive. Up north would be harder to grow outdoors IMO, it seems to get colder quicker.

Thanks once again for the info! I like your outlook in rippers, much less stressful
 

jay719

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Yea man, good luck with it. I actually live in Penrose.

Most of those 6k type land deals I have found either have no power, water, or something else is wrong with them. Not that they can't be improved, just the amount of money it would cost is higher than buying a few acres with a small house or trailer.
 

ForeverGreen42

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@PoodleBud thanks for the suggestions, I will have to check everything out around there and see what's available!

As far as security risk, I should be just fine as long as it's purchased land, even if it is some 40 acre lot that is out in the open, not wooded? Or if it's small 5 acre wooded lots with neighbors around? I'd just put up a privacy fence type of deal, but curious everyone's thoughts on this, as I will not be able to be there 24/7.

Which would be better, a small wooded 5-10 acre lot with some neighbors, or a large non-wooded, open lot with little to no neighbors?

Thanks to all once again!
 
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