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Buena Vista, Colorado is a treasure of mountain recreation, views, and outstanding mountain real estate a short 20 minute drive north of Salida along the Arkansas River. The community is marked by a long history of warm & friendly people, breath-taking views, and unbeatable recreation.

Whether you're looking for a new home, a log cabin, or a just a great place to visit, we think you'll find Buena Vista and the surrounding area to be your next best kept secret. Chaffee County, also known as the Arkansas River Valley, is home to Salida, Buena Vista, The Arkansas Headwaters Recreation area, and the majority of the State's "Fourteener" mountains. In a recent August 2004 article, Salida and the surrounding area was voted by Outside Magazine one of the Top Dream Adventure Hideouts. Read the article >>.

Courtesy June 2005, Rocky Mountain Sports Feature:

Colorado is unequivocally a playtime dream come true. Endless world-class trails, classic climbs and abundant waterways make for a lifetime’s worth of fun and memories. Every local in every county of the state will espouse the highest qualities of their favorite sections of whitewater, the fly-fishing possibilities, the mountainous trails only heard about in hushed tones and the climbs without equal. Counties jam-packed with all of these fine pursuits are Summit, Pitkin, Boulder, La Plata and the official Whitewater Capital and unofficial fourteeners capital, Chaffee County.

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Courtesy Aug 2005, Outside Magazine:
"Where to live now; 18 perfect towns that have itall." Hip, smart and packed with adventure) PLUS: new Ideas Every City Should Adopt. Adventure by Design, Building the Town of the Future from the River Up. Eight honorable mentions for best place to live—and a sneak peek at Buena Vista, Colorado, where a pair of twenty-something kayakers are building an urban wonderland around a world-class whitewater park....Read full story »